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The following is the transcript of an interview with Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 19, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn to Brett McGurk, White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. Good to have you here, Brett.

BRETT MCGURK: Thanks. Margaret, great to be here.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We're watching the breaking news. This is a deal you negotiated. What can you tell us about...

The following is the transcript of an interview with Save the Children president and CEO Janti Soeripto on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 19, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning to you.

SAVE THE CHILDREN PRESIDENT AND CEO JANTI SOERIPTO: Good morning, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: You have teams inside of Gaza. We just heard from Brett McGurk, as many as 800 trucks ready to go into Gaza. Have any of yours actually made it in yet?

JANTI SOERIPTO: Not as of 10 minutes ago, Margaret, we have 60 trucks waiting in that...

President Biden marked the long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas in remarks Sunday as the deal officially took effect, celebrating that it had "finally come to fruition."

Mr. Biden said that as he spoke, hundreds of trucks carrying assistance for civilians were entering Gaza, saying that "after so much pain, destruction and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent."

"Three Israeli women, held against their will in the dark tunnels for 470 days," Mr. Biden said of the three female hostages had been released to...

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a ceasefire deal takes effect and TikTok is shut down. Biden White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk joins, as does incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Friday recounted a meeting with President Biden from early last year when the president appeared to forget he signed an executive order pausing the export of liquified natural gas (LNG).

Johnson publicly recalled the story for the first time to Bari Weiss during an episode of her podcast "Honestly" for The Free Press after saying that through his "personal observation" in dealing with Biden, the president "has not been in charge for some time." Johnson’s story was first reported by the

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley looks at the considerable, often heroic achievements of the administration of Joe Biden, and at the mistakes that may color historians' view of his presidency, as Donald Trump – a man Biden warned is a threat to democracy – re-enters the White House.

Four years ago, Donald and Melania Trump bid farewell. Many in both parties believed Trump was heading into a permanent political winter, especially after he sought to overturn the 2020 election, and a mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol. But the 45th president saw the moment differently — as a pause, not an end.

And now, the Trumps are back. The soon-to-be 47th president is promising mass deportations, trade tariffs, tax cuts, and a smaller federal government.

"I think it's gonna be shock and awe," said Indiana Senator Jim Banks, a staunch...

President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House is the culmination of a political comeback that many in both parties believed would never happen. Now, Trump is promising swift action despite paper-thin GOP majorities in Congress. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with Republican Senator Jim Banks, a staunch Trump ally, and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders about what to expect in the second Trump administration.

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Rep. Mike Waltz, incoming Trump administration national security adviser, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 19, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We are joined now by Congressman Mike Waltz. He's the incoming National Security Advisor to President-elect Donald Trump. Good to have you here.

REP. MIKE WALTZ: Good to be with you. Thanks

MARGARET BRENNAN: I understand just yesterday, you were meeting with the families of some of the hostages being held in Gaza. At least three...

President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time

"Meet the Press" Sunday will feature exclusive interviews with House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The episode comes the day before President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for a second term as the 47th president of the United States.

In addition to the conversations with Johnson and Jeffries, the show will feature a segment with Martin Luther King III, a day before MLK Day marks the legacy of the civil rights leader.

MTP moderator Kristen Welker also spoke by phone with Trump on Saturday.

"Meet...

Joe Biden's inauguration four years ago took place just two weeks after rioters stormed the Capitol to disrupt the certification of his victory. When Biden's presidency began with his exhortation that "democracy has prevailed," few imagined it would end like this: being succeeded by a man who, Biden warned, "will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation."

"When Joe Biden came into office, he said that he was going to defend democracy against autocracy," said Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer. "That was Job #1 for him. And...

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump struggled to land big-name musical talent during his first inauguration in 2017.

But this time, he'll have one of the biggest names in country music — Carrie Underwood — performing at his 2025 swearing-in ceremony, which begins at noon on Monday. Other artists are scheduled to perform at various celebrations in Washington over the course of the weekend, and at inaugural balls later on Monday.

Underwood, whose career took off after she won "American Idol" in 2005, will sing "America the Beautiful" before...

A majority of Americans are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump, even more so than they were in 2017 before his first term. And most are hopeful about the coming year.

That's bolstered by Americans' expectations for a good economy in 2025 — higher than they currently rate it — along with wide belief among his voters that Trump will bring down grocery prices, make them financially better off and bring more peace and stability to the world.

It all echoes many of the reasons Trump won in the first place.

In this hyper-partisan...