The following is a transcript of an interview with Mouaz Moustafa, executive director for the Syrian Emergency Task Force, and Andrew Boyd, former director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 8, 2024. Source
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Situation in Gaza remains dire as ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds
Israel’s military continues its latest offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza as a weeklong ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appears to continue to hold. CBS News’ Debora Patta reports from Jerusalem. Source
President Biden speaks after regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad collapsed
President Biden said the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under President Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression. Mr. Biden spoke from the White House after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. Source
12/8: Face the Nation
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Syrian rebels have taken control of Damascus, overthrowing the regime of President Bashar Assad. Plus, more on the congressional task force investigation into the security failures leading to the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump earlier this year. Source
Syrians celebrate end of the Assad family’s half-century rule after president flees country
Crowds gathered in Damascus on Sunday to celebrate with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after the stunning advance from opposition forces put an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports from the Turkish-Syrian border. Source
Transcript: Frank McCourt on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 8, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with business executive Frank McCourt on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 8, 2024. Source
Face the Nation: Kelly, Crow, McCourt
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on… the investigation of the Donald Trump assassination attempt, the TikTok ban and the crisis in Gaza Source
Trump says he’ll act on the “first day” on some Jan. 6 cases
Trump said of the Jan. 6 defendants and convicts, “I’m going to be acting very quickly,” he told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Source
Trump assassination attempts probe leaders concerned over Secret Service “culture of silence”
Reps. Mike Kelly and Jason Crow, the bipartisan leaders of the task force that probed the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump, say found a troubling culture of silence in the Secret Service. Crow said they discovered there were agents on the ground in Butler, Pennsylvania, there were “a lot of examples of people that knew something was wrong, and they didn’t say anything.” Source
Businessman Frank McCourt says company working to be in position to buy TikTok amid ban threat
Business executive Frank McCourt, executive chairman of McCourt Global and founder of Project Liberty, tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that his company is working very hard to position itself as a possible buyer for the U.S. portion of TikTok. A panel of federal judges in Washington, D.C. last week upheld a new law that could effectively ban the popular social media app the social media platform by mid-January if its Chinese owners do not sell it to a new buyer. Source