Reps. Thomas Massie & Ro Khanna, Director Kevin Hassett

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Politics

3.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week on Face the Nation, the long-awaited release of the Epstein files has begun, and will that good news about inflation improve America's views about President Trump's handling of the economy? President Trump is wrapping up the year with a tighter focus on the economy and affordability, both in the Oval Office, and on the midterms campaign trail, boasting of his 2025 accomplishments. Our new CBS poll shows that half the country says Trump's policies are making them financially worse off. We check in with CBS News' Executive Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto on the latest data. Plus, White House Chief Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett weighs in on state of the economy and more. Then, a bipartisan conversation with the two members of Congress who pushed to pass the law calling for the Epstein files to be made public. Has the Trump administration obeyed that law? We talk with Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna. Finally, we talk with the Executive Director of UNICEF Catherine Russell about the children of Sudan and Gaza, and the new head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Paul Coakley weighs in on the Church's position on immigration and deportation policies. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you know what you want for Christmas?
0:02.0	A cute toy.
0:04.0	No, I just want my family back.
0:06.0	That's what I want for Christmas.
0:08.0	We'll see what Santa can do, okay?
0:10.0	It's Christmas, so dear good share.
0:12.0	Merry Christmas.
0:14.0	Tis the season to watch Tally on Channel 4.
0:16.0	Stream now.
0:25.6	I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington, and this week on Face the Nation, the long-awaited release of the Epstein files.
0:27.6	And will that good news about inflation improve America's views about President Trump's
0:32.0	handling of the economy?
0:34.0	President Trump is wrapping up the year with a tighter focus on the economy and affordability,
0:39.3	both in the Oval Office and on the midterms campaign trail boasting of his 2025 accomplishments.
0:45.6	This is a far better term than it would have been had I done it the more traditional way.
0:51.4	It really is. It's a more powerful term. It's a more powerful term.
0:56.3	And the biggest news of all is yesterday. It was announced that inflation is far lower than
1:01.9	anybody expected. I told you. That's an exaggerated claim. But any sign of prices going lower is
1:08.0	good news for Americans. Our new CBS polls shows that half the country
1:12.4	says Trump's policies are making them financially worse off. We'll ask White House chief
1:17.4	economic advisor Kevin Hassett about that and more. Plus, a bipartisan conversation with the two
1:23.4	members of Congress who pushed to pass the law calling for the Epstein files to be made public.
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