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Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 31, 2026

Updated on: May 31, 2026 / 12:51 PM EDT / CBS News

Pence says it’s 'deeply offensive' DOJ fund could pay violent Jan. 6 rioters

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that the Department of Justice’s new compensation fund should be scrapped, calling it “deeply offensive” that it could provide payments to people who assaulted police officers or vandalized the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

Transcript: Former Vice President Mike Pence on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 31, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with former Vice President Mike Pence that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 31, 2026.

U.S. and Iran still without deal to end war after Trump says he's not in a 'hurry'

Trump threatened further military action if negotiations break down and the U.S. does not receive the concessions from Iran it desires.

Trump’s interior secretary dismisses calls to identify donors for ‘nonpartisan’ concert series

Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary event

Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley agrees to July 23 interview about Jeffrey Epstein by Oversight panel

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is scheduled to be interviewed about his relationship to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in June.

Beshear touts Southern Democratic revival as party looks for 2028 message

Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is pitching a Southern Democratic revival as part of the party’s path back to national power, arguing that gains in traditionally Republican states could reshape the political map ahead of the 2028 presidential election.

US strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific

Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last year

Trump’s 250th Celebration Is a Fiasco

The president has turned a solemn occasion into a Day of Trump.

Georgia town's novel strategy to fight ICE jail plan impresses legal experts

Town of Social Circle’s complaint invokes ‘public nuisance’ law that scholars say could have impact for other localities

The army doctor who came back from Gaza and is leading a New Jersey congressional race

Frontrunner Adam Hamawy has gone from political nobody to endorsements from Bernie Sanders, AOC and Ilhan Omar

The ferocious battle in California’s heartland laying bare Democrats’ struggles

Democrats are determined to flip the 22nd district blue. But which vision for the future will prevail?