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PunditFact previews the May 17 Sunday shows

By Katie Sanders
May 15, 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.

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

Big guests: Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc.

High on the agenda: Amtrak train derailment.

The pundit panel: David Ignatius, Peggy Noonan, Frank Rich.

 

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

Big guest: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

High on the agenda: 2016 presidential race.

The pundit panel: Brit Hume, Kirsten Powers, Karl Rove, Juan Williams.

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

Big guests: Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

High on the agenda: 2016 race.

The pundit panel:  Matthew Dowd, Jonathan Karl, Ana Navarro Cokie Roberts.

 

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

Big guests: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

High on the agenda: Amtrak.

The pundit panel: David Axelrod, Helene Cooper, Sara Fagen, Tom Friedman.

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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc.

High on the agenda: The 2016 White House race.

The pundit panel: Not yet announced.

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