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The following is the transcript of an interview with Hanna Siegel, niece of freed hostage Keith Siegel, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Feb. 2, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: The temporary cease fire between Israel and Hamas is still holding, and three more hostages were released yesterday, including American-Israeli dual national, Keith Siegel, his niece Hanna Siegel is here with us this morning. Good morning. You've been waiting for this for over 400 days. How is your uncle doing?

HANNA SIEGEL: First, thank you for having me...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama as part of his first official foreign trip as President Trump announces massive tariffs on Mexico, China and Canada. Ed O'Keefe reports from Panama.

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"Therefore, Canada should become...

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"The @DOGE team discovered, among other things, that payment approval officers at Treasury were instructed always to approve payments, even to known fraudulent or terrorist groups. They literally never denied a payment in their entire...

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The meeting Tuesday at the White House will be Mr. Trump's first with a foreign leader since returning to office on Jan. 20. It comes as the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza holds and mediators begin the daunting work of brokering the next phase of the agreement.

Hamas, which has quickly reasserted...

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"We have the safest skies in the whole world. Traveling by air is the safest mode...

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