Weekend Talk Shows/Jan 7-8

THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK

Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday

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

8 a.m.: Washington Post reporter Abha Bhattarai discusses "the December jobs report and state of the U.S. economy."

9:15 a.m.: Former Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur, staff writer at The Dispatch, discusses her podcast, "The Dispatch Podcast" and the week in politics.

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Sunday

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

8 a.m.: Michael Tomasky, editor of the New Republic, discusses "the political and legislative fallout from the protracted battle over House Speaker and the political stories he's watching in 2023."

9:15 a.m.: National Review senior writer and podcast host Charles C.W. Cooke discusses "the political and legislative fallout from the protracted battle over House speaker and the political stories he's watching in 2023."

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

An interview with Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

An interview with Rep.-elect Scott Perry (R-Pa.).

An interview with Rep.-elect Andy Barr (R-Ky.).

An interview with U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 when Trump supporters stormed the building in an attempt to stop Congress from formally certifying President Biden's election victory.

A political roundtable with former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.); former DNC chair Donna Brazile; New York Times senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman; and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page.

Note: The transcript for the show is available every Sunday after 10:30 A.M. at: http://abcnews.go.com/thisweek

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

An interview with Rep.-elect Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

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

A political roundtable with former Reps. John Delaney (D-Md.) and Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah); FOX News senior meteorologist Janice Dean, author of "I Am The Storm"; and Josh Kraushaar, senior politics reporter at Axios.

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

An interview with Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas).

An interview with Rep.-elect Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), incoming House Democratic whip.

A political roundtable with Rep.-elect Colin Allred (D-Texas); Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House deputy press secretary; Karen Finney, former strategic communications adviser and spokesperson for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign; and Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.

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

An interview with Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas).

An interview with Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).

An interview with Rep.-elect Michael Waltz (R-Fla.).

An interview with 2022 Arizona Republican gubernatorial Kari Lake.

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

Dasha Navalnaya, daughter of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, discusses "the health and welfare of her father."

Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, discusses "what's ahead for global politics in 2023."

Ruchir Sharma, chairman of Rockefeller International and founder of Breakout Capital, discusses "what's ahead for the global economy in 2023."

10:30 a.m. -- MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD (NBC):

An interview with Rep.-elect Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), incoming House Democratic leader.

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

A political roundtable with former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.); Politico reporter Rachael Bade; Symone Sanders-Townsend, former chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris and host of MSNBC's "Symone"; and Jake Sherman, founder of Punchbowl News.

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

An interview with Rep.-elect Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).

An interview with Rep.-elect Veronica Escobar (D-Texas).

An interview with Sen. Angus King (I-Maine).

Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova.

11 a.m. -- AL PUNTO WITH JORGE RAMOS (UNIVISION):

State Department Spanish-language spokeswoman Kristina Rosales discusses President Biden's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border and "changes in immigration policy" ahead of the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City on Tuesday.

Arturo Sarukhan, former Mexican Ambassador to the United States, discusses "what to expect" from President Biden's meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City.

Univision anchor Leon Krauze discusses "the life and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI."

Yuriria Rodriguez Castro, terrorism prevention Specialist in Mexico, discusses the arrest of Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of drug trafficker Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman; and "the violence associated with his arrest."

U.S. Census Director Roberto Santos discusses "how fast the Hispanic population is growing; and why the data we get from the census is vitally important."

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

The guests are: former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (R-Tenn.); Ben Domenech, editor of "The Transom" ; Democratic strategist Leslie Marshall; Jim Geraghty, senior political correspondent at National Review; Steve Krakauer, host of the "Fourth Watch" podcast; and FOX News correspondent Griff Jenkins.

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

A profile of composer Hans Zimmer, who will go on tour this spring performing " arrangements of his iconic film scores."

An interview with Britain's Prince Harry ahead of the Jan. 10 release of his memoir titled, "Spare." [For a videoclip, go to: https://www.cbsnews.com//prince-harry-meghan-markle-british-press-bigotry-60-minutes-2022-01-05/.]

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

An interview with UC-Berkeley law professor Joel Richard Paul, author of "Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism."

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