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Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized President Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs, as well as several foreign policy initiatives, in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” airing Sunday.

“The initial reciprocal tariffs that he unveiled would be the largest peacetime tax hike on the American people in the history of this country,” Pence told moderator Kristen Welker, referring to the sweeping tariffs Trump imposed on the United States’ largest trading partners in early April.

Days later, the president paused most of the tariffs, a move...

The release of audio recordings of former President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur have intensified criticism of the administration's use of an autopen on official presidential orders and pardons.

The damning tapes, which bring Biden's alarming mental decline into sharp relief, were kept under wraps by Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland. Now that Biden's cognitive problems have been bared, some are calling for Garland to face prosecution for rejecting Congressional demands to release the tapes when he ran the Department of...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that his talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov are "not a complete waste of time." "Are they tapping us along? Well, that's what we're trying to find out," Rubio said.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Retired Army General Stanley McChrystal that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We're joined now by retired General Stanley McChrystal, whose new book is "On Character: Choices That Define a Life." Good morning to you.

GEN. MCCHRYSTAL: Thanks for having me, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So you write that character is a choice built upon our deeply held beliefs. Sounds like you really think there's a lack of it these days, we certainly see there's a...

As U.S. diplomatic negotiators are working to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as Israel has stepped up the war in Gaza. Debora Patta reports from Tel Aviv.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we are back now with Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen. Good morning and good to have you here.

SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN: Good to be here, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We just showed some reporting from our colleague, Debora Patta, with incredible pictures from our- our shooter inside of Gaza, Marwan. It's hard to look at pictures of children in that...

The following is the transcript of an interview with Bridget Brink, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Last month, Ambassador Bridget Brink resigned from her post as America's top diplomat to Ukraine, and last week, she explained why. Though she had been serving as a career diplomat for three decades, Brink wrote in the Detroit Free Press she could, quote, 'no longer in good faith carry out the administration's policy,' accusing President Trump and his team of...

Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a portion of which aired on May 18, 2025, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Voters are choosing between hard-right Euro-sceptic George Simion and liberal mayor Nicusor Dan in a presidential run-off.

President Donald Trump's nominees consistently engage with Democrats who challenge them in increasingly viral hearing moments that analysts say are not intended as gifts to the media, but red meat for their base.

The media understands Democrats have little power on a Republican-dominated Capitol Hill, according to Bill D’Agostino, senior analyst for the Media Research Center.

"If you were to watch any given night on CNN or MSNBC evening shows, you'll find a couple of panel discussion segments that are basically just Democratic strategists and the...

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy in Rome Sunday for ongoing peace talks as the war between

House lawmakers are being summoned to Capitol Hill late Sunday night as Republicans’ self-imposed deadline to pass President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" looms just days away.

The House Budget Committee is meeting at 10 p.m. for a vote on advancing the wide-ranging legislation toward a chamber-wide vote later this week.

Initial plans to advance the bill on Friday morning were upended in a mutiny by four members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus – Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., and Andrew...

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses what the Trump administration's recent trip to the Middle East means for U.S. security and diplomacy. Plus, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the intelligence community is incorrect in its assessment that Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is not a proxy force of Nicolás Maduro's government — an argument that has served as a justification for the Trump administration's swift deportation of suspected gang members.

"They're wrong," Rubio said of the intelligence community assessment on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

The National Intelligence Council determined in a report that the Venezuelan government does not direct Tren de Aragua, contradicting...

The following is the full transcript of an interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, if you're ready, we'll dig in.

FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT GATES: Okay.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And there's a lot to ask you about, sir. So President Trump just concluded this week-long trip through the Middle East. He's lifted sanctions on Syria and its interim new government. He is trying to get some kind of diplomatic deal with Iran. He's...