Sunday Talk Shows
Gov. Martin O’Malley, Stephanie Cutter,Chris Van Hollen, Robert Menendez, Mayor Kasim Reed, Dick Durbin, Robert Gibbs.
Meet The Press
This Sunday: Has the campaign for the nation’s highest office reached its lowest point? The campaign kicked into what some are calling the most negative phase yet - will the country get a debate on the big ideas on how to solve the country's economic woes? Joining us exclusively, two influential governors from both sides: Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD) and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA)
As the first official week of the general election comes to an end, what effect has the Paul Ryan pick had on the race and the battleground states? Where does it help and hurt the Romney campaign? Our roundtable weighs in: NBC’s Chuck Todd; Atlanta’s Democratic Mayor Kasim Reed; Republican nominee and Tea Party backed candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, Republican Ted Cruz; the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne; and the Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan
CBS Face The Nation
Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, R-N.Y. Giuliani, Grover Norquist
Plus, I've got a great roundtable to help break down the news of the week and offer their insight into what we should be looking for in the week before the Republican convention kicks off in Tampa. CBS Political Director John Dickerson, the Washington Post's Nia Malika-Henderson, plus Jeff Zeleny and Carl Hulse from the New York Times will all join us. We'll also talk to Kim Barker of ProPublica, an investigative journalism website, who will come on the show to share some new findings on SuperPacs with us.
ABC This Week
Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and Romney campaign senior adviser Kevin Madden face off on the latest battles in the 2012 presidential campaign, Sunday on "This Week."
Mitt Romney and his new running mate Rep. Paul Ryan hit the campaign trail this week, looking to gain momentum with just over one week before the Republican convention in Tampa. Has Ryan's selection energized the ticket and galvanized conservative supporters for the fall? Or will continued scrutiny of Ryan's Medicare proposals and Romney's tax returns hurt their campaign for undecided voters?
Can President Obama fend off charges over cuts to Medicare in his own budget plans? Will Vice President Joe Biden's verbal missteps become a distraction? And with negative attacks at an all-time high, can civility return to the campaign trail?
Stephanie Cutter and Kevin Madden speak with ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper on the 2012 election, only on "This Week" Sunday.
Plus, our special "This Week" panel, in partnership with the University of Virginia's Miller Center, tackles the critical question "Is the U.S. Headed Toward Bankruptcy?"
With the United States nearly $16 trillion in debt, a major "fiscal cliff" looms at the end of the year as a combination of expiring tax cuts and mandatory across-the-board spending cuts threaten to derail any hopes of economic recovery. And as millions of baby boomers edge closer to retirement, the nation's long-term budget picture looks even more bleak. Now with Romney's selection of Ryan as his running mate, competing visions on how to handle the country's pressing fiscal challenges will likely take center stage in the 2012 presidential contest.
Will Republicans and Democrats continue to face off over opposing views on taxes, or can any compromise be reached for fundamental reform of the tax code? Can Congress and the White House work together toward changes to Medicare and Social Security to put the country on sounder financial footing? Or will the U.S. head in the direction of Europe's most troubled economies, with long-term debt and deficits paralyzing any chance of economic recovery?
Jake Tapper moderates the discussion, held before a live studio audience at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., with Senate Budget Committee member Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.; House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; former TARP Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky; former Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee; Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist; and Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel.
Fox News Sunday
We’ll talk to Robert Gibbs, Obama Campaign Senior Adviser, for the latest on the campaign and the fight over Medicare. Plus, tough talk on the campaign trail just one week after Mitt Romney picked his VP running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI). We’ll talk to Ed Gillespie, Senior Adviser to the Romney campaign, about the GOP ticket and what to expect from the campaign.
CNN State of The Union
CNN National Political Correspondent Jim Acosta filling in for Candy.
Get ready for more R & R. Yes, Romney & Ryan will reunite at least once in the battleground state of New Hampshire, while President Obama will continue his assault on Ryan’s Medicare proposal in the toss-up states of Nevada and Ohio. We’ll see who’s getting the upper hand with competing narratives from Romney Senior Adviser Eric Fehrnstrom and Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter.
