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The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Summer Lee, Democrat of Pennsylvania, that aired on April 28, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Democratic Congresswoman Summer Lee. She joins us from her district in Pittsburgh. Good morning to you, Congresswoman.

REP. SUMMER LEE: Good morning. Good to be with you.

MARGARET BRENNAN: You just heard our CBS polling in reference to your home state. I know last weekend, Governor Shapiro told us, if President Biden's pause on natural gas permits goes on a long time it'll cost Pennsylvania...

The following is a transcript of an interview with University of Chicago professor Robert Paper that aired on April 28, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by the founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, University of Chicago Professor Robert Pape, who has new findings on the college protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Welcome back to the program. I understand you've been surveying about 5,000 students, 600 colleges and universities, between December and January. Because this stretches back to right after October 7...

The following is a transcript of an interview with Hanna Siegel, whose uncle Keith Siegel is being held hostage by Hamas, that aired on April 28, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We are joined now by Hanna Siegel, whose uncle, Keith Siegel, is one of those American hostages. Good morning to you, Hanna.

HANNA SIEGEL: Good morning, Margaret. Thank you for having me.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Thank you for speaking to us. I know that the Biden administration has reached out to you and your family. The FBI is analyzing that video released yesterday. What stood out to...

Dr Sam Attar from Chicago recently returned from Gaza, where the UN is warning of looming famine.

Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from positions in eastern Donetsk.

Human Rights Watch says at least 56 children were killed by soldiers in Soro village.

Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian actor to win the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he stands by comments he made in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol that former presidents, including Donald Trump, are "not immune" from criminal prosecution.

"Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan asked McConnell if he still believes former presidents are not completely immune from prosecution, as he said in early 2021 a little over a month after rioters who supported former President Trump stormed the Capitol.

The Supreme Court is now...

Watch the full version of Margaret Brennan's interview with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell that aired on April 28, 2024, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Amid college protests over Gaza, the White House says Biden respects the right of demonstrators but they should be peaceful and "we don't want to see anybody hurt"

The Palestinian president says any attack on city could see large numbers of Palestinians flee Gaza entirely.

A lawyer said the disgraced movie mogul was "somewhat of a train wreck health wise".

People in the media have long worried about the impact of the White House Correspondents Association dinner on journalism. The concern is that it makes the press look too chummy with politicians it’s covering. But what is the impact on comedy?

A high-ceilinged hotel ballroom filled with television anchors and network executives is a tough room for stand-up, but no more so than an awards show. Trevor Noah was funnier two years ago at the dinner than he was at this year’s Grammys.

A murderer’s row (George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Conan O’Brien, Wanda...

For years, they've been three of the handful of states that decided presidential elections. In the summer of 2020, amid the COVID pandemic and lockdown debates, sizable majorities in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania rated state economies badly. Incumbent President Donald Trump trailed in polls, and ultimately, the three close contests were won by challenger Joe Biden.

Four years on, some things haven't changed. We have the same two candidates locked in close — effectively even — races. And there are still negative views of the economy that now...

Nicole Kidman becomes the first Australian actor to win the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award.