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MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: Putting last week's dramatic military strikes aside for a moment, President Trump turns his focus to getting his Big Beautiful Bill through Congress.

President Trump warned his party Saturday that refusing to support his signature domestic spending bill would be an act of the...

Washington — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he won't seek reelection in 2026, opening up a key seat in North Carolina.

The announcement came hours after President Trump posted on Truth Social criticizing Tillis for his opposition to some of the provisions within the "big, beautiful bill" making its way through the Senate. Mr. Trump indicated he would work to support primary challenges against Tillis, who is up for reelection in 2026.

Tillis was first elected to the Senate in 2014.

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Washington — Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said Sunday that President Trump's tax bill that's nearing a final vote in the Senate will be a "political albatross" for Republicans, citing the cuts to social safety nets and its projected effect on the national debt.

"I think many of my Republican friends know they're walking the plank on this, and we'll see if those who've expressed quiet consternation will actually have the courage of their conviction," Warner said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

The Senate is working through the...

Missed the second half of the show? IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Iran's ambassador to the U.N. Amir-Saeid Iravani join and Imitaz Tyab reports from Tehran.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 29, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin today with Virginia Democrat Mark Warner. He is the Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Good morning.

SEN. MARK WARNER: Good morning.

MARGARET BRENNAN: You've been, probably, sleep-deprived with all of what is happening, but I want to ask you about what's going on in Capitol Hill. Republicans are going to pass this along party lines. It's...

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" is "good for the nation." He says Republicans will vote for the bill because "they know that their jobs are at risk, not just from the president, but from … the American people, our base back home, will not reelect us to office if we vote no on this."

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that as President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, it will be a "political albatross" for Republicans. "I think many of my Republican friends know they are walking the plank on this, and we'll see if those who've expressed quiet consternation will actually have the courage of their convictions," he said.

The following is the transcript of an interview with Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 29, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul, good morning to you.

REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL: Good morning. Thanks for having me.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So, your Republican colleagues in the Senate have been working hard on trying to get this bill together, and they're probably going to eek it past.

REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL: Right.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But...

The following is the transcript of an interview with former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Pfizer board member and non-executive chairman of the board at Illumina, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 29, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, who joins us from New York. Welcome to "Face the Nation."

AMB. IRAVANI: Thank you for having me.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Ambassador, can you give us some clarity? Does Iran intend to reconstitute a nuclear enrichment program on...

The following is the transcript of an interview with former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Pfizer board member and non-executive chairman of the board at Illumina, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 29, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: For a look now at some of the changes to America's public health policies under the Trump administration, we're joined by former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who sits on the board at Pfizer and is now the Chairman of the Board at Illumina. Good morning. Good to see you.

DOCTOR SCOTT...

The House Oversight Committee heard testimony this week from a key Biden official as part of its investigation into the former president’s health decline and issued a subpoena to former first lady Jill Biden’s top aide after he refused to appear voluntarily.

Biden left office in January, but questions about his mental acuity and decline while in office continue to mount after the release of audio of his interview with former special counsel Robert Hur and his cancer diagnosis, drawing attention to a number of actions taken in his final days in...

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Democratic Sen. Mark Warner joins as President Trump turns his attention to his "one big, beautiful bill." Plus, taking a look at what comes next for Iran with the head of the IAEA, the watchdog agency who monitors nuclear capabilities in Iran, Rafael Mariano Grossi, and Iran's ambassador to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani.

President Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks that would halt the fighting in the 20-month-long conflict in Gaza. The call for a deal came as the Israeli military ordered a new mass evacuation in northern Gaza amid its escalating attacks on the territory.

"MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" Mr. Trump wrote early Sunday on his social media platform, Truth Social, in between posts about a Senate vote on his tax and spending cuts bill.

Mr. Trump raised expectations on Friday when he told reporters in the Oval Office...

For decades, William F. Buckley Jr. was a one-of-a-kind character: an author and columnist, and a celebrity intellectual. He hosted a TV debate show, "Firing Line," and was often a guest on late night television. But beyond that stardom and upper-crust accent was something consequential: Bill Buckley was a conservative who sought to propel the nation to the right.

"Buckley invented cultural politics," said former New York Times Book Review Editor Sam Tanenhaus. He says we are still living in the world created by Buckley, who died in 2008. (He would...

William F. Buckley, Jr. was a leading commentator who had a vital role in elevating Joseph McCarthy, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, catalyzing a conservative movement that reshaped the Republican Party – and the country. "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa talks with Sam Tanenhaus (author of the new biography, "Buckley: The Life and The Revolution That Changed America") about the "National Review" founder and "Firing Line" TV debater who drew acclaim and criticism, and how the celebrity intellectual paved the way for President Donald Trump.