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Bernie Sanders says the potential danger of AI is “probably greater” than nuclear weapons

Washington — The potential danger artificial intelligence poses to humans is “probably greater” than the threat posed by nuclear weapons, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday.  Sanders made the comments in an interview with CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns ahead of his speech at the Pro-Human Assembly conference on AI. Sanders said he…

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U.S. confirms for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. China and Russia have responded.

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, prompting separate warnings from China and Russia. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the Air and Space Cyber Conference in Maryland on Monday that the U.S. has fielded “on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against…

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FBI Director Kash Patel to testify before Senate panel as Democrats blast his record, FBI touts crime stats

The FBI has lost hundreds of employees through firings, retirements and resignations since the start of the Trump administration. Amid those departures, the FBI has adjusted some of the standards it uses when it conducts background checks on would-be federal agents and other bureau personnel. Last month, CBS News reported the bureau has shifted hiring…

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Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 13, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Weijia Jiang:  Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican  CBS News executive director of news and surveys Anthony Salvanto  CBS News executive director of news and surveys Anthony Salvanto, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed…

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