Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Senate appropriators are in the “final stages” of putting the bill together Sunday, as the text of the deal has not yet been released. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former chief of U.S. Central Command, that aired on Feb. 4, 2024. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, and Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on Feb. 4, 2024. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Independent of Arizona, that aired on Feb. 4, 2024. Source

Jake Sullivan said that a hostage deal that also results in a pause in fighting where aid can get to people in Gaza is in the “national security interest” of the U.S. Source

Poonam Pandey “bravely fought the disease” and died, according to a social media statement, but the fake announcement was soon met with online criticism. Source

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, correspondent Luke Burbank looks at changing perceptions of Las Vegas as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl for the first time. Also: Mo Rocco takes us back to 1966 and Truman Capote’s storied Black and White Ball in New York City; Seth Doane talks to Ziggy Marley and actor Kingsley Ben-Adir about the upcoming biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love”; Martha Teichner examines the U.S. border crisis; Bill Whitaker sits down with the women of “American Fiction”; Steve Hartman meets a retired veteran finding happiness through volunteer handiwork in Mississippi; and Tracy Smith chats with Usher ahead of his headlining performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. Source

Trevor Noah is hosting the 2024 Grammy Awards, marking his fourth consecutive turn at the helm of the ceremony. Source

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells “Face the Nation” that Israel “has in fact put forward a proposal” for release of those held hostage by Hamas. The U.S., he said, will continue to press for a release deal “relentlessly.” Source

The U.S. Department of Defense said the strikes on Yemen early Sunday targeted Houthi missile systems and launchers, as well as weapons storage and radars used by the Iran-backed group, the latest response to the drone attack last week that killed three Americans, Holly Williams reports. The U.S. appears to be trying to carefully calibrate its response, Williams reports, on the one hand it doesn’t want a further escalation of violence in the Middle East, but on the other it doesn’t want to risk emboldening its enemies. Source