Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tells “Face the Nation” that American business leaders are “very worried” about a partial government shutdown if Congress doesn’t come to a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, that aired on “Face the Nation” on September 3, 2023. Source

The repeal of the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine in 1987 opened the floodgates for extreme partisanship on the airwaves, making commercial talk radio a landscape ripe for controversial opinions aimed at attracting listeners. Correspondent Jim Axelrod looks at how increasingly radical talk radio has unquestionably divided Americans and hardened our politics. (Originally broadcast October 16, 2022.) Source

Teton County in Wyoming is home to the widest income divide in America, with a median house price of more than $5 million and an average income of $318,000. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at how the wealthy, drawn to the state’s picture-perfect settings, have been squeezing out the middle class – the very people needed to keep the community running. (An earlier version of this story originally aired October 16, 2022.) Source

As schools across the country start the new academic year, concerns persist about the lasting effects of pandemic learning loss. Mark Strassmann reports. Source

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells “Face the Nation” that he has “not closed the door” to seeking the GOP presidential nomination in 2024 on a No Labels ticket. “If I believe that we can actually win the race, we might have to try to pull off something that’s never been done,” Hogan said. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, that aired on “Face the Nation” on September 3, 2023. Source

Jayce discusses all things percussion and how his background has grown with this

Join host Andrea Kruszka as she meets with Tennessee Tech Percussion teacher Jayce Clemons. Jayce gives some background on earning his Master’s at the University of North Texas, if anything related to getting his doctorate will relate to his background in composing music, and  how he got started with building instruments.

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Historian Jon Grinspan, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution, has studied how intense partisanship in the 19th century was driven by people feeling isolated, their lives unstable, feeding an aggressive, even violent political discourse. He talks with CBS News’ John Dickerson about his book, “The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915,” and how our nation’s ugly trends in politics have returned, from partisan news to the white supremacists’ march in Charlottesville and the January 6 insurrection. (Originally broadcast October 16, 2022.) Source

We leave you this Sunday at the San Juan National Forest in Colorado. Videographer: Scot Miller. Source