*** Thursday’s “Daily Rundown” line-up: Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on the president’s Capitol chats today… msnbc’s Chris Jansing and NBC Vatican Analyst George Weigel on Pope Francis’ first full day on the job… A Deep Dive into the most recent Karzai kerfuffles with Les Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations… Plus USA Today’s Susan Page, GOP ad maker Mike Hudome and former NAACP President and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) join the Gaggle.
*** Thursday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing, broadcasting live from The Vatican, interviews Cardinal Timothy Dolan, NBC News contributor Fr. John Bartunek, Duquense University’s Elizabeth Lev, Telemundo’s Jose Diaz Balart, Robert Moynihan from Inside The Vatican Magazine, Jerry Vincke from the Poltifical North American College, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Republican strategist John Brabender, Democratic strategist Angela Rye.
*** Thursday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) on whether the “grand bargain” is a pipe dream in the current environment… RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer joins to discuss CPAC and the upcoming RNC autopsy report… Co-Host of “The Cycle” SE Cupp joins to talk about the rebranding of the GOP… And Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) will discuss Sen. Mitch McConnell’s reported six-figure re-election ad buy and what it means for Ashley Judd’s political prospects.
*** Thursday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Oxfam America President Raymond Offenheiser, Actor and Oxfam Global Ambassador Djimon Hounsou, Father Thomas Reese, NBC Vatican Analyst George Weigel, MSNBC’s Chris Jansing, NBC’s Anne Thompson, and the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza.
*** Thursday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews the Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim, Politico’s Roger Simon, and Dem strategist Keith Boykin.
