The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and Senate primary candidate, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re going to turn now to another congressman, and that is Seth Moulton, who joins us from Salem, Massachusetts. And Congressman…
Democrats on Saturday approved a new presidential nominating calendar for 2028, cementing South Carolina’s place as the first official Democratic primary state, as the party looks to elevate states that better reflect its diverse coalition of voters. The vote came during the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Austin, where members signed off on a schedule that…
For a long time, big majorities of Americans have said their incomes are not keeping up with inflation, and they’ve continued to feel President Trump isn’t focused enough on it. Yet many aren’t seeing relief coming from either side of the aisle. Both parties are underwater on whether their policies are perceived as helping with…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb A look at new CBS News polling with Anthony Salvanto, CBS News’ executive director of elections and surveys Click here to browse full transcripts from…
Washington — Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, with members fresh off a series of shutdown fights that have left them eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections. But as lawmakers warn about the coming funding cliff, they have yet to agree on a path…
Congressional Democrats held a shadow hearing Tuesday to heap scorn on President Trump’s construction projects around Washington. Republicans did not participate. Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports. They focused their ire on what one congressman called the president’s “vanity…
Inside the U.S. Capitol, statues memorialize distinguished Americans, including famed social commentator and actor Will Rogers, who once quipped about Congress, “Every time they make a joke, it’s a law, and every time they make a law, it’s a joke.” Humor like that still rings true to the nearly 9 in 10 Americans who say…
Congress was granted many powers under Article I of the Constitution. Nonetheless, in recent decades, lawmakers – including under current GOP majorities – have ceded much of their authority to the president, while Washington has been plagued by gridlock, and a sense that Congress has been marginalized. As both parties point fingers, “Sunday Morning” national…
