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The White House on Monday defended President Obama's Sunday night speech by saying the brief address wasn't aimed at unveiling new strategies to fight the Islamic State, and instead was meant to explain what he's been doing to fight the terrorist group. "[T]he purpose of the speech last night was to speak directly to the American people, not to lay out new policy," White House Communications Director Jen Psaki told MSNBC on Monday. "He wanted to deliver the speech last night to speak directly about what we're doing and what we can do moving forward." White House spokesman Josh Earnest...

The State of the Union plays on every channel and nobody watches. The Super Bowl airs on one channel and everybody watches. This likely plays as the rationale behind President Barack Obama scheduling an address ostensibly on terrorism right before the start of the most-watched football game of the week.

The Talk Shows December 6th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Attorney General Loretta Lynch; Republican presidential candidates Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Chris Christie; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. THIS WEEK (ABC): Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton; Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Trump; Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Marco Rubio; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.Sharyl Attkisson's Full Measure The...

The Talk Shows November 29th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Carson; Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and John Kasich. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas. Sharyl Attkisson's Full Measure Prominent politicians call for the release of new information regarding the 28 pages redacted...

The Talk Shows November 22nd, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate John Kasich; former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta; New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Brett McGurk, presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter the Islamic State group.THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump; Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley; Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz.STATE OF THE...

The Talk Shows November 15th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson; Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md.; Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush; John Podesta, Clinton's campaign chairman; David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., chairman, House Intelligence Committee; Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., chairman, Senate Intelligence Committee; Michael Morell, former deputy director of the CIA; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. THIS WEEK (ABC): President Barack Obama;...

The Talk Shows November 8th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Trump; Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.THIS WEEK (ABC): Trump; Sanders; Reps. Peter King, R-N.Y., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; Defense Secretary Ash Carter.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Trump; Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul. Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson 1. An American whistleblower...

The Talk Shows November 1st, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; Republican presidential candidates Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham and George Pataki. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Ryan; Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Ryan; Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio.THIS WEEK (ABC): Ryan; Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Ryan; former Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; Republican presidential candidate John Kasich.Sharyl Attkisson's Full Measure: 1. For-profit colleges that...

The Talk Shows October 25th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson; Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Carson; Reps. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and Elijah Cummings, D-Md.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie; Reps. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif. THIS WEEK (ABC): Trump.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Trump; Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.Sharyl Attkisson’s Full Measure Live on Sundays live stream Watch Full Measure episodes live on...

The Talk Shows October 18th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz; Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Mike Pompeo, R-Kans. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Reps. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and Elijah Cummings, D-Md.THIS WEEK (ABC): Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson; Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.Sharyl Attkisson’s Full Measure Live on Sundays live stream Watch Full Measure episodes live on the link...

The Talk Shows October 11th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Reps. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., and Dave Brat, R-Va. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Donald Trump; Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C.THIS WEEK (ABC): Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley; Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.

The Talk Shows October 4th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah; General Jack Keane, US Army, Ret.; and Ryan Crocker, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Pre-empted by NFL coverage. THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Chris Christie; Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz.; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

The Talk Shows Sept 27th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush; Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton; Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. FACE THE NATION (CBS): House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Republican presidential candidate John Kasich. THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power; Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Carson; Democratic...

The Talk Shows Sept 20th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington; Rev. Thomas Rosica, a Vatican spokesman.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Ben Carson; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton; Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul.THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Donald Trump; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Kasich and Trump; Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie.

The Talk Shows Sept 13th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate John Kasich; Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson; Donald Trump.THIS WEEK (ABC): Carson; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; retired Gen. John Allen, special envoy for the coalition opposing the Islamic State group.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker; Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.

The Talk Shows Sept 6th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz; Police Chiefs Charles Ramsey of Philadelphia and Edward Flynn of Milwaukee.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Former Secretary of State Colin Powell.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Mike Huckabee; David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.; former Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska.

p>The Talk Shows August 30th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal; Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans.THIS WEEK (ABC): Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders; Jindal; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sanders; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

The Talk Shows August 23rd, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark; Josh Alcorn, a senior adviser to the Draft Biden campaign.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J; Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns, creator of The Civil War documentary on PBS.THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., and Democratic presidential candidate former Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN):...

p>The Talk Shows August 16th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson; Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., leader of the special House committee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Lindsey Graham; Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley.THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates Carly Fiorina and Carson; Gowdy.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Kasich; Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee; Josh Alcorn, a top official with the...

The Talk Shows August 9th, 2015 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Republican presidential candidates Carly Fiorina and Senator Rand Paul, R-KY.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ohio Governor John Kasich and Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fl.; Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.; Martin Luther King III; former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Trump; Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Republican presidential candidates Fiorina and Dr. Ben Carson; NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.THIS WEEK (ABC): Republican presidential candidates Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Kasich and Former Texas...