With tensions mounting in Egypt after the removal of President Mohamed Morsi, the news broke Saturday that Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who is an opponent of Mr. Morsi, would be named the countryâs interim prime minister. NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ will have an interview with Mr. ElBaradei about the transition to a new government.
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will also appear on NBC, discussing the turmoil in Egypt, including its effect on American aid.
Representative Raúl R. Labrador, Republican of Idaho, also joins NBC, to talk about his efforts to draft legislation on immigration. House Republicans have said they will not take up the Senate version of immigration reform.
Bob Corker of Tennessee, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will be on âFox News Sunday,â talking about Egypt. Plus, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will be on the program to weigh in on his stateâs recent fight over abortion.
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins CNNâs âState of the Unionâ on Sunday to discuss the military and global areas of concern. Also, speaking about Egypt and the leaker responsible for recent revelations about the National Security Agency, Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, will be on CNN.
George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, granted ABCâs âThis Weekâ an interview about their relief work in Africa, as well as the situation in Egypt, the N.S.A. and immigration reform. The Egyptian ambassador to the United States, Mohamed Tawfik, will also be on ABC.
Immigration is the focus on CBSâs âFace the Nation,â with guests Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona; Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas and the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee; and Representative Xavier Becerra of California, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
Univisionâs âAl Punto,â on at 10 a.m. Eastern time, will have an interview with Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew about the importance of immigrants to the economy.
Ardis D. Hoven, the president of the American Medical Association, will talk to C-Spanâs âNewsmakersâ about the implementation of President Obamaâs health care law after the White House announced the delay of a key component last week.
Gov. Phil Bryant, Republican of Mississippi, will join Bloombergâs âCapitol Gainsâ at noon Eastern time to talk about the health care law.
Aaron David Miller, a former diplomat who is a vice president at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Jon B. Alterman, the director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, appeared on Bloombergâs âPolitical Capitalâ on Friday. The program will be shown again throughout the weekend.