Tag: Punting the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Joining Steve Kornacki at the table will be: Kasie Hunt, political producer, NBC News; Former Rep. Tom Perriello, (D) Virginia, president & CEO of Center for American Progress Action Fund; Former Gov. Jane Swift, (R) Massachusetts; Michael Brendan Dougherty, editor, TheSlurve.com; Former Gov. Douglas Wilder (D) Virginia; Liz Kennedy, counsel, Demos.org; Ken Gross, attorney, Skadden Arps; and Nick Acocella, writer, editor, publisher PolitiFax.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Sunday on “This Week” the guests are former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer; Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA); Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK); Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT); and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

Sitting at the roundtable are Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot; Politico senior political reporter Maggie Haberman; New York Times Magazine chief national correspondent Mark Leibovich, author of the new book “This Town“; and television and radio host Tavis Smiley.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL); Reps. Pete King (R-NY) and Mike Kelly (R-PA); and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).

The Chris Matthews Show: This Sunday’s panel guests are Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent; Katty Kay, BBC Washington Correspondent; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent; and David Ignatius, The Washington Post columnist.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: This week’s MTP guests are : Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV); Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY); and Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR).

The guests at the roundtable are Rich Lowry, editor of National Review; Former Democratic Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson; President of the Center for American Progress Neera Tanden; and Republican Strategist as well as former senior strategist to the McCain-Palin campaign Steve Schmidt.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests this Sunday are Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX); Gov. Pat Quinn (D-IL); Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-CA); Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA); and NAACP President Ben Jealous.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Joining Steve at the table will be: Dave Weigel, political reporter, Slate.com, msnbc contributor; Sean Trende, senior elections analyst, Real Clear Politics; Maria Teresa Kumar, president, Voto Latino, MSNBC Contributor; Donita Judge, project director, redistricting, The Advancement Project; Jim Morrill, political writer, The Charlotte Observer; Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor, The Atlantic; and NJ State Sen. Barbara Buono

This Week with George Stephanopolis: On “This Week” the guests are; former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush discuss their latest trip to Africa; and  Egypt’s Ambassador to the U.S. Mohamed Tawfik.

At a roundtable discussing the the developments in Egypt are: ABC News’ George Will; ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz; Washington Post columnist David Ignatius; and the American Enterprise Institute’s Michael Rubin.

Discussing this week’s politics are: ABC News’ George Will and Cokie Roberts; ABC News contributor and Democratic strategist Donna Brazile; and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer:  Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA).

Joining him on his panel are: Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report; David Rohde of Reuters; Michael O’Hanlon of the Bookings Institution; and CBS News’ contributor John Dickerson.

The Chris Matthews Show: This week’s panel guests are Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent; Katty Kay, BBC Washington Correspondent; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent; and David Ignatius, The Washington Post Columnist.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: On MTP this Sunday Nobelist Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei; chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ); and  Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID).

On a panel discussing national security are guests: columnist for the New York Times, Tom Friedman; author and senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Robin Wright; Bloomberg View‘s Jeffrey Goldberg; and NBC’s Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd.

At the political roundtable are guests: Columnists for the Washington Post EJ Dionne and Eugene Robinson; New York Times columnist David Brooks; and NBC’s Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Joining Ms. Crowley are Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey; and chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI); from on the ground in Egypt, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and Fareed Zakaria.

At 12pm ET hour, former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Ned Walker; former National Intelligence Director John Negroponte; and Middle East analyst Shibley Telhami join us to discuss the ongoing situation in Egypt.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: This Sunday’s guests are not listed at this time.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: On “This Week“, an exclusive interview with Julian Assange;  Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin and National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown debate the future of same sex marriage; and Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis.

At the political roundtable are: ABC News Political Analyst and Special Correspondent Matthew Dowd; ABC News Anchor and Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran, who covers the Supreme Court for ABC News; Rep. Donna F. Edwards, D-Md.; and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Prop 8 Plaintiff’s Attorney Ted Olson; Tony Perkins, Family Research Council; Former NSA/CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden; and Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (D).

