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Transcript: Sen. Bill Cassidy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 28, 2026 -- The following is the full transcript of an interview with Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 28, 2026. This interview was conducted on June 25, 2026.

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Exclusive - Cassidy accuses RFK Jr. of building public health "upon a foundation of lies" Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "If you build public health upon a foundation of lies, then you're going to have the absence of adequate public health." updated 12M ago

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Entertainment - Songbook: Sara Bareilles sings "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Two-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, whose choices of essential American songs include Aretha Franklin's rendition of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," performs the Gerry Goffin-Carole King-Jerry Wexler classic, joined by pianist Misty Boyce. [Check out the complete "Sunday Morning" Essential American Songbook at cbsnews.com/songbook.] 8M ago - 3:26

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Only in America: The rise of Viet-Cajun cuisine -- Chef Trong Nguyen came from Vietnam as a teenager in the 1980s, and discovered that the clean bright flavors of Vietnamese food he grew up with paired perfectly with, of all things, the earthy, smoky spice of Cajun cuisine.

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The "Sunday Morning" Essential American Songbook: Defining America through its music -- As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, "Sunday Morning" asked some notable Americans to name their favorite songs by American artists. The result: A diverse list of 250 songs from all musical genres that reflects a beautiful representation of America itself.

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Songbook: Jon Batiste sings "Georgia On My Mind" -- Eight-time Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician-composer Jon Batiste, whose choices of essential American songs include Ray Charles' rendition of "Georgia On My Mind," performs the Hoagy Carmichael-Stuart Gorrell standard for "Sunday Morning" viewers. [Check out the complete "Sunday Morning" Essential American Songbook at cbsnews.com/songbook.]

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The Essential American Songbook -- As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, "Sunday Morning" asked some notable Americans to name their favorite songs by American artists. The result: A diverse list of 250 songs, from all musical genres, that reflects a beautiful representation of America itself. Correspondent Tracy Smith reports. Also: A special performance by Jon Batiste of "Georgia On My Mind."

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Technology - How trains drove American history - The transcontinental railroad changed just about everything in America: transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, even our perception of time. Correspondent David Pogue visits Steamtown National Historic Site, in Scranton, Pa., home to Big Boy, the biggest functioning steam train in the world, to learn how trains helped define an expansive America. 18M ago - 3:25

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Poll: America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S. -- Americans weighed in on what's best about the U.S., its greatest invention, most representative food and more in latest CBS News poll.

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Second Dan Sullivan eligible for ballot in Alaska Senate race, judge rules -- A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled Friday.

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Letlow wins Louisiana GOP Senate runoff, AP projects -- Rep. Julia Letlow was endorsed by President Trump in the state's Republican Senate runoff to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who did not receive enough votes in the primary to advance.

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Buttigieg targeted by fake report to child protective services -- Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false. -- Jun 26

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U.S. strikes targets in Iran after drone attack on cargo ship -- The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week. -- Jun 26

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Trump vows immediate 100% tariff if countries levy digital services tax -- Countries that tax U.S. companies offering digital products and services would immediately face a 100% tariff on their exports to the U.S., President Trump said. -- Jun 26

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Epstein's assistant grilled by lawmakers over Amex travel booked for women or girls -- U.S. lawmakers recently grilled Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff about Epstein's use of American Express to book travel for multiple women or girls. -- Jun 26

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"Regime Change" authors on Trump's "information bubble" and use of power -- In "Regime Change, Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan describe his fundamentally different approach to running the country. -- Jun 26

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Senate Democrats push for info on "anti-weaponization" fund, demand hearing -- Led by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, a group of Senate Democrats suggested the Justice Department violated its internal policies with the creation of the "anti-weaponization" fund. -- Jun 26

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Newsom proposes federal billionaire tax and AI "public equity" fund -- As California Gov. Gavin Newsom eyes a 2028 presidential bid, he's calling for a national tax on billionaires and a public stake in AI, though he opposes a state ballot measure to tax billionaires. -- Jun 26

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John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining classified information -- Bolton agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine, pleading guilty to one count of retaining classified national security information. -- Jun 26

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Billionaire Leon Black subpoenaed to return to House Epstein panel in 3 weeks -- An investor who employed and was close to Jeffrey Epstein appeared before members of Congress Friday investigating the deceased sexual abuser. -- Jun 26

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Internal emails show how RFK Jr.'s team sought to sway the CDC -- A trove of emails offers a new look at how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention navigated some of the most controversial decisions of President Trump's second term. -- Jun 25

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California creates AI job trend tracker -- California now has the nation's first dashboard to publicly track artificial intelligence-related job trends, ones created and ones lost. As of now, early findings show no evidence of rising statewide unemployment from jobs exposed to AI. Till von Wachter, a faculty director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

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How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.

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Gadget prices have fallen for decades. Then AI happened. The race to build AI data centers is leading to a global shortage of memory chips, driving up the cost of personal electronics. Jun 26

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Apple, Microsoft announce price hikes -- Apple and Microsoft announced they're hiking prices for some electronic products, including computers and XBOX consoles, citing a shortage of memory chips. CNET editor-at-large Scott Stein weighs in.

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