Following the arrests last week in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose, DEA administrator Anne Milgram on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” compares ketamine abuse to the beginning of the opioid epidemic, and says the DEA is targeting doctors and practitioners “who are violating this duty of trust to their patients by over-prescribing medicine, or prescribing medicine that isn’t necessary.” Source

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to enact stricter penalties on price gouging is similar to ones filed by state attorneys general. “This isn’t about trying to price fix,” Beshear said. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Aug. 18, 2024. Source

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Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that there are reports that Iran could “declare itself a nuclear weapons state by the end of the year.” Source

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that he believes that once former President Donald Trump is “done and gone,” the Senate Republicans who, once Trump denounced it, abandoned the immigration bill will once again support it. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Austan Goolsbee, president of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Aug. 18, 2024. Source

The DNC, where Kamala Harris will officially be recognized as the Democratic nominee, takes place this week in Chicago. Source

The bridge attacks, apparently aimed at thwarting a Russian counter-push in Kursk, could mean that Kyiv intends to seek a foothold in the region. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Aug. 18, 2024. Source