Weekend Talk Shows/Aug. 29-31

THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK

Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday

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

Vincent Vernuccio of the Institute for the American Worker discusses "the Trump Administration's approach to labor related issues."

Shaundell Newsome of Small Business for America's Future discusses "the state of small businesses in the United States."

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

An interview with Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D).

An interview with Iowa state senator Zach Wahls (D).

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

An interview with Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.).

An interview with Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.)

An interview with Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee (D)

An interview with former CDC acting director Richard Besser.

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

An interview with former CDC director Tom Friedan

An interview with NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson.

9 p.m. -- MY VIEW WITH LARA TRUMP (FOX NEWS):

An interview with Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

An interview with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

An interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Sunday

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

Democratic strategist Michael LaRosa and Republican strategist Chet Love discuss "political news of the day."

Alberto Medina of Tufts University's Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), discusses "political engagement among young adults."

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

An interview with former acting National Guard vice chief Maj. Gen. Randy Manner.

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

An interview with Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A political roundtable with Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball; Mario Parker, managing editor of U.S. Economy & Government at Bloomberg; and CNN senior reporter Stephen Collinson.

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

An interview with Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.).

An interview with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.)

An interview with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

An interview with former acting CDC director Dr. Richard Besser, president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

A political roundtable with Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball; former DNC chair Donna Brazile; and former RNC chairman Reince Priebus, former White House chief of staff.

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

An interview with U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro.

An interview with Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.).

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

A political roundtable with Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief at The Federalist; USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page; 2020 Biden-Harris campaign surrogate Kevin Walling; and RealClearPolitics White House reporter Philip Wegmann.

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

An interview with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

An interview with Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president.

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

A political roundtable with Reps. Buddy Carter R-Ga.) and Wesley Bell (D-Mo.); former Biden White House communications director Kate Bedingfield; and Scott Jennings, former campaign manager for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former special assistant for political affairs to President George W. Bush.

10 a.m. -- NEWSNATION'S THE HILL SUNDAY (NEWS NATION):

A previously recorded interview with Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

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

A previously recorded interview with Mississippi State Superintendent of Education Lance Evans.

A previously recorded interview with Institute for Human Ecology faculty scholar Catherine Pakaluk, author of "Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth."

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

An interview with White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro.

An interview with Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

An interview with Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a Republican candidate for Tennessee governor.

An interview with Curtis Sliwa, Republican nominee for New York City mayor.

An interview with former deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates.

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

"The United States vs. Iran: A Fareed Zakaria Special" airs on Sunday.

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

An interview with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.).

An interview with Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow (D), a Michigan Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.

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

An interview with Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

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

An interview with Hoda Kotb, author of "Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life."

A political roundtable with Ashley Etienne, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris; Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence; Puck News chief Washington correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell; and NBC News chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

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

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

An interview with Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.).

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

An interview with Dr. Celine Gounder, a former member of the COVID-19 Advisory Board Transition Team of then-incoming President Joe Biden.

A political roundtable with Politico Capitol Hill bureau chief Rachel Bade; CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs; and Washington Post chief political correspondent Karen Tumult.

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

The guests are: Democratic strategist Laura Fink, CEO at Rebelle Communications; Lucy Caldwell, former campaign manager for 2020 Joe Walsh presidential campaign; Robby Soave, senior editor at Reason Magazine; and Guy Benson, political editor at Townhall.com.

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

An interview with Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).

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

An interview with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D).

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

A taped interview with Manhattan Institute senior fellow and 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/August 29-31, 2025

REUTERS