Transcript: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 7, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to ‘Face The Nation.’ We have a lot of news to get to, and we begin with the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 7, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who now serves on the boards of Pfizer and United Healthcare, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Dec. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: For a look at some recent changes to U.S. public health policy. We’re joined now

Suspensions Down, Violence Up: How Obama-Era Policy Fuels School Discipline Crisis

David Rein presumed punishment would follow after a bully on the school bus shoved his middle school son around, ordered him where to sit, and broke his glasses. Months later, after learning three other students had received the same treatment at the school in upstate New York, Rein was told the tormentor got a free

Trump Orders Task Forces to Protect Food Supply Chain Competition, Security

Shoppers are seen in a Kroger supermarket in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 14, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 6 establishing security task forces within the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect competition across the U.S. food supply chain. The security task forces

Supreme Court to hear major test of presidential power in case over FTC firing

Washington — President Trump’s efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday, when the justices convene to hear a case that could lead to the dismantling of protections meant to insulate independent agencies from political pressure. The case, known as Trump

Pioneering Former Special Agent Says She Joined FBI to Preserve US ‘Laws and Liberties’

FBI “Cyber Division” Assistant Director Jana Monroe attends a news conference to unveil an FBI anti-piracy seal and warning text, to be displayed on digital and software intellectual property, in Los Angeles on Feb. 19, 2004. David McNew/Getty Images As one of the first female agents in the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit and a key