On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, Governors Mike Dewine, Gretchen Whitmer and Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb sat down with Margaret Brennan Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Governors Mike DeWine and Gretchen Whitmer that aired Sunday, December 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” Source

Whitmer said “in lieu of a broader national strategy, it really was on us to navigate” the coronavirus pandemic. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Frank Figliuzzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, that aired Sunday, December 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Nashville Mayor John Cooper that aired Sunday, December 27, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” Source

DeWine and Whitmer say they’ve worked together to fight a “common enemy” of the coronavirus. Source

Cases are rising in Massachusetts, California, New York and Florida, Gottlieb said. Source

The former FDA commissioner says hospitalizations and deaths will continue to rise, even if infections begin to plateau. Source

Mayor John Cooper predicted that “a lot of questions will be answered relatively soon.” Source

Frank Figliuzzi, the former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, says the explosion was “quite likely” a suicide bombing. Source