The Takeout with Major Garrett
The Takeout, hosted by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, is a never-take-yourself-too-seriously daily show that harnesses the best and latest reporting from CBS News. Its motto: relentlessly curious, steadfastly non-ideological. Featuring unique guest interviews, investigative journalism and the day’s biggest events, The Takeout will also simplify and explain the complexities and acronyms of official Washington. The show is driven by national politics but lives comfortably in deep discussions of economics, pop culture, sports and technology.
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July 18, 2025 • 50 mins
Weijia Jiang anchors "The Takeout" today. As President Trump signs the Genius Act into law, she interviews Bo Hines, the Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, to discuss how the legislation will affect the crypto industry. Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya- Galvez joins the show to share his one-on-one interview with the acting ICE Director and how the agency's agents will continue to wear m...
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July 17, 2025 • 50 mins
As White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reveals President Trump's vein diagnosis, Nancy Cordes and Dr. Jon Lapook join "The Takeout" to discuss what this means for the President and his prognosis. Congress holds Crypto Week on Capitol Hill, and the House just passed three bills dealing with the alternative form of currency. Major interviews House Majority Whip Tom Emmer to detail the impact, and where he expects the votes w...
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July 17, 2025 • 41 mins
Former Vice President Mike Pence discusses the first six months of President Trump's second term, weighs in on Mr. Trump's criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and calls on the Trump administration to "release all the files" on Jeffrey Epstein in an extended interview with "The Takeout" host Major Garrett.
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July 16, 2025 • 49 mins
President Trump flirts with firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Major talks to Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who twice voted against confirming Powell, but says he should remain as head of the independent agency through the end of his term. Former Vice President Mike Pence joins the show and covers a variety of topics: the Jeffrey Epstein files, U.S. policy on Ukraine and a potential sale of TikTok. Plus, finan...
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July 15, 2025 • 50 mins
Attorney General Pam Bondi under the microscope for her handling of the Epstein files, responds to our reporter’s question about whether she’ll keep her job. After the Supreme Court’s ruling that allowed the Trump Administration to lay off 1,400 employees from the Education Department, Major interviews Secretary Linda McMahon about her current effort to dismantle the agency. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Florida Republican Congresswo...
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July 14, 2025 • 50 mins
President Trump makes an announcement about Russia today at the White House, marking a major shift in his stance with the nation. To break down what this announcement means, Major interviews John Sullivan, Former Ambassador to Russia in the first Trump term. Meteorologist Rob Marciano joins us to define the weather term “cloud seeding" and debunk the false claims of its involvement in the Texas floods. Plus, Major ends the show wit...
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July 11, 2025 • 50 mins
With the President's trip to Texas today, Major interviews Trump ally, Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), about the flood damage and his observations of the President’s visit and time spent in the disaster zone. Jake Rosen and A.T. Smith, former Deputy Director of the Secret Service, join to reflect on the one year anniversary of the President's assassination attempt in Butler, PA. Jake, who was in Butler that day, provides his wit...
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July 10, 2025 • 50 mins
Major continues his "Takeout Takeaway" series, detailing the effects of the President's budget bill. This time around, Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins the show to discuss the additional funding that ICE will receive when it comes to detention facilities, immigration judges and the wall along the Southern Border. He speaks with Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan about where the extra resources the agency gains from the legislation will go....
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July 9, 2025 • 50 mins
In the wake of the Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, Major speaks with Vermont Democratic Senator Peter Welch about his legislation to revamp FEMA and give more power to local and state communities during natural disasters. On the other side of the aisle, Kansas Republican Senator Roger Marshall provides his expertise as a former physician on whether the passage of Trump's budget bill will affect rural hospitals. Plus,...
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July 8, 2025 • 50 mins
With President Trump threatening multiple countries with tariffs on August 1 deadline, Ed O’Keefe discusses how US allies are responding, and Kelly O’Grady analyzes the impact on the markets. In the second part of our in-depth series on the budget bill, "Takeout Takeaway" Major interviews Dr. Rob Davidson, an E-R doctor and Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Healthcare, who warns about how the bill will impact Medicaid....
