The following is the transcript of an interview with University of Chicago professor Robert Pape that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 14, 2025. MAJOR GARRETT: Welcome back. We’re going to take a closer look at the problem of political violence in America. And we’re joined now, I’m glad to say,
This photo released by the Utah Governor’s Office on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 shows Tyler Robinson. Utah Governor’s Office via AP Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that the suspected assassin of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk left behind a note, and confirmed reports the suspect held left-wing political views. “Clearly a leftist ideology,” Cox told NBC’s
Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said Sunday that amid efforts to foster bipartisan discourse, the internet “is driving extremism in our country,” saying slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk “should not have paid with his life for the opportunity to speak out.” “No matter how much I might deeply disagree with his political views, the
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” House Speaker Mike Johnson joins to discuss the aftermath of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Meanwhile, Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware and James Lankford of Oklahoma join to talk about the rise of political extremism in the U.S. Original CBS News Link</a
The following is the transcript of an interview with Sens. Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, and James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 14, 2025. MAJOR GARRETT: Welcome back to “Face The Nation.” For a look at how Congress may- may help bridge political divisions in
Over the past several decades, the checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated. Tony Dokoupil talks with Jill Lepore, author of “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution,” and Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, about our nation’s bedrock document, which
The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week follows a litany of violent acts against political targets, from Democratic lawmakers and officials, to a police officer at CDC headquarters, to President Trump himself last summer. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham talks with Robert Costa about the existential questions facing our nation right now, and