Weekend Talk Shows/Oct 11-12

THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK

Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday

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

Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft discusses "the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan."

Sarah Hohman of the National Association of Rural Health Clinic discusses "the impact of the government shutdown on rural health care."

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

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

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

An interview with former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.).

An interview with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D).

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

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

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

An interview with comedian/actress Cristela Alonzo.

8 p.m. -- LIFE, LIBERTY & LEVIN (FOX NEWS):

An interview with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter.

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

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Sunday

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

Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz discusses "the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal."

Former Reps. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) and Greg Pence (R-Ind.) discuss "the government shutdown and ways to bridge political divisions."

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

An interview with 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

An interview with Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.).

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

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

An interview with Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.).

A politics discussion with Associated Press White House reporter Seung Min Kim; Punchbowl News founder Anna Palmer; CNN senior reporter Stephen Collinson; and CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny.

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

An interview with Vice President JD Vance.

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

A political roundtable with former DNC chair Donna Brazile; former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and former Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog.

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

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

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

An interview with Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), Republican nominee for Virginia governor.

An interview with Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, author of "Listening to the Law."

A political roundtable with Mark Bednar, former communications director for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.); Meghan Hays, former director of message planning in the Biden White House; Wall Street Journal White House correspondent Annie Linskey; and Josh Kraushaar, editor-in-chief at Jewish Insider.

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

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

An interview with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

A political roundtable with Scott Jennings, former special assistant for political affairs to President George W. Bush; Jamal Simmons, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris; former Obama White House senior director Nayyera Haq, a former State Department senior adviser; and Rebeccah Heinrichs, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.

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

An interview with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.).

An interview with Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.).

An interview with Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel.

A political roundtable with Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle; Margaret Talev, director of Syracuse University's Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship; Brendan Pedersen, co-author of Punchbowl News' "The Vault"; and Sam Brodey, national political reporter at The Boston Globe.

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

An interview with Vice President JD Vance.

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

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

A discussion with Matt Taibbi, founder and editor-in-chief at Racket News; and Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project.

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

An interview with Richard Haass, president emeritus at the Council on Foreign Relations

An interview with Mustafa Barghouti, founder of the Palestinian National Initiative.

An interview with William Dalrymple, author of "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World."

An interview with Princeton University president Christopher Eisgruber, author of "Terms of Respect: How Colleges Get Free Speech Right."

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

An interview with Vice President JD Vance.

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

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

A political roundtable with Ashley Etienne, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris and former communications director for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); Hoover Institution at Stanford University fellow Lanhee Chen, former policy director for the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign; PBS NewsHour co-anchor Amna Nawaz; 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 Vice President JD Vance.

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

An interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.

Additional interview guests are likely.

11 a.m. -- THE SUNDAY BRIEFING (FOX NEWS):

An interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

An interview with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Va.), chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee.

An interview with Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.).

An interview with Ryann McEnany, digital marketing and brand communications strategist at the America First Policy Institute.

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

An interview with Rep. Yvette Clark (D-N.Y.).

An interview with New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (D).

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

An interview with Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee.

An interview with Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.).

7:30 p.m. -- 60 MINUTES (CBS):

A report on "the threat China's cyber campaign poses to America's critical infrastructure." The segment includes an interview with retired Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh, former head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

An interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History -- and How It Shattered a Nation."

An interview with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

7:30 p.m. -- AMERICA 250 - NAVY 250TH ANNIVERSARY "VICTORY AT SEA" CONCERT" (C-SPAN):

Actor and retired U.S. Marine Rob Riggle is master of ceremonies for the "Victory at Sea" concert in Philadelphia marking the Navy's 250th anniversary. Performers include singer Patti LaBelle and the Elite Marine Corps Band.

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Saturday and Sunday/Oct 11-12, 2025

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