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Speaking from the White House, President Biden confirms that Americans are among those currently being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas. The president reiterates that Israel will have unequivocal U.S. support as it responds to ongoing attacks by Hamas forces. Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren discusses the effect of the war on the Israeli psyche. President Biden participated in a vol...

Israel orders a “full seige” of Gaza ahead of a potential ground operation. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss American foreign policy as war breaks out in Israel and the House of Representatives remains without a speaker. Amb. Dennis Ross talks about the historical context of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. Adm. John Kirby discusses potential Iranian involvement in the H...

Peggy Noonan, opinion columnist for the Wall Street Journal, joins Kristen Welker to discuss Israel's war with Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the chaos of a speaker-less and paralyzed House of Representatives leaves the U.S. unable to respond with foreign aid. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertis...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Meet the Press to explain the White House’s response to Saturday's deadly attack in Israel. NBC News Correspondent Raf Sanchez reports the latest from the ground. Fmr. U.N. Ambassador and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley exclusively joins to react to the conflict and ongoing dysfunction in Congress. Plus, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) discusses his decision...

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), one of eight House Republicans who voted to vacate Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker, discusses what’s next for the party as it chooses a new leader. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker speaks with swing voters in battleground state Pennsylvania about their views and frustrations about the current political climate. Marina Jenkins talks about what Ala...

The U.S. will resume deportation flights back to Venezuela in the next few days for migrants who have come to the country illegally after July 31, 2023, a senior Biden administration official tells NBC News. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) reacts to the White House's announcement and funding for a border wall. "We all together need to do more." Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) says he supports Rep. St...

Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), both formally announced Wednesday they will run for Speaker of the House after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted, sending letters to their colleagues asking for support. Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) discusses why he is supporting Scalise for speaker, "If his doctors are in, if Jennifer – his wife — is in, I’m in." Sen. Mi...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is ousted after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) brought a motion to vacate McCarthy from his leadership position. Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) give an inside perspective on developments from the House floor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

Donald Trump appears in court for the first day of the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million fraud case against the former president. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) discusses government funding talks as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces calls to be ousted from the speakership. ESPN writer Katie Barnes talks about their new book tackling transgender rights in sports. Hosted by Si...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is remembered by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.). Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) talks about the state of funding negotiations over a government budget deadline. One of former President Trump’s co-defendants in the Fulton County election case agrees to a plea deal. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data f...

House Republicans hold their first impeachment hearing into President Biden as a government shutdown looms. Senator Menendez speaks with fellow Democratic lawmakers in a closed-door lunch as calls for his resignation continue. Cornell Belcher, Betsy Woodruff Swan and Lanhee Chen join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

After the second GOP presidential debate, Kristen Welker speaks with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Campaign Manager James Uthmeier, Sen. Tim Scott’s Campaign Adviser Matt Gorman and former South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson. NBC News Correspondents Steve Patterson and Shaq Brewster speak with voters in California and Wisconsin. Vaughn Hillyard reports on former President Trump’s speech to autoworkers i...

Former President Donald Trump is set to deliver prime-time remarks at a manufacturing plant Wednesday night as his primary opponents participate in their second presidential debate. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) shares the impact a government shutdown would have on her district. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) discusses the SAFE Banking Act, a landmark marijuana financing bill the Senate advanced on Wednesd...

President Biden visits a UAW picket line in his battle for the working class. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is planning for procedural votes on four spending bills tonight. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) discusses the likelihood of any of them having enough votes to pass. 18 of Senator Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) fellow Senate Democrats are calling on him to resign. A Capitol riot...

A potential government shutdown looms as House Republicans hit the negotiating table. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) says he will not resign after being indicted on bribery charges. Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Doug Heye and Dan Merica join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter discusses the latest NBC News national poll. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) joins Me...

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker to analyze a brand new NBC News national poll, which shows President Biden in a dead heat with former President Trump in a potential 2024 matchup and the highest disapproval rating of his presidency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collectio...

Steve Kornacki joins Kristen Welker to highlight numbers from the latest NBC News national poll. In an exclusive interview, GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie (R-N.J.) reacts to the poll, which shows him trailing former President Trump by over 50 points among Republican primary voters. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss voters’ concerns about President B...

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is indicted on felony bribery charges. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) says he trusts the legal system and discusses the looming government shutdown. President Biden will visit striking autoworkers in Michigan. The Biden administration assures President Zelenskyy that the U.S. will provide ATACMS to Ukraine. Susan Page, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Brendan Buck join the Meet the...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Biden at the White House after a series of meetings with Congress to ask for more assistance for Ukraine’s war against Russia. National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby discusses the outlook of the war in Ukraine and Biden’s meeting with Israeli leader Netanyahu. Deflated House Republicans leave for the weekend with...

With 11 days to go until the September 30th funding deadline, the House is arguably further away from a spending agreement than it was at the beginning of the week. House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland for more than five hours. Iowa voters react to Trump calling Florida’s six-week abortion ban a “terrible thing.” The Dow closed down slightly as mark...

President Biden tries to rally world leaders around Ukraine during his United Nations General Assembly speech. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) discusses the fight over government spending among House Republicans. Striking auto workers set a new deadline for negotiations with the big three automakers. The five Americans released from Iran after being wrongly imprisoned are back on U.S. soil. Hosted b...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tells reporters he’ll take a short-term spending bill to the floor, whether he has the votes or not. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) discuss negotiations over the bill as a potential shutdown looms. Cook Political Report Editor-in-Chief Amy Walter joins to talk about former President Donald Trump’s stance on abortion. Molly Ball, S...

Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, joins Kristen Welker to analyze her interview with former President Trump — from his continued false statements surrounding the integrity of the 2020 election, to his surprise statement that he'd considered pardoning himself after January 6. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...

Kristen Welker makes her debut as Meet the Press moderator. In a wide-ranging interview, former President Donald Trump discusses the criminal charges against him, whether he would pardon himself, his account of January 6, House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Biden, his position on abortion and foreign policy. NBC News Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett, New York Times Chief...

As the UAW union goes on a historic strike, President Biden finds himself walking a fine line between supporting the movement and limiting its impact on the economy. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) react to the latest on the picket lines. New MTP moderator Kristen Welker shares more from her exclusive interview with former President Donald Trump. Jorge Zamanillo, found...