The following is the transcript of the interview with Dr. Deborah Birx that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 24, 2026.

While the so-called “manosphere” is an “awful” representation of the “desires of the flesh,” it is — at its core — a reaction “to the progressive erasing of gender.”

China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year.

China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay  AP NewsChina sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing  ReutersChina launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft carrying 3 astron…

Ukraine wrapped the occupied south in three layers of drones. Russian trucks are burning  Euromaidan PressDrone games put Ukraine’s best military pilots to the test  ReutersUkraine makes some battlefield gains, but ‘grey zone’ along…

An online propaganda war is currently being waged between the United States and Iran, and global reaction suggests the Iranians are beating the Americans at their own game.

Thousands of people marched through central Madrid on Sunday, chanting and waving banners to protest soaring rents and a housing shortage, and calling for urgent government action.

As the war with Iran approaches the three-month mark, another battle is raging far from the front lines. Ted Koppel examines how Iran is using AI, satire and social media in the online propaganda war. In a conflict where clicks can matter more than fac…