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Jake Sullivan

  • U.S. National Security Advisor (2021-2024), Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State (2011-2013), Deputy Chief of Staff,  US Department of State (2009-2011)
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Jane Coaston

  • On-Air Commentator, CNN; Contributing Opinion Writer, NYT; Podcast Host: 'What a Day'
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Ron Klain

  • Chief of Staff to President Biden (2021-2023) & Longest Serving First Chief of Staff for Any Democratic President
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Val Demings

  • Former U.S. Representative (D-FL, 2017-2023) and First Female Police Chief for Orlando
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Michael LaRosa

  • Former Press Secretary to the First Lady and Special Assistant to the President
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Kasie Hunt

  • Anchor & Chief National Affairs Analyst, CNN; Survivor of a Brain Tumor
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Kaitlan Collins

  • CNN Anchor, Host of 'The Source with Kaitlan Collins', Chief White House Correspondent
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Kevin McCarthy

  • 55th Speaker of the House
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Laura Barrón-López

  • Political Analyst for CNN; PBS 'NewsHour' White House Correspondent
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John Avlon

  • Former Senior Political Analyst & Anchor, CNN, Bestselling Author, and Former EiC for The Daily Beast
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Stephanie Schriock

  • Organizational Leader, Political Strategist, Author, Former President of Emily's List
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Eugene Daniels

  • President, White House Correspondents Association; Sr. Contributor MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
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Lynne Cheney

  • Bestselling Author: Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities (1986-1993); Second Lady of the United States (2001-2009)
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Paola Ramos

  • Journalist, Former Deputy Director of Hispanic Media for Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign, and Author of 'Finding Latin-X' and 'Defectors'
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Timothy Snyder

  • #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author of 'On Tyranny' and 'Our Malady' and Renowned Historian of Fascism, Communism, and Modern Tyranny
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Elaine Weiss

  • Award-Winning Journalist, Critically Acclaimed Author, and Expert on Women's History, Voting Rights, and Civic Engagement
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Mike Murphy

  • Famed Conservative Political Media Consultant, Senior Analyst for NBC News & MSNBC, and Top Campaign Advisor
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Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro

  • Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Senior Director for the Middle East & North Africa, National Security Council
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R. Glenn Hubbard

  • Chairman of U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, Co-Chair of Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, and Dean of Columbia Business School
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Bret Stephens

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist; Fmr. EiC, The Jerusalem Post; Columnist, NYT
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Joe Scarborough

  • MSNBC 'Morning Joe' Co-Host; Fmr. U.S. Congressman; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Saving Freedom' & More
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Michael Nutter

  • Former Mayor of Philadelphia, Senior Fellow with Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Urban Policy Innovation Advocate
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Amna Nawaz

  • PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor; NBC News & MSNBC Political Contributor; 4x Peabody & Emmy Award-Winner
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Al Gore

  • Fmr. U.S. Vice President, Founder & Chairman of The Climate Reality Project, and Nobel Laureate
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Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall

  • White House Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor (2021-2025); Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (2014-2017); Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Distinguished Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Jack Lew

  • Secretary of the Treasury (2013-2016), White House Chief of Staff (2012-2013), Director Office Management & Budget (2010-2012), Citigroup Senior Executive, COO, New York University & United States Ambassador to Israel (2023-2025)   
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Rick Santorum

  • U.S. Senator and Member of the Armed Services Committee, Republican Presidential Candidate, and Advocate for Conservative Values
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Bill Frist

  • U.S. Senator (R-TN) and Senate Majority Leader, Transplant Surgeon & Physician, and Chairman of Nature Conservancy's Global Board
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Mika Brzezinski & Joe Scarborough

  • Hosts of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
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Patrick McHenry

  • Congressman (NC-R, 2005-2025), Deputy Republican Whip (2014-2019), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (2023–205)
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Suzanne Malveaux

  • Award-Winning Journalist, CEO and President of Malveaux Global Media
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Jemele Hill

  • Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Co-Founder of Lodge Freeway Media, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic
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Kevin Warsh

  • Fmr. Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Executive Secretary, National Economic Council, & Member of G31
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Peggy Noonan

  • Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist for WSJ, NYT Bestselling Author of 'A Certain Idea of America' & many more, and Political Analyst for NBC & MSNBC
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Margaret Hoover

  • Political Analyst & Host of 'Firing Line', Bestselling Author, and Contributor to CNN
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Elliott Abrams

  • Longtime Presidential Advisor on National Security in the Middle East and Venezuela and U.S. Dept. of State Special Representative
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John Dickerson

  • Chief Political Analyst, Host of CBS Evening News & Primetime with John Dickerson, and NYT Bestselling Author of 'Whistlestop' and 'The Hardest Job in the World'
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Lawrence Summers

