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Sunday Breakfast Menu, Feb. 24

Sunday's Breakfast MenuStephen Crowley/The New York Times

With the federal government warning that the across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to take effect Friday could cause air travel delays and other problems, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will join NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

A number of state leaders will also be on hand, as the National Governors Association meets in Washington, to offer their perspectives on the spending cuts, known as sequestration, and other budget battles. Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, and Gov. of Massachusetts will also be on NBC.

Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland, Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia, Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona and Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado will appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Also on the program will be the education secretary, Arne Duncan, Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire, and Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, discussing sequestration. And Representative Tim Murphy, Republican of Pennsylvania and a psychologist, will join a panel on mental health, video games and violence.

The conversation about the looming budget cuts continues on “Fox News Sunday” with Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri and member of the Senate! Armed Services Committee.

Fox also features Gov. Jack Markell of Delaware, chairman of the National Governors Association, and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

Mr. Walker also appeared on Bloomberg’s “Political Capital,” which airs Fridays with repeats over the weekend.

Senator John McCain of Arizona, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is scheduled to discuss sequestration on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Plus, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, will weigh in on the state of relations with Cuba after meeting recently with President Raúl Castro of Cuba, and Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut will join the roundtable.

ABC’s “This Week” offers a discussion on foreign policy with Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan, chairman of the House Intelligence Comittee, and Representative Eliot L. Engel of New York, ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and a politics roundtable that includes Steven Rattner, former adviser to the Treasury secretary.

Bloomberg’s “Capitol Gains,” a political program that began last fall and airs Sundays at noon, features conversations with Mr. Kaine about sequestration and Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, new chairman of the House Transportation Committee, about the state of American infrastructure.

Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joins C-Span’s “Newsmakers” to talk about immigration and gun control. The program airs Sunday at 11 a.m. E.S.T. this week.

TV One’s “Washington Watch,” on Sundays at 11 a.m. E.S.T., will include discussions about J! esse Jackson Jr.’s misuse of campaign funds and sequestration.

And Univision’s “Al Punto,” which airs Sundays at 10 a.m. E.S.T., features topics including immigration and the pope’s retirement.