America in Photos: Tornado in Michigan, US Troops Dignified Transfer, and Remembering Alamo

The tower of the Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel is demolished by implosion in Las Vegas early on March 5, 2026. The property, which opened in 2008, closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopened. Owner Boyd Gaming Corp. plans to sell the land for residential development. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Original

NTSB member who responded to D.C. midair crash says the White House fired him

National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman, who was the NTSB’s initial on scene spokesman at the deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., last January, has abruptly departed the agency two years into what is typically a five-year term. Days after the NTSB added its fifth board member, Inman was fired by the White House Presidential Personnel

Federal Judge Voids Actions Kari Lake Took as Voice of America CEO

Kari Lake, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead Voice of America, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 21, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A federal judge ruled March 7 that Kari Lake’s leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” March 8, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Energy Secretary Chris Wright Michael Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Robert Costa,  CBS national correspondent and chief Washington analyst  Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of

Energy secretary says “period of elevated energy prices” will be temporary

Washington — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that elevated energy prices amid the escalating war with Iran will be “temporary,” stressing he believes gas prices “shouldn’t go much higher.” “We have a temporary period of elevated energy prices, but it will not be long,” Wright said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Concerns

Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a “big mistake”

Washington — Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year.  “Big mistake,” Kaine said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” President Trump announced Thursday that Noem would leave her role following a string of  controversies that boiled over last week. The

Transcript: Michael Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” March 8, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Michael Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 8, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Dr. Michael Leiter. Welcome to ‘Face the Nation.’ ISRAELI AMBASSADOR MICHAEL LEITER: Good