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Lesley Stahl, Scott Jennings Join PBS Tense News-Panel Series ‘Breaking the Deadlock’


Lesley Stahl and Scott Jennings are among the panelists on PBS' 'Breaking The Deadlock,' a twisty discussion that emulates the Fred Friendly Seminars

“60 Minutes” correspondent Leslie Stahl and CNN contributor Scott Jennings are among the coterie of journalists, politicians and legal experts participating in “Breaking The Deadlock,” a new series from PBS and WGBH that examines how the nation might react to a fictional crisis scenario, such as the President of the United States asking officials to investigate a political detractor. The new episode of “Breaking The Deadlock: A Power Play” will be moderated by Aaron Tang, professor at UC Davis School of Law, and will premiere nationwide on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 9 p.m. eastern, and will also stream via PBS.org, YouTube and the PBS app. Allyson K. Duncan, retired U.S. circuit judge; Rep. Dan Goldman, U.S. representative from New York and former assistant U.S. attorney; Alberto R. Gonzales, former U.S. attorney general and dean of Belmont University College of Law; Sarah Isgur, senior editor at “The Dispatch” and co-host of the “Advisory Opinions” legal podcast; Scott Jennings, senior political contributor for CNN and partner at RunSwitch Public Relations; Tim Ryan, former US Representative and senior adviser for the Progressive Policy Institute’s Campaign for Working Americans; Roger Severino, vice president of domestic policy at The Heritage Foundation; Marc Short, former White House legislative affairs director under President Donald Trump; Lesley Stahl, correspondent for CBS’s “60 Minutes;”and Jon Tester, former U.S. senator and farmer.

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