SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Sen. Bernie Sanders joins the show live from South Carolina to talk his widening leads on Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire as well as the state of his presidential campaign.

“Yes, I’m stunned.” – Sen. Sanders on Thursday in response to his rise in the polls

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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (R-NJ), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s name emerged this week in news outside of the election cycle, as the Bridgegate investigation returned to the headlines with the resignation of United Airlines CEO. He joins Chuck live to discuss this, the latest in his presidential campaign and more.

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THE FUTURE OF THE GOP’S LEADERSHIP

As a number of House Republicans call for new leadership, Rep. Tom Cole and Former Sen. Jim DeMint join Chuck in studio for a discussion about the fight for the soul of the GOP and the party’s future.

“When they [the American people] believe that their leadership is letting them down, there is only one option out there for us, and that’s to change that leadership.” —Rep. Meadows, who introduced a resolution calling for a vote to oust Speaker Boehner from his leadership position.

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SYRIA: THE ORIGIN OF EUROPE’S BORDER CRISIS

Robert Ford, the former US Ambassador to Syria, joins the program to talk about US policy in the region and how its impacted the recent flow of refugees to Europe.

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POLITICAL PANEL

David Brooks

Columnist, The New York Times

Maria Hinojosa

Host, NPR’s “Latino USA”

Ron Fournier

Senior Political Columnist, The National Journal

Sara Fagen

Partner, DDC; former White House Political Director for President George W. Bush