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July 7, 2025 • 50 mins
Following deadly Texas floods that killed more than 90 people, Major breaks down the latest with correspondent Nidia Cavazos and Tom Fahy, the legislative director for the National Weather Service Employees Organization. President Trump signed the budget mega bill on Independence Day. What does it mean for you? Kelly O’Grady discusses top lines of the president’s tax plans and how it affects your pocketbook. Plus, Trump sneakers, h...
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July 3, 2025 • 50 mins
Major speaks with two Republicans who were crucial to getting the bill passed: South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson who negotiates important bills behind the scenes and Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, a holdout from the conservative House Freedom Caucus. NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson explains the decision not to invite President Trump to the organization’s annual convention - the first time a sitting president hasn’t been invited i...
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July 2, 2025 • 55 mins
With the Senate-passed version of the budget bill back to the House, representatives on both sides of the aisle rushed back to the nation's capital to vote on the revised legislation. Major interviews Washington Democratic Congressman Adam Smith and Indiana Republican Congressman Marlin Stutzman: two lawmakers who oppose the current bill as it stands, for different reasons. Plus, A New York jury delivered a mixed verdict in the tri...
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July 1, 2025 • 35 mins
CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins Major from Capitol Hill on the Senate's passage of Trump's so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill," which now heads back to the House for consideration. Major interviews New York Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres about how the legislation could impact the Medicaid recipients in his district. Torres also weighs in on Zohran Mamdani officially winning the New York City mayoral pri...
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June 30, 2025 • 50 mins
While Major is back and well-rested, the U.S. Senate may not feel the same way. The upper chamber is in the progress of what's known as a vote-a-rama, where members propose all the amendments they can before the passage of a bill. With the President's economic agenda on the line, Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin joins the show to discuss the Democrats' strategy to delay the legislative process and why she opposes President T...
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June 27, 2025 • 50 mins
Scott MacFarlane ends the week with a significant Supreme Court decision. He interviews Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz about the decision, who believes in ending birthright citizenship because he claims it’s a “magnet for illegal immigration.” Senior Foreign Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tehran about how civilians are living after U.S bombs damaged their country. Plus, Delaware Democratic Congresswoman Sarah McBride joi...
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June 26, 2025 • 49 mins
Scott MacFarlane steps in the anchor chair once again for "The Takeout." In the wake of the Israel-Iran conflict, Scott speaks with Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian, who was wrongfully imprisoned in the country for over a year. Meanwhile, back in the nation's capital, President Trump's hoping to galvanize his base behind his "big, beautiful bill." One of his advocates, Republican Senator from Montana, Tim Sheehy, joins the...
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June 26, 2025 • 50 mins
Caitlin speaks with Kansas Republican Senator Roger Marshall about when we should expect the passage of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and what he thinks about the delay from the administration about briefing lawmakers in regards to the conflict between Iran and Israel. Marshall's hopeful for a Sunday deadline, but will his prediction hold? On the other side of the aisle, California Democratic Congressman Mike Levin pushes back on th...
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June 24, 2025 • 50 mins
Caitlin Huey-Burns anchors “The Takeout.” Bob Costa joins the desk to provide additional analysis into the mind of the President’s team while he grapples with the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran as well as the NATO Summit in the Netherlands. Anthony Salvanto reveals new polling about how Americans feel about the President’s involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. After being denied an abortion in the state of Texas, repr...
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June 23, 2025 • 50 mins
Caitlin Huey-Burns hosts “The Takeout.” Retired CENTCOM Commander Gen. Frank McKenzie analyzes Iran’s retaliatory strikes against a U.S. base in Qatar. McKenzie reiterates that the President doesn’t want to start a war with the country, but wants to prevent them from having a nuclear weapon. Plus, Jack Ciattarelli was a critic of the President. Now, the New Jersey gubernatorial candidate won the Republican primary, with the endorse...
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