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December 30, 2018 

• Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
• Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.
• Seth Doane, CBS News correspondent
• Panelists: Peter Baker, Michael Beschloss, Jill Lepore, Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Gayle Smith, CEO of the One Campaign

December 23, 2018 

• Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
• Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
• Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
• Panelists: Major Garrett, David Martin, Jeff Pegues, Paula Reid
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.

December 16, 2018 

• Stephen Miller, White House senior adviser
• Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
• Lanny Davis, former attorney to Michael Cohen
• Paula Reid, CBS News correspondent, and Trevor Potter, president of the Campaign Legal Center
• Panelists: Kelsey Snell, Ben Domenech, Margaret Talev and Ed Wong 

December 9, 2018 

• Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
• Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
• Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
• Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative
• Charlie D'Agata, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund managing director
• Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News senior foreign correspondent

December 2, 2018 

• Bob Schieffer, former "Face the Nation" moderator
• Norah O'Donnell, "CBS This Morning" co-host
• James Baker, former secretary of state
• Dick Cheney, former vice president
• Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
• Panelists: David Nakamura, Jeffrey Goldberg, Seung Min Kim, Gerald Seib, and Susan Page

November 25, 2018 

• Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Sen. Angus King, I-Maine
• Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
• Steven Clarke, NASA deputy associate administrator
• Panelists: Jamelle Bouie, Susan Page, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Matt Viser

November 18, 2018 

• Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif.
• Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
• Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.
• Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa 
• Reps.-elect Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas; Joe Neguse, D-Colo.; Deb Haaland, D-N.M.; and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Penn.

November 11, 2018 

• Weijia Jiang, CBS News White House correspondent
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
• Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
• Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic leader
• Panelists: Ed O'Keefe, Rachael Bade, Mark Landler, and Dan Balz

November 4, 2018 

• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director
• Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
• Mike Pompeo, secretary of state
• Ronna McDaniel, Republican National Committee chair
• Ed O'Keefe, CBS News political correspondent
• Panelists: Shawna Thomas, Amy Walter, Nancy Cordes and Ben Domenech

October 28, 2018 

• Nikki Battiste, CBS News correspondent
• Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
• Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
• Paul Ryan, speaker of the House
• Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director
• Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Jamelle Bouie, Susan Page, and Lanhee Chen 
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian foreign minister

October 14, 2018 

• President Donald Trump
• Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
• Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director
• Panelists: Susan Glasser, Susan Page, and Jonah Goldberg

October 7, 2018 

• Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
• Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-Minn.
• Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader
• Panelists: Seung Min Kim, John Harris, Nancy Cordes, and Errol Barnett 
• Greg Miller, author of "The Apprentice"

September 30, 2018 

• Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
• Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
• Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian foreign minister
• Panelists: Michael Gerson, Molly Ball, and Jan Crawford 
• Michael Lewis, author of "The Fifth Risk"

September 23, 2018 

• Nikki Haley, ambassador to the U.N.
• Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.
• Theresa May, British prime minister
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys
• Panelists: Ed O'Keefe, Dan Balz, Seung Min Kim, Reihan Salam and Amy Walter

September 16, 2018 

• Jeff Glor, "CBS Evening News" anchor
• Mark Strassmann, CBS News correspondent
• Brock Long, FEMA administrator
• Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
• Panelists: Susan Page, Jamelle Bouie, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Ramesh Ponnuru
• Major Garrett, author of "Mr. Trump's Wild Ride"

September 9, 2018 

• Vice President Mike Pence
• Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
• Tom Perez, Democratic National Committee chair
• Ronna McDaniel, Republican National Committee chair
• Panelists: Rachael Bade, Mark Leibovich, David Nakamura and Amy Walter

September 2, 2018 

• Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio
• John Kerry, author of "Every Day is Extra"
• Panelists: Kelsey Snell, Edward Wong, Margaret Talev and Salena Zito

August 26, 2018

• Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.
• Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
• John Kerry, former secretary of state
• Bob Schieffer, former "Face the Nation" moderator
• John Dickerson, "CBS This Morning" co-host
• Nancy Cordes, CBS News chief congressional correspondent

August 19, 2018 

• Leon Panetta, former CIA director
• Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D.
• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Jennifer Wexton, congressional candidate
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys
• Panelists: Leslie Sanchez, Amy Walter and Ed O'Keefe

