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After Erik Menendez was denied parole in a nearly 10-hour hearing Thursday, it’s his older brother Lyle’s day in court. NBC News national correspondent Liz Kreutz joins host Morgan Chesky from outside the prison where the brothers are being held. And as the FBI conducts raids on the home and office of ex-national security adviser John Bolton, Senior Executive Editor for National Security & Law for...

Today on the pod: the GOAT. That’s right, tennis great Serena Williams joins host Yasmin Vossoughian and reveals that she's on a GLP-1 and working with provider Ro and shares why she's starting a podcast of her own with her sister Venus. Also, NBC News correspondent Ryan Chandler joins to discuss the next steps in the Texas redistricting fight now that Democrats are back in the state. Hosted by Si...

It’s been just over a week since President Trump took control of D.C.’s law enforcement, deploying the National Guard, FBI, Homeland Security, and ICE to crack down on crime. Now, six Republican governors are sending over a thousand more guardsmen to help. But has it worked? Is crime actually down? Host Yasmin Vossoughian talks with NBC 4 Washington’s investigative reporter Ted Oberg. Plus, are pr...

President Trump says he wants to pull the plug on voting by mail. In the Oval Office yesterday, he called mail-in ballots “corrupt.” It might sound like it came out of nowhere, but this idea’s been bubbling for a while. And it just got a boost from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who at that high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday echoed Trump’s unproven claim that mail ballots “rigged” the 2020...

President Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders to the White House with the goal of charting a path toward ending the war in Ukraine. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez is on the scene and shares his reporting. And NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons, who’s been covering this story extensively from Moscow, joins us to explain th...

Today, President Donald Trump sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for their high-stakes talks on the war in Ukraine. Behind them, a banner read “Pursuing Peace” but noticeably missing from the table? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country is the one under Russian attack. Host Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and NBC News Internat...

So an NBC News correspondent and a Fed president walk into a donut factory… Co-host Brian Cheung takes a tour of a Springfield, Illinois donut factory with Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee. The visit will help Goolsbee decide his vote when the Federal Reserve meets to set interest rates next month. And: a massive new detention center is set to open in Texas this week, but it’s running into ro...

With Trump and Putin set to meet in the Last Frontier Friday, Europe’s big hitters jumped on a Germany-hosted Zoom. Trump was on too, but here’s the twist: none of them are invited to the U.S.–Russia sit-down. Now alarms are ringing from Kyiv to Brussels over what a deal could mean for Ukraine and Europe’s defense if Putin pushes west. Host Yasmin Vossoughian is with NBC News chief foreign corresp...

A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed prices in America continuing to rise, although the full impact of tariffs remains to be seen. NBC News business and data correspondent Brian Cheung joins host Morgan Chesky to break down the latest numbers and where consumers may or may not be experiencing tariff-driven price increases. And with football season right around the corner, Fox Sp...

President Trump said Monday that he’s sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital and placing Washington, D.C. police under federal control. Garrett Haake, NBC News senior White House correspondent, joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to explain how  it’s part of a wider effort by the president to crack down on violent crime – even though the crime rate fell to a 30-year low last y...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will take over Gaza City, in a move that’s drawing condemnation from around the world. Correspondent Courtney Kube, who covers national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit, joins host Morgan Chesky with more. And NBC News correspondent Ryan Chandler joins us with an update on the redistricting battle in Texas. Hosted b...

President Trump’s tariffs went into effect Thursday, with steeper levies on so-called BRICS countries. Brian Cheung, co-host and NBC News business and data correspondent, joins Yasmin Vossoughian to explain why some countries are getting higher rates. And results are in from Eli Lilly’s trial of its experimental daily weight loss pill. Dr. Angela Fitch, a primary care clinician and past president...

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday, working to hammer out a deal to end the war in Ukraine ahead of President Donald Trump’s Friday deadline. Keir Simmons, NBC News chief international correspondent, joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to explain why they’re unlikely to reach a deal by then. And U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

Israeli media reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to “fully occupy” Gaza. Matt Bradley, NBC News foreign correspondent, joins host Brian Cheung to talk about what that could look like, amid a humanitarian crisis in the enclave. And ChatGPT is putting new safeguards in place, in an effort to curb its users’ unhealthy behaviors. Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News Digital assistant managin...

State Democrats left Texas over the weekend to try to block a vote on a new congressional map that favors Republicans. Ryan Nobles, NBC News capitol hill correspondent, joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to discuss why the showdown has national implications and could become a trend in other states. And recent college graduates are having a tough time finding work. Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News senior po...

A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July. The report also included deep downward revisions to the previous two months. Mike Calia, NBC News managing editor for business and the economy, joins host Morgan Chesky to discuss the latest numbers - and the impact of tariffs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...

The family of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most vocal accusers, Virginia Giuffre, is urging President Donald Trump not to pardon co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. Hallie Jackson, NBC News senior Washington correspondent, joins guest host Andrea Mitchell to discuss the latest. Plus, it’s been nearly one month since devastating flooding hit Kerr County, Texas. Co-host Morgan Chesky updates us on the com...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck the east coast of Russia, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific. NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins joins guest host Andrea Mitchell to explain the science behind the quake. And University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann joins to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency proposal to repeal the “endangerment fin...

The world's leading body on hunger said today that "the worst case scenario of famine" is unfolding in the Gaza Strip. Guest host Andrea Mitchell speaks with Elidalis Burgos, a volunteer nurse in Khan Younis, about what she's seeing on the ground. Also, Tom Winter, NBC News national law enforcement and intelligence correspondent, joins to share what we know about the suspect in the New York City s...

The European Union and the United States have come to a deal on tariffs, just ahead of the Trump administration’s August 1 deadline. So what’s in the deal and what does it mean for consumers? Mike Calia, NBC News managing editor for business and the economy, joins host Morgan Chesky to break it down. Also, new studies presented today show that certain lifestyle changes could help delay the onset o...

The U.S. and Israel walked away from ceasefire talks with Hamas, and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff says they’ll consider “alternative options to bring the hostages home.” NBC News foreign correspondent Matt Bradley joins host Morgan Chesky to talk about where the war goes from here. Also, President Trump issued an executive order that could overhaul third party, pay-for-play...

President Trump heads to the Federal Reserve headquarters, ostensibly to inspect an ongoing $2.5 billion renovation to its building. But as NBC News Senior Business Correspondent Christine Romans explains to host Brian Cheung, the visit represents an escalation in the tension between the president and Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Also, the U.S. Department of Education has temporarily paused student lo...

Speaker Mike Johnson has called Congress’ summer recess early. NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to discuss the factors potentially playing into the early recess. Also, Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four Idaho University students. Dr. Ben Miller, a clinical psychologist and adjunct faculty at Stanford University...

U.N. workers in Gaza warned this week that the hunger crisis in the enclave is entering a “death phase.” Host Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the humanitarian crisis and what it would take to end the war. Chief Washington and Foreign Affairs Corresp...

A new study out today finds that certain genes may raise a child’s risk of obesity. As childhood obesity rates climb, the use of weight loss medications for treating this is surging too. Host Yasmin Vossoughian sits down with Dr. Casey Berman, a pediatric endocrinologist from NYU Langone Health, and one of her teenage patients to talk about the science, the safety, and the growing debate: should c...