The Takeout with Major Garrett

This week, CBS News foreign policy and national security contributor H.R. McMaster joins Major to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. McMaster, who served as a National Security Advisor to former president Donald Trump, said that whatever actions the United States would take if there were millions of deaths, "we should do it right now," adding that U.S. officials need to stop talking about a...

Join us this week for Major's conversation with the co-chairman of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, Illinois Democrat Rep. Mike Quigley. He says he has seen enough suffering in Ukraine and is now calling for a no fly zone there. Quigley also believes the US should treat the embattled nation as if it were part of NATO. That view is out of step with the White House and most of his colleagues on C...

According to the UN, about a million refugees have fled Ukraine for points west in just seven days of fighting. Mostly women and children, they're headed for safety in neighboring European countries. Ambassador of the European Union to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis joins Major this week at Ris in Washington's West End neighborhood to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the unfolding refugee c...

The 1971 Attica Prison riot was among the bloodiest domestic conflicts in recent American history. Major speaks with director Stanley Nelson whose new documentary, “Attica,” brings to bare the savage horrors of the 5-day standoff. Nelson explains how race and politics contributed to a riot that left 43 dead - all but one at the hands of law enforcement gunfire. Join us.

Major is joined by Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX)   to discuss the former NFL player's takeaways from Super Bowl LVI, his recent trip to Ukraine and Democrats' chances of maintaining a majority in the next Congress. Plus: a can’t-miss discussion on election integrity.

Want to know what's it's like to cover the Winter Olympics? CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas joins Major from her temporary posting in Beijing. Jamie details the intensive COVID protocols in place for athletes, officials and journalists and explains the creature comforts inside the so-called "closed loop." There's been virtually no natural snowfall since the opening ceremonies, yet the games go...

Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein - yes, THAT Carl Bernstein - joins Major this week to talk about his new book "Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom" which chronicles the early part of his reporting career. Before Watergate and the Washington Post, Bernstein was a so-so student with a passion for newspapering. Bernstein talks about his cub reporter days at the Washington Evening Star, coverin...

CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams, currently on assignment in Kyiv, Ukraine, joins Major for a chat about her experience covering the Russian build up of forces along Ukraine's border and her life as a reporter in conflict zones. She recently spent time reporting quite literally in the trenches on the frontlines. Holly also shares a story about eating breakfast with the Ukrainia...

This week, Major shares an extended interview with the National Hockey League's first Black player, Willie O'Ree. O'Ree entered the NHL in 1958 with the Boston Bruins, and persevered through racial discrimination and an injury that left him blind in his right eye. The Boston Bruins retired O'Ree's number 22 jersey this week, and Congress passed the The Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act hon...

This week, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) joins Major to discuss her recent trip to Atlanta with President Biden as he pushes voting rights legislation. Plus, Sewell talks about her upbringing in Selma, Alabama and how she got to know Michelle and Barack Obama before they knew each other. And Major asks about this week's developments in the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th C...

Join us for Major's extended conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican who was pressured by former President Trump to overturn his state's 2020 election results. Those ballots were counted three times and each time showed President Biden with more votes than Mr. Trump. Raffensperger reflects on a year of death threats against him and his family and explains why...

This week, CBS News technology reporter Dan Patterson joins Major to discuss the influx of misinformation and disinformation on the internet, the state of QAnon heading into 2022, and whether there is an appetite in the public for the "metaverse" that Google, Facebook and other tech giants are rolling out.

This week, comedian and impressionist Frank Caliendo joins Major to discuss Christmas, COVID, and Comedy. Plus, Caliendo explains how he workshops his celebrity impressions. This episode was recorded on December 21, 2021.

For pollster Robert Cahaly, producing illuminating surveys and with accurate results is more important than party politics. Cahaly, who founded the opinion polling firm Trafalgar Group, received an  A-minus grade  from FiveThirtyEight's Pollster Rankings and accurately predicted former President Trump's victory in 2016 and the results of the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections in 2021....

Freshman Republican congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19) hosts Major in his Capitol Hill office for a discussion about GOP conference politics, COVID and vaccine mandates and the 2024 presidential race. If not Donald Trump, who does Donalds think would contend for the nomination? Plus, Donalds weighs in on Rep. Lauren Boebert’s incendiary remarks and Democratic efforts to punish her. Join us!

The 2020 census gave Texas, Montana, Oregon, Colorado, North Carolina and Florida additional seats in the House of Representatives, while seven states lost seats. Now, one of the more acrimonious - and partisan - processes is playing out in state capitols across the country: re-drawing those congressional district lines. This week, Major walks the line with Dave Wasserman, a senior editor at The C...

Join us at Strangeways Brewing in Richmond, Virginia for a chat with Democratic congresswoman Abigail Spanberger. The two-term representative recently got a call from President Biden after she, during the recent legislative debate over sweeping social policy proposals, told the New York Times, “Nobody elected [Biden] to be F.D.R.” So what did the president say to her in response? Pull up a chair,...

Is it too early to talk about the next presidential election? Never! Political journalist and author of the new book "In Trump's Shadow" David M. Drucker joins Major this week at Atlas Brew Works in the Navy Yard section of DC. Drucker's book examines the future of the Republican Party with or without the former president. Will Trump run in 2024? Who else might make a run for the GOP nomination? J...

NPR Investigative Correspondent Tim Mak has been following the National Rifle Association for years, and in his new book “Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA” he details the alleged corruption and misuse of donations at the gun rights advocacy group. Mak talks with Major Garrett about how he got access to documents the NRA had hoped to keep secret.

David Pogue has a mission for his new podcast series “ Unsung Science ”: make significant scientific achievements relatable. The five-time Emmy winner and CBS News Sunday Morning correspondent joins Major and dives into stories he's covered on his podcast - efforts to safely reduce the spread of deadly mosquitos, deepfake video and audio abuses, and how mRNA vaccines were created. We're at famed N...

This week, we visit pay a visit on the French ambassador to the US Phillippe Etienne at his residence in DC's Kalorama neighborhood. Ahead of President Biden’s meeting in Rome with French President Emmanuel Macron this week, Etienne says the countries “are rebuilding trust” after this summer’s submarine contract spat that sank relations to their lowest point in recent memory. Also on the menu: the...

This week we're at Puerto Rican restaurant La Famosa in DC's Navy Yard for a conversation with Jim Balog, world-renowned nature photographer who has documented man's impact on the natural world in his new book "The Human Element." Balog explains how he made some of his stunning photos that document wildfire, sea ice melt and the impact on wildlife. Join us for breakfast and a fascinating conversat...

This week, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins Major to discuss the latest developments in congressional negotiations of both a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a "soft infrastructure" bill that would increase social safety nets for Americans. Jayapal maintains that child care, Medicare expansion, prescription drug price limits, climate change, immigration, and affordable housing will remain in the slimm...

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, a labor union of more than 3 million, joins Major for a chat about schools, vaccines and critical race theory. Pringle says she’s concerned about attrition in the teaching ranks. "I'm worried about educators leaving the profession, and that's very real, and it's happening.” Join us!

Join us at the solar-powered Atlas Brew Works for an electric conversation with the Secretary of the Department of Energy Jennifer Granholm. On the menu this week: the fate of the president's infrastructure proposal, climate change, electric vehicles, nuclear energy and whether congress can keep the government open and avoid default. Come for the knowledge, stay for Major stuffing his face with a...