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Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

Hosted by CBS News · news · EN · 521 episodes

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America’s premier Sunday morning public affairs program. For nearly 70 years, Face the Nation has sought to help audiences understand how current events affect their lives. Today, that mission remains the same. Hear moderator Margaret Brennan’s illuminating and informative interviews with elected officials, policy experts and foreign leaders. Face the Nation airs Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET on the CBS Television Network and at 12 PM, ET on the CBS News Streaming Network. Face the Nation is also available on Paramount+.

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What is Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan about?

America’s premier Sunday morning public affairs program. For nearly 70 years, Face the Nation has sought to help audiences understand how current events affect their lives. Today, that mission remains the same. Hear moderator Margaret Brennan’s illuminating and informative interviews with elected officials, policy experts and foreign leaders.

Who hosts Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan?

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is hosted by CBS News. The show has published 521 episodes to date.

What has Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Attorney General Todd Blacnhe, Sen. Thom Tillis, Rep. Jason Crow" (25 October 2026, 45 minutes), "Rep. Mike Turner, FL State Rep. Angie Nixon, Sen. Kevin Cramer" (18 October 2026, 46 minutes), and "Extended Interview: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar" (12 October 2026, 19 minutes).

How often does Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan publish?

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 521 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan?

Booking probability for Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan's contact route on record: verified email.

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  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Attorney General Todd Blacnhe, Sen. Thom Tillis, Rep. Jason Crow

    Oct 25, 202645 min

    This week on Face the Nation with control of congress on the line, closing arguments from Republicans and Democrats are coming into focus with just days to go until the midterm elections.   Two presidents with...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Rep. Mike Turner, FL State Rep. Angie Nixon, Sen. Kevin Cramer

    Oct 18, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, midterm elections campaigning enters the home stretch, and President Trump's latest move to ease pressure on Vladimir Putin sparks fury among some Republicans.   From east to west, and...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Extended Interview: Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar

    Oct 12, 202619 min

    For another perspective on artificial intelligence, we spoke with Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer for the software company Palantir. We spoke about how the rapidly advancing technology should be regulated and...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sec. Markwayne Mullin, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. John Barrasso

    Oct 11, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, President Trump scrambles to cut last minute deals ahead of the midterms, the latest prompting backlash within his own party. Twenty three days to go before the votes are counted and the...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Extended Interview: Brett McGurk

    Oct 7, 20261h 30m

    Three years ago, Hamas massacred 1200 people in Israel, and took 254 people hostage. As national security council coordinator under former President Biden, Brett McGurk worked to secure their release, a challenge he...

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  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sec. Chris Wright, Sen. Mark Kelly, Zach Lahn

    Oct 4, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, one month away from midterms and the pressure on the President to do something about high prices is building With control of the House and Senate at stake, President Trump has been on a red...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sen. John Kennedy, Rep. Jim Himes

    Sep 27, 202645 min

    This week on Face the Nation, President Trump turns his focus to the midterm elections, following a week of high-stakes summits with foreign allies and adversaries.   The president spent much last week striding the...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Rep. Ro Khanna, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Gary Cohn

    Sep 20, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, President Trump bars three major news organizations from covering the White House as Republican concern over the impact of his policies continues to grow. The countdown clock to the midterm...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Gov. Spencer Cox, Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed

    Sep 13, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, a major development in the Artificial Intelligence arms race, and our election year battleground tracker reveals where the race for control of Congress stands less than two months from...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Energy Sec. Chris Wright, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Lisa McClain

    Sep 6, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, there are new signs of resiliency in the job market, but prices remain high. As Americans hit the roads and skies before the end of summer, gasoline prices are at the highest ever for a...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. John James, David Becker

    Aug 30, 202646 min

    This week on Face the Nation, an update from Nepal following last week's devastating flooding, and a look back at the chaotic withdrawal from the longest war in US history   Four days after a glacier collapsed and...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Rep. Byron Donalds, Rep. Seth Moulton

    Aug 23, 202645 min

    This week on Face the Nation, new warning signs for the U.S. economy and mounting higher costs for American families. As Washington prepares for race cars to speed down its streets today, many Americans are focused on a...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Gov. Andy Beshear, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, State Rep. Chris Rabb

    Aug 16, 202645 min

    This week on Face the Nation, democratic socialism divides the Democratic party...are mainstream democrats coming on board?   And, is President Trump being too dismissive of voters' concern over the economy? With...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya

    Aug 9, 202646 min

    This week on ‘Face the Nation,’ can a fractured Democratic party unite to flip the House and Senate in the fall? Plus, a deep dive into the challenges facing public health.   As we hit the final stretch of the...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Mike Turner, Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue

    Aug 2, 202646 min

    This week on ‘Face the Nation,’ Iran apparently blinks after threats from President Trump for a major joint US and Israel attack on Iranian soil. Heading into a sixth month of conflict with Iran, President Trump told...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sen. Bernie Sanders, UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Sen. John Kennedy

    Jul 26, 202645 min

    This week on Face the Nation, as the U.S. war with Iran approaches the 5 month mark, both sides are searching for a diplomatic off-ramp. After nearly two weeks of striking targets across Iran following the collapse of...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sen. Mark Warner, Gov. Kathy Hochul, David Becker and Chris Krebs

    Jul 19, 202646 min

    This week on ‘Face the Nation.’ America is back at war with Iran. Overnight, the U.S targeting Iranian drone and missile sites after Iran's revolutionary guard killed two American servicemembers and injured others, with...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Sen. Tim Scott, Rep. Mike Turner, Amb. Michael Leiter

    Jul 12, 202646 min

    Today on Face the Nation, breaking overnight: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died from what his office calls a "brief and sudden illness" at the age of 71. We'll have the latest and we'll talk with fellow South...

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Extended Interview: NCAA President Charlie Baker

    Jul 6, 202624 min

    CBS News Senior White House and Political Correspondent Ed O'Keefe interviewed NCAA President Charlie Baker this weekend about NIL rules, sports betting, and the future of college sports.

  • Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

    Extended Interview: Dr. Deb Houry, Former CDC Chief Medical Officer

    Jul 6, 202646 min

    Margaret Brennan interviews Dr. Debra Houry, the former CDC Chief Medical Officer who resigned in protest after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired then-CDC Director Susan Monarez.

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