Saturday, March 18, 2017

President Trump sustained crushing blows over the last week  in two federal district courts  to his efforts to impose a pause on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and a temporary ban on travel to the United States for persons possessing travel documents from six predominately Muslim countries.  Nonetheless, that subject is not likely to receive a lot of attention during the March 19th network and cable Sunday morning public affairs programs.

The big subjects that are likely to dominate this week's editions of the Sunday morning programs are attempts the House GOP's bill "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, the submission late this week of President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 budget "blueprint;" and the burgeoning investigations in Congress and in the Department of Justice of yet-to-be-substantiated charges that there was collusion between associates of then-candidate Donald Trump and  Russian intelligence officials in an attempt to impact the 2016 presidential election.  Among the headliner guests who can be expected to discuss those three subjects are Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price; White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney; Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR);

Given the recent court rulings on President Trump's refugee admissions/travel ban executive order and the complete guest lists on the March 19, 2017. Sunday public affairs programs, however, there is likely to be a least a bit of discussion about immigration and refugee matters, as well, during the programs.  Among those appearing on this week's programs who might be expected to address those subjects are House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Joaquin Castro.

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming March 19, 2017, editions of each of the five major broadcast and cable Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely or possible discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.

Saturday, March 11, 2017

The big subjects on the March 12, 2017, editions of the Sunday morning public affairs programs are likely to be attempts by the GOP to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, the impending submission of President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 budget outline, and the burgeoning investigations in Congress and in the Department of Justice of yet-to-be-substantiated charges that there was collusion between associates of then-candidate Donald Trump and  Russian intelligence officials in an attempt to impact the 2016 presidential election. 

Among the headliner guests who can be expected to discuss those three subjects are Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.

Given the complete guest lists on the March 12, 2017. Sunday public affairs programs, however, there is likely to be some discussion about immigration and refugee matters, as well, during the programs.

Among those who are likely to address the subjects of immigration and refugees this week are Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Task Force on Immigration; Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), who is the author of legislation to reorder the nation's legal immigration system; Senator John McCain (R-AZ), a sometime leader in  Congress on immigration reform matters, and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), who has been outspoken during his young Senate career on the treatment of Muslims in our immigration policy.

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming March 12, 2017, editions of each of the five major network Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely or possible discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Given the guest lists on the coming weekend's Sunday public affairs programs, there is likely to be significant discussion about immigration and refugees during the March 5, 2017, Sunday public affairs programs.

Among those who might be expected to address the subjects this week are House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)..

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming March 5, 2017, editions of each of the five major network Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely or possible discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Given the guest lists on the coming weekend's Sunday public affairs programs, there is likely to be significant discussion about immigration and refugees during the February 26, 2017, Sunday public affairs programs.

Among those who might be expected to address the subjects this week are House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Representative Ruben Gallego (D-CA), and the newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman, Tom Perez.  Also likely to bring up the subject is Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA), who filed suit against President Trump after he signed the embattled January 27, 2017, refugee admissions/travel ban executive order.

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming February 26, 2017, editions of each of the five major network Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely or possible discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.

Sunday, February 19, 2017

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus makes appearances on three of the five Sunday public affairs programs this week and is likely to face questions on each of them about President Trump's immigration and refugee policies, including questions about the President's embattled refugee admissions/travel ban executive order.

Also scheduled to appear on the Sunday programs this week are several legislators, including Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Rand Paul (R-KY); and Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Devin Nunes (R-CA),   All could face questioning about President Trump's immigration and refugee policies,

And a number of former national security officials, including Leon Panetta, Tom Donilon, Retired General James Jones, and Robert Harward,

In addition to Priebus, the legislators, and former national security professionals, the programs this week also will include the usual cast of political journalists, former officeholders, and political pundits.

A sneak peek at the guest lists for the upcoming February 19, 2017, editions of each of the five major network Sunday public affairs programs appears after the jump, along with previews of the likely discussions on those programs about immigration and, refugees.