Sunday Talk Shows (10/25/15): Meet The Press, Face The Nation, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio

Guests on the Sunday political talk shows include GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson on NBC's Meet The Press and Fox News Sunday. Also on Meet The Press is a re-hash of Hillary Clinton's Benghazi hearing with Elijah Cummings and Trey Gowdy.
By Allen McDuffee
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Guests on the Sunday political talk shows include GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson on NBC’s Meet The Press and Fox News Sunday. Also on Meet The Press is a re-hash of Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi hearing with Elijah Cummings and Trey Gowdy. CNN’s State of the Union is all 2016 with Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio.

Full line-up below. What catches your eye?

  • NBC’s Meet The Press: Dr. Ben Carson, GOP presidential candidate; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ); Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Anthony Salvanto, CBS News; Mark Leibovich, New York TImes Magazine; Robert Costa, The Washington Post; Susan Page, USA Today; Reihan Salam, National Review
  • ABC’s This Week: Donald Trump, GOP presidential candidate; Jennifer Granholm, former Michigan governor; Ana Navarro, ABC News; Jonathan Karl, ABC News; Mark Halperin, Bloomberg Politics; John Heilemann, Bloomberg Politics
  • Fox News Sunday: Dr. Ben Carson, GOP presidential candidate; Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); Mike Needham, Heritage Action for America; Bob Woodward, The Washington Post; Kristen Soltis Anderons, Echelon Insights; Juan Williams, Fox News
  • CNN’s State of the Union: Donald Trump, GOP presidential candidate; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

The Rundown

1. Mitch McConnell’s Trump Calculation 

Jane Mayer at The New Yorker takes a deep dive on the risk of McConnell’s refusal to restrain the chief executive of the United States. 

2. 500,000+ Zoom Accounts Are For Sale on the Dark Web

Credentials of individuals and high-profile companies like Chase have been swept up, marking a new headache for the videoconferencing giant.

3. Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden

Sanders told Biden, “We need you in the White House,” during a teleconference. But how many of his supporters heard him?

4. Paul Manafort Is Seeking Prison Release Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Trump’s former campaign manager claims he is “high risk.” 

5. Joe Biden Could Get a Critical Boost From a Black VP Pick

New polling suggests Biden could garner more enthusiasm among black voters in battleground states by picking a black woman.

6. Sanofi and GSK Partner on COVID-19 Vaccine

The Sanofi-GlaxoSmithKline vaccine will enter clinical trials later in 2020, but still won’t be available until late 2021. 

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