Weekend Talk Shows/Feb 1-2

THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK

Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday

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7 a.m. -- WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN):

Wall Street Journal immigration reporter Michelle Hackman discusses "the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts."

Michael Shifter, senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue, discusses "Secretary of State Rubio's trip to Central America."

8 a.m. -- THE WEEKEND (MSNBC):

An interview with former HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

10 a.m. -- VELSHI (MSNBC):

An interview with former Gov. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.).

5 p.m. -- POLITICS NATION (MSNBC):

The guests are: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.); Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D); Martin Luther King III, chairman of the Drum Major Institute; and attorney Benjamin Crump.

6 p.m. -- THE SATURDAY SHOW (MSNBC):

An interview with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.).

An interview with Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.).

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Sunday

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7 a.m. -- WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN):

Gregory Allen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the "Deepseek AI launch and what it means for U-S efforts in the AI space."

Tulane University constitutional law professor Stephen Griffin discusses "President Trump's use of executive power."

8 a.m. -- INSIDE POLITICS SUNDAY WITH MANU RAJU (CNN):

A panel discussion with Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason; Wall Street Journal reporter Olivia Beavers; NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright; and CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny.

8 a.m. -- THE WEEKEND (MSNBC):

An interview with Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.

9 a.m. -- THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC):

An interview with Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman.

Other guests are: former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), former Obama White House chief of staff; former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.); former DNC chair Donna Brazile; former RNC chairman Reince Priebus, former Trump White House chief of staff; Associated Press executive editor Julie Pace; and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page.

ABC News transportation correspondent Gio Benitez reports on the investigation into the deadly Jan. 29 midair collision of a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet which was on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport.

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang reports on "President Trump's vow to impose steep tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China starting Saturday."

9 a.m. -- FOX NEWS SUNDAY WITH SHANNON BREAM (FOX):

An interview with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).

An interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

A political roundtable with Josh Holmes, former chief of staff to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and co-host of the "Ruthless" podcast; Josh Kraushaar, editor-in-chief of Jewish Insider; Mary Katharine Ham, host of the "Getting Hammered" podcast; and FOX News senior political analyst Juan Williams.

Dr. Cornel West and professor Robert George discuss their new book titled, "Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division."

9 a.m. -- STATE OF THE UNION WITH JAKE TAPPER AND DANA BASH (CNN):

An interview with Sen. Tim Kaine (D–Va.).

A political roundtable with Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D–Ariz.); former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.); former South Carolina state representative Bakari Sellers (D); and Republican strategist Brad Todd.

10 a.m. -- THE HILL SUNDAY WITH CHRIS STIREWALT (NEWS NATION):

An interview Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.).

A political roundtable with Semafor national political reporter Dave Weigel; Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball; Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle; and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Washington bureau chief Tia Mitchell.

10 a.m. -- SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES WITH MARIA BARTIROMO (FOX NEWS):

An interview with Vice President JD Vance.

An interview with Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

An interview with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

An interview with White House border czar Tom Homan.

10 a.m. -- FAREED ZAKARIA GPS (CNN):

An interview with former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland.

An interview with Peter Beinart, author of "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza."

An interview with LinkedIn and Inflection AI co-founder Reid Hoffman, author of "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future."

An interview with Keyu Jin, professor of economics at the London School of Economics and author of "The New China Playbook."

10 a.m. -- VELSHI (MSNBC)

An interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).

An interview with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

10:30 a.m. -- MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER (NBC):

An interview with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

An interview with Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).

An interview with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).

A political roundtable with former Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.); Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence; NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles; and NBC News senior White House correspondent Kelly O'Donnell.

10:30 a.m. -- FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN (CBS):

An interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

An interview with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

12Noon -- INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI (MSNBC):

An interview with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.).

5 p.m. -- POLITICS NATION (MSNBC):

An interview with Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin (D).

6 p.m. -- THE SUNDAY SHOW (MSNBC):

The interview with Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign.

8 p.m. -- Q&A (C-SPAN):

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Judge Frederic Block discusses "the application of the 2018 First Step Act, under which federal prisoners who have served decades in prison can petition the court for reductions in their sentences."

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The Reuters Weekend TV Daybook

Saturday and Sunday/February 1-2

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