Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 17, 2025

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins to discuss President Trump’s three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. Plus, former National Security Council official and Russia expert Fiona Hill discusses the talks and the war in Ukraine, along with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan

Trump Envoy Says Putin Agreed to US, Europe Offering NATO-Style Security Assurances for Ukraine

President Donald Trump meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. At left is Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and second from right is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Aug. 17 said that Russian President

European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they’ll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian leader after his exclusion from Mr. Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarkable move — with one European leader after another announcing that they’ll be at Zelenskyy’s side

European Leaders Will Join Zelenskyy at White House Meeting With Trump

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen address the press during a NATO summit in The Hague on June 24, 2025. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be accompanied by European and NATO leaders during his meeting with U.S. President

Former New Mexico Candidate Gets 80 Years in Shootings at Officials’ Homes

Solomon Pena (C), a Republican candidate for New Mexico House District 14, is taken into custody by Albuquerque Police officers, in southwest Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 16, 2023. Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— A former political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his convictions in a