Episode Guide

Season 2023

Episode Guide

Face The Nation: Costa, Garrett, Killion

S2023 E1224
Dec 24, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...CBS News' chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss the political stories they're following in Congress, the White House and on the campaign trail, and amid a year full of tough stories, there were some bright spots. From women on the rise to inflation on the decline, CBS News' Mark Strassmann recaps the good news that happened in 2023 from politics, entertainment, the economy and more.

Face The Nation: Coons, Goolsbee, Markarova

S2023 E1217
Dec 17, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware tells "Face the Nation" that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been an "exceptionally difficult partner" to work with, Austan Goolsbee, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, tells "Face the Nation" that it's "too early to declare victory" in avoiding a recession, and Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova tells "Face the Nation" that "all eyes are on" Congress right now as a deal to provide aid to her country has been tied up with a potential border security plan.

Face The Nation: Lankford, Young, Soeripto

S2023 E1210
Dec 10, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Sen. James Lankford tells "Face the Nation" that the Congress "can't just sit back and say we're going to nothing" on the border, Shalanda Young, the White House Office of Management and Budget director, tells "Face the Nation" that it is "time" that she sends a letter to Congress "outlining the stakes" with cutting off funding to Ukraine in the supplemental budget bill, and Janti Soeripto, Save the Children president and CEO, tells "Face the Nation" that amid the Israeli invasion of Gaza, the humanitarian crisis is "unspeakable — essentially what is unfolding before our eyes. The humanitarian agencies cannot help children in this current situation."

Face The Nation: Cox, Polis, Gottlieb

S2023 E1203
Dec 03, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...the co-chairs of the National Governors Association, Gov. Jared Polis and Gov. Spencer Cox, tells "Face the Nation" that their goal is that "whatever the issue is, whether it's abortion, whether it's Israel, Palestine, whether it's the border and immigration, stop shouting, start talking and listening", Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb tells "Face the Nation" that the U.S. is looking at a "more typical winter pathogen season", and Last week, there were four high-profile departures from public service, ranging from highly distinguished to controversial to disastrous: Rep. George Santos became the sixth lawmaker to be expelled from Congress and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100, while Rosalynn Carter was remembered as she was laid to rest in Georgia and Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, died at the age of 93. Mark Strassmann takes a look.

Face The Nation: Kawar, Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi

S2023 E1119
Nov 19, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Dina Kawar, the Jordanian ambassador to the U.S., tells "Face the Nation" that Jordan is calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the co-chairs of the House select committee on China, Reps. Mike Gallaher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, tell "Face the Nation" agreed that the White House's aid request for Taiwan and other Asian allies "must pass", and on Capitol Hill this past week, a U.S. senator challenged a testifying witness to a fight and the former House speaker was accused of elbowing a member of Congress. With the presidential election less than a year away, "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan says "let's all bring some civility back to our politics — the serious issues facing our country require it."

Face The Nation: Vance, Al Ghoul, Mardini

S2023 E1029
Oct 29, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio tells "Face that Nation" that he doesn't think the U.S. should provide aid to Palestinian citizens because "if you deliver a large amount of humanitarian assistance, CBS News producer Marwan Al Ghoul lives in Gaza, and he tells "Face the Nation" that he saw "death, bodies, everywhere around the hospital, Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of Red Cross, tells "Face the Nation" that three additional truckloads of medicine, medical equipment, water and sanitation equipment have made it into Gaza on Sunday.

Face The Nation: DeSantis, Turner, McKenzie

S2023 E1015
Oct 15, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tells "Face the Nation" that "the U.S. should not be absorbing any" of the potential refugees from Gaza, GOP Rep. Mike Turner tells "Face the Nation" that while it is not his "preference" to make a deal with Democrats to get to 217 votes, "obviously there will be a deal" that will "have to be done, and Ret. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie tells "Face the Nation" that despite that former President Donald Trump said Israel pulled out of the mission to kill top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, "this was a U.S. operation.

Face The Nation: Adams, Pritzker, Scott

S2023 E1008
Oct 08, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Rep. Nancy Mace tells "Face the Nation" that she will support Rep. Jim Jordan in the race to become the next speaker, New York City Mayor Eric Adams tells "Face the Nation" that in the last week of September, over 3,700 asylum seekers arrived, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells "Face the Nation" that as thousands of migrants have come into Chicago, "we understand the humanitarian crisis that we're addressing – but we can't address this by ourselves. We need help from the White House."

Face The Nation: Kelly, O'Brien, Zelenska

S2023 E0924
Sep 24, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly who recently traveled to Ukraine, says there is bipartisan support in the Senate for providing more aid to the country, Robert O'Brien says a recent deal to free five Americans from Iran in exchange for providing $6 billion will encourage countries to continue detaining U.S. citizens, and Olena Zelenska, who is married to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, discussed her humanitarian work in her war-torn country during a visit to the U.S.

Face The Nation: Turner, Warner, Penn

S2023 E0917
Sep 17, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Mike Turner of Ohio tells "Face the Nation" that "from what I've seen," the classified documents allegedly retained by former President Donald Trump and President Biden from his time as vice president are "equally egregious", Mark Warner of Virginia tells "Face the "Nation" that he hasn't been briefed by the White House on the prisoner swap deal with Iran, and Sean Penn tells "Face the Nation" that the U.S.' response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been "to date, a tragic mistake."

Face The Nation: Hogan, Etienne/Sullivan, Raimondo

S2023 E0903
Sep 03, 2023
Missed the second half of the show?The latest on...Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells "Face the Nation" that he has "not closed the door" to seeking the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 on a No Labels ticket, Democratic strategist and CBS News contributor Ashley Etienne and Republican strategist Terry Sullivan join "Face the Nation" to discuss what to expect in the political world this fall, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tells "Face the Nation" that American business leaders are "very worried" about a partial government shutdown.

Face The Nation: Khanna, Mace, Hill

S2023 E827
Aug 27, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...challenges Congress faces as pandemic era federal funding for child care set to expire, political roundtable on Trump's upcoming legal cases and Russia expert Fiona Hill discussing Prigozhin's death in a plane crash

Face The Nation: Bass, Criswell, Gottlieb

S2023 E0820
Aug 20, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her city's biggest concert of "tremendous rainfall in a short period of time", FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell tells "Face the Nation" that the agency is watching its disaster relief fund "very closely" ahead of hurricane season, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb tells "Face the Nation" that he's "pretty concerned" about the new COVID variant BA 2.86.

Face The Nation: Turner, Shargi, Pape

S2023 E0813
Aug 13, 2023
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Mike Turner, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, tells "Face the Nation" that he has "concerns" with the appointment of David Weiss as special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation, Neda Sharghi, the sister of Emad Shargi, one of the four Americans held in Iran who was transferred last week from prison to house arrest, tells "Face the Nation" that her family is "incredibly nervous about what happens next", and Robert Pape tells "Face the Nation" that his survey found that political violence is "moving into the mainstream," particularly in the last three months.