Washington — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook defended herself against allegations from the Trump administration that she made misrepresentations on mortgage documents, arguing in a new letter that she has “never committed mortgage fraud.” In the letter to the White House dated Wednesday, Abbe Lowell, Cook’s lawyer, said that attempting to fire Cook on the…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president and CEO Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for governor Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for Florida governor, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Florida Republican Congressman Byron Donalds. He’s also now his party’s gubernatorial nominee in the Sunshine State….
The national debt topped $40 trillion, according to Treasury Department data released on Wednesday, representing a fiscal milestone that underscores the federal government’s mounting borrowing and interest costs. The Treasury Department’s daily financial report shows that the nation’s debt reached $40.05 trillion on August 18, more than double its level in 2017. The federal debt has…
The summer of 1936 wasn’t just hot; it was dangerously hot. At least 5,000 people ended up dying from heat-related causes. “New York City, Baltimore, Columbus, Ohio, Lexington, Kentucky, Minneapolis – I mean, cities were hammered,” said Geoff Williams, the author of “The Summer of Death,” about that great heat wave. “For weeks, some cities…
To a majority of people who do not support Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), its supporters and leaders appear largely irrational. This perception is driven by a narrative that posits that the words and actions of PTI supporters and party members frequently work against the long-term interests of their own leader and party. Whereas this…
This story originally aired on May 3, 2025. It shook the entire campus at the University of the Pacific. A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school. Her name was Catina Salarno. Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready…
A Swiss man died after losing consciousness hiking up Mount Fuji, authorities said on Friday, marking the second fatality in one week on the scenic but potentially dangerous mountain. Rescuers separately managed to save a 99-year-old woman, however, after she was injured on the mountain and sheltered in a hut overnight. Japan’s highest mountain was…
Washington — The former U.S. attorney in Seattle who was fired from his post soon after federal judges in the area installed him in the role has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that his removal was unlawful. Roger Rogoff is asking the federal district court in Seattle to void his firing last…
