Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 25, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, Attorney General Todd Blanche and Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa join Margaret Brennan.

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Attorney General Todd Blanche Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado Anthony Salvanto, CBS News executive director of elections and surveysSen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina HinojosaClick here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: With control of Congress on the line, closing arguments from Republicans and Democrats are coming into focus with just days to go until the midterm elections.(Begin VT)DONALD TRUMP (President of the United States): We're going to crush the radical left Democrats all across the country.

We're going to win the Republican House and we're going to win the Republican Senate.(End VT)MARGARET BRENNAN: Two presidents with competing visions for America, neither on the ballot, delivering dueling messages in battleground states.(Begin VT)BARACK OBAMA (Former President of the United States): This election is our last, best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration. Is the circuit breaker in the system.(CHEERING)(End VT)MARGARET BRENNAN: But President Trump's final push extends beyond the campaign trail. The Justice Department is stepping up its efforts to intervene with a series of legal challenges.We will speak with U.S. Attorney General Todd