Read Margaret Brennan's full interview with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR): www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-cot...

Sec. Rubio responds to an op-ed from Elliott Abrams, Pres. Trump’s last envoy to Venezuela, writing publicly that “Venezuelan plutocrats, or U.S. oil executives seem to be coming to Mar-a-Lago and whispering about how easy life would be if we just made a deal with the regime once Maduro was gone.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Margaret Brennan this morning the Trump administration’s objectives “when it comes to how Venezuela impacts the national interest of the United States have not changed.”

When asked if the U.S. is planning for a transition to have elected leader Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado run Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says: “This is not the Middle East. And our mission here is very different. This is the Western Hemisphere.”

NEW this morning: When asked by Margaret Brennan if the U.S. plans to occupy Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “the president always retains optionality on anything, and on all these matters.”

NEW: Read Margaret Brennan's full interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio this morning: www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-r...

Concern about effects of the government shutdown has risen Americans w/ lower incomes are more concerned about being personally affected by it (have gone from 33% very concerned to 49% over last month) And Congress is NOT seen as working to end the shutdown More: www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...

NEW Trump sees his lowest approval ratings of term on handling: Overall job (41%) Economy (38%) Inflation (34%) Economy/inflation policies most important to people in judging administration More *strongly* disapprove of his job handling (46%) than approve somewhat/strongly — true since July 1/2

Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "ready to be anywhere" as President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet in Alaska without him to discuss the war in Ukraine.

Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as U.S. Surgeon General during President Trump’s first term, says “people are going to die” because of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cuts to mRNA vaccine research. www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-trum...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on "Face The Nation" that President Trump “will test" Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska this Friday.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told "Face The Nation" that President Trump will be "testing" Russian President Vladimir Putin in their landmark face-to-face meeting set for Friday, as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia's war with Ukraine. cbsn.ws/45HYaMa

Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams — who served during the first Trump administration — argued Sunday that "people are going to die" if the U.S. backs away from mRNA vaccine development, after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted around $500 million in research funding. cbsn.ws/4ou6qXF

Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said in an interview on August 1 that tariff rates are "pretty much set" on more than 60 trading partners after President Trump's executive order last week. www.cbsnews.com/news/tariff-...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said that applications for a fund for rural hospitals will go out in "early September" in the wake of Medicaid cuts in President Trump's signature piece of legislation passed by Congress last month. www.cbsnews.com/news/dr-oz-c...

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says the bank's economists still expect no movement on interest rates or a recession this year, even after a weak jobs report last week. He said they expect that the U.S. economy "continues to grow," but at "a slow rate."

Dr. Mehmet Oz told "Face The Nation" that applications for a fund for rural hospitals will go out in "early September" in the wake of Medicaid cuts in President Trump's signature piece of legislation passed by Congress last month. cbsn.ws/3H7jvFA

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended President Trump's decision to fire a key official responsible for employment reports, telling CBS News on Friday that Trump has "real concerns" about the accuracy of federal economic data. cbsn.ws/4l6Uic3

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told "Face The Nation" that "we're prepared to stick around and do the work needed" despite having left Washington without a new trade deal amid increased tariffs from President Trump. cbsn.ws/4l6Sn7l

A group of Democratic senators led by Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is urging the Trump administration to suspend American financial support for the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said his office is considering more options to claw back funding approved by Congress and isn't ruling out sending more bills to lawmakers with further cuts before September.

President Trump is "absolutely" going to renegotiate the USMCA, a trade deal he secured with Canada and Mexico in his first term, says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons tells CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez that the agency is "100 percent" planning to hold employers accountable for hiring undocumented immigrants. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hea...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed confidence on "Face The Nation" that the Trump administration will cut trade deals with key U.S. trading partners in the coming weeks — before steep tariffs kick in for dozens of countries. cbsn.ws/3GTuXo2

In an exclusive interview with CBS News, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said his agents will arrest anyone they find in the country illegally, even if they lack a criminal record, while also cracking down on companies hiring unauthorized workers. cbsn.ws/3GRQ36j

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he and a Democratic senator, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, are leading 85 cosponsors on a sanctions bill that he said would make a "sledgehammer available to President Trump to go after Putin's economy and all those countries who prop up the Putin war machine."

