Ana Marie Cox

Who are you going to turn to for to make sense of the fishbowl that is Washington Politics? Ana Marie Cox, that's who. The writer who made Washington politics irresistibly naughty, knows the town, the politicians and the issues, and in her hilarious and enlightening presentations takes us on an eye-opening journey right into the muck of it all. Ana Marie Cox is the Washington Editor of TIME.com.

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper anchors Anderson Cooper 360°, an unconventional, wide-ranging weekday news program on CNN. Mr. Cooper, who joined CNN in December 2001, served as CNN's weekend anchor before moving to the 7 pm hour in March 2003 following the war in Iraq. Since joining CNN, Mr. Cooper has anchored major breaking news stories, including the network's overnight coverage of the...

Bill Maher

Whether skewering Republicans, Democrats, the mass media or Hollywood, Bill Maher is one of the most perceptive and hilarious satirists at work today. From the podium he delivers his trademark blend of devastating social commentary and politically incorrect humor that always leaves audiences begging for more.

Bob Woodward

Called the most famous investigative reporter in America by the New York Times, Bob Woodward is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post where he has worked since 1971. He has won nearly every American journalism award, including the Pulitzer for his report on the Watergate scandal. He earned a second Pulitzer as lead reporter for the team that reported on the aftermath of...

Brian Kilmeade

As the co-host of FOX & Friends, the #1 morning program on cable television, Brian Kilmeade reaches millions of Americans every morning with his unique perspective of the day’s news events. Fox & Friends is an offbeat morning show that takes a fresh look at the news, sports and weather. Also serving as the network’s sports anchor, Kilmeade covers the latest in sports updates and national events.

Capitol Steps

Twenty five years ago the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom (Don't quit your day job!), and although not all of the current members of the Steps are former Capitol Hill staffers, taken together the performers have worked in a...

Connie Chung

An award-winning investigative reporter/anchor and one of the most recognizable faces on American television, Connie Chung has been a powerful force in the news industry for more than 35 years. On the lecture stage she draws on her unique experiences as a working mother in addressing the challenges today’s women face, advocating diversity in the workplace, and inspiring younger journalists...

David Javerbaum

David Javerbaum is the Executive Producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning mock newscast which, according to a 2004 Pew Research Center poll, is a primary news source for over 20 percent of 18-to-29-year-olds.

Harry Thomason

Harry, a native of Hampton, Arkansas, attended Southern Arkansas University and continued graduate studies in education at the University of Arkansas. A college scholarship athlete, Thomason was a football coach and art teacher in secondary schools for six years before he decided to pursue filmmaking as a career. He has produced award winning television movies including A Shining Season...

Jacob Soboroff

Jacob Soboroff is part of the team working to transform America's education system on the NBC series School Pride. He is also the founding correspondent of AMC News on AMC, reporting from film festivals, movie premieres, award shows and conferences. In addition to his duties with NBC and AMC, Jacob serves as executive director of Why Tuesday?, a non-partisan group working to increase voter...

Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper is Senior White House Correspondent at ABC News. He is based in the network's Washington, D.C. bureau covering Capitol Hill and recently served as ABC News' senior political correspondent during the 2008 elections. Tapper contributes regularly to Good Morning America, Nightline, World News with Charles Gibson and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. He also contributes to...

Jim Morris

Like no other political satirist Jim Morris brings the real West Wing to comedic life recreating our political scene Washington D.C. and the Beltway, caricaturing our nation's leaders utilizing his uncanny ability to vocally and physically impersonate the newsmakers with flair, wit and intelligence, creating a hilarious living political cartoon.

Joe Scarborough

Former Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough hosts Morning Joe, a weekday newscast on MSNBC. He also provides on air political commentary for the network, as well as CNBC and NBC’s Today Show. Scarborough was first elected to the US Congress in 1994, becoming the first Republican elected in Florida's First District since 1872. He was re-elected three more times, in landslide victories.

John Oliver

John Oliver was born and raised in England, Great Britain, in the Year of Punk 1977. His passport lists his occupation as "comedian" and as we all know, passports never lie. He has worked as a stand-up comedian around the UK entertaining and irritating audiences in equal measure for the last seven years, and has regularly taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival.

Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr. is an Emmy winning Executive Producer of NBC’s The West Wing. The West Wing episode he co-wrote on the death penalty won the 2000 Humanitas Prize for writing that “communicate(s) those values which most enrich the human person.” Mr. O’Donnell was also the creator and Executive Producer of Mister Sterling, NBC’s Washington-based drama set in the U.S. Senate...

Mark Halperin

Mark Halperin is an editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time and political analyst for ABC News. His new book, Game Change, written with John Heilemann, immediately became a No. 1 Bestseller on Amazon.com and NY Times #1 Bestseller. Game Change is a sensational account of the 2008 presidential race...

Michael Murphy

Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party’s most successful political media consultants. Murphy has been called a “media master” by Fortune magazine, the GOP’s “hottest media consultant” by Newsweek, and the leader of a “new breed” of campaign consultants by Congressional Quarterly. Murphy has handled strategy and advertising for over 26 successful senatorial and gubernatorial...

Mika Brzezinski

Mika Brzezinski is a co-host of “Morning Joe” and an MSNBC anchor. Brzezinski also reports on “NBC Nightly News” and is an alternating news anchor for “Weekend Today.” Mika has developed a reputation as a tough but balanced interviewer not afraid to ask the hard-hitting questions whether she’s speaking with a corporate CEO, a presidential candidate or a tenured politician. During the 20...

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee became Governor of Arkansas on July 15, 1996. He moved up from lieutenant governor following the resignation of Gov. Jim Guy Tucker. Huckabee became Arkansas' 44th elected governor after winning the November 1998 election with the highest percentage of the vote ever received by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas. He was elected to another four-year term in November...

Rick Cleveland

Rick Cleveland was a writer and Executive Producer for all five seasons of HBO's award-winning Six Feet Under. In 2000, he won an Emmy Award, a Writer's Guild Award, and The Humanitas Prize for his writing on The West Wing. He was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for his screen adaptation of John Grisham's Runaway Jury. His play Jerry and Tom was adapted as a...

Rob Riggle

Rob Riggle is currently a Correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Prior to becoming a Correspondent, he was a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He has also appeared on The Office on NBC and Arrested Development on FOX. Rob has also appeared in several feature films to include Talladega Nights with Will Ferrell and Unaccompanied Minors with Lewis Black.

Senator George Mitchell

Senator George J. Mitchell is the co-chair of Piper Rudnick's Government Controversies practice group. Mitchell entered the U.S. Senate in 1980 when he was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Edmund S. Muskie, who resigned to become secretary of state.

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert stars in and executive produces the hit latenight series on Comedy Central, The Colbert Report. Touted by the New York Times as “one of the best television shows of the year” and praised as “a must watch show” by Entertainment Weekly, The Colbert Report has already garnered ratings and critical success as one of the top new entries on the television landscape.

Steve Bodow

Steve Bodow is Head Writer for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the acclaimed Comedy Central news parody. Since joining TDS in 2002, Steve has won four Emmys, two Television Critics Awards, and a Peabody. He was also a writer for the Daily Show's #1 best-selling America: The Book. As a journalist, Steve has written both humor and "straight" pieces on politics, media, business and culture...

Todd Buchholz

Successful Meetings Magazine named him one of the “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century.” Todd Buchholz “lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit,” says the Associated Press. From White House to Wall Street... A former director of economic policy at the White House, a managing director of the $15 billion Tiger hedge fund, and an award-winning economics teacher...