Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

The Trump administration stages a dramatic, top-secret mission in Venezuela and captures its leader, dictator Nicolas Maduro, but what's the U.S. role going forward? We'll talk to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We'll also hear from Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Jim Himes. Plus, Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen will also join us. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bank of America Chair and CEO Brian Moynihan joined Margaret Brennan to discuss the economic forecast for the year ahead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, as 2025 comes to an end, we'll look ahead to what's on the horizon for 2026 and more. We'll turn to Wall Street and the Chairman and CEO of Bank of America Brian Moynihan for the industry's economic forecast.  We'll discuss national security threats and challenges from the increasing use of artificial intelligence with CBS News contributors Sam Vinograd and Chris Krebs.  And we'll wrap up and look to the new year with our CBS News Washington correspondents in our annual roundtable.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, the long-awaited release of the Epstein files has begun, and will that good news about inflation improve America's views about President Trump's handling of the economy? President Trump is wrapping up the year with a tighter focus on the economy and affordability, both in the Oval Office, and on the midterms campaign trail, boasting of his 2025 accomplishments. Our new CBS poll shows that half the country says Trump's policies are making them financially worse off. We check in with CBS News' Executive Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto on the latest data. Plus, White House Chief Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett weighs in on state of the economy and more. Then, a bipartisan conversation with the two members of Congress who pushed to pass the law calling for the Epstein files to be made public. Has the Trump administration obeyed that law? We talk with Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna. Finally, we talk with the Executive Director of UNICEF Catherine Russell about the children of Sudan and Gaza, and the new head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Paul Coakley weighs in on the Church's position on immigration and deportation policies. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, escaped from Venezuela last week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Margaret Brennan spoke to her Friday in an exclusive interview, her first comments to U.S. media since receiving the coveted award.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices