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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, said he supports congressional Democrats holding funding to the Department of Homeland Security until their demands are met. Beshear, speaking in a panel interview with other state governors on "Face The Nation" argued ICE tactics are “not respecting our rights as Americans.” “I wish we didn't have to be at this point, but we have an American body count. We have at least two ICE agents that are being investigated for perjury. We have Americans that have been injured or hurt that shouldn't have been,” he said. #kentucky #immigration #dhs #democrat

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer admitted on Sunday that the Trump administration does not "have the same flexibility that IEEPA" had provided, after the Supreme Court ruled the president does not have the authority to impose unilateral tariffs on almost all of its trading partners under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 federal emergency powers law. "We have series of hearings, we have public comment, we consult with the other countries, and then we try to resolve the unfair practices, we identify, and if they're not resolved, you can take actions like tariffs or other things to try to resolve them," Greer said. #tariff #trump #economy #congress #trade

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said President Trump’s effort to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitians “is wrong” because of how it would impact the manufacturing economy in Springfield, Ohio. “Springfield is an industrial city, manufacturing city that was down. It has been coming back. And frankly, one of the reasons it's coming back is because of the Haitians who are working there,” he told "Face The Nation" in a panel interview on Friday. “These are people who, if you talk to the employers, they were filling jobs that were not being able to be filled in any other way.” #trump #haiti #immigration #ohio #gop

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Sunday consumers have not "avoided the pain" of President Trump's tariffs because some businesses have tried to absorb additional tariff costs, and she didn't think that would last. Lagarde's comments on Sunday came after the Supreme Court struck down most of the president's sweeping tariffs. "There is a point where you don't squeeze your margins so much, and you have to pass it on to the consumers," Lagarde said. "I think this is what we are beginning to see.” #tariff #europe #economy #money #trump

After Friday's Supreme Court ruling struck a blow President Trump's tariff and trade agenda, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told "Face the Nation" on Sunday that "it's critically important that all people in the trade, both outside of the United States, but also in the United States, have clarity about the future of the relationships." Lagarde said she hopes the Trump administration's tariff policies now will be “clarified and sufficiently thought through.” #tariff #trade #europe #trump #economy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told “Face The Nation” on Sunday that “if the U.S. attacks us, then we have every right to defend ourselves." "Our missiles cannot hit the American soil," Araghchi said. "So obviously we have to do something else. We have to hit, you know, the Americans' base in the region." Still, Araghchi questioned why conflict would be necessary "when there is every possibility for a peaceful solution." #iran #military #world #middleeast

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced Sunday on "Face the Nation" that negotiators for the U.S. and Iran will meet again Thursday in Geneva after talks last week where both sides said progress was made. Araghchi said the Iranians are still working on a draft proposal for Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, and added that when the two sides meet again Thursday, "we can work on those elements and prepare a good text and come to a fast deal." “This is my understanding. I see it quite possible,” he said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told "Face The Nation" that Iran has "every right to enjoy peaceful nuclear energy, including enrichment." U.S. officials have expressed widespread skepticism about Iran's nuclear program, including 52 Republican senators and 177 House Republicans who have called on President Trump to demand zero enrichment and full dismantlement of the program. But Araghchi said Sunday that "enrichment is our right." "How we use this right is something, you know, related to us only," he said, and added that the enrichment is a "sensitive part" of the negotiations with the U.S. #iran #usa #nuclear #energy #politics

Watch Margaret Brennan’s full interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Feb. 22, 2026. #iran #unitedstates #trump #middleeast

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Sunday that the White House expects to "stand by" the trade deal agreements it has signed with its partners despite the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that could disrupt the Trump administration's tariff policy. "We expect our partners to stand by them," Greer said on "Face the Nation," and added, "I haven't heard anyone yet come to me and say, 'the deal is off.' They want to see how this plays out." Greer said the nations that had already struck deals with the U.S. prior to Friday's ruling "were not premised on" the decision of the Supreme Court, adding that "whether [the administration] won or lost, we were going to have tariffs." #trump #tariff #trafe #economy #scotus

While Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said any deal with Iran needs to include agreements on ballistic missiles and support for its proxies in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is “negotiating only nuclear” right now, telling Margaret Brennan "there is no other subjects.” "Our nuclear program has advanced technologically and more advanced than at that time, and there are, of course, more sanctions and more pressures," he said. "So I believe that a better deal than JCPOA, or 2015 nuclear deal, is possible. And there are elements that are – could be much better than the previous deal." #iran #usa #nuclear #politics #energy

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said if the United States wants "to find a resolution for Iran's peaceful nuclear program, the only way is diplomacy." Aragchi told "Face the Nation" on Sunday "there is no need for any military buildup" by the U.S. and that doing so "cannot pressurize" Iran. "I believe that still, there is a good chance to have a diplomatic solution, which is based on a win-win game, and a solution is at our reach," he told Margaret Brennan.

The Trump administration and its allies are well underway with an effort to affix the president's name and likeness to landmarks in Washington, D.C. This past week, a banner bearing Trump's portrait unfurled from the headquarters of the Department of Justice – an unprecedented display, at least in America. #trump #news #dc #politics #unitedstates

When asked about reports that she may leave her post as chief of the European Central Bank early to allow President Emmanuel Macron to select her successor rather than a potential far-right leader, Christine Lagarde tells Margaret Brennan her “baseline” is completing her term, which ends in October 2027.

Global consumers haven’t avoided the pain of President Trump’s tariffs, and while some exporters have felt an impact, most of the impact has been “borne by the U.S. importers and eventually, the U.S. consumers,” says European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. “The U.S. importers have squeezed their margins a bit to absorb some of these additional costs due to tariffs. But there is a point where you don't squeeze your margins so much, and you have to pass it on to the consumers. I think this is where we are,” she adds.