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Israel said it hit a Hezbollah missile store. The Lebanese presidency urged the US and France to press Israel to cease its attacks.

The ANC chair's comments come after months of US tension over race relations and land law.

180 British Jews join groups marking the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp in Germany.

But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".

The US president says he fears the Russian leader is "tapping me along" given Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Anthony Salvanto discusses new polling as President Trump's 100th day in office. Plus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sits down with Margaret Brennan.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Sunday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has "created chaos" at the Pentagon amid staffing shakeups and recent reporting surrounding information about airstrikes in Yemen shared in Signal group chats.

"The fact is, Pete Hegseth was not qualified to take the job as Secretary of Defense, and he has shown that time and again," Shaheen said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army veteran and former Fox News host, faced scrutiny during the confirmation process early this year, becoming among...

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 27, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to New Hampshire. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Senator President Trump repeated his threat Saturday to look at potential sanctions on Russia. Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted he's got nearly 60 co-sponsors for a sanctions bill. Yet in our interview, Minister Lavrov basically said their economy is self-sufficient and sanctions don't matter. Are...

The following is the transcript of an interview with border czar Tom Homan that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 27, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We're joined now by President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan. Good morning to you, sir.

TOM HOMAN: Good morning.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We see in our polling some support for the President's policies, here. We know that overall border crossings are at the lowest monthly level we have seen, just over 7000 migrants came across in March and were apprehended, but given the fact that you're...

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the occupation is a "done deal." Russia does not "negotiate its own territory," Lavrov said, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, who voted against advancing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's nomination, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Hegseth has "created chaos" at the Pentagon, and Tom Homan, the Trump administration's border czar, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he is "not aware" of the "specific case" of reports that three U.S. citizen children were deported, including one who advocates say is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former director of the U.S. National Economic Council, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 27, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Gary Cohn, who served as the top economic adviser in President Trump's first term. He is now the Vice Chairman of IBM. Good to have you back, Gary.

GARY COHN: Thanks for having me.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So we saw the stock market rebound this week, and yet, you see in our polling data, you see in...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education to the Three-Fifths Compromise.

"They were saying this is a bad bill because it actually encourages discrimination, just like the Three-Fifths Compromise going all the way back to the foundations of our nation. I would like to share with you the Three-Fifths Compromise is not a pro-discrimination compromise," Beckwith, a Republican, said in a video shared...

President Donald Trump shut down all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices across the federal government during his first week in office and signed a number of executive orders to quickly undo former President Joe Biden’s efforts.

The president, just hours after taking the Oath of Office on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, signed an executive order to eliminate all DEI programs from the federal government. He also quickly signed an order making it "the official policy of the U.S. government to only recognize two genders: male and female."

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President Donald Trump's administration has signaled there will be no REAL ID exceptions after Kentucky lawmakers requested a deadline extension.

The Trump administration confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that states will need to comply by the May 7 deadline, despite Kentucky's delay request, as a 20-year standoff between state and federal governments comes to a head with REAL ID's real deadline.

"Beginning on May 7, passengers will need a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification to fly, like a passport or military ID. TSA...

Prosecutors in a left-wing Minnesota county attorney's office will be required to consider defendants' race when crafting plea deals, according to a local report citing internal documents.

The office of Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, which recently let a Democrat-connected alleged Tesla vandal off with a slap on the wrist, issued the internal document "Negotiations Policy for Cases Involving Adult Defendants." It directs prosecutors to consider "racial identity and age" as they negotiate plea deals, local Minnestota outlet KARE 11 first...