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Alyssa Milano, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell: Sunday guests

Updated: Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process will be the main topic on the Sunday morning programs.

A look at the programs and their scheduled guests:

CBS’ “Face the Nation,” 10:30 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Anthony Salvanto, CBS News elections & surveys director; Greg Miller of The Washington Post and author of “The Apprentice.” The panel will be John Harris of Politico; Seung Min Kim of The Washington Post; Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review and Bloomberg Opinion; and Nancy Cordes of CBS News.

NBC’s “Meet the Press,” 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2: Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.; Tarana Burke, civil rights activist; Alyssa Milano, actress. The panel will be presidential historian Michael Beschloss, author of “Presidents of War”; Republican strategist Al Cardenas, senior partner at Squire Patton Boggs; Kasie Hunt of NBC News and host of MSNBC’s “Kasie DC”; and Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute.

ABC’s “This Week,” 10 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9: Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump; Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii; Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director for the Judicial Crisis Network; Elizabeth Wydra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center. The panel will be ABC ‘s Matthew Dowd; former Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.; Rachael Bade of Politico; and Shawna Thomas of Vice News.

Fox News Sunday,” 10 a.m. on WOFL-Channel 35: Majority Leader McConnell; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee; Matthew Wendel, manager of Blair House. The panel will be Juan Williams of Fox News; Josh Holmes, president & founding partner of Cavalry and former chief of staff to McConnell; Chris Stirewalt of Fox News and author of “Every Man a King”; and Marie Harf, co-host of Fox News Radio’s “Benson and Harf” and former State Department spokesperson.

“State of the Union,” 9 a.m. and noon on CNN: Sen. Collins; Sen. Hirono; Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio. The panel will be CNN host Van Jones; former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa.; Amanda Carpenter, author of “Gaslighting America: Why We Love It When Trump Lies to Us”; and Jen Psaki, former White House communications director. Dana Bash will anchor.

“Fareed Zakaria GPS,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on CNN: Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state (Bill Clinton administration, 1997-2001) and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1993-1997); Gen. Colin Powell (ret.), former U.S. secretary of state (George W. Bush administration, 2001-2005) and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1993).

“Sunday Morning Futures,” 10 a.m. on Fox News Channel: Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.; Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.; Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council.

“Reliable Sources,” 11 a.m. on CNN: Frank Sesno, director, School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University; Olivia Nuzzi of New York magazine; April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks; Brian Karem of Sentinel Newspapers and Playboy; Susanne Craig of The New York Times; Karen Attiah of The Washington Post; Michael Gottlieb, attorney for Aaron Rich and partner at Boies Schiller Flexner.

“MediaBuzz,” 11 a.m. on Fox News Channel: Susan Ferrechio of the Washington Examiner; Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist; Philippe Reines, former deputy assistant secretary of state for strategic communications and former Hillary Clinton adviser; Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post; Emily Jashinsky of Washington Examiner; and Sara Fischer of Axios.

“Inside Politics,” 8 a.m. on CNN: Jackie Kucinich of The Daily Beast, Lisa Lerer of The New York Times, Sahil Kapur of Bloomberg and Kaitlan Collins of CNN. Nia-Malika Henderson will anchor.

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