Sitting at the roundtable are: Michael Gerson, columnist for The Washington Post; Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP; Lehigh University Prof. James Peterson; Fernando Espuelas, Univision; and Jan Crawford, CBS News Chief Legal Correspondent.

The Chris Matthews Show: On this Sunday’s panel are Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent; Katty Kay, BBC Washington Correspondent; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent and David Ignatius, The Washington Post Columnist.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: On this Sunday’s MTP the guests are: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (D); and Prop 8 Plaintiff’s Attorney Ted Olson.

At the political roundtable: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow; chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Ralph Reed; author and professor at Georgetown University, Michael Eric Dyson; President of the Heritage Foundation, Fmr. Sen. Jim DeMint; and NBC’s Pete Williams.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are;  Prop 8 Plaintiff’s Attorney David Boies; John Eastman, Chairman of the National Organization for Marriage;  Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA); Rep. Luis Gutierrez (R-IL).

On her discussion panel are: New York Times Magazine Chief Political Correspondent Matt Bai:, The Root Contributing Editor Corey Dade; Fmr. Sen. George Allen (R-VA) and democratic strategist Hilary Rosen.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: On this Sunday’s Up the guests are Christina Bellantoni, politics editor, PBS NewsHour; Raul Reyes, contributor, NBCLatino.com, columnist, USA Today; Robert Costa, Washington editor, National Review; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, (D) New York; Ana Marie Cox, political columnist, The Guardian; Chris Geidner, legal & senior political reporter, BuzzFeed.com; and Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor, The Atlantic.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Guests on “This Week” are:  NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander; and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI).

On the Foreign Policy Roundtable are: Christiane Amanpour, ABC News; Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations; and Dan Senor, Foreign Policy Initiative.

On the Politics Roundtable are: Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-TX); Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA); Rebecca Jarvis, ABC News; and former “Car Czar” Steven Rattner.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN); and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

His roundtable guests are: Bobby Ghosh, TIME; Susan Page, USA Today; Gerald Seib Wall Street Journal; John Dickerson, CBS News; and Clarissa Ward, CBS News.

The Chris Matthews Show: On this Sunday’s panel are Chuck Todd, NBC News; Katty Kay, BBC; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News; and David Ignatius, The Washington Post.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: This week’s guests on MTP are:  Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK); Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI); and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA).

Siting in on the roundtable are: Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs; GOP Strategist Mike Murphy; Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (D); Former CEO of Hewlett Packard, Carly Fiorina and Chuck Todd, NBC News.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are  Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY); Dan Balz, The Washington Post; Dana Bash, CNN; Democratic Strategist Stephanie Cutter; and GOP Strategist Kevin Madden

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

Follow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGzt

The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Steve’s guests are Michelle Bernard, The Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy; Rick Perlstein, contributor, TheNation.com; Roberto Lovato, writer/commentator, New America Media; Tom Schaller, professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County; and Abby Rapoport, staff writer, The American Prospect.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: This Week‘s guests are Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); and Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R).

The roundtable guests are George Will, The Washington Post; Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile; Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Martha Raddatz, ABC News.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough; and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI).

On his roundtable: David Corn, Mother Jones; Barton Gellman, TIME; Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal; and Rick Stengel, TIME.

The Chris Matthews Show: This Sunday’s panel are Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent; Katty Kay, BBC Washington Correspondent; Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent; and David Ignatius, The Washington Post Columnist.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: The MTP guest are Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Mark Udall (D-CO).

Guests on the roundtable are Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA); former Director of the NSA and CIA, now a principal of The Chertoff Group, Gen. Michael Hayden; Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius; New York Times national security reporter James Risen; and NBC’s foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI); and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ).