One year after the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says "I think we aren’t going to know the motive" of the shooter. Investigators “have tried their best,” Paul says. “I don't think there's a secret answer that they’re not revealing to us.”

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) told "Face The Nation" that the federal government must take responsibility for investigating the breakdown in flood warnings during the recent deadly storms in Texas, calling it a "national responsibility" to improve forecasting systems. https://cbsn.ws/44rnENq

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told "Face The Nation" that "a turning point regarding Russia invasion of Ukraine is coming" amid a bipartisan effort in Congress to impose new economic sanctions aimed at ramping up pressure on the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine. https://cbsn.ws/3GzKp8O

BREAKING: The Secret Service denied multiple requests for extra security on Trump's 2024 campaign, a Senate report shows. Sen. Rand Paul, the author of a Secret Service report on the Trump assassination attempt, joins Face The Nation at 10:30 a.m. ET. https://cbsn.ws/450rHQT

Ahead of the assassination attempt one year ago on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Secret Service denied multiple requests from Trump's Secret Service detail to bolster his security apparatus, according to a Senate report released Sunday. https://cbsn.ws/3GF3Z3t

As the deadline approaches this week for President Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" on other countries, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says some negotiations may "push back past the deadline," even as the White House is expecting deals to be struck by Wednesday.

White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told "Face The Nation" that "rough outlines of the deals are becoming clear" ahead of a key tariff deadline this week, with agreements like the U.K. and Vietnam deals serving as guidelines. https://cbsn.ws/4eDl9Lh

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) warns of rising inflation, growing health care costs, and high interest rates resulting from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill.” "It's going to do a lot of things that are going to hurt a lot of people in our country," he says.

Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as public media has become a target of the White House in recent months. https://cbsn.ws/44MfD5I

Iran's nuclear capabilities suffered "severe damage" in last week's U.S. airstrikes but not "total damage," said the man in charge of the world's global nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. "One cannot claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing there."

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) says House Republicans "know the peril they're in if they vote no" on President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," because "our base back home will not reelect us to office if we vote no on this."

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on "Face The Nation" condemned what he described as an "outrageous" pressure campaign by the Trump administration amid a federal investigation into the University of Virginia, which led to the resignation of its president, Jim Ryan. https://cbsn.ws/44qpTPG

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) told "Face The Nation" that President Trump's tax bill that's nearing a final vote in the Senate will be a "political albatross" for Republicans, citing the cuts to social safety nets and its projected effect on the national debt. https://cbsn.ws/3TMgc9h

The U.S. is ready to meet with Iran following the U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday, while warning Iran that closing the crucial Strait of Hormuz would be a "suicidal" move for the regime.

Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California warned Sunday that if he, as a U.S. senator, could be forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security news conference, "don't just imagine what they're capable of, but what they are doing when the cameras are not there" to others.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told "Face The Nation" that the administration won't allow a "repeat of 2020" to occur after President Trump called for the National Guard to enforce order in the Los Angeles area amid protests over activity by ICE officers. https://cbsn.ws/4l2bsbv

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), the top Democrat on the House China Committee, says the Trump administration's new plan to "aggressively" revoke student visas for Chinese students "is terribly misguided, and it appears prejudicial and discriminatory."

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says he has seen "no organized business interest" in his state for President Trump's tariffs, citing opposition he has heard from industries including farming, cargo, construction and bourbon.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says he thinks there are now four Senate Republicans who would vote to block President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and "I would be very surprised if the bill at least is not modified in a good direction."

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says "the math doesn't really add up" on President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," as the bill's increases in federal spending "exceeds the DOGE cuts." www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-pa...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told "Face The Nation" on Sunday that "the math doesn't really add up" on the cost of President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," while outlining his opposition as the legislation moves to the Senate this week. https://cbsn.ws/4mGrA3R

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told "Face The Nation" that he's "confident" a U.S.-China trade dispute "will be ironed out" when President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a conversation. https://cbsn.ws/4mGouwL

Cindy McCain, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, says she has seen no evidence behind Israel's claims that Hamas carried out the looting of food trucks that entered southern Gaza en route to bakeries.

A provision tucked into President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" that passed the House would restrict federal courts' ability to enforce some injunctions. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says that the Senate may take this out, but it was meant to restrict "activist judges."