Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

This week on Face the Nation with control of congress on the line, closing arguments from Republicans and Democrats are coming into focus with just days to go until the midterm elections.

Two presidents with competing visions for America, neither on the ballot, delivering dueling messages in battleground states where control of Congress could be decided.

But President Trump's final push extends beyond the campaign trail. The Justice Department is stepping up its efforts to intervene with a series of legal challenges and lawsuits.

We'll speak with the U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche about the department's actions and what more could be ahead as the midterms near.

Plus, Ukraine says military operations are back to normal after a week of disruptions involving Elon Musk's satellite service. We'll ask Democratic Congressman Jason Crow and Republican Senator Thom Tillis what, if anything, Congress can do about the billionaire's influence over technology critical to the U.S. and its allies.

Texas' Democratic nominee for governor, Gina Hinojosa will also join us.

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This week on Face the Nation, midterm elections campaigning enters the home stretch, and President Trump's latest move to ease pressure on Vladimir Putin sparks fury among some Republicans.

From east to west, and far north to deep south, it's down to the sweet sixteen for the 2026 candidates, even for the politician whose name won't actually appear on any ballot this year.

But will the rallies be enough to reverse those hurricane force headwinds the President is facing? We have brand new polling on that Texas race, it's one of the tightest toss ups in the country.

We'll also look at the President's latest move to make it easier for Vladimir Putin to sell oil, an executive order freezing the just passed Lindsey Graham law intended to cut off funding for Putin’s war chest.

Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Turner and North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer will weigh in on that. Finally, we'll talk with Florida Democratic Senate Candidate Angie Nixon.

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For another perspective on artificial intelligence, we spoke with Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer for the software company Palantir.
We spoke about how the rapidly advancing technology should be regulated and how the government is using their technology.

This week on Face the Nation, President Trump scrambles to cut last minute deals ahead of the midterms, the latest prompting backlash within his own party. Twenty three days to go before the votes are counted and the atypical campaign continues.

Late Friday, Trump cut a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel exports in an effort to lower the price of fuel in the US.

That deal came with a whack at Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who America has supported throughout its four and a half year war with Russia.

But will Trump's deal with Putin prompt even more Republican candidates to distance themselves from him? We'll ask the number two in the Senate, Wyoming Republican John Barrasso.

Democrats have their own challenges, how are they going to get their loyalists to turn out? We'll talk with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and the democratic nominee for Senate in New Hampshire, Congressman Chris Pappas.

Then, ICE deportation tactics are back in the spotlight following an ICE-involved shooting in New York City. We'll get the latest on that – and an update on the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias - from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

Finally, another view on AI with the Chief Technology Officer at Palantir, Shyam Sankar
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Three years ago, Hamas massacred 1200 people in Israel, and took 254 people hostage.
As national security council coordinator under former President Biden, Brett McGurk worked to secure their release, a challenge he writes about in his new book, BRINK. We spoke with McGurk last week.