May 3 — Acting AG Todd Blanche and Sen. Adam Schiff

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🗓️ 3 May 2026

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Kristen Welker speaks exclusively with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) as the war with Iran passes the 60-day mark. Julia Ainsley, fmr. Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), Amna Nawaz and Marc Short join the roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, the price of war. Gas prices hit a four-year high as the war with Iran passes the 60-day mark.
0:09.8	The gas will go down. As soon as the war's over, it'll drop like Iraq.
0:13.6	And as President Trump weighs his next military move, the Pentagon reveals the growing price tag for the conflict, and the political fight
0:22.4	here at home is heating up.
0:24.4	The biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless, and defeatist words
0:31.2	of congressional Democrats and some Republicans.
0:34.6	The president must terminate this use of force until Congress says otherwise.
0:41.6	Plus, targeted.
0:43.4	Former FBI director James Comey is indicted for a second time for posting a photo of seashells
0:50.2	arranged on a beach that prosecutors say amounted to a threat against President Trump.
0:56.1	Threatening the life of the President of the United States will never be tolerated.
1:00.4	I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid.
1:03.9	And lines drawn. States moved to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court decision
1:10.3	limits the Voting Rights Act.
1:12.8	This is obviously the right result.
1:15.2	But we're not here to step back.
1:16.7	We're here to fight back.
1:18.4	What will it mean for the midterms and beyond?
1:21.1	My guest this morning, acting attorney general Todd Blanche and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California.
1:28.5	Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News, Senior Homeland Security Correspondent
1:34.4	Julia Ainsley, Amna Navaz, co-anchor of PBS News Hour, Mark Short, former director of
1:41.6	legislative affairs for President Trump and former Democratic
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