Despite President Trump's fiery threat earlier this week of a "big price to pay" for an "atrocious" attack by "Animal Assad," once-thought imminent military strikes on Syria have yet to materialize. "We know who did this," insisted Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., on Friday. And allies have urged the White House not to let chemical attacks go unchallenged. But some of the president's advisers have urged caution, citing the risk of runaway conflict with Syria and Russia. Some in Congress have also disputed the administration's claim that they even have the legal authority to strike Syria. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, have argued a new war powers authorization is required. Late Thursday, Washington was also rocked by bombshells from James Comey's new book, "A Higher Loyalty," set to be released next week. The former FBI director intermingled sharply personal attacks with new details of his interactions with the White House, describing the … [Read more...] about ‘Face the Nation’ on April 15, 2018
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Full transcript: ‘Face the Nation’ on April 8, 2018
MARGARET BRENNAN, CBS NEWS: Today on FACE THE NATION: The president makes bold moves that shake up the stock market and the diplomatic world, leaving administration officials to clarify and clean up. Fears of a trade war spiked in the wake of new tariff threats by the president and counterthreats by China's leader, Xi Jinping. Add to that President Trump attacks on Amazon, plus Facebook's revelation that 87 million users' data could have ended up in a firm working for the Trump campaign, made for a wild week. We will talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Overnight, a chemical attack in Syria reportedly kills dozens and injures hundreds. We will have a report from the region. Maryland's Ben Cardin, a top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will be here to talk about that and other news. Then: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SHERYL SANDBERG, COO, FACEBOOK: We know that we did not do a good enough job protecting people's data. I'm really sorry for that. And Mark is really … [Read more...] about Full transcript: ‘Face the Nation’ on April 8, 2018
Transcript: Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson on “Face the Nation,” April 8, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is headed to Capitol Hill for two days of testimony before House and Senate committees about the company's data policies and protection of user data. Facebook has been under fire following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, and there have been growing calls for regulating the social media giant. Nicholas Thompson, the editor-in-chief of Wired, joined us to break down the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Zuckerberg's testimony and the issues lawmakers are likely to raise. The following is a transcript of the interview with Thompson that aired Sunday, April 8, 2018, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We want to take a closer look now at the Facebook data story how it's affected users and how the company is responding. To help us do that we're joined now by WIRED Magazine Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson who's also a CBS News contributor. He's in New York this morning. Good morning to you Nick. This is a very confusing story for a lot of people … [Read more...] about Transcript: Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson on “Face the Nation,” April 8, 2018
Transcript: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on “Face the Nation,” April 8, 2018
President Trump threatened China with $100 billion in additional tariffs this week, rattling financial markets with fears of a trade war. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been a key member of the president's team dealing with trade and economic issues. He joined us to discuss the trade dispute with China, the possibility of an all-out trade war and the suspected chemical attack in Syria. The following is a transcript of the interview with Mnuchin that aired Sunday, April 8, 2018, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who joins us from Los Angeles. Good morning Mr. Secretary. As a cabinet official what can you tell us about a potential Trump administration response to Syria. STEVEN MNUCHIN: Good morning. Thank you. It's great to be here with you. We'll be reviewing the situation later today. I expect to get an update from the national security team. And as you've pointed out with the president's tweet this appears to be … [Read more...] about Transcript: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on “Face the Nation,” April 8, 2018
Transcript: Sen. Ben Cardin on “Face the Nation,” April 8, 2018
President Trump blamed Syrian President Bashar Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin for a suspected chemical attack on the town of Douma outside the Syrian capital on Sunday, tweeting that there would be a "big price" to pay. Syrian opposition groups and activists said dozens of people, including many children, were dead in the suspected attack, which both Syria and Russia have denied. Sen. Ben Cardin, Democrat of Maryland, is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He joined us to discuss the suspected attack, how the U.S. should respond and more. The following is a transcript of the interview with Cardin that aired Sunday, April 8, 2018, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to a top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Maryland's Ben Cardin. Welcome to Face the Nation. The president said that there will be a big price for this chemical attack in Syria and he called out Vladimir Putin by name for backing the Assad regime. In … [Read more...] about Transcript: Sen. Ben Cardin on “Face the Nation,” April 8, 2018