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🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Meet the Press NOW premieres. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) talks to Chuck about the state of gun reform regulations. Dasha Burns reports from Pennsylvania on the latest in Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman’s recovery. Natasha Korecki discusses the conundrum facing candidates who may want former President Trump’s endorsement, but not the chaos that comes with it. Marianna Sotomayor, Cornell Belcher and Brad Todd join the roundtable.

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0:00.0	If it's Monday, Congress returns after another violent weekend of mass shootings across America.
0:07.5	I'll speak with the top Senate negotiator on gun reform talks in Washington in just a moment.
0:12.9	As lawmakers signal, they're closing in on a deal, but what is it?
0:17.0	Plus, Mexico's president announces he is personally boycotting a U.S. hosted summit this week after the White House refused to invite the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
0:28.5	What it means for the U.S. on the world stage and for Biden politically, that's ahead.
0:34.7	Plus, Putin strikes Kiev, rocking Ukraine's capital with several blasts over the weekend. We'll have the latest on the ground as Russia's ahead. Plus, Putin strikes Keith, rocking Ukraine's capital with several blasts over the weekend.
0:39.9	We'll have the latest on the ground as Russia digs in when they're making actual progress.
0:45.2	It's a new warning for Ukraine and the West.
0:48.3	The United States. Welcome to the very first episode of Meet the Press Now.
1:04.0	I'm Chuck Todd. Thanks for streaming with us, wherever and however you get NBC News now, live or on demand.
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1:39.7	Speaking of now, let's get started with what's happening in Washington today.
1:44.1	Congress is back in session and the Senate negotiations are trying to see if we're going to
1:49.6	see some senators hammer out some kind of deal on gun reform that can actually get to the
1:54.0	president's desk for real this time.
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