Politicians & Pundits

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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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Kevin McCarthy

  • 55th Speaker of the House
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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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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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Anita Dunn

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

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

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

  • Georgia's 12th Lieutenant Governor, Former Professional Baseball Player, CNN Contributor, and Author
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Stacey Abrams

  • Political and Nonprofit Leader, NYT Bestselling Author, & Serial Entrepreneur
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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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John Boehner

  • Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Senior Strategic Advisor to Squire Patton Boggs, 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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Julian Castro

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

  • Political Analyst & Host of 'Firing Line', Bestselling Author, and Contributor to CNN
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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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Mika Brzezinski & Joe Scarborough

  • Hosts of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe'
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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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Ron Klain

  • Chief of Staff to President Biden (2021-2023) & Longest Serving First Chief of Staff for Any Democratic President
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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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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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Laura Barrón-López

  • Political Analyst for CNN; PBS 'NewsHour' White House Correspondent
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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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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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Aja Brown

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

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

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

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

  • DNC Chairman (2005-2009), Governor of Vermont (1991-2003), and Leading Democratic Commentator
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John Della Volpe

  • Harvard's Director of Polling; MSNBC Contributor; Author of 'Fight' on Generational Politics
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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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Steve Forbes

  • Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, Expert on Global Economy and Monetary Policy, and Bestselling Author
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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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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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Robert Gibbs

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

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

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

  • White House Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama; NYT Bestselling Author of 'Grace'
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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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Michael LaRosa

  • Former Press Secretary to the First Lady and Special Assistant to the President
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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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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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Michael Nutter

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

  • Lawyer; Comedian; Radio Host: 'The Dean Obeidallah Show'
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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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Jennifer Palmieri

  • Former White House Communications Director and Strategist, NYT Bestselling Author, and Political Commentator
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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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Abby Phillip

  • CNN Anchor of 'NewsNight with Abby Phillip' &'Inside Politics Sunday'
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Hasan Piker

  • Political Commentator, Journalist, Gamer and Twitch Streamer, Podcaster, and Activist
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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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Rick Santorum

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

  • Organizational Leader, Political Strategist, Author, Former President of Emily's List
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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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Bret Stephens

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist; Fmr. EiC, The Jerusalem Post; Columnist, NYT
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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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Chris Sununu

  • 82nd Governor of New Hampshire, National Honorary Chair of Balanced Budget Now
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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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Andrew Young

  • Civil Rights Activist, Former Ambassador to the UN, Congressman, Mayor of Atlanta, and Author of 'An Easy Burden'

Cliff Albright

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

Bushra Amiwala

  • Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States

Barbara Boxer

  • U.S. Senator (D-CA) (1993-2017)

Donna Brazile

  • Veteran Democratic Political Strategist

Ian Bremmer

  • President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Todd Buchholz

  • Former White House Director of Economic Policy, Best-selling Author, Economist & Trend Forecaster

Carlos Curbelo

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

Susan Del Percio

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

Susan Dentzer

  • President and CEO, Network for Excellence in Health Innovation

Mickey Edwards

  • Conservative Author and Commentator, Former Vice President Aspen Institute

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

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

Trey Gowdy

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

Denise Grace Gitsham

  • Attorney, Political Contributor on NewsNation, and Author

Jennifer Granholm

  • 47th Governor of Michigan (2002-2011), Secretary of Energy (2021-2025)

Jaime Harrison

  • Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Doug Jones

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

Van Jones

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

Patrick Kennedy

  • U.S. House of Representatives (1995-2011); Co-Founder, One Mind for Research and Founder, The Kennedy Forum on Community Mental Health

Steve Largent

  • Former Seattle Seahawks Receiver

Mara Liasson

  • National political correspondent, National Public Radio

Matthew Lieberman

  • Politician; Educator

Jason Ma

  • Founder, CEO and Chief Mentor of ThreeEQ; Leading Member of The B20 for The G20

John E. McLaughlin

  • Former Deputy Director and Acting Director of Central Intelligence

Ana Navarro

  • Republican Strategist and Commentator

Michael Oren

  • Historian, Former Israeli Leader, Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., and New York Times Best-Selling Author

Tara Palmeri

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

Star Parker

  • Founder and President of CURE

David Paterson

  • New York's 55th Governor

Ron Reagan

  • MSNBC Political Correspondent

Anthony Scaramucci

  • Founder and Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital

Bakari Sellers

  • CNN Political Analyst & Former Representative from South Carolina

Al Sharpton

  • Renowned Civil-Rights Leader

Marshall Shepherd

  • Leading International Expert on Weather, Climate and Atmospheric Related Sciences

Michael Smerconish

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

Lesley Stahl

  • Iconic and Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist

Michael Steele

  • Former Chair of the Republican National Committee

Kat Timpf

  • Comedian, TV Personality and Co-Host of 'Gutfeld!', and Author of 'You Can't Joke About That'

Tevi Troy

  • CEO of the American Health Policy Institute

Henry Waxman

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

Chris Whipple

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

Elliot Williams

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

Bob Woodward

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