This week on Fox News Sunday: (5/13/12)
The US and Saudi governments successfully coordinate a covert operation against a terrorist plot originating in Yemen. We’ll get details about the mission, and what it means in the fight against terrorism going forward, with the Chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.
Segment 1: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D) California / Chair, Intelligence Committee
Then, 2012 politics continues to heat up as President Obama and Republican Candidate Mitt Romney sharpen their rhetoric. We’ll hear from one of Romney’s supporters, who some are pushing to become the Republican Vice Presidential Nominee.
Segment 2: Sen. John Thune, (R) South Dakota / Chairman, Senate Republican Conference
Plus Our Sunday Panel on President Obama’s decision to endorse same-sex marriage.
Brit Hume – Fox News Senior Political Analyst
Liz Marlantes – The Christian Science Monitor
Paul Gigot – The Wall Street Journal
Juan Williams – Fox News Political Analyst
The presidential election is off to the races. This Sunday, Chris Wallace talks exclusively with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a top surrogate of the Mitt Romney campaign. As Sen. Rubio works to build bridges with Hispanic voters and sets out a bold foreign policy agenda, is he the frontrunner to be Romney’s choice for Vice President? We’ll get insight from one of the rising stars in the Republican party.
A year after killing Usama Bin Laden, where does the war on terror stand? We’ll get an update on the brutal unrest in Syria, the threat from Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula, and the current state of play in Afghanistan with President Obama’s top Counterterrorism Adviser.
Then, faith in America, we’ll bring you Chris Wallace’s discussion with two of the country’s most influential religious leaders, Joel and Victoria Osteen.
With Mitt Romney winning in Wisconsin, the other candidates look for a way forward. We’ll talk to presidential candidate Newt Gingrich about his plan to take his campaign all the way to the Republican National Convention.
Then, President Obama takes aim at Republican Congressman Paul Ryan’s House budget. As the Senate remains deadlocked over passing a plan of their own, we’ll hear from the Chairman, and a GOP member, of that governing body’s Budget Committee.
Rick Santorum fights to win a slate of consequential primaries. We’ll talk with the candidate about his chances for victory and ask how he plans to win the Republican nomination.
Then, we’ll preview the 2012 general election with two influential political leaders. Will health care reform be a winner, or loser, for either party? And who has the advantage when it comes to gas prices? We’ll discuss those topics and more in a lively debate with former party chairmen Haley Barbour and Howard Dean.
A blueprint for how Republicans would run the country is released and the Obama Administration goes on the attack. We’ll hear from both sides when Chris Wallace sits down with Senior Adviser to President Obama, David Plouffe, and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.
After two tough primaries, the Romney campaign looks to rebound in delegate rich Illinois. We’ll preview the electoral contest, and look ahead to where the race goes from here, in an interview with presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Just back from a trip to southern Sudan, George Clooney testified before Congress to bring attention to the Sudanese government’s recent bombing of civilians. The actor turned activist also highlights how the unrest in Sudan is having an adverse affect on worldwide oil prices.
With Super Tuesday behind them, the candidates head “South.” We’ll talk to Newt Gingrich about his recent win in Georgia and ask whether his southern strategy will work.
Then, the conflict in Syria continues to worsen and now many are asking what the US role should be. We’ll get insight from one of the Senate’s leading thinkers on foreign policy.
Mitt Romney wins two key primaries, but Rick Santorum manages to keep it close in Michigan. So can the former Senator mount a comeback by scoring some major wins in next week’s Super Tuesday contests? We’ll speak Exclusively with Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum.
Then, turmoil in Afghanistan continues, as do fears over Iran’s nuclear program. We’ll talk foreign policy with two of the Senate’s big thinkers on the Middle East.
Next Tuesday’s Michigan and Arizona primaries could be a watershed moment for the Romney campaign. We’ll preview both of next week’s crucial primary contests when we speak Exclusively with Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
Then, we’ll talk with Governor Mitch Daniels, who delivered what many thought was a successful response to the president’s State of the Union, and ask him his thoughts on the federal government and the Republican presidential race.