The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 1, 2026.

As Sen. Ted Cruz accompanied President Donald Trump to Corpus Christi on Friday, he says, he was urging him to take military ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday said there was “no indication” that Tehran was “close to getting nuclear weapons” after the ...

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he discussed the situation in Iran with ...

Ted Cruz told Margaret Brennan that he did not believe Iran was "anywhere close" to having a nuclear weapon ever since ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the shooting in Austin and the U.S. and ...

Republican Senator Ted Cruz has acknowledged that there was no current verified intelligence showing Iran was close to acquiring nuclear weapons.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday that recent U.S. and Iranian diplomacy “was an abject failure” in the wake of recent U.S.

Missed the second half of the show? Rep. Mike Turner, Sen. Ted Cruz and a panel consisting of Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor, Ret. Gen.

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sens. Tom Cotton and Chris Murphy join Margaret Brennan.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said to the best of his knowledge, there was "no indication" Iran was "anywehre close to getting nuclear weapons" following the dual military strikes launched by the U.S. and ...

This week's guests include Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Rep. Mike ...