Margaret Brennan is moderator of Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS. Brennan is also CBS News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Additionally, she appears regularly on the "CBS Evening News," leading coverage from Washington when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts.

Brennan became moderator of Face the Nation in February 2018 and quickly became known for her tough but fair questioning of world leaders, politicians, and policymakers. As the second woman to host the venerable broadcast, she has upheld its legacy as America’s premier Sunday public affairs program and helped propel it to become the most watched in its category for five consecutive years.

World leaders including Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Vice Presidents JD Vance and Kamala Harris, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have been interviewed on the program by Brennan, as well as Republican and Democratic leaders including House Speakers Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, and Nancy Pelosi.

In October 2024, Brennan co-moderated the only vice-presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle on CBS between then-Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz.

Since joining CBS News in 2012, Brennan has served as State Department and White House correspondent. She has covered major events including the landmark Iran nuclear deal, U.S.-Cuba diplomatic restoration, the accord to transfer control of Syria's chemical weapons, and the war in Ukraine. She previously spent a decade covering global financial markets for CNBC and NBC News.

Brennan graduated from the University of Virginia with highest distinction and studied Arabic in Jordan as a Fulbright-Hays Scholar. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband Yado Yakub and their two sons.