Two weeks after Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, the scope of Assad’s decades-long abuse of human rights is coming into clearer focus. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Damascus. Source

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said “a really terrific solution was killed by irresponsible politics” when the bipartisan border deal fell apart earlier this year. Source

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” a deal was finally reached to fund the government, but was last week’s Capitol Hill chaos preview of what’s to come in 2025? Reps. Tony Gonzales and French Hill join to discuss. Plus, exit interviews with Sen. Joe Manchin and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Source

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on… Government funding in Congress, the future of the filibuster and looking for U.S. hostages in Syria Source

Sen. Joe Manchin sat down for an exit interview of sorts with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Source

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas compared Elon Musk to a prime minister after the Tesla CEO got involved in a tumultuous funding fight on Capitol Hill this week. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Roger Carstens, special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 22, 2024. Source

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Sen. Joe Manchin, independent of West Virginia, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 22, 2024. Source

Roger Carstens, the White House special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaks to “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” from Jordan after he traveled to Syria to seek information on Austin Tice. While in Syria, he said he was “stunned” by the number of prisons that were operating under the Assad regime, making it that much harder to find Tice. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 22, 2024. Source