On her political panel are Peter Baker of The New York Times; Nia-Malika Henderson, The Washington Post; Ray Suarez, PBS’ The NewsHour; and A.B. Stoddard, The Hill.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: The guests were not listed but Joan Walsh, editor at large Salon.com, said she would be one of Steve’s guests.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Guests this Sunday are Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI); Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO); and Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian.

Guests on the roundtable: George Will, Washington Post; GOP Strategist Matthew Dowd; Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN); Paul Krugman, New York Times; and Greta Van Susteren, Fox News.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr Schieffer’s guests are Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH); Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI).

On his roundtable: David Sanger, New York Times; Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post); Harvard University Prof. Joseph Nye; and Margaret Brennan, CBS News.

The Chris Matthews Show: Chris is preempted for the Men’s Final of the French Open.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: MTP is preempted for the Men’s Final of the French Open.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO); Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Amy Walter, Cook Political Report; Former Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL); and Former Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA).

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

Follow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGzt

The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Joining Steve at 8 a.m. EST will be:

Amanda Terkel, senior political reporter/politics managing editor, Huffington Post; Norm Ornstein, columnist & author, It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism; Sahil Kapur, congressional reporter, Talking Points Memo; Sarah Posner, journalist & author; Jeremy Scahill, author “Dirty Wars: The World Is A Battlefield”; and Krystal Ball, MSNBC’s The Cycle.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Guests on “This Week are  Former Senior Adviser to President Obama David Plouffe; GOP Strategist Karl Rove; and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI).

On the political roundtable: Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post; Gwen Ifill, PBS; and Paul Gigot, Wall Street Journal).

On the foreign policy roundtable: Christiane Amanpour, ABC News; Bobby Ghosh, TIME; and Aaron David Miller, The Wilson Center.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) who is back from meeting woth Al Qaeda and kidnappers; and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI).

Joining him for a roundtable discussion:  Bob Woodward, Washington Post; Jill Abramson, New York Times; David Ignatius, Washington Post; Dan Klaidman, Daily Beast; and John Dickerson, CBS News.

The Chris Matthews Show: On this Sunday’s panel: Kasie Hunt, NBS News Political Reporter; David Ignatius, The Washington Post Columnist; Gloria Borger, CNN Senior Political Analyst; and Howard Fineman, The Huffington Post Senior Political Editor.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: Guests on this Sunday’s MTP:  Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI); and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

On the roundtable: Former Senior Adviser to President Obama David Axelrod; Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Author Jonathan Alter; GOP Strategist Ana Navarro; and Tom Friedman, New York Times.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Joining Ms. Crowley are Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (D-FL); Democratic Strategist Paul Begala; GOP Strategist Kevin Madden; Jackie Calmes, New York Times; and Corey Dade, TheRoot.com.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

Follow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGzt

The Sunday Talking Heads:

Wow, just Wow. A No Sen. John McCain Sunday.

Up with Steve Kornacki: Joining Steve will be: Marin Cogan,  contributing writer, The New Republic & GQ; Basil Smikle, Jr., political strategist, professor, Columbia University; Richard Kim, executive editor, TheNation.com ; Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor, The Atlantic; Chris Geidner, senior political and legal reporter, Buzzfeed.com; Mui Ylan, financial reporter, The Washington Post; and Frank Clemente, campaign manager, Americans for Tax Fairness.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Guests on “This Week” are; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY); and Former Commander of International Forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen (Ret.).

Guests on the roundtable: Rep. Peter King (R-NY); DNC Chair/Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL); Former Director of National Intelligence Adm. Dennis Blair (Ret.); Mark Mazzetti, New York Times; Jim Avila, ABC News; and Maggie Haberman, Politico.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK); Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R); Harvard University Prof. David Gergen; and Michael Gerson, Washington Post.

His roundtable guests are Climatologist Dr. Heidi Cullen; Jeffrey Kluger, TIME; and Meteorologist David Bernard and President of the American Meteorological Society Marshall Shepherd.

