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Rep. Jim Himes on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 7, 2026

Updated on: June 7, 2026 / 12:02 PM EDT / CBS News

Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump, JD Vance and civilizational decline

The US vice-president posted an incendiary tweet on Friday explicitly linking Henry Nowak’s death to civilisational decline

Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect

Local man had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioning

Trump walks out on NBC interview ranting about 'rigged' elections

President Donald Trump stormed out of an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker after ripping the interview for being “crooked” and ranting about “rigged” elections.

More than 1 million join Pope Leo for outdoor mass in Madrid

Pontiff urges followers to dedicate themselves ‘to our brothers and sisters, to the poor, to those who suffer’

David Lammy: I told JD Vance he was wrong about Henry Nowak murder

Deputy PM says he spoke to US vice-president about post that blamed ‘mass invasion of migrants’ for teenager’s death

Rep. Jim Himes says Bill Pulte in intelligence role is Trump's "worst and most dangerous" appointment

Washington — Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, lambasted President Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte, a controversial housing official, to serve as acting director of national intelligence.

Russian strikes kill 3, damage nuclear fuel storage site near Chernobyl, Ukraine says

Three people were killed in a Russian drone strike while waiting at a bus stop in southeastern Ukraine on Sunday, while a separate strike damaged a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Chernobyl, Ukrainian officials said.

Unease and hostility meets defiant support as Maine residents grapple with Graham Platner allegations

OGUNQUIT, Maine — Within days of the New York Times trawling through Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner’s volatile past relationships, the campaign’s latest flyer, prominently displaying a supporter waving a “Women for Graham” sign, arrived in voters’ mailboxes.

Israel strikes Beirut after rocket fire was launched in their direction

Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday, targeting what it said were Hezbollah facilities in response to rocket fire launched their way, just days after a fragile ceasefire with Lebanon was renewed.

Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Search enters second day after Saturday shooting that wounded 12, two reported in critical condition, police say

Trump says his sticking point on Iran deal is ensuring regime cannot 'buy' nuke

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the remaining obstacle to a nuclear agreement with Iran is ensuring the country can never obtain a nuclear weapon, including through outside purchases, marking a shift from his previous focus on preventing Tehran from developing one itself.