The Face the Nation broadcast examined President Trump's foreign policy agenda, economic pressures and the political risks facing Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California and top Democrat on the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, urged the United States and China to negotiate enforceable AI safeguards before President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He proposed banning recursive self-improving AI, preventing misuse for biological or nuclear weapons, and using international monitoring and data-center checks to verify compliance. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang separately defended rapid AI development while calling for safety standards and earlier engagement with communities hosting data centers. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican of Florida, criticized Trump's immigration enforcement and urged him to protect Hispanic support, while also defending his engagement with Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez. Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, criticized a reported $250,000 gift tied to Donald Trump's son, warned that proposed $5,000 payments would be inflationary, and challenged the administration's vaccine messaging. Former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn said high energy costs, negative real wage growth and declining savings are weighing on consumer sentiment despite stable headline economic indicators. The program also reported Trump's plan for a 250-foot Triumphal Arch near Arlington Cemetery that could include drones, snipers and ammunition storage.