The Chris Matthews Show: The guests this week are Bob Woodward, Washington Post; Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times; Michael Duffy, TIME; and Gloria Borgia, CNN.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: Preempted for the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R); Mayor of Joplin, MO Melodee Colbert-Kean; Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA); Ron Brownstein (CNN); Clarence Page. Chicago Tribune.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

Follow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGzt

The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Joining Steve are: Margie Omero, democratic pollster, managing director, Purple Strategies; Alan Abramowitz, political science professor, Emory University; Rick Hertzberg, writer, The New Yorker; Liz Kennedy, counsel, Demos; Mark Elias, attorney, Perkins Coie, chairman of the firm’s political law practice; Kim Barker, reporter, ProPublica; and Chaumtoli Huq, professor, New York Law School, with expertise in labor, employment and human rights,

This Week with George Stephanopolis: The guests this Sunday are: White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH); Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ); Rep. Tom Price (R-GA); and Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY).

On the roundtable are guests: George Will, Washington Post; Ron Fournier, National Journal; April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks; Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation; and Jeff Zeleny, ABC News.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX); Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT); and President/CEO of the Associated Press Gary Pruitt.

His roundtable guests are: David Sanger, New York Times; Lois Romano, Politico; Dan Balz, Washington Post; and John Dickerson, CBS News.

The Chris Matthews Show: This week’s guests are Kasie Hunt, NBC News; David Ignatius, Washington Post; Gloria Borger, CNN; and Howard Finman, Huffington Post.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: THis Sunday on MTP the guests are White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld; Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI).

At the roundtable: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA); Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal; and Bob Woodward, Washington Post.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley:Ms. Crowley’s guests are White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY); Susan Page, USA Today; Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile; GOP Strategist Ana Navarro; and Jessica Yellin, CNN.

Dan Pfieffer is a busy man. He is also a guest on Faux Noise.

“Punting the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on the link and you can access all the past “Punting the Pundits”.

Follow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGzt

The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Steve Kornacki: Steve’s guests on Sunday’s show are: Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director, CEO and Co-Founder,  MomsRising.org; Celinda Lake, Democratic Pollster, President, Lake Research Partners;  Stephanie Schriock, president of Emily’s List; Maya Wiley, Founder and President of the Center for Social Inclusion; former Sen. Sheila Frahm (R-KA); Thomas Frank, author, What’s the Matter With Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, columnist, Harper’s Magazine; Urvashi Vaid, currently Director of the Engaging Tradition Project at the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School; Pat Brady, former Chairman, Illinois Republican Party; Rachel Stassen-Berger, political reporter, The Star Tribune; and State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D-NV).

This Week with George Stephanopolis: Guests on “This Week” are  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI).

On a special Foreign Policy Roundtable: George Will, Washington Post, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair Gen. James Cartwright, Ruth Marcus, columnist Washington Post; and Jonathan Karl, ABC News contributor.

At the political roundtable: George Will; Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile; GOP Strategist Mathew Dowd, former Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-NH) and Jonathan Karl.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Mr. Schieffer’s guests are former Defense Secretary William Gates; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH); and Poet Maya Angelou.

His roundtable guests are: David Sanger, New York Times reporter, Bobby Ghosh, TIME; David Rohde, Reuters; and Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News.

The Chris Matthews Show: This week’s guests are  Howard Fineman, Huffington Post; S. E. Cupp, MSNBC; Joe Klein, TIME; and Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: On this week’s MTP:  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA); Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); and Former Ambassador Thomas Pickering.

The roundtable guests are: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), David Brooks; columnist for The New York Times; Katty Kay, reporter for the BBC; and Author Wes Moore.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Ms. Crowley’s guests are Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI); GOP Strategist Alex Castellanos; Democratic Strategist Mo Elleithee; and Karen Tumulty , Washington Post.