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- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
- Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.
- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich.
- Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas
- Panelists: Julie Pace, Rachael Bade, Ed O'Keefe, and David Nakamura
- J.D. Vance, author of "Hillbilly Elegy"
- Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent
- Major Garrett, CBS News chief White House correspondent
- Ed O'Keefe, CBS News contributor
- David Martin, CBS News national security correspondent
- Jeff Pegues, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent
- Panelists: Dan Balz, Karen Tumulty, and Anthony Salvanto
- Daniel Pink, author of "When"
- Steven Mnuchin, Treasury secretary
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
- Richard Rubin of the Wall Street Journal
- Panelists: Ben Domenech, Jeffrey Goldberg, Amy Walter, and Jamelle Bouie
- Seth Doane, CBS News correspondent
- Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
- Kori Schake of the Hoover Institution
- Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution
- Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House correspondent
- Panelists: Molly Ball, Lanhee Chen, Ed O'Keefe
- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
- Sen. Angus King, I-Maine
- Mick Mulvaney, White House budget director
- Panelists: Ramesh Ponnuru, Ron Brownstein, Ezra Klein, and Julie Pace
- Panelists: Susan Page, Jamelle Bouie, Reihan Salam
- Ron Chernow, author of "Grant"
- Nancy Koehn, author of "Forged in Crisis"
- Robert Dallek, author of "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
- Mark Updegrove, author of "The Last Republicans"
- Walter Isaacson, author of "Leonardo Da Vinci"
- Dean Reynolds, CBS News correspondent
- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.
- Mick Mulvaney, White House budget director
- Panelists: Ed O'Keefe, David French, Susan Page, and Ruth Marcus
- Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent
- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
- Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Amy Walter, Ed O'Keefe
- Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary
- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
- Panelists: Ramesh Ponnuru, Susan Page, Gerald Seib, and Jamelle Bouie
- Pete Souza, former chief White House photographer
- Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.
- Jon Batiste, bandleader for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
- Panelists: Julie Pace, David Nakamura, Ruth Marcus, and Ben Domenech
- Michael Morell, CBS News senior national security contributor
- David Martin, CBS News national security correspondent
- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
- Mick Mulvaney, White House budget director
- Khizr Khan, author of "An American Family"
- Nate Boyer, former Seattle Seahawks player
- Panelists: Michael Duffy, Rich Lowry, Jamelle Bouie, Susan Glasser
- Rex Tillerson, secretary of state
- Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News correspondent
- Javad Zarif, Iranian foreign minister
- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister
- Panelists: David Ignatius, Molly Ball, Jonah Goldberg
- Scott Kelly, author of "Endurance"
- Mark Strassmann, CBS News correspondent
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
- Wayne LaPierre, National Rifle Association CEO
- Mary Ellen O'Toole, former FBI profiler
- Fran Townsend, CBS News senior national security analyst
- Adam Winkler, UCLA constitutional law professor
- Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Ramesh Ponnuru, Susan Page, David Leonhardt
- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
- David Begnaud, CBS News correspondent
- Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
- Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
- Panelists: Ben Domenech, Ezra Klein, Amy Walter
- Bob Schieffer, author of "Overload"
- James Brown, CBS News special correspondent
- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo.
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Rep. Adam Schiff, R-Calif.
- Marc Short, White House director of legislative affairs
- Panelists: Atul Gawande, Margaret Brennan, and David Nakamura
- Rex Tillerson, secretary of state
- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
- Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Ramesh Ponnuru, Susan Page, Jamelle Bouie
- Eric Fisher, WBZ meteorologist
- Mark Strassmann, CBS News correspondent
- Elaine Quijano, CBS News correspondent
- Kris Van Cleave, CBS News correspondent
- Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla.
