The Takeout with Major Garrett

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After the U.S. and Iran signed a preliminary peace agreement, President Trump is in France for the G7 Summit. Nancy Cordes joins from Geneva to discuss what we know. Aaron David Miller and Aaron MacLean provide analysis on the details of this tentative deal. Nikole Killion is on Capitol Hill to preview the Senate’s confirmation hearing of Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee for the Director of National I...

The U.S. and Iran are in the early stages of a potential peace proposal. A senior Trump Administration official tells CBS News what some of those details entail. Taurean Small is at the White House with more. Kelly O’Grady joins from the New York Stock Exchange to explain SpaceX’s initial public offering and how this deal makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Camilo...

Nancy Cordes hosts once again! President Trump calls off scheduled attacks against Iran, citing progress made in negotiations. Caitlin Huey-Burns is at the White House, while Eleanor Watson is standing by at the desk to cover the Pentagon perspective. Aaron MacLean analyzes what a possible deal would look like between the two countries. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) joins Nancy on-set for reaction...

Nancy Cordes is in for Major Garrett. President Trump says that the U.S. will conduct more strikes in Iran because they have “taken too long to negotiate a deal.” Ed O’Keefe, Sam Vinograd, and Robert Costa provide analysis on the state of the war. Fin Gomez wraps up the results from the Maine and South Carolina primaries and discusses what’s next for the general election in November. Audrey F...

Ed O'Keefe interviews Ontario Premier Doug Ford about his trip to Capitol Hill and his pitch to lawmakers: building a fortress around North America. Ford emphasizes that Canada is the best country to provide the U.S. with resources like critical minerals and oil to power their economy. 

It’s primary day in Maine and South Carolina. Caitlin Huey-Burns is in Blue Hill, Maine outside of democratic senate candidate Graham Platner’s headquarters, while Skyler Henry joins from Greenville, SC on where the GOP field for governor stands there. Bob Costa joins Ed on-set to discuss his recent interviews with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Vice President JD Vance. Bob gets Sanders’ p...

Nikole Killion is in for Major. President Trump is set to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. Attendees were told to arrive two hours in advance to get through security. Jared Ochacher is outside the Garden to set the scene. Nikole interviews former Senator and Knicks player Bill Bradley for his reaction to the Finals. Voters in South Carolina and Maine are casting their ball...

Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner responds to the exclusive reporting from the New York Times. The publication spoke with former girlfriends who raise concerns about his behavior. Taurean Small joins from Capitol Hill to recap, while Major speaks with Maine newspaper reporter Alex Seitz-Wald about whether these new claims will affect his standing in the race. Margaret Brennan delves into...

President Trump is set to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to replace the vacancy left by Pam Bondi. Nancy Cordes is at the White House to report on what led to the decision. Nikole Killion is on Capitol Hill to explain the hours-long Senate Vote-a-Rama in order to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security. She also reports on the breaking New York Times piece where multipl...

Votes are still being counted in both the Los Angeles Mayor and the California Governor races. Julie Watts from CBS California recaps the takeaways for us. Trump's pick for Iowa Governor, Randy Feenstra, failed to secure the Republican nomination in a rare loss for the President. On the other side, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's choice for Senator, Josh Turek won his Democratic primary, pu...

Primaries are happening in multiple states including Iowa and California. KCCI chief political reporter Amanda Rooker sets the scene for the races in Iowa, while Julie Watts breaks down the dynamics of the LA Mayor and California Governor’s race. Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner is on Capitol Hill, just days after reporting came out about him sexting multiple women. Nikole Killion report...

CBS News has learned that the Trump Administration will drop the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Ed O’Keefe discusses his latest reporting. President Trump posts on Truth Social that conversations are ongoing with Iran, while the country’s state media asserts negotiations are suspended. Aaron MacLean provides analysis on the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran. Voters in California will ca...

On tonight's edition of The Takeout...Major starts with Nancy Cordes on the latest confusion over Iran negotiations. Margaret Brennan joins with part of her interview with Ukranian President Zelenskyy. We'll have Epstein survivor Annie Farmer on to react to Pam Bondi's closed door testimony on the release of the Epstein files. And super progressive candidate Chris Rabb discusses his campaign for a...

Major sits down with veteran journalist Lois Romano to discuss her new biography "An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln". The rare and extensive profile of the former first lady looks at her life before and after her husband's assassination. Romano and Major break down Mary Todd Lincoln's mental health struggles, discussing how they'd be treated today and how...

Welcome to the Takeout. President Trump is pushing for a $250 bill featuring himself, but his political currency with Republicans is wavering after last week's fallout over the anti-weaponization fund. Conflicting messages about a lasting ceasefire with Iran continued today, even after reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile towards Kuwait. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Celine Gounder...

In a compelling interview with Major, Ben Rhodes reflects on his upcoming book, “All We Say”, which tells the history of 15 speeches that define America 250 years after its founding. Rhodes, who served as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, shared his thoughts on the Iran war, why he thinks the Obama White House “did get right” the 2015 nuclear deal, and the state of the De...

Welcome to The Takeout. Texas senate race is set following Ken Paxton’s decisive run off win as President Trump declares he doesn’t “care about the midterms.” A tale of two incumbents: Rep. Christian Menefee speaks to Major about his agenda and generational shift after defeating Al Green. A peace deal with Iran is at stalemate but Trump claims Tehran is “negotiating on fumes.” CBS News national se...

Welcome to The Takeout. President Trump asserts his third medical exam "checked out perfectly” as questions are raised over his health. Nancy Cordes has the latest from the White House. Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson joins The Takeout to discuss the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund and what it entails for the Republicans. Next, Aaron MacLean explains the Qatar talks aimed a...

Major conducts a wide-ranging interview with author Jon Krakauer, three decades after the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Jon reflects on the time that has passed since the release of his 1997 book "Into Thin Air", which chronicles his first-hand account of the journey and what ultimately led to the deaths of twelve people. 

Aaron MacLean and Sam Vinograd join Major at the top of the show to discuss the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Director of National Intelligence. They both detail the role of the ODNI, what the shift in leadership will mean for the administration, and the latest on the war in Iran. As the President defends his proposal of the anti-weaponization fund in a Truth Social post, Michael Cohen spe...

Major begins the show with Ebola, discussing with Dr. Celine Gounder how the virus has spread within the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the travel restrictions to neighboring African countries. Nikole Killion explains her latest reporting, where some Republicans, staunch allies of the President, are not sold on the Department of Justice's Anti-Weaponization Fund. Georgetown Law's Rupa Bhatta...

President Trump's revenge tour continues: Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie lost his primary and his candidate in the Georgia Senate race advanced to a runoff, hoping to beat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Anthony Salvanto breaks down the primary numbers. Staying in the Peach State, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms clinched her win in the Democratic primary, and she has her eye on becoming G...

Primaries are happening in six states including Kentucky and Georgia. Ed is in Kentucky following Congressman Massie’s primary against Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein. Ed spoke with Massie about a variety of topics surrounding his campaign and what it means to be a Republican under Trump’s ire. Skyler Henry is in Atlanta recapping the primaries happening for Georgia Senate and Georgia Governor...

Nikole Killion is in for Major today. She recaps the breaking news of a shooting at a San Diego Islamic center with Anna Schecter and Sam Vinograd. Sources tells CBS News that two suspects are dead. Aaron Navarro’s in Lexington, Kentucky covering the congressional primary of Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican that’s been under the President’s crosshairs. Adam Beam, deputy editor from the Atlanta Jou...