Bernie Sanders

U.S. Senator, Vermont; Longest Serving Independent Member of Congress in American History; 2016 & 2020 Presidential Candidate

Alex Padilla

California State Senator & President of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

Ron Paul

Political Speaker, Former United States Congressman & 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate

Janet Folger Porter

Pro-Life Speaker, President & Founder of Faith2Action

Jackie Speier

Author and Former State Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican United States Senator from South Carolina

Rick Perry

14th U.S. Secretary of Energy, 47th Governor of Texas

Thomas Woods

Leading Libertarian Thought Leader, American Historian, Political Analyst & New York Times Bestselling Author

Paul Brandus

White House Correspondent & Award-Winning Author of "Under This Roof: A History of the White House and Presidency"

Robert Y. Shapiro

Professor and Former Chair of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University

Geoff Shepard

Lawyer, Lecturer, and Author, "The Real Watergate Scandal"

Jay Winik

Bestselling Author and American Historian; Known for "April 1865: The Month That Saved America"

Alex Salmond

MP for Gordon, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, and Former First Minister of Scotland Between 2007-2014

Jonathan Tasini

Political & Economic Strategist, President of the Economic Future Group, Publisher & Editor of "Working Life" Blog

Emma Sky

British Expert on the Middle East, Former Political Advisor in Iraq, Current Director of Yale World Fellows

Tom Harkin

Former U.S. Senator from Iowa

Tom Cotton

Arkansas Rep in U.S. Senate

Steve Fraser

Historian & Author of "The Age of Acquiescence"

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator, Iowa

Mark Udall

American Politician & Senior U.S. Senator, Colorado

Ken Blackwell

Conservative Columnist, Former Ohio State Treasurer & Secretary of State, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Kirsten Gillibrand

New York Senator; Former 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate

Eric Garcetti

Current Mayor of Los Angeles & Former Member of the Los Angeles City Council

Richard Lui

Journalist, Anchor of NBC News' "Early Today Show" & Author of "Enough About Me"

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Amy Klobuchar

Minnesota Senator & Former Democratic Candidate in 2020 Presidential Race

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Ted Cruz

34th U.S. Senator from Texas

Marc Thiessen

Former Chief Speechwriter to George W. Bush; Conservative Political Commentator & Author

Jason Mattera

Emmy-Nominated Journalist, Conservative Activist & Author; National Correspondent for "Crime Watch Daily"

Scott Winship

Former Fellow at the Manhattan Institue & the Brookings Institution

James C. Miller III

Economist, Former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission & Budget Director for President Ronald Reagan