At least 18 people were killed after a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the country’s prime minister and the Red Cross. Source
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8/11: Face the Nation
This week on “Face the Nation,” There are new reports of foreign intervention in the 2024 election, and this time, the target is former President Trump’s campaign. GOP vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and former U.S. Central Command Commander and retired Gen. Frank McKenzie join moderator Margaret Brennan. Source
Alleged Trump campaign hack seems to be Iranian “replication of 2016 Russian playbook,” says Krebs
Cybersecurity expert and CBS News contributor Chris Krebs and intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joined “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to discuss the alleged hacking of the Trump campaign, as some media organizations reported receiving what appeared to be sensitive internal campaign documents. The campaign blamed Iran, and it’s calling on reporters not to publish anything received as a result of the hacking. Krebs said that the apparent hack seems to be a “replication of the 2016 Russian playbook,” when the Democratic National Committee was infiltrated by Russian actors. Source
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie believes Lebanese Hezbollah close to entering Middle East conflict
Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. Central Command, predicted on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” Sunday that Lebanese Hezbollah could soon be involved in the border conflict with Israel. “I think we are hours, maybe days — not weeks — away from Lebanese Hezbollah entering this fight.” largest non-state military entity in the world,” McKenzie told Brennan. Tensions have been rising in the Middle East, where fears of an expanding regional war have been growing a week after Israel killed a top Hamas leader in Iran and two Hezbollah commanders. Source
JD Vance says Trump wants abortion to be decided by states amid questions about abortion pill access
GOP presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance defended recent comments by former President Donald Trump that seemed to indicate an openness to rolling back access to abortion pills, saying Trump “wants these decisions to be made by the states.” He joined moderator Margaret Brennan for an interview on “Face the Nation” Sunday. Source
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly praises Walz, saying he “understands rural America”
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, the twice-elected Democratic governor of the red state of Kansas, praised Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, calling him a “huge asset” to the ticket on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sunday. She said that as a former congressman who represented a heavily Republican part of the state, he “understands rural America.” Kelly also weighed in on abortion as a ballot issue this fall and on what Democrats need to do to woo rural voters. Source
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan urges fed to cut interest rates in September
In a week with high turbulence in in the U.S. economy and jitters in the markets, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to ease pressure on American consumers. “They’ve got to be more careful than the downside of not starting to move down rates to restore a feeling that, you know, there’s light at the end of the tunnel,” he said in an interview on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “They’ve told people rates probably aren’t going to go up, but if they don’t start taking them down relatively soon, you could dispirit the American consumer.” Source
Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 11, 2024
This week on “Face the Nation,” There are new reports of foreign intervention in the 2024 election, and this time, the target is former President Trump’s campaign. GOP vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and former U.S. Central Command Commander and retired Gen. Frank McKenzie join moderator Margaret Brennan. Source
Seven new Banksy artwork appears in London
A series of Banksy works featuring animals have popped up around London. Source
U.S. Navy warship production is in its worst state in years. What’s behind it?
The U.S. Navy is struggling to build affordable warships needed to face expanding threats around the world. Source