Sunday Breakfast Menu, Jan. 11

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It was not Gov. Chris Christie’s week. The New Jersey Republican faced mounting criticism after emails and texts linked his office to lane closures on the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, N.J., in September. The closures were apparently retribution for the town’s mayor declining to endorse Mr. Christie for re-election. In a two-hour news conference on Thursday, Mr. Christie apologized, saying he was “blindsided” by the news. He fired Bridget Anne Kelly, his deputy chief of staff who wrote in one email, “time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and crisis management expert Judy Smith, the inspiration behind the show “Scandal,” will dole out advice for the governor on ABC’s “This Week.” Later in the show, Representative Adam Kinzinger, Republican of Illinois, and former White House adviser David Plouffe will join a political roundtable.

In its series on 2016 presidential hopefuls, CNN’s “State of the Union” will host Gov. Martin O’Malley, Democrat of Maryland, where he will likely be asked about his potential rival, Mr. Christie. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, will also comment on Mr. Christie’s difficult week. Mr. McCain will also discuss the resurgence of violence in Iraq and extending long-term unemployment benefits.

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, will discuss the implications of the bridge scandal on Mr. Christie’s political future. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates made headlines this week for his revealing memoir, particularly his insights into the Obama administration’s foreign policy in the Middle East. Former Senator Rick Santorum and former Representative Jane Harman, Democrat of California, will weigh in on the book.

Mr. Christie’s woes will also lead off the conversation with Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, who is chairman of the transportation committee investigating the toll lane closures, will also appear on the show. “Apologies are fine but do not answer the questions,” Mr. Wisniewski said Thursday of the scandal, which some news outlets are calling “Bridgegate.”

Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. Some lawmakers in both parties marked the anniversary by saying they would commit to helping the poor. Representative Elijah Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, will talk about the Democrats’ strategy on this issue on CBS.

“Fox News Sunday” will also examine new efforts to end poverty with Representatives Steve Southerland, Republican of Florida and the chair of the Republican Study Committee’s Anti-Poverty Initiative, and Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland and the ranking member of the House Budget Committee.

Escalating violence in Iraq has led some lawmakers to criticize President Obama for wasting the military success of President George W. Bush’s 2007 troop surge. On Fox, Senators James Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma and the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, and Ben Cardin, Democrat of Maryland and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, will debate the United States’ options in the Middle East.

On CSPAN’s “Newsmakers,” the House minority whip, Steny Hoyer, Democrat of Maryland, will detail his party’s agenda for 2014, including the expected debt ceiling debate in early February.

Representatives Bob Goodlatte, Republican of Virginia, and Luis Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, will discuss immigration in 2014 on Telemundo’s “Enfoque.” Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state law permitted Sergio Garcia, an undocumented lawyer, to be admitted to the state bar and practice law. Mr. Garcia will tell his story on the show, which airs at noon Eastern.

Mr. Garcia will also appear on Univison’s “Al Punto.” Henry Cisneros, the former secretary of housing and urban development, will also discuss immigration reform on the show, which airs at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, appeared on Bloomberg’s “Political Capital” on Friday. The show repeats through the weekend.