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March 2

  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 
  • Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio
  • Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona
  • Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan
  • European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas

Feb. 23

  • New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
  • Steve Witkoff, President Trump's Middle East special envoy
  • Sen. John Curtis, Republican of Utah
  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland
  • Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner

Feb. 16

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio
  • Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council
  • Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Republican of Texas
  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland

Feb. 9

  • CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto
  • Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota 
  • Sen. Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee
  • Scott MacFarlane, Jan Crawford, Sam Vinograd and Christopher Krebs

Feb. 2

  • Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia
  • Rep. Brian Mast, Republican of Florida
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont
  • Frank Figliuzzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, and CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane
  • Hanna Siegel, niece of freed hostage Keith Siegel

Jan. 26

  • Vice President JD Vance
  • Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio
  • Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado
  • CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez

Jan. 19

  • Rep. Mike Waltz, incoming Trump administration national security adviser 
  • Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina
  • Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia 
  • Save the Children president and CEO Janti Soeripto

Jan. 12

  • FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell 
  • Rep. Judy Chu, Democrat of California
  • Sen. John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming
  • Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona
  • Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Jan. 5

  • Reps. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, and Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
  • House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California 
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican of South Dakota 
  • Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's border czar
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