  • Fmr. Treasury Secretary; Fmr. White House National Economic Council; OpenAI Board Member
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Joe Lockhart

  • Strategic Communications and Media Expert, Former Communications Exec for the NFL & Facebook, and Political Strategist
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Kay Bailey Hutchison

  • Former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to NATO, Advisor on Foreign and Security Policy, Voice for Bipartisan Policy Solutions
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W. Kamau Bell

  • Sociopolitical Comedian, Host of CNN's 'United Shades', Podcaster, and NYT Bestselling Author
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Ambassador Terry Branstad

  • Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Longest-Serving Governor in U.S. History, and President of The World Food Prize Foundation
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Alexis McGill Johnson

  • President and CEO of Planned Parenthood, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Perception Institute, and Champion for Social and Racial Justice
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Will Hurd

  • Cybersecurity Executive, Former CIA Officer and U.S. Representative (R-TX), and Author of ‘American Reboot’
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Hasan Piker

  • Political Commentator, Journalist, Gamer and Twitch Streamer, Podcaster, and Activist
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Jay Caspian Kang

  • Author of TIME & NPR "Best Books of the Year" 'The Loneliest Americans', Emmy Award-Nominated Correspondent, and Podcaster
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Huma Abedin

  • Chief of Staff to Hillary Clinton; Contributor, MSNBC; Board Member, Vital Voices; NYT Bestselling Author, 'BOTH/AND: A Life in Many Worlds'
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Harold Ford, Jr.

  • Fmr. 5-Term Congressman (D-TN); EVP & VC of PNC; Co-Host of FOX's 'The Five'
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Aja Brown

  • Mayor of Compton (2013-2021), Non-profit Co-Founder and Community Leader, and Advocate for Equity & Justice
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Karl Rove

  • Former Deputy Chief of Staff & Sr. Advisor to President George W. Bush; MSNBC, FOX News, WSJ Contributor; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Courage and Consequence'
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Cody Keenan

  • White House Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Grace'
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Tiffany D. Cross

  • Journalist and Former Host of MSNBC's 'The Cross Connection', Bestselling Author of 'Say it Louder', and Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics
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Howard Dean

  • DNC Chairman (2005-2009), Governor of Vermont (1991-2003), and Leading Democratic Commentator
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Jennifer Palmieri

  • Former White House Communications Director and Strategist, NYT Bestselling Author, and Political Commentator
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Charles Blow

  • NYT Op-Ed Columnist & MSNBC Analyst; NYT Bestselling Author: 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' & 'The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto'
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Stacey Abrams

  • Political and Nonprofit Leader, NYT Bestselling Author, & Serial Entrepreneur
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Julian Castro

  • Political Analyst, NBC News & MSNBC; Fmr. Mayor of San Antonio; Fmr. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
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Sharon McMahon

  • Social Media Sensation & "America's Government Teacher"
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Abby Phillip

  • CNN Anchor of 'NewsNight with Abby Phillip' &'Inside Politics Sunday'
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Anita Dunn

  • Fmr. Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden; President Obama's White House Communications Director
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Eric Garcetti

  • 26th U.S. Ambassador to India (2023-2025, Biden Administration), 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles (2013 2022), Rhodes Scholar
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Jon Tester

  • U.S. Senator (D-Montana) (2007-2025), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Defense (2021-2025) and Committee on Veterans Affairs (2021-2025), Central negotiator of the $1.2T American Infrastructure Investment
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Chris Sununu

  • 82nd Governor of New Hampshire, National Honorary Chair of Balanced Budget Now
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Dick Cheney

  • Former U.S. Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and White House Chief of Staff; Renowned Statesman and Bestselling Author
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David Makovsky

  • Expert on U.S. Policy in the Middle East, Fmr. Sr. Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State, and Award-Winning Journalist and Author
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Lawrence O'Donnell

  • Host of MSNBC's 'The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell' and Emmy Award-Winning Producer of NBC's 'The West Wing'
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Michael Sandel

  • Harvard Philosophy Professor; "Rock Star" Philosopher; Bestselling Author: 'The Tyranny of Merit', 'Justice', &'Democracy's Discontent'
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Tamara Keith

  • NPR White House Correspondent, Co-Host of 'NPR Politics', President of White House Correspondents' Association
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Brian Derrick

  • Political Strategist & Civic Activist; Founder & CEO of Oath, Civic Tech Platform
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Rohini Kosoglu

  • Former Deputy Asst. to President Biden & Policy Advisor to VP Harris, Fellow at Stanford HAI, and Venture Partner
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Olympia Snowe