- Jeff Glor, CBS News national correspondent
- Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
- Will Grant, BBC News reporter
- Ben Tracy, CBS News correspondent
- Michael Morell, former deputy CIA director
- Anna Werner, CBS News correspondent
- David Begnaud, CBS News correspondent
- Sylvester Turner, mayor of Houston
- Brock Long, FEMA administrator
- Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health
- Panelists: David Sanger, Margaret Talev, Nancy Youssef, and Ruth Marcus
- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas
- Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News national correspondent
- Mark Strassmann, CBS News correspondent
- Tom Bossert, homeland security and counterterrorism adviser
- Retired Adm. James Winnefeld, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.
- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
- Elle Reeve, "Vice News Tonight"
- Christian Picciolini, author of "Life After Hate"
- Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Reihan Salam, Jamelle Bouie, Julie Pace
- Paula Reid, CBS News justice reporter
- Michael Signer, mayor of Charlottesville
- Mike Pompeo, CIA director
- Panelists: Michael Duffy, Ramesh Ponnuru, Molly Ball, Jamelle Bouie
- Leon Panetta, former defense secretary
- Michael Morell, CBS News senior national security contributor
- David Ignatius of The Washington Post
- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
- Gov. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.
- Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio
- Jeh Johnson, former homeland security secretary
- Panelists: Jennifer Jacobs, Reihan Salam, Jamelle Bouie, and Susan Page
- Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent
- Major Garrett, CBS News chief White House correspondent
- Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
- Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director
- Panelists: David Nakamura, Ruth Marcus, Ben Domenech, and Nancy Cordes
- Anthony Scaramucci, incoming White House communications director
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
- Panelists: Dan Balz, Megan McArdle, Jamelle Bouie, and Amy Walter
- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
- Panelists: Susan Page, Ed O'Keefe, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Jeffrey Goldberg
- Jay Sekulow, attorney to President Trump
- Jeffrey Kluger, author of "Apollo 8"
- Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador
- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
- David Brown, author of "Called to Rise"
- Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent
- Panelists: David Nakamura, David Ignatius, and Michael Crowley
- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah
- Panelists: Ezra Klein, Lanhee Chen, Michael Graham, and Ruth Marcus
- Holly Williams, CBS News foreign correspondent
- Abdalaziz "Aziz" Alhamza, founder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently
- Matthew Heineman, director of "City of Ghosts"
- Sally Freeman, author of "The Jersey Brothers"
- Lynne Olson, author of "Last Hope Island"
- Peter Baker, author of "Obama"
- John Farrell, author of "Richard Nixon"
- Adam Entous of The Washington Post
- Michael Morell, CBS News senior national security contributor
- David Ignatius of The Washington Post
- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
- Panelists: Ben Domenech, Ed O'Keefe, Amy Walter, and Michael Duffy
- Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down"
- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
- Jay Sekulow, attorney to President Trump
- Panelists: Philip Rucker, Ramesh Ponnuru, Jamelle Bouie, and Nancy Cordes
- Norah O'Donnell, co-host of "CBS This Morning"
- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
- Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.
- Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
- Panelists: Julie Pace, David Ignatius, Susan Page, and Ed O'Keefe
- Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News correspondent
- Charlie D'Agata, CBS News foreign correspondent
- Fran Townsend, CBS News senior national security analyst
- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador
- Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of NATO
- Panelists: Carol Lee, Adam Entous, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Jamelle Bouie
- James Mattis, secretary of defense
- Charlie D'Agata, CBS News foreign correspondent
- Ken Burns, director of "The Vietnam War"
- Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Susan Page, Michael Morell, and Margaret Brennan
- Benjamin Wittes, editor of Lawfare
- Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House correspondent
- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
- Jeff Pegues, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent
- Jan Crawford, CBS News chief legal correspondent
- Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections and surveys director
- Panelists: Ed O'Keefe, David Ignatius, Molly Ball, and Ramesh Ponnuru
- Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
- Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.
