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Meet the Press NOW — May 8

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🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Biden administration’s diplomatic efforts to influence Israel’s strategy in its war against Hamas nears an inflection point. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) explains why he thinks the White House’s decision to halt weapon shipments to Israel over concerns they would be used in southern Gaza is a "positive development." Judge Aileen Cannon has postponed former President Trump’s classified documents trial indefinitely. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff discusses how men can help advocate for abortion rights during a critical election year. 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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If it's Wednesday, the U.S. halts a package of weapons to Israel and warns that additional

0:07.3

assistance could be at risk as Israel ramps up military action in southern Gaza despite pleas from the White House and humanitarian groups.

0:16.4

Plus Donald Trump's classified documents case gets postponed indefinitely

0:21.1

while a Georgia appeals court reopens the possibility of disqualifying

0:25.4

DA Fawny Willis from that election interference case.

0:28.9

All is the former president faces the fallout of Stormy Daniels graphic hush money testimony.

0:35.2

And the second gentleman of the United States sits down with NBC News for an exclusive

0:39.4

interview on how he and the rest of the Biden administration

0:42.8

are contending with two major issues, abortion rights,

0:46.1

and the rise in anti-Semitism. Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Gabe Gutierrez in Washington where the Biden administration's diplomatic efforts to

1:04.0

influence Israel's strategy and its war against Hamas may be nearing an inflection point.

1:09.6

Last night a senior administration official told NBC News that the White House halted a shipment

1:14.7

of weaponry to Israel specifically over concerns that it would be used by the Israeli military

1:20.4

in Rafa.

1:21.8

The official also raised the possibility that future aid to

1:25.0

Israel could be halted too. Today top administration officials at the

1:29.1

Pentagon and the State Department echo those warnings.

1:33.6

As we have assessed the situation,

1:36.5

we've paused one shipment of high payload munitions. And again, I think we've also been very clear about the steps

1:49.1

that we'd like to see Israel take to account for and take care of those civilians before major combat

1:56.4

takes place. We have paused one shipment of near-term assistance and we are

2:01.8

reviewing others.

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