  • Bipartisan Leader in Congress, Served in the Senate and House, Sr. Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center
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Steve Forbes

  • Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, Expert on Global Economy and Monetary Policy, and Bestselling Author
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John Della Volpe

  • Harvard's Director of Polling; MSNBC Contributor; Author of 'Fight' on Generational Politics
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David Plouffe

  • Fmr. Obama White House Senior Advisor; 2x NYT Bestselling Author: 'The Audacity to Win' & 'A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump'
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Mika Brzezinski

  • Celebrated Commentator and Co-Host of 'Morning Joe', Founder of Know Your Value, and NYT Bestselling Author
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LaTosha Brown

  • Contributor to MSNBC, NYT, & More; Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter; Principle: TruthSpeaks Consulting, Inc.
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Rahm Emanuel

  • U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2021-2025), 55th Mayor of Chicago (2011-2019), White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama (2008-2010), U.S. Congressman (D-IL) (2002-2008)
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Karen Hughes

  • One of the World's Foremost Communication Strategists, PRWeek Hall of Famer, and Counselor to President Bush
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Jane Lute

  • Fmr. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Fmr. Advisor to UN Secretary General; Board Member: Shell, Union Pacific, Marsh McLennan, the Atlantic Council, & CIS
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Capricia Marshall

  • Chief of Protocol of the United States (2009-2013)
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Joy-Ann Reid

  • MSNBC Political Analyst; Podcast Host: 'Reid This, Reid That' & 'What to Reid'; NYT Bestselling Author of 'The Man Who Sold America' & More
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Robert Gibbs

  • Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and McDonald's Executive, and MSNBC Commentator
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Jay Inslee

  • Governor of Washington State (2013-2025); U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2012) 
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Lael Brainard

  • 14th Director of the National Economic Council (2023-2025), Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (2022-2023) & Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2014-2023), Former Under Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (2009-2013)
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Steve Inskeep

  • Host of NPR's 'Morning Edition' & 'Up First'
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Geoff Duncan

  • Georgia's 12th Lieutenant Governor, Former Professional Baseball Player, CNN Contributor, and Author
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Symone Sanders Townsend

  • Host & Anchor, MSNBC's 'The Weekend'; Author, Political Strategist, Former Senior Advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris
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Steven Roberts

  • Renowned Journalist & Leading Political Pundit, NYT Bestselling Co-Author of 'From This Day Forward' and More
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Andrew Kaczynski

  • Investigative Journalist, Founding Member of CNN's 'KFILE', and ATRT Brain Cancer Advocate & Creator of the Team Beans Infant Brain Tumor Fund
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Mike Muse

  • Music Executive, Politics and Pop Culture Expert, and Tech Founder
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Pamela Brown

  • CNN Anchor and Senior Washington Correspondent and Health Advocate
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Joel Stein

  • Former TIME Magazine columnist
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Tom Bossert

  • Former Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Advisor, President of Trinity Cyber, and National Security Analyst for ABC
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Steven T. Mnuchin

  • Former Secretary of Treasury, Founder of Dune Capital Management and Liberty Strategic Capital, and Expert in Global Finance Markets
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Deval Patrick

  • Governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015), Political Contributor to CBS News, and Leader in Social Impact Investing
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General Mark Milley

  • 20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Fmr. Military Advisor to President, SecDef, & NSC
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John J. Sullivan

  • Former United States Ambassador to Russia (2019-2022) and Former United States Deputy Secretary of State (2017-2019)
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John Boehner

  • Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senior Strategic Advisor to Squire Patton Boggs, and Author
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Linsey Davis

  • Host & Radio Correspondent, ‘World News Tonight Sunday’ & ‘ABC News Live Prime’
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Clarence Page

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, and Member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board
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Wolf Blitzer

  • Emmy-Winning Journalist, Lead Political Anchor for CNN, and Anchor of 'The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer'
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Jim Messina

  • Renowned Campaign Manager, National Chair of Organizing for Action, and Expert in Blockchain Regulation
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Max Baucus

  • U.S. Ambassador to China; Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Board of Ingram Micro
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Wendy Davis

  • Texas State Senator (2009-2015); Founder of Deeds Not Words, non-profit for women's empowerment
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Sunny Hostin

  • 5x Emmy Award-Winning Co-Host of ABC’s “The View,” and  NYT  Best-Selling Author

Trey Gowdy

  • Former U.S. Representative (R-SC) (2011-2019); Former Chair, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (2017-2019)

Matthew Lieberman

  • Politician; Educator

Doug Jones

  • First Democrat to win a Senate seat in Alabama in 25 years; Celebrated Civil Rights Prosecutor

