8/10: Face the Nation – CBS News

[ad_1] This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova joins to discuss President Trump’s announcement that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, as he continues to push for a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also joins to…

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These United States: A history of the Constitution

[ad_1] Over the past several decades, the checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated. Tony Dokoupil talks with Jill Lepore, author of “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution,” and Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, about our nation’s bedrock document,…

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Tensions over immigration escalate in Chicago

[ad_1] Protests broke out in Chicago on Saturday against President Trump’s immigration crackdown. A group of Catholic clergy led what they called a “People’s Mass” outside the Great Lakes Naval Base. The base will also be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a staging area for deportations. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spent a day with ICE…

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White House requests $58 million to increase security for executive, judicial branches after Charlie Kirk shooting, sources say

[ad_1] D.C. safety concerns after Charlie Kirk shooting Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks safety concerns in Washington 02:09 The Trump administration is sending a $58 million request to Congress to increase security for the executive and judicial branches in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News…

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Trump administration plans to end EPA’s greenhouse gas tracking program for industrial facilities

[ad_1] The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end a federal reporting rule that tracks the quantities of greenhouse gases like methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide released into the air by industrial facilities, according to an agency news release. Ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which has been in place since 2009, would affect over…

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