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December 31, 2017

• 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"

December 24, 2017

• Margaret Brennan, CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs corespondent
• 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"

December 17, 2017

• 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
  

December 10, 2017

• 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

December 3, 2017

• 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
  

November 26, 2017

• 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"

November 19, 2017 

• 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
  

November 12, 2017

• 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

November 5, 2017

• 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

October 29, 2017

• 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

October 22, 2017

• 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

October 15, 2017

• 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"

October 8, 2017

• 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

October 1, 2017

• 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"

September 24, 2017

• 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

September 17, 2017 

• Rex Tillerson, secretary of state
• Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
• Panelists: Jeffrey Goldberg, Ramesh Ponnuru, Susan Page, Jamelle Bouie

September 10, 2017

• 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

September 3, 2017

• 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

August 27, 2017

• 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

August 20, 2017

• 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

August 13, 2017

• 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

August 6, 2017

• 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

July 30, 2017

• 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

July 23, 2017

• 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

July 16, 2017

• 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"

July 9, 2017

• 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

July 2, 2017

• 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"

June 25, 2017

• 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"

June 18, 2017

• 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"

June 11, 2017

• 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

June 4, 2017

• 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

May 28, 2017

• 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

May 21, 2017

• 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

May 14, 2017

• 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

May 7, 2017

• 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

April 30, 2017

• President Donald Trump
• Major Garrett, CBS News Chief White House Correspondent
• Panelists: Major Garrett, Ed O'Keefe, Margaret Brennan, and Julie Pace

April 23, 2017 

• 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

April 16, 2017

• 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

April 9, 2017

• 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

April 2, 2017

• 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"

March 26, 2017

• 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

March 19, 2017

• 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

March 12, 2017

• 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

March 5, 2017

• 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

February 26, 2017

• 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

February 19, 2017

• 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

February 12, 2017

• 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

February 5, 2017

• 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

January 29, 2017

• 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

January 22, 2017

• Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president
• Panelists: Frank Luntz, Susan Page, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Lanhee Chen
  

January 15, 2017

• 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

January 8, 2017

• 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

January 1, 2017

• 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