Senators Tim Kaine and Mike Lee blamed Congress for giving the president too much power to use military force. Source

Today on “Face the Nation, with tensions escalating with Iran, we get perspective from the administration on what the future holds for relations with the regime. Source

The defense secretary told “Face the Nation” he “didn’t see” specific evidence showing four embassies were going to be attacked. Source

The former secretary of state says he stands by the Obama administration’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Senator Mike Lee that aired Sunday, January 12, 2019, on “Face the Nation. Source

The defense secretary provides background on what President Trump called an “imminent threat” to U.S. embassies overseas. Source

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said administration officials were vague in a briefing about threats posed by Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani. Source

Now on the cusp of turning 87, Kim Novak is still finding herself. The star of such classics as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” “Picnic,” and “Bell, Book and Candle,” the actress turned her back on Hollywood in the 1960s and has since pursued artwork and a love of animals. Mo Rocca reports. Source

The comic writer and actor Buck Henry, who helped bring “Get Smart,” “The Graduate” and “Heaven Can Wait” to the screen, and who was a frequent guest host of “Saturday Night Live,” died this past week at age 89. Jane Pauley reports. We also remember Rush drummer Neil Peart, who died this week at 67. Source

At 35 Gary Clark Jr. is still clearly uncomfortable being heralded as one of the best guitarists in a generation. He’s played the White House, and toured with the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. This year his blues/rock album, “This Land,” is up for four Grammy Awards. Kristine Johnson talks with the musician who describes himself as a “simple dude from Austin, Texas who picked up a guitar.” Source