Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
Season 2025
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted in 1954.
Where to Watch Season 2025
52 Episodes
- January 5, 2025E1
January 5, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Senate Majority Leader John Thune joins to discuss the GOP's priorities with President-elect Donald Trump coming into the White House, while House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi discusses the legacy of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack with the House set to count the electoral votes again. - January 12, 2025E2
January 12, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," after the devastating Pacific Palisades fire, Jonathan Vigliotti reports from the area, while FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell and Rep. Judy Chu of California discuss the response. Plus, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joins. - January 19, 2025E3
January 19, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a ceasefire deal takes effect and TikTok is shut down. Biden White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk joins, as does incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. - February 2, 2025E5
February 2, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Bernie Sanders join as President Trump makes good on his campaign promises — despite the confusion that comes with them. Plus. Hanna Siegel, whose uncle Keith Siegel was released by Hamas, joins. - February 23, 2025E8
February 23, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the president's mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking reaches a critical juncture. We'll speak with President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York and more. - March 2, 2025E9
March 2, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as fallout continues from the unprecedented Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Margaret Brennan speaks to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, GOP Reps. Mike Turner and John James and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. - March 9, 2025E10
March 9, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," after a whiplash week of on-again, off-again tariff announcements, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman joins to discuss the costs and consequences of a trade war. Plus, former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill discusses President Trump's diplomatic pivot on Ukraine. - March 23, 2025E12
March 23, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Senate Homeland Security chair Rand Paul join as the backlash grows against the Trump administration for the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members. Plus. House intelligence committee member Democratic Rep. Jim Himes joins. - March 30, 2025E13
March 30, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Major Garrett speaks to UAW president Shawn Fain as the Trump administration deals with upcoming tariffs with the markets sliding up and down and consumer confidence sliding. Plus, Sen. Mark Warner joins to discuss the Trump administration's mistake of its own making — sharing attack plans over an app. - April 6, 2025E14
April 6, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Sen. John Barrasso discusses the new tariffs announced by President Trump. Rep. Don Bacon and Sen. Maria Cantwell discusses a measure in Congress to claw back its authority over trade and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses next steps in the Russia-Ukraine war and the impact from the tariffs on the military alliance. - May 25, 2025E21
May 25, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Americans prepare for Memorial Day, Margaret Brennan speaks to some veterans serving in Congress about the value of public service and honoring those who've protected us. Plus, House Speaker Mike Johnson talks about the House's passage of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill." - June 8, 2025E23
June 8, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins as protesters and federal authorities clash in Southern California as the Trump administration ramps up nationwide roundups of those who could be in the country illegally. Plus, Save the Children CEO Janti Soeripto. - June 15, 2025E24
June 15, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Iran and Israeli strikes continue for the third day, Holly Williams and Debora Patta join with the latest from the Middle East. Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla joins days after he was briefly detained by Homeland Security officers. - June 22, 2025E25
June 22, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," President Trump delivers on his threat to use American firepower to bomb Iran's nuclear sites. We'll talk to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, plus Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, and two House members with very different political ideologies, united now when it comes to U.S. intervention in a war between Iran and Israel. - June 29, 2025E26
June 29, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Democratic Sen. Mark Warner joins as President Trump turns his attention to his "one big, beautiful bill." Plus, taking a look at what comes next for Iran with the head of the IAEA, the watchdog agency who monitors nuclear capabilities in Iran, Rafael Mariano Grossi, and Iran's ambassador to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani. - July 6, 2025E27
July 6, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Weijia Jiang speaks with Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York and the director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, in the aftermath of President Trump’s newly signed “big, beautiful bill.” Meanwhile, search and rescue operations are ongoing in central Texas after devastating flash floods killed dozens. - July 13, 2025E28
July 13, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sen. Rand Paul joins to discuss a newly released Senate report that he authored about the Secret Service and the 2024 assassination attempt on President Trump. Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee that oversees NOAA and NWS, joins. - July 20, 2025E29
July 20, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joins ahead of the Trump administration’s looming August 1 tariff deadline, and as President Trump lashes out against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And a new CBS News poll gauges how Americans feel about the Trump administration, six months in. - July 27, 2025E30
July 27, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, joins to discuss President Trump’s trip to a Federal Reserve facility with Fed Chair Jerome Powell ahead of his departure for Scotland. Meanwhile, The Ohio State University President Ted Carter joins to explain how he’s handling a new era of higher education amid the Trump administration’s push to assert control over private and public institutions across the U.S. - August 3, 2025E31
August 3, 2025This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," President Trump’s top trade negotiator, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, joins to discuss as the U.S. has imposed strict tariffs on key trading partners. Meanwhile, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, explains what’s ahead for Americans after the passage of Mr. Trump's "big, beautiful bill."