The following is the transcript of the interview with Kirsten Hillman, the Canadian ambassador to the U.S., that will air on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Jan. 25, 2026. This interview was recorded on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN So a lot is going on in the relationship between our two countries.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The Pentagon released its new National Defense Strategy late on Jan. 23, placing the homeland and a surrounding sphere of influence as the top priority for the U.S. military. Nearly
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday that Democrats will not put up the necessary votes to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of immigration agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday. “What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling —and unacceptable in any American city. Democrats
A Texas flag at a house next to the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of flash floods in Kerrville, Texas, on July 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Texas Democrat voters witnessed their first side-by-side glimpse of their party’s candidates for the state’s Senate seat up for election this year in a debate focused on
A federal appellate court on Friday declined to order a lower court judge to sign arrest warrants against five people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. One of the three judges said he felt there was probable cause to justify the arrests,
People take part in the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 23, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Pro-life advocates are calling on the Trump administration to reimpose restrictions on the abortion pill. At the 53rd annual March for Life, advocates praised the administration for policy victories against abortion, but many said more