Bessent: ‘The United States of America Is Never Going to Default’
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the possibility of the United States defaulting on its debt.

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the possibility of the United States defaulting on its debt.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said there are four Senate Republicans who would vote to block President Donald Trump’s spending bill.
During Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she would continue to use polygraph tests to track down so-called “leakers” who were revealing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation efforts.
Vice President JD Vance “utterly embarrassed” CBS News’ Margaret Brennan during an interview where she attempted to press him on immigration, national security, and economic issues, Republican lawmakers and strategists said after the discussion went viral.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” accused host Margaret Brennan’s network of bias against President-elect Donald Trump.
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Tiktok’s service will be disrupted because Congress has banned it.
According to the former House Speaker, those attacks often were attacks on “ethics” because women are more “ethical than men.”
During Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” network legal correspondent Jan Crawford called President Joe Biden’s “obvious cognitive decline” one of the most undercovered and underreported stories of 2024.
Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation” that “there’s no obligation” for California state and local officials to assist with President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) could be removed from office if he attempts to block President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for deportations.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) defended Vice President Kamala Harris’ proposal to control prices through the use of federal government power.
On Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said he was “comfortable” at this point with Ukrainian forces using U.S. weapons on Russian soil.
During an appearance on Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and show host Margaret Brennan had a tense exchange regarding media bias as it pertained to former President Donald Trump.
Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that she removed the mistake in her book claiming she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Kyle Rittenhouse posted a video to X in which he blasted ATF “gun expert” Chris Bort for failing to fieldstrip a Glock handgun during a recent Face the Nation appearance.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Chris Bort tried to show Face the Nation how easy it was to assemble a “ghost gun” but never managed to make the parts fit together.
During Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) voiced his disapproval of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
IAC chairman and senior executive Barry Diller said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the entertainment industry could “collapse” if the writers’ and actors’ strikes are not resolved soon.
You may or may not have noticed, but according to NASA chief scientist and senior climate adviser Kate Calvin, airplane rides are more turbulent now than ever.
On this week’s broadcast of CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former Attorney General Eric Holder suggested President Joe Biden “let the system do its work” in the event of a hypothetical conviction of former President Donald Trump.
During an appearance on Sunday’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said the turmoil in Russia in the wake of an apparent attempt coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin had to be very concerning for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that President Joe Biden allowed China to spy on the United States for a week by not shooting down the Chinese balloon.
During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster predicted China under Xi Jinping would move on Taiwan, adding that he viewed the Chinese dictator as preparing his people “for war.”
“We need to have a slowdown. There’s no question about that. But I do think that we’re going to do all we can at the Federal Reserve to avoid deep, deep pain,” Bostic said.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo weighed in on the record-high inflation across the United States.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser weighed in on reports that homeless shelters in her city were being overwhelmed by buses full of illegal immigrants coming from the border.
Vice President Kamala Harris sidestepped a question on the failure of red flag laws and renewed the administration’s push for an “assault weapons” ban during Sunday’s Face the Nation .
On Sunday, former Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder called for former President Donald Trump to “be held accountable” for the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Vice President Kamala Harris said her biggest concern is that she could be out of touch with the American people during a Face the Nation interview that will air on Sunday.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former acting and deputy CIA director Michael Morell sounded off on President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which resulted in a swift takeover by the Taliban.
The U.S. received “further information” from Israel concerning its decision to strike an international media office building in Gaza on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. “We have received some further information through intelligence channels,” Blinken said from
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) repeated the sentiments of his GOP colleagues on Sunday and explained the outcome of the Senate impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump, which is slated to begin Tuesday, is “really not in doubt.” He predicted it will result in an acquittal as Democrats appear to lack support from enough Republicans to convict him.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), the co-chairman of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged some of the branding associated with the so-called progressive wing of the Democratic Party did not help their cause on Election Day.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) attributed the left flank of the Democratic Party’s embrace of socialism for not earning a landslide victory down-ballot despite a reported victory in the Electoral College for the presidency.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) declared her state would not be held to any “artificial deadlines” with regards to announcing the results of her state’s November 3 election outcomes.
Sunday, during an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms offered possible motives to Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) decision to legally challenge her city’s ordinance mandating masks and other measures implemented in the name of combating
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to “commit” to investigating what China knew about the coronavirus as it spread around the country and into other parts of the world.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) during Sunday’s “Face the Nation” on CBS weighed in on the White House’s ousting of Lt. Col Alexander Vindman, a key witness in the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
The George Soros-funded organization Vote Vets, which purports to stand for veterans but is a leftist organization, is twisting comments made by Sen. Tom Cotton.
Sunday during CBS’s “Face the Nation,” network chief White House correspondent Major Garrett discussed what he thought to be an undercovered story in 2019: How good President Donald Trump has been for black Americans. According to Garrett, despite his “indefensible”