Full interview: Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore, former Navy Vice Admiral fired by Sec. Hegseth

Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore, a portion of which aired on Nov. 8. Rep.-elect Lacore will become the highest-ranking female U.S. military officer to ever serve in Congress. She served as chief of the Naval Reserve until she was let go by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth without explanation in August 2025. Rep.-elect Lacore was one of more than three dozen candidates who flipped their seats in last week's "blue wave." "Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted Nov. 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news. Subscribe to the "Face the Nation" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/facethenation/​ Watch full episodes of "Face the Nation": https://www.cbsnews.com/face-the-nation/full-episodes/ Follow "Face the Nation" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/facethenation/ Like "Face the Nation" on Facebook: https://facebook.com/FaceTheNation Follow "Face the Nation" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletter/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com