By now, you’ve heard pundits, politicos, and politicians say this is the nastiest campaign ever. Of course, we say that every four years. Former Senator and GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorumwas a target of Mitt Romney’s attacks during the 2012 primary season, and he’ll stop by to give us his take on the nastiness of this general election campaign.
Based on post-Ryan announcement polls, CNN turns the important battleground state of Wisconsin from "lean Obama" to true "toss up" on its electoral map. We’ll talk about that and more with CNN Political Director Mark Preston and USA Today’s Jackie Kucinich.
The Chris Matthews Show
Romney tax returns; Ryan's Medicare plan: Howard Fineman; Kelly O'Donnell; Helene Cooper; Major Garrett
Melissa Harris Perry Show
Weekends, 10am-12pm ET, msnbc
Up w/Chris Hayes
Sunday's Guests (August 19): Paul Ryan and the stimulus, voter ID laws, poverty and the campaign
On Sunday, we'll examine revelations that Paul Ryan sought stimulus funds after denouncing the 2009 Recovery Act as "a wasteful spending spree." We'll also discuss the battle over voter ID laws that could potentially disenfranchise millions of voters. And we'll delve into the debate over poverty in the presidential campaign, focusing on attempts to dismantle the social safety net.
Joining Chris at 8 AM ET on MSNBC:
Judith Browne-Dianis, co-director of The Advancement Project.
Tanya Wells, a student and recipient of Pell Grants, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance and Medicaid.
Maya Wiley, founder and president of the non-profit Center for Social Inclusion.
Sam Seder (@samseder), political talk show host of the Majority Report and Ring of Fire Radio.
Michael Grunwald (@mikegrunwald), author of "The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era," TIME's senior national correspondent.
Ari Berman, contributor to The Nation.
Rep. Chaka Fattah (@chakafattah), Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, chair of the Congressional Urban Caucus.
CNN’s Reliable Sources
Paul Ryan coverage: Steve Roberts, GWU; Contessa Brewer, WNBC; Jonathan Martin, Politico. Paul Ryan coverage: Amy Holmes, GBTV; David Shuster, Current TV. Moderating debates; Romney-Ryan interview: Bob Schieffer, CBS. Legacy of Helen Gurley Brown: Gail Sheehy.
Univision's Al Punto
Rescheduled from last Sunday, Sen. Robert Menendez
C-SPAN's "Newsmakers,"
Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Bloomberg's Political Capital
Grover Norquist
C-Span's Washington Journal
7:05am -On the Phone: Steven Dennis, Roll Call, Staff Writer
7:45am - Brenda Sulick, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Senior Policy Analyst
Topic: Guest will discuss the current state and future of Social Security and Medicare in light of the presidential race and amid much discussion about current proposals and their implications, including plans put forth by Pres. Obama, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
8:30 am-Jeffrey Belll, Author, “The Case for Polarized Politics: Why America Needs Social Conservatism”
Topic: Guest, a former policy adviser to Ronald Reagan, will talk about his book which examines the roots of the social issues movement and makes the case that social conservatism is still driving force in American electoral politics.
9:15 am-Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for Int’l Peace, Senior Associate, Middle East Program
Topic: A discussion of Iran’s role in the continuing violence in Syria and what if anything the U.S. and UN can do.
CBS 60 Minutes
The Case Against Lehman - Steve Kroft talks to the bank examiner whose investigation reveals the how and why of the spectacular financial collapse of Lehman Brothers, the bankruptcy that triggered the world financial crisis.
The Archbishop of Dublin - The sex abuse crisis in the Irish Catholic Church has rocked one of the most Catholic countries in the world and turned the archbishop of Dublin into an outspoken critic of the Church.
Aerosmith - An inside look at how, despite their differences, one of America's premier rock bands defied age, substance abuse and changing musical tastes to stay together for 40 years. Lara Logan goes on tour with and interviews the members of Aerosmith.
TV One’s “Washington Watch”- is on hiatus until the fall.
Sunday Breakfast Menu, Aug. 19
With Representative Paul D. Ryan joining the campaign trail this week, both campaigns have emissaries on the Sunday shows to weigh in on how the race is going — and where it will go from here.
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"Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD) and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA)"
Two men enter, one man leaves.
see him put McDonnell to shame. 
