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Sunday: Scaramucci, Schiff, Collins and Barrasso

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's abrupt resignation after the hiring of Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci as incoming Communications Director ended another volatile week for President Donald Trump.  The president wanted to celebrate six months in office by focusing on his "Made in America" agenda. But Mr. Trump's party failed, again, to get enough votes to even bring a healthcare bill to the Senate Floor despite his push for action. The investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election also continued to cast a shadow over his Administration. President Trump told the New York Times that he would not have nominated Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the top post in the Justice Department if he'd known that Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from the investigation and he raised the possibility of firing the man leading that investigation, former FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Sunday we're joined by the incoming White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci making his debut "Face the Nation" appearance.  Scaramucci held his first on camera briefing today and pledged to work on improving relations with the press corps, he also named Sarah Huckabee Sanders press secretary.  We'll talk to him about his new role and get his take on all the news this week. 

We'll also talk with the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, one of the many congressional committees investigating Russia and members of the Trump campaign, Rep. Adam Schiff (D – California). Schiff called the report alleging that Trump's legal team is already looking into the possibility of pardons "disturbing." What can Congress do to stop it?  

We'll also hear from Sen. Susan Collins (R – Maine), a member of a key Senate panel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and an opponent to the GOP's most recent healthcare proposal. In an interview Thursday, Collins defended Mueller in the wake on Trump's interview with the Times and said "it would be catastrophic," if the president were to fire him. Where will the congressional investigation go next and what does Senator Collins see as the way to break the impasse on healthcare?

We'll also interview Sen. John Barrasso (R – Wyoming), a member of the Republican Senate Leadership. Are Republican leaders ready to consider a more bipartisan approach to overhauling the healthcare system or how do they plan to win over key skeptics, like Senator Collins, to get a bill passed?  With a Republican president and Republican majorities in the House in the Senate, why can't Congress get anything done?

As always we'll have analysis from our panel. This week we're joined by the National Editor of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter, Chief Correspondent at the Washington Post Dan Balz, Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle and Slate's Chief Political Correspondent and CBS News Political Analyst Jamelle Bouie.

A lot to cover this week. Check your local listings for times. Don't miss it! 

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