Sunday Breakfast Menu, Nov. 3

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Technical problems that continue to complicate President Obama’s signature health care law and reports of high-level espionage on both enemies and allies have made for a tumultuous week in the White House. Also, some Republicans are threatening to block the administration’s nominees for federal posts until the survivors of the 2012 attack on the American mission in Benghazi, Libya, appear before Congress. Supporters on both sides of each issue will hash it out on the Sunday news shows.

Mitt Romney will be on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” one year after losing the presidential election to Mr. Obama. Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, will share his vision for what a Republican-led White House would have done differently on health care, and will offer his views on national security. Later, his successor, Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, will explain why he thinks Americans should be patient with the new health legislation.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a former adviser to the Obama administration (and a contributor to the opinion pages of The New York Times), and James C. Capretta of the Ethics & Public Policy Center will appear on Fox’s “Fox News Sunday” to discuss reports that only six people enrolled for coverage on the first day of the new health insurance program. The focus of the show will shift when Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, explains why he wants to block all of Mr. Obama’s federal nominees until survivors of the attack in Benghazi testify before Congress.

Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire, is also threatening to block appointments pending more information on Benghazi. She will appear on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will be on “State of the Union” to talk about Friday’s shooting at Los Angeles International Airport and the effect it could have on airport security around the country.

ABC’s “This Week” will feature one-on-one interviews with Dan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser, and Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky. The former will discuss the flaws in the health care website, and the latter will delve into the fallout over reports that the National Security Agency is spying on both allies and enemies abroad.

Mr. Paul will also be on Bloomberg’s “Political Capital” to talk about his threat to block Janet L. Yellen’s nomination as the next Federal Reserve chairwoman.

The conversation will continue on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” when the Intelligence Committee leaders - Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, and Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan - discuss the heightened concerns over the N.S.A.’s surveillance.

Telemundo’s “Enfoque” will feature Éric Rojo, a retired colonel in the U.S. Army, with analysis of the espionage issue and possible repercussions for United States diplomacy efforts. Representative Mick Mulvaney, Republican of South Carolina, and Representative Raúl M. Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, will discuss the Affordable Care Act.

Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, will appear on Univision’s “Al Punto” to discuss the health care law and his political future. Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, will be interviewed about immigration reform.

C-Span’s “Newsmakers” will feature an interview with Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture.