Weekend Talk Shows

THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK

Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday

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

Politico defense reporter Paul McLeary discusses "President Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense proposal."

Jennifer Gordon, director of the Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative at the Atlantic Council, discusses "Trump administration efforts to increase nuclear power production in the U.S."

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

An interview with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas).

An interview with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D).

An interview with former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), a Democratic candidate for Georgia governor.

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

An interview with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).

An interview with California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D).

Sunday

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

Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way, discusses "the future of the Democratic Party."

Radio show host Erick Erickson discusses "the Trump presidency & the future of conservatism."

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

An interview with Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.).

An interview with Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.).

An interview with James Carville, chief strategist for the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign.

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

An interview with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), a Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor.

A panel discussion with Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report; Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz; and CNN Washington bureau chief and political director David Chalian.

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

An interview with Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council.

An interview with Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme.

Evan Osnos, a staff writer at The New Yorker and author of "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich"; and former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) discuss the "Trump family business."

A political roundtable with former DNC chair Donna Brazile; former RNC chairman Reince Priebus, former White House chief of staff; and New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon.

9 a.m. -- CBS SUNDAY MORNING (CBS):

A taped interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. [For a videoclip go to: https://x.com/cbssunday/status/1927535075144421527?.]

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

An interview with Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.).

An interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.).

An interview with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

A political roundtable with TownHall political editor Guy Benson; Horace Cooper, chairman of Project 21; Wall Street Journal White House reporter Meridith McGraw; and former State Department spokesperson Marie Harf.

A report on Modern Warrior Live, which "shines a light on the experiences of veterans."

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

An interview with Russ Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

An interview with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

An interview with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).

A political roundtable with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); Jamal Simmons, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris; Scott Jennings, former special assistant for political affairs to President George W. Bush; and Shermichael Singleton, former aide for the Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ben Carson presidential campaigns.

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

An interview with Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.).

An interview with Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.).

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-Va.), a Republican candidate for Virginia governor.

A political roundtable with Amie Parnes, senior correspondent at The Hill; David Drucker, senior writer at The Dispatch; Jessica Taylor, Senate & governors editor at the Cook Political Report; and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Washington bureau chief Tia Mitchell.

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

An interview with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

An interview with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).

An interview with Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas).

An interview with Ed Martin, director of the Weaponization Working Group at the Justice Department and DOJ pardon attorney.

An interview with Brad Gerstner, founder of Altimeter Capital.

A panel with House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute and author of "Blood Money: Why The Powerful Turn A Blind Eye While China Kills Americans."

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

An interview with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert.

An interview with Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

An interview with Financial Times columnist Ed Luce, author of "Zbig."

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

An interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

An interview with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.).

A political roundtable with former DHS secretary Jeh Johnson; Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign policy director Lanhee Chen, a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution; Politico senior political columnist Jonathan Martin; and NBC News chief justice and national affairs correspondent Kelly O'Donnell.

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

An interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

An interview with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

An interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary.

An interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), ranking Democrat of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

An interview with Wesleyan University president Michael Roth.

11 a.m. -- MEDIA BUZZ (FOX NEWS):

The guests are: former CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr; Democratic strategist Laura Fink; OutKick host Tomi Lahren; Rich Lowry, editor in chief at National Review; and former DNC delegate Richard Fowler.

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

An interview with Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.).

An interview with Gov. Matt Meyer (D-Del.).

6 p.m. -- THE WEEKEND: PRIMETIME (MSNBC):

An interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).

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

An interview with Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley, author of "The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed."

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The Reuters Weekend TV Daybook

Saturday and Sunday/May 31-June 1, 2025

REUTERS