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June 22

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California
• Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
• Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the previous commander of U.S. Central Command and a CBS News contributor

June 15

• Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas
• Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina
• Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat of California

June 8

• Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem 
• Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas 
• Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota
• Kevin Hassett, Nationwide Financial Council director
• Save the Kids CEO Janti Soeripto

June 1

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 
• Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky 
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Democrat of Illinois 
• Michael Roth, Wesleyan College president
• FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary 

May 25

• Home Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana
• Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
• Cindy McCain, World Meals Programme govt director 
• Navy veteran Jack McCain
• For Nation Caucus members Reps. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts, Zach Nunn, Republican of Iowa, and Don Davis, Democrat of North Carolina

May 18

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio 
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland 
• Former Protection Secretary Robert Gates 
• Bridget Brink, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
• Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal

May 11

• United CEO Scott Kirby
• Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas 
• New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat 
• Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago 
• Peter Mandelson, U.Ok. ambassador to the U.S.

May 4

• Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio 
• Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois 
• Oksana Markarova, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. 
• Ret. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
• NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger

April 27

• CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto
• Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov 
• Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire 
• Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar 

April 20

• CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez 
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland
• Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania 
• EPA administrator Lee Zeldin 
• Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Federal Reserve president 

April 13

• U.S. commerce consultant Jamieson Greer
• Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Financial institution of Minneapolis
• Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys 
• Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California
• Dr. Peter Marks, former head of FDA’s Heart for Biologics Analysis and Analysis

April 6

• Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
• Sen. John Barrasso, Republican of Wyoming
• Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington
• Rep. Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska
• NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte

March 30

• CBS News director of electios and surveys Anthony Salvanto 
• Shawn Fain, president of United Auto Staff
• Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia
• Rep. Jodey Arrington, Republican of Texas 
• Sue Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of Nationwide Intelligence in first Trump administration, and Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie 

March 23

• Nationwide Safety Adviser Mike Waltz
• Rep. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky 
• Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
• Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissoner 
• CBS News correspondents Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane 

March 16

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy to the Center East
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina
• Rep. Debbie Dingell, Democrat of Michigan
• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat

March 9

• Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem
• Kirsten Hillman, Canadian ambassador to the U.S.
• Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, and Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York
• Fiona Hill, former White Home Russia skilled

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 Center East particular 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 Nationwide Financial 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. Invoice 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, Impartial 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 nationwide safety adviser 
• Brett McGurk, the White Home Nationwide Safety Council coordinator for the Center East and North Africa
• Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina
• Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia 
• Save the Kids 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 Home Speaker Newt Gingrich

Jan. 5

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