Illinois Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin harshly criticized FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford for holding up a pay raise for air traffic controllers that Congress approved as part of legislation President Trump signed into law in April. The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan David Becker, CBS News election security analyst Afghan General Haibatullah Alizai Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m…
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….
Washington — A former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a scheme to hide federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a deal reached with federal prosecutors in Maryland, David Morens, 78, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
The Food and Drug Administration conducted just under 1,000 foreign food safety inspections in 2025, and the farm in Mexico believed to be at the center of the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. was not one of them. A federal law enacted to prevent diseased and dirty food from reaching Americans’ plates requires the…
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) announced on Thursday that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), previously scheduled to be held on August 16, would now be held on September 20. A press release issued by the council said, “On the directions of the honourable prime minister of Pakistan, PMDC hereby informs…
The top Democrats on two congressional panels are demanding details and records about the training and vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine earlier in July, according to a letter obtained by CBS News. California Rep. Robert Garcia and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal posed a…
Washington — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has released more than a thousand pages of journal entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci, teeing up what is likely to be a contentious hearing with the nation’s former top infectious disease expert on Wednesday about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul, who heads the Senate Homeland…
