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President Trump has signaled on social media that the U.S. and Iran are moving closer to a deal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran refuted some of the claims. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean has more.
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The following is the transcript of the interview with retired Lt. Col. William Swenson and retired Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams (Ret.) that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 24, 2026.
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China has launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts heading to its space station.
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Missed the second half of the show? White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Dr. Deborah Birx and Medal of Honor recipients retired Army Lt. Col. William Swenson and retired Army Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams.
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Iran had been scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona, but it will now move its training base to Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego.
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Kouri Richins published a children’s book to help her sons cope with the loss of their father – then she was convicted of Eric Richins’ murder.
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Shots fired near the White House; thousands evacuate Southern California toxic leak zone.
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More than 50,000 people have been evacuated due to a failing industrial tank filled with an extremely hazardous chemical that is leaking from an aerospace facility in Southern California, and it could explode. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Lana Zak reports.
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A large ballistic missile attack pounded Kyiv, authorities said, wounding at least five people after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
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At Kouri Richins’ sentencing for the murder of Eric Richins, her husband and father of their three sons, she declared her innocence to the court and to her children. But for jurors on the case, the evidence told a different story.
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