Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, tells “Face the Nation” that there needs to be a “significant scaling up of a supply line into Gaza and it needs to be sustained and it needs to be uninterrupted.” Source
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Book excerpt: “Devil Makes Three” by Ben Fountain
The award-winning author of “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” returns with a political thriller involving an American entrepreneur caught amid a coup in Haiti. Source
Book excerpt: “North Woods” by Daniel Mason
The author of “The Piano Tuner” and “The Winter Soldier” returns with a novel that spans centuries, set in the woods of Massachusetts and a homestead that is a site of mystery and wonder. Source
Book excerpt: “Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein” by Anne Eekhout
In her new historical novel the Dutch author recreates the fabled 1816 weekend when an 18-year-old Mary Shelley, trapped by a storm at Lord Byron’s rented Swiss estate, conjured the horror tale “Frankenstein.” Source
Book excerpt: “Let Us Descend” by Jesmyn Ward
The latest novel from the two-time National Book Award-winner, about an enslaved Black girl in the American South, is thick with ghosts, history and searing poetry. Source
Transcript: Philippe Lazzarini from U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, on “Face the Nation,” Oct. 22, 2023
The following is a transcript of an interview with former Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, that aired on Oct. 22, 2023. Source
Full interview: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.” Source
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “we’ll be prepared” if Iran escalates attacks
Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells “Face the Nation” that the U.S. is “concerned at the possibility of Iranian proxies, escalating their attacks against our own personnel, our own people. We’re taking every measure to make sure that we can defend them and if necessary, respond decisively. Not at all what we’re looking for, not all we want, but we’ll be prepared, if that’s what they choose to do.” Source
Mitch McConnell says “I’m completely recovered” after health episodes
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tells “Face the Nation” that he’s “completely recovered” and he’s “back on the job” after his health came into focus this summer. The Senate GOP leader also said it is “a mistake” for his Republican counterparts in the House to separate Israel aid from Ukraine aid. Source
Transcript: Former Rep. Liz Cheney on “Face the Nation,” Oct. 22, 2023
The following is a transcript of an interview with former Rep. Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, that aired on Oct. 22, 2023. Source