Nicholas Burns
U.S. Ambassador to China (2021-2025)
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Walter Isaacson
Bestselling Author; Acclaimed Historian and Journalist; Professor of History, Tulane University
Over $70,000Louisiana
Paul Begala
Political Analyst and Commentator, CNN
Under $25,000Virginia
Terry Bradshaw
Co-host and Analyst, FOX NFL Sunday and NFL Legend
$40K - $70KTexas
Eugene Robinson
Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist and Chief Political Analyst, MS NOW and NBC News
Under $25,000Virginia
Nikki Haley
Walter P. Stern Chair at the Hudson Institute; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2019); Governor of South Carolina (2011-2017)
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Shankar Vedantam
Founder of Hidden Brain Media; Host and Executive Editor of the Hidden Brain podcast and radio show; Former NPR social science correspondent; Former Washington Post correspondent; 2009-2010 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University; Author of The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.
Contact WSB for FeesDistrict of Columbia
George Will
America’s Foremost Political Columnist
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Bret Baier
FOX News Chief Political Anchor and Anchor and Executive Editor, Special Report with Bret Baier
$40K - $70KDistrict of Columbia
William Kristol
Founder and Director of Defending Democracy Together; Political Analyst and Network Television Commentator
Under $25,000Virginia
Judy Woodruff
Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
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Ezra Klein
Columnist, New York Times; Podcast host, The Ezra Klein Show; Author, “Why We’re Polarized.”
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Jenna Hager
Host, TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle; Bestselling Author
Contact WSB for FeesConnecticut
Frank Sesno
Anchor and Washington Bureau Chief, CNN (1984–2009); Executive Director, Alliance for a Sustainable Future, and Director of Strategic Initiatives, The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs; Host, Sesno Series, George Washington University; Founder, Planet Forward
Under $25,000District of Columbia
John Heilemann
Partner, Chief Political Columnist, and Host of the Impolitic With John Heilemann podcast for Puck; National Affairs Analyst, MS NOW; Co-Host, Hacks on Tap; Host, Creator, and Executive Producer of Showtime's The Circus; New York Times No. 1 Best Selling Author of Game Change and Double Down
Contact WSB for FeesNew York
Cynthia Frelund
ESPN/NFL Network's Analytics Expert and Strategic Innovator
Under $25,000California
William Taylor
Cofounder, Fast Company; Bestselling Author, Simply Brilliant
Under $25,000Massachusetts
Mary Matalin
Celebrated Conservative Voice and Former Presidential Advisor
$25K - $40KVirginia
Shane Snow
WIRED and Forbes Journalist; Tony Award-Winning Broadway Producer; President, Container.Film; Bestselling Author, Smartcuts, The Storytelling Edge, and Dream Teams
Contact WSB for FeesIllinois
Christiane Amanpour
Acclaimed International Journalist and Host of Amanpour on CNN International
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George Stephanopoulos
Anchor, Good Morning America, This Week and Chief Political Correspondent, ABC News
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Paula Faris
Founder of CARRY Media™ and Bestselling Author
Under $25,000South Carolina
Ann Compton
Legendary ABC News White House Correspondent (1973-2014)
Under $25,000District of Columbia
Ted Koppel
Legendary Anchor, ABC News Nightline; Senior Contributor, CBS Sunday Morning Show; Contributing Columnist, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
Contact WSB for FeesMaryland
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