“We’re just wondering how far is this going to go? We’re calling for a cease-fire,” Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar told “Face the Nation.” Source

As negotiations continue between Israel and Hamas for the release of the hostages, Israel appears to be expanding its offensive from northern Gaza to the south, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were told to flee for their safety. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Jerusalem, and Marwan Al Ghoul reports from Gaza. Source

On Capitol Hill this past week, a U.S. senator challenged a testifying witness to a fight and the former House speaker was accused of elbowing a member of Congress. With the presidential election less than a year away, “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan says “let’s all bring some civility back to our politics — the serious issues facing our country require it.” Source

Dina Kawar, the Jordanian ambassador to the U.S., tells “Face the Nation” that Jordan is calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas. “Because we feel that with the Arab countries and with the Islamic countries, this is the only way forward to stop this war and to sit around the table and go back to negotiations,” Kawar said. Source

Rep. Mike Turner, the House Intelligence Committee chair, tells “Face the Nation” that “there certainly is a gap that was unexpected with respect to Israel’s intelligence gathering” in Oct. 7 attack. “But now the United States is actually working with Israel and trying to assist in locating Hamas and understanding Hamas’ structure,” he said. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, that aired on Nov. 19, 2023. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on Nov. 19, 2023. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Dina Kawar, Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S., that aired on Nov. 19, 2023. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Mike Gallagher, Republican of Wisconsin, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, Democrat of Illinois, that aired on Nov. 19, 2023. Source

Jane Pauley hosts our annual “Food Issue,” devoted to all things epicurean. Among our delicious features: David Pogue visits a laboratory that helps launch new food trends; Lee Cowan samples Texas BBQ with a foreign flavor, while Seth Doane checks out a traditional Sardinian flatbread being exported around the world; Tracy Smith visits the Chicago sandwich shop that inspired “The Bear”; Luke Burbank explores the popularity of tinned fish; Jane Pauley interviews Garth Brooks, who is opening a bar & honky-tonk in Nashville; Faith Salie talks with Pinky Cole, founder of the Slutty Vegan fast food chain; Kelefa Sanneh gets in the kitchen with New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark; Jonathan Vigliotti checks out a California baker who specializes in bouza, a traditional Syrian ice cream; and Serena Altschul looks at some tools of the culinary trade. Source