President-elect Donald Trump is filling out his National Security Council with several officials who served in his first administration. Brian McCormack, a longtime energy consultant, and Andrew Peek, a seasoned Middle East adviser, will take senior roles on Trump’s White House National Security Council, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a focus on
The congressional office of Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas denied she is in a memory care after a report in the Dallas Express said she has not been in Washington in months and that she had been found at Tradition-Clearfork in Fort Worth, which offers assisted living and memory care, in addition to independent living for
DHS Secretary: “Irresponsible politics” killed immigration solution DHS Secretary says a “terrific solution” to immigration was killed by “irresponsible politics” 13:35 Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said as his time at the helm of the nation’s immigration enforcement comes to a close that “a really terrific solution was killed by irresponsible
12/22: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” a deal was finally reached to fund the government, but was last week’s Capitol Hill chaos preview of what’s to come in 2025? Reps. Tony Gonzales and French Hill join to discuss. Plus, exit interviews with
Sen. Joe Manchin hasn’t quite figured out what he’ll do next once he leaves the Senate next month. But whatever his future holds, he plans to keep hosting his former colleagues Congress on his popular houseboat in West Virginia. Manchin has for years hosted politicians of both parties aboard the “Almost Heaven,” which has been
Washington — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas compared Elon Musk to an unelected prime minister after the Tesla CEO got involved in a tumultuous funding fight on Capitol Hill this week that prompted concern over a possible government shutdown — and previewed dynamics under a GOP-controlled Washington. “We have a president, we have a
The following is a transcript of an interview with Roger Carstens, special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 22, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: Roger Carstens is the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, and he joins us now from Amman, Jordan. This was a high risk visit