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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joins ahead of the Trump administration's looming August 1 tariff deadline, and as President Trump lashes out against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And a new CBS News poll gauges how Americans feel about the Trump administration, six months in.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, joins to discuss President Trump's trip to a Federal Reserve facility with Fed Chair Jerome Powell ahead of his departure for Scotland. Meanwhile, The Ohio State University President Ted Carter joins to explain how he's handling a new era of higher education amid the Trump administration's push to assert control over private and public institutions across the U.S. With France set to become the first major Western democracy to recognize a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "what's happening in Gaza right now is appalling." Barrot said his office has been working for months to get humanitarian aid to Palestinians. In an abrupt reversal, Israel cleared the way for more aid to enter Gaza, saying it will open secure routes for aid trucks as widespread hunger and even starvation has grown in the territory. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," President Trump's top trade negotiator, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, joins to discuss as the U.S. has imposed strict tariffs on key trading partners. Meanwhile, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, explains what's ahead for Americans after the passage of Mr. Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Desperately hungry Palestinians are forced to decide between getting food and risking being shot. Meanwhile, Hamas released a new propaganda video featuring an Israeli hostage. In a rare visit for a journalist, CBS News' Debora Patta reports from Gaza, under escort from the Israel Defense Forces.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova joins to discuss President Trump's announcement that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, as he continues to push for a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also joins to break down how a peace deal might impact European security. Sen. Mark Kelly tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes former President Joe Biden's handling of the border wasn't working, but President Trump's immigration crackdown has "swung drastically in another direction." He also says Mr. Trump "should've extracted something" from Russia before agreeing to meet with Vladimir Putin. Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams — who served in President Trump's first term — tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "people are going to die" if the U.S. backs away from mRNA research, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls off mRNA vaccine development projects. He also argues that RFK Jr. "failed in his first major test" after a deadly shooting at CDC headquarters.