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PunditFact previews the Oct. 4 news shows

By Jon Greenberg
October 2, 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.

NBC Meet the Press 

Big guests: Donald Trump

High on the agenda: Presidential politics and a critical month for Hillary Clinton.

The pundit panel: Ruth Marcus, Rich Lowry, Mark Leibovich and Amy Holmes.

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

Big guest: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah.

High on the agenda: The plan to cut Planned Parenthood funding and picking a new House Speaker.

The pundit panel: Brit Hume, Julie Pace, Ben Domenech and Christi Parsons.

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

Big guests: Donald Trump and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

High on the agenda: The 2016 presidential race. 

The pundit panel: Matt Bai, Greta van Susteren, and Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Tom Cole, R-Okla.

* * *

CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)

Big guests: Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

High on the agenda: Syria, the Oregon shootings, Planned Parenthood funding and 2016 politics.

The pundit panel: S.E. Cupp, Bakari Sellers, Dan Pfeiffer and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

* * *

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

Pre-empted this week.

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