Thursday, April 26, 2018
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A guide to POLITICO events this week

POLITICO
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Updated: August 26, 2012 at 12:14 AM

Guide to POLITICO daily coverage

POLITICO LIVE gives you a front-row seat to history with events and interviews with top newsmakers and POLITICO's live-streaming, exclusive convention coverage on politico.com and airing on C-SPAN.

Today

2 p.m. POLITICO LIVE (C-SPAN): Guests include RNC chairman Reince Priebus and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Monday

7:30 a.m. POLITICO LIVE: Guests include Republican convention press secretary Kyle Downey and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

8:30 a.m. Playbook Breakfast with Mike Allen & Karl Rove (C-SPAN)

2 p.m. POLITICO LIVE

5 p.m. Newsmaker interview

7 p.m. POLITICO LIVE (C-SPAN will re-air postgame show at midnight)

Tuesday-Thursday

7:30 a.m. POLITICO LIVE

8:30 a.m. Playbook Breakfast (C-SPAN)

2 p.m. POLITICO LIVE

5 p.m. Newsmaker interview

7 p.m. POLITICO LIVE (C-SPAN will re-air postgame show at midnight)

 
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