The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 30, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we turn now to Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who joins us from Westport, Connecticut. Good morning to you, Senator. SENATOR RICHARD BLUMENTHAL: Good morning….
Far-right political commentator and deportation advocate Milo Yiannopoulos was deported Friday, a day after his arrest by immigration authorities for overstaying his visa, U.S. officials said Saturday. Yiannopoulos, who is British, was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying his visa after entering the country legally in May 2019, a U.S….
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected Kalshi’s efforts to stop Nevada from regulating speculation on sporting events on its platform, handing states an important win in the battle over which level of government has authority to oversee the rapidly growing prediction-markets business. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Kalshi failed to show that…
Washington — Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to the agency’s online detainee database. Reports indicate Yiannopoulos, who is British, was in New Orleans ahead of a concert headlined by the artist formerly known as Kanye West scheduled for Friday night. TMZ first reported Yiannopoulos’ status. CBS…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has granted a $16.7 million no-bid contract for 6,000 gloves that can deliver electric shocks, a new use-of-force tool that the agency claims will help officers control resisting detainees and avoid using more serious or lethal weapons. Dubbed the G.L.O.V.E., or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, the device operates as…
Leading developers of the most powerful artificial intelligence tools are warning that their technology may soon be used to carry out sophisticated cyberattacks against companies and institutions, ranging from hospitals to technology firms. In an open letter published Thursday, the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other signatories said there is a…
I have always been interested in the idea of food as medicine, and the significant role our diets play in our long-term health. On the latest episode of “Healthful,” I sat down with Dr. Laura Cox, an assistant professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Cox is an expert on the gut…
Josh Smith, a pardoned drug offender who served as the No. 2 official at the federal Bureau of Prisons, abruptly announced Monday he was leaving the agency without giving a reason for his departure. But he had a tense relationship with some of the BOP’s employees, some of whom have also raised questions about contracts…
Popular left-wing streamer Hasan Piker drew stiff criticism from prominent Democrats on Monday after arguing that some Jewish Americans’ support for Israel is “making antisemitism worse” — leading one of his most prominent political allies, Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, to say that “nobody” speaks for him. It’s the latest controversy in the hotly…
Kyiv — Russia’s former Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Fedorov warned Monday that factories in Britain producing drones for Ukraine could be targeted by “semi-military” or “unknown” forces in response to the U.K.’s expanding military support for Kyiv. Fedorov told the BBC’s Newsnight show on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was under pressure from public opinion…
