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PunditFact previews the Feb. 1 news shows

By Jon Greenberg
January 30, 2015

Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.

ABC This Week (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guest: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.

High on the agenda: The 2016 race for president.

The pundit panel: Matthew Dowd, LZ Granderson, Gwen Ifill and Rich Lowry.

NBC  Meet the Press (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guests: Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

High on the agenda: The looming fight over taxes and spending, plus scoping out the challenges in the Middle East.

The pundit panel: Savannah Guthrie, Mark Halperin, Jim Cramer, and Kathleen Parker

Fox News Sunday (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guests: Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., retired four-star General Jack Keane and former Special Middle East Coordinator, Ambassador Dennis Ross.

High on the agenda: The fight against ISIS, turmoil in Yemen, and the release of Guantanamo detainees.

The pundit panel: George Will, Julie Pace, Dana Perino and Peter Baker.

CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee.

High on the agenda: Leadership change in Saudi Arabia, the battle with ISIS, and 2016 presidential politics.

The pundit panel: Kevin Madden and Dan Balz.

CBS Face the Nation (Click to see when it’s on in your area)

Big guests: Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former Secretary of State James Baker.

High on the agenda: The Middle East flashpoints — Iran, ISIS, Yemen and more. 

The pundit panel: Stephanie Cutter, John Dickerson, Mark Leibovich, Philip Musser and Peggy Noonan.

 

 

 

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