Sunday Breakfast Menu, Dec. 22

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This week, a White House-appointed panel recommended that President Obama rein in the National Security Agency and impose more oversight. Also, a United States District Court judge ruled Monday that an N.S.A. program that systematically collects records of American phone calls is probably unconstitutional, but he stayed his order while the case is appealed.

But four House and Senate Intelligence committee leaders rejected the White House report, arguing that the call data program was a valuable tool for catching terrorists.

Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan, and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee,  will defend that message on ABC’s “This Week.” Senator Mark Udall, Democrat of Colorado, and a member of the Senate Intelligence committee, will join Mr. Rogers.

On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” the former C.I.A. director Michael J. Morell, one of the members of the N.S.A. review panel, will talk about the 46 recommendations it made to Mr. Obama on curbing the agency’s power.

Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, and Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, will weigh in on domestic surveillance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, will also appear on the show to analyze the state of the global economy and the strength of the ongoing financial recovery. As many Congressmen head home for the holidays, Senators Charles Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, will stick around to discuss what is ahead for the Senate in the new year.

On CNN “State of the Union” Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, will talk about the budget deal, the future of the health care law and the chances of passing gun control legislation during the next year. Leaders of the Congressional Future Caucus, a bipartisan group of millennials, will also appear on the show. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat of Hawaii, and Aaron J. Schock, Republican of Illinois, will explain how they want to get things done on Capitol Hill.

On CSPAN’s “Newsmakers,” Senator David B. Vitter, Republican of Louisiana and ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will lay out his criticisms of the Obama administration’s environmental policies and discuss a possible gubernatorial run in 2015. Gov. Bobby Jindal cannot seek re-election due to state term limits.

Will you run? That’s another question on “Fox News Sunday,” where former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas will talk about  2014 and 2016 election prospects, and his plans, if any, to run.

Representative Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, Republican of Florida, is also looking forward to legislative priorities in 2014, especially immigration reform, on Univison’s “Al Punto.” The program airs 10 a.m. Eastern.

Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, appearing on Bloomberg’s “Political Capital,” discussed the budget deal, the debt ceiling deadline and entitlement reform. The program aired on Fridays, but repeats through the weekend.

On Telemundo’s “Enfoque,” Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, and Representative Juan Vargas, Democrat of California, will debate immigration reform. They will be joined by Pablo Alvarado, director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, and Tania Unzueta, an immigration activist.

Obamas Arrive in Hawaii for Vacation

HONOLULU â€" After an end-of-the-year news conference whose first question â€" “Has this been the worst year of your presidency?” â€" offered a trenchant reminder of President Obama’s troubled 2013, the president seemed especially ready for a break from the nation’s capital.

And so it was, less than 24-hours later, that Mr. Obama touched down in Hawaii, his boyhood home, for his annual holiday vacation. Accompanied by his wife, Michelle, his two daughters, and the First Family’s two Portuguese Water Dogs, Sunny and Bo, Mr. Obama walked off Air Force One and into the muggy Hawaiian darkness just before midnight Friday.

Already in vacation-casual â€" clad in khakis and blue button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up (no tie) â€" the president greeted the several dozen well-wishers and servicemen and women who had gathered at Hickam Air Force Base to watch his arrival.

He was also met by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie; Kirk Caldwell, the mayor of Honolulu; Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat of Hawaii (who Tweeted a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Obama exiting Air Force One); and Admiral Samuel Locklear, the commander of the United States Pacific Command.

The responsibilities of the Oval Office have often followed Mr. Obama to his Pacific retreat. (Think the fiscal crisis of 2012, or the Christmas day bomber of 2009.) But the president’s aides said that barring any unexpected surprises, they were hoping to keep his two-week island vacation low-key and largely news-free.

After all, a bit of rest and relaxation is just what their boss called for at his news conference. “So, you know, the end of the year is always a good time to reflect and see what can you do better next year,” Mr. Obama said Friday afternoon. “That’s how I intend to approach it. I am sure that I will have even better ideas after a couple days of sleep and sun.”