Tara Palmeri

  • Investigative Journalist and Political Analyst; Senior Political Correspondent, Puck; Co-Author of Politico's 'Playbook', and Podcaster

Anthony Gardner

  • Former United States Ambassador to the European Union

Anja Manuel

  • Co-Founder and Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC

Bob Woodward

  • Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist, Associate Editor of The Washington Post, and Author of 22 Bestsellers

Roy Neel

  • Chief of Staff to Congressman, Senator, and Vice President Al Gore

Brian Mosteller

  • Director of Oval Office Operations (2009-2017)

Dr. Adjoa B. Asamoah

  • The "Crown Act" Champion, Racial and Gender Equity Czar, Social Impact Strategist & Global Leadership Guru

Jaime Harrison

  • Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Jonathan Lemire

  • Co-Host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Acclaimed White House and US Politics Reporter

Mara Liasson

  • National political correspondent, National Public Radio

John E. McLaughlin

  • Former Deputy Director and Acting Director of Central Intelligence

Dan Mulhern

  • Co-Founder LeadingX2

Frank Luntz

  • Pollster and Communications Expert

David Paterson

  • New York's 55th Governor

Jamie Metzl

  • Expert on Asian Economics and Politics, Genetics Revolution

Ana Navarro

  • Republican Strategist and Commentator

Reena Ninan

  • Television Journalist

Cliff Albright

  • Co-Founder and Executive Director, Black Voters Matter Fund

Donna Brazile

  • Veteran Democratic Political Strategist

Anthony Scaramucci

  • Founder and Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

Sara Sidner

  • Award-Winning Investigative Journalist, CNN Senior Correspondent and Host of 'The Big Picture'

Van Jones

  • Political Contributor for CNN, 3X NYT Bestselling Author, Social Entrepreneur & President of Dream Corps

Michael Smerconish

  • Host of The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM, Host of CNN's Smerconish and Contributor, Newspaper Columnist and NYT Bestselling Author

Nancy Soderberg

  • U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1997-2001

Lesley Stahl

  • Iconic and Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist

Laura Tyson

  • First Female Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (1993-1995); Director of the National Economic Council (1995-1996)

Mark Brzezinski

  • Former United States Ambassador to Sweden (2011-2015)

Chris Whipple

  • New York Times Bestselling Author of 'The Gatekeepers' and 'The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House'

Mike Schmidt

  • Inaugural Director of the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) at the U.S. Department of Commerce

Mickey Edwards

  • Conservative Author and Commentator, Former Vice President Aspen Institute

Michael Steele

  • Former Chair of the Republican National Committee

Yamiche Alcindor

  • PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent & Award-Winning Journalist

Pete Souza

  • Former Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama

Henry Waxman

  • Leading Legislator in Congress on Issues of Health, Energy & Environment

Barbara Boxer

  • U.S. Senator (D-CA) (1993-2017)

Carlos Curbelo

  • U.S. Representative to Florida's 26th District (2015-2019)

Bakari Sellers

  • CNN Political Analyst & Former Representative from South Carolina

Susan Dentzer

  • President and CEO, Network for Excellence in Health Innovation

Carl Bernstein

  • Iconic Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Journalist

Dr. Mark T. Esper

  • Former U.S. SecDef, Bestselling Author of 'A Sacred Oath', and Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review

Susan Del Percio

  • Politcal Analyst for NBC & MSNBC; Political Strategist and Crisis Communications Consultant

Pippa Malmgren

  • Former Presidential Economic Advisor and Bestselling Author

Tevi Troy

  • CEO of the American Health Policy Institute

Catherine Herridge

  • Emmy Award-Winning Investigative Correspondent

Ben Harris

  • Vice President, Brookings Institution; Former Chief Economist of the Treasury Department & Advisor to President Biden; Author

Michael Barone

  • Political Analyst, Journalist, and Author

Gail Collins

  • Women’s Historian

Martha Raddatz

  • ABC News' Chief Global Affairs Correspondent & Co-Anchor of ABC'S This Week

Elan Carr

  • Attorney, Politician, and Former U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism

Bill Gertz

  • Award-Winning, Internationally Recognized National Security Journalist

Bushra Amiwala

  • Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States

Denise Grace Gitsham

  • Attorney, Political Contributor on NewsNation, and Author

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

  • Physician, Epidemiologist, Public Health Expert, Author of 'Medicare for All' and 'Healing Politics', and Commentator at CNN

Elliot Williams

  • CNN Legal Analyst, Former Senior Justice Department Leader, and Federal Prosecutor

Katty Kay

  • U.S. Special Correspondent for BBC Studios, Award-winning Journalist, and Bestselling Author