August 12, 2018 

• Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
• Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
• Nikuyah Walker, mayor of Charlottesville
• Panelists: DeRay Mckesson, Jon Meacham, Jamelle Bouie, and Christian Picciolini

August 5, 2018 

• Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor
• Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
• Arne Duncan, author of "How Schools Work"
• Panelists: Mark Landler, Paula Reid, Leslie Sanchez and Seung Min Kim

July 29, 2018 

• Rudy Giuliani, attorney to President Trump
• Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council director
• Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
• Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys
• Panelists: Salena Zito, Shannon Pettypiece, Ed O'Keefe, and Anne Gearan
  

July 22, 2018 

• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. 
• Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
• John Kerry, author of "Every Day is Extra"
• Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, congressional candidate
• Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Glasser, Ramesh Ponnuru, Susan Page and Ed O'Keefe

July 15, 2018 

• President Donald Trump 
• Jeff Glor, "CBS Evening News" anchor
• Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas
• Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y.
• Norah O'Donnell, "CBS This Morning" co-host
• Victoria Nuland, former assistant secretary of state, and Tom Donilon, former national security adviser
• Panelists: Rachael Bade, Jerry Seib, Ben Domenech and David Nakamura

July 8, 2018 

• Kay Bailey Hutchison, ambassador to NATO
• Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa
• Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
• Ben Tracy, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Jeff Pegues, author of "Kompromat"
  
• Panelists: Mark Landler, Kelsey Snell, Reihan Salam, and Toluse Olorunnipa

July 1, 2018 

• John Bolton, White House national security adviser 
• Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
• Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn.
• Roberta Jacobson, former ambassador to Mexico
• Panelists: Seung Min Kim, Jan Crawford, Jamelle Bouie, and Ramesh Ponnuru 
• Mark Salter, co-author of "The Restless Wave"

June 24, 2018 

• Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.
• Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio
• Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys
• Panelists: Ed O'Keefe, Leslie Sanchez, Shannon Pettypiece, and Paula Reid 
• Holly Williams, CBS News foreign correspondent

June 17, 2018 

• Rudy Giuliani, attorney to President Trump
• Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
• Reps. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Cedric Richmond, D-La.
• Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Eliana Johnson, Ben Domenech, and Rachael Bade 
• David Sanger, author of "The Perfect Weapon"

June 10, 2018 

• Jeff Glor, "CBS Evening News" anchor
• Ben Tracy, CBS News correspondent 
• Susan Rice, former U.N. ambassador
• Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council director
• Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.
• Panelists: Molly Ball, Salena Zito, Evan Osnos, and Seung Min Kim 
• Kenneth Starr, former independent counsel

June 3, 2018 

• Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio
• Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas
• Robert Gallucci, former special envoy, and Dr. Jung Pak, Brookings Institution senior fellow
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys
• Panelists: David Nakamura, Susan Page, Michael Crowley, and Ed O'Keefe

May 27, 2018 

• Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
• James Clapper, author of "Facts and Fears"
• Ben Tracy, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Sue Mi Terry, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Jean Lee, of the Wilson Center
• Panelists: Ramesh Ponnuru, Susan Glasser, Mark Landler and Paula Reid

May 20, 2018 

• Omar Villafranca, CBS News correspondent
• Art Acevedo, Houston police chief
• Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
• Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council director
• Jon Meacham, author of "The Soul of America"
• Panelists: Reihan Salam, Amy Walter, Anne Gearan, and Jamelle Bouie

May 13, 2018 

• Mike Pompeo, secretary of state
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
• Robert Gates, former defense secretary
• Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Holly Williams, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Seth Doane, CBS News correspondent
• Panelists: Dan Balz, Salena Zito, Jeffrey Goldberg and Seung Min Kim

May 6, 2018 

• Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor
• Michael Avenatti, attorney to Stormy Daniels
• Jonathan Turley, George Washington University professor
• Panelists: Ben Domenech, Shawna Thomas, Ed O'Keefe, and Nancy Youssef
• Kim Darroch, British ambassador
• Michael Hayden, author of "The Assault on Intelligence"

April 29, 2018 

• John Bolton, White House national security adviser
• Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Jeh Johnson, former homeland security secretary
• Panelists: Susan Page, Jamelle Bouie, Jonah Goldberg, and David Nakamura
• Ben Tracy, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Ian Bremmer, author of "Us Versus Them"

