Rep. Jim Himes, Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Ro Khanna
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
CBS News
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🗓️ 7 June 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
President Trump's grand plan for the Washington DC skyline isn't the only thing shaking up the city this summer. Last week he appointed a man with NO intelligence experience to head up the top agency in the intelligence community.
Bill Pulte, who serves as the director of the federal housing finance agency, is the heir to a building fortune and close to the President. He's rubbed some cabinet members the wrong way.
And his appointment has sparked concern among even Republicans trying to reauthorize a surveillance program that's due to expire this week. The top Democrat on the House Intel committee Jim Himes will be here today. Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon also joins us.
Meanwhile, Democrats are keeping close watch on Tuesday's Maine Senate primary as their candidate faces some alarming allegations of past aggressive behavior. We talk with a top Graham Platner supporter, California Democrat Ro Khanna.
Finally...should the government have more control over the exploding field of Artificial Intelligence? Plus a conversation about the virtue of courage in public service
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| 0:00.8 | I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington, and this week on Face the Nation, President Trump's |
| 0:05.1 | choice of National Intelligence Director has a chilling effect on the Intel community and Capitol Hill. |
| 0:11.2 | Plus, Democrats reckoned with a Senate candidate who's drawing national attention for the wrong reasons. |
| 0:17.9 | President Trump's grand plan for the Washington, D.C. skyline isn't the only thing shaking up the city this summer. |
| 0:24.6 | Last week, he appointed a man with no intelligence experience to head up the top agency in the intelligence community. |
| 0:32.6 | Bill Pulte, who serves as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, |
| 0:37.9 | is the heir to a building fortune and close to the president. |
| 0:42.2 | He's rubbed some cabinet members the wrong way. |
| 0:45.2 | Did you actually tell Pulte you were going to punch him in the face? |
| 0:51.6 | No, sir. I actually said it was going to kick his ass. And his appointment |
| 0:55.7 | has sparked concern among even Republicans trying to reauthorize a surveillance program that's due |
| 1:01.2 | to expire this week. The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Jim Himes, and Nebraska |
| 1:06.8 | Republican Congressman Don Bacon, will also join us. Meanwhile, Democrats are keeping close watch on Tuesday's main Senate primary |
| 1:15.6 | as their candidate faces some alarming allegations of past aggressive behavior. |
| 1:21.6 | We'll talk with the top Graham Platiner supporter, California Democrat, Rokana. |
| 1:26.6 | Finally, should the government have more control over the exploding field of artificial intelligence? |
| 1:34.3 | It's all just ahead to Face the Nation. |
| 1:54.1 | We have a lot to get to today, but we begin this morning with Democratic Congressman |
| 1:58.6 | Roe Kana of California. |
| 2:00.7 | Good to have you here in person. |
| 2:02.0 | Good to be back. You're just back from Maine. And on Tuesday, there's a primary there for Democrats. |
| 2:07.9 | It'll help to determine who is going to challenge Susan Collins for her seat. She is the |
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