Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, whose party won the 2024 election, told “Face the Nation” that a political transition away from the remnants of the Maduro regime is “unstoppable” and argued that any positive changes made by the interim government is due to pressure from the Trump administration but may not hold legal weight.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Texas Republican Congressman, Michael McCaul. Good to have you here. REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL MCCAUL: Thanks for having me. MARGARET BRENNAN: So we’re
The following is the full transcript of a panel with Mayors Eileen Higgins, David Holt, Quinton Lucas and Mark Freeman, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face The Nation. We’re joined now by a bipartisan group of mayors from across
In what is a major political upset, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for the open Texas Senate District 9 seat in Tarrant County, the largest Republican county in the nation, according to complete but unofficial returns. With 100% of the vote in, Rehmet, a union president in Fort Worth, captured 54,267 votes –
The following is the full transcript of the interview with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 1, 2026. The interview was conducted on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, and
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Trump that the Democratic district “topples corrupt presidencies.” Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. He will replace the late Rep. Sylvester
One day before a planned naval drill by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, an explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which sits on the strait. The blast killed a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by