Sioux City, Iowa — Democratic Senate hopeful Josh Turek was standing with former Sen. Tom Harkin in a driveway in a small Western Iowa town when the former senator pulled out his phone to show the candidate something. “Oh my God,” Turek said as he leaned over to glance at Harkin’s phone, which appeared to…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont Rep. Mike Lawler, Republican of New York Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat David Becker, CBS News election law contributor and the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research Anthony Salvanto, CBS News…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. We are just hours away from voters in 50 states going to the polls for an election…
Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution attempt in Tennessee last month, said Friday that she’s been in pain every moment since she woke up confused in the hospital. Pike said she’d entered the execution chamber having said her goodbyes, adding, “I had not contemplated life beyond that night.” “Several days later I woke up…
The first thing you should know is the ping pong game happened before the coronavirus, and it was Sir Patrick Stewart’s idea. “This is match point,” Sir Patrick said. “What are you trying to communicate right now?” asked “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil, on the other side of the ping pong table. “I won’t…
Washington — As President Trump boasts about how much money the U.S. oil and gas industry is making from the war with Iran, the president’s personal holdings in oil and gas are now worth between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, compared with $12.6 million to $46 million at the end of 2025, according to a…
Washington — Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat running for governor in Texas, said on Sunday that there’s “deep disappointment in both political parties” in the Lone Star State, prompting a new path forward that she argued is “post-partisan in some ways.” “Right now nobody wants politics as usual. Most of us see that…
We were at dinner, talking about doctors, when my friend Cristina announced that she was scheduled on Tuesday for a prostate exam. Twenty years ago I’d have laughed, assuming that she misspoke. Now, though, I looked at her thinking, Wow! Then, Well, good for you! My mind went back to when we first met. She…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 25, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the Texas governor’s race and Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa. She joins us from Austin. Good to have you here. TEXAS STATE…
The New York City Council passed a bill banning horse-drawn carriage rides in the city by 2028. Lawmakers voted Thursday afternoon on Romanch’s Law. The legislation is named after Romanch Mahajan, 18, who died during a carriage accident in June in Central Park. The bill is now headed to Mayor Zohran Mamdani to sign. “With…
