Bari Weiss eyed replacing ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan as two top producers exit CBS show: report

On November 11, 2026, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss had an opportunity to reshape Face the Nation as senior executive producer Mary Hager announced she was leaving after 35 years and executive producer Anne Hsu prepared to move to the network’s Hong Kong bureau. Weiss had earlier considered replacing host Margaret Brennan, but did not make the change.