CBS to air live or full Face the Nation interviews after Noem dispute

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday accused CBS of "whitewashing" an interview with her on Face the Nation by cutting remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national at the center of a contentious deportation and criminal case. CBS countered that the segment was edited for time, met network standards and that the full interview and transcript were posted online. The dispute prompted the network to change its broadcast policy to show live or live-to-tape interviews in full to increase transparency.

Noem took to social media after the program aired to complain that the televised version omitted portions of her response in which she described Abrego Garcia as an MS13 gang member, an alleged human smuggler, and an abuser who solicited nude photos from minors. In a post she called the edits "shameful" and said Abrego Garcia should "never be in the United States of America." CBS said the on-air segment was shortened for time and that the complete interview and transcript were available on the show's YouTube page and website. The network's transcript includes an editors note stating that Abrego Garcia has been charged with two counts of human smuggling, has...