- Robert Gates, former secretary of defense
- Panelists: David Ignatius, Peggy Noonan, Ben Domenech, and Jeffrey Goldberg
- Mick Mulvaney, White House budget director
- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
- Condoleezza Rice, author of "Democracy"
- Panelists: Michael Gerson, Jamelle Bouie, Nancy Cordes, and Susan Page
- President Donald Trump
- Major Garrett, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent
- Panelists: Major Garrett, Ed O'Keefe, Margaret Brennan, and Julie Pace
- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
- John Kelly, secretary of homeland security
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
- Gov. John Kasich, author of "Two Paths"
- Panelists: Carol Lee, Reihan Salam, Mark Leibovich, Jeffrey Goldberg
- Ben Tracy, CBS News foreign correspondent
- Panelists: David Ignatius, Robin Wright, Jamelle Bouie, and David Nakamura
- David McCullough, author of "The American Spirit"
- Father James Martin, editor-at-large at America
- Abigail Pogrebin, author of "My Jewish Year"
- Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
- Rod Dreher of The American Conservative
- Chris Whipple, author of "The Gatekeepers"
- Ken Duberstein, former chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan
- Denis McDonough, former chief of staff to President Barack Obama
- Rex Tillerson, secretary of state
- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
- Michael Morell, former acting CIA director
- Tom Donilon, former national security adviser
- Fran Townsend, CBS News senior national security analyst
- Panelists: Michael Duffy, Ramesh Ponnuru, Ruth Marcus, and Ed O'Keefe
- Nikki Haley, U.N. ambassador
- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas
- Sen. Angus King, I-Maine
- Panelists: Michael Graham, David Ignatius, Susan Page, and Peter Baker
- Jon Meacham, author of "American Lion"
- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
- Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
- George Shultz, former secretary of state
- Panelists: Juliet Eilperin, Ben Domenech, Ron Brownstein, and Jamelle Bouie
- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
- Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections director
- Mick Mulvaney, White House budget director
- Panelists: Kimberley Strassel, Ed O'Keefe, Ruth Marcus, Jeffrey Goldberg
- Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
- Panelists: Peter Baker, Avik Roy, Ezra Klein, and Indiria Lakshmanan
- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.
- Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Leon Panetta, former secretary of defense
- David Sanger of The New York Times
- Dr. Tom Price, secretary of health and human services
- Panelists: Julie Pace, Ramesh Ponnuru, Ed O'Keefe, and Jamelle Bouie
- John Brennan, former CIA director
- David Martin, CBS News national security correspondent
- Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio
- Panelists: Ben Domenech, Molly Ball, Lanhee Chen, and Ezra Klein
- Reince Priebus, White House chief of staff
- Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.
- Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.
- Tom Donilon, former national security adviser
- Michael Morell, former acting CIA director
- Panelists: Bob Woodward and Jeffrey Goldberg
- Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
- Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.
- Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections director
- Stephen Miller, White House senior policy adviser
- Panelists: Peter Baker, Susan Page, Reihan Salam, and Ron Brownstein
- Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.
- DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association
- James Brown, CBS News special correspondent
- Panelists: Michael Duffy, Ruth Marcus, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Amy Walter
- Reince Priebus, White House chief of staff
- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
- Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.
- Panelists: Peter Baker, Jamelle Bouie, Hugh Hewitt, and Molly Ball
- Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president
- Panelists: Frank Luntz, Susan Page, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Lanhee Chen
- Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind.
- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
- Newt Gingrich, presidential transition vice chairman
- David Ignatius of The Washington Post
- Panelists: Ed O'Keefe, Ben Domenech, Ruth Marcus, and John Heilemann
- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Reince Priebus, incoming White House chief of staff
- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
- James Woolsey, former CIA director
- Michael Morell, former acting CIA director
- Panelists: Tammy Bruce, Susan Page, Ed O'Keefe, and Ezra Klein
- J.D. Vance, author of "Hillbilly Elegy"
- Diane Guerrero, author of "In the Country We Love"
- Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, author of "Muslim Girl"
- Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Michele Norris, David Frum, and Michael Gerson