April 22, 2018 

• Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
• Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
• Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian foreign minister 
• Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York J
• Panelists: Mark Landler, Rachael Bade, and Mike Allen
• John Dickerson, "CBS This Morning" co-host 
  

April 15, 2018 

• Seth Doane, CBS News correspondent
• Nikki Haley, ambassador to the U.N. 
• Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
• Paula Reid, CBS News correspondent
• Panelists: Molly Ball, Ben Domenech, Ed O'Keefe, Margaret Talev, 
• James Winnefeld, former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman, and James Jeffrey, former envoy to Turkey and Iraq

April 8, 2018 

• Holly Williams, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Steven Mnuchin, treasury secretary
• Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
• Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.
• Nick Thompson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine
• Panelists: Ramesh Ponnuru, Julie Pace, Jeffrey Goldberg and Toluse Olorunnipa

April 1, 2018 

• Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
• Panelists: Michael Crowley, David Frum, David Nakamura, and Shawna Thomas 
• Filippo Grandi, U.N. high commissioner for refugees

March 25, 2018 

• Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
• Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa
• Jaclyn Corin, Ryan Deitsch, Emma González, Cameron Kasky, and Delaney Tarr
• Kyle Kashuv
• Panelists: Jamelle Bouie, Anne Gearan, Michael Gerson, and Zeke Miller

March 18, 2018 

• Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
• Sen. Angus King, I-Maine
• Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.
• Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News senior foreign correspondent
• Marc Short, White House director of legislative affairs
• Kang Kyung-Wha, foreign minister of South Korea
• Panelists: Dan Balz, Susan Davis and Mark Landler

March 11, 2018 

• Mike Pompeo, secretary of state
• Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo.
• Holly Williams, CBS News foreign correspondent
• Mike Morell, Jung Pak, and David Sanger
• Panelists: Michael Gerson, Molly Ball, Susan Glasser and Shannon Pettypiece

March 4, 2018 

• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
• Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
• Peter Navarro, White House office of trade and manufacturing policy director
• Andrew Pollack
• Panelists: Susan Page, Jeffrey Goldberg, Margaret Talev, and Ed O'Keefe 
• Seth Doane, CBS News correspondent

February 25, 2018 

• Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla.
• Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark.
• Austin Eubanks, Andy Parker, Michele Gay, Nicole Hockley, and John Mina, Orlando police chief 
• Frederic Hof, former special envoy to Syria
• Panelists: Shawna Thomas, Reihan Salam, David Nakamura and Rachael Bade

February 18, 2018 

• Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
• Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
• Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Reps. Charlie Dent, R-Penn., Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and Ed Royce, R-Calif. 
• John Podesta, former Clinton campaign chairman
• David Hogg, Alex Wind, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky, and Jaclyn Corin

February 11, 2018 

• Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget director
• Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
• Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
• Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.
• Panelists: Peter Beinart, Susan Davis, Susan Glasser, and Ramesh Ponnuru 
• Joseph A. Califano, Jr., author of "Our Damaged Democracy"

February 4, 2018 

• Kris Van Cleave, CBS News correspondent
• Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
• Michael Morell, former CIA deputy director, Victoria Nuland, former assistant secretary of state, and Fran Townsend, former homeland security adviser
• Panelists: Molly Ball, Jamelle Bouie, Ben Domenech, and Julie Pace 
• Steve Coll, author of "Directorate S"

January 28, 2018 

• Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
• Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
• Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
• Marc Short, White House legislative affairs director
• Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
• Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas
• Panelists: Rachael Bade, Dan Balz, Jennifer Jacobs and Ed O'Keefe

January 21, 2018 

• Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
• Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget director
• Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
• Panelists: Ruth Marcus, Jeffrey Goldberg, Ben Domenech and Ed O'Keefe

January 14, 2018 

• Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
• Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
• Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo.
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director
• Panelists: Susan Page, Jonah Goldberg, Jamelle Bouie and Amy Walter

January 7, 2018 

• Mike Pompeo, secretary of state
• Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
• Tom Donilon, former national security adviser, and Michael Morell, former CIA deputy director
• Panelists: Mike Allen, Molly Ball, Ramesh Ponnuru and Haley Barbour