MTP NOW Nov. 11 — Control of Congress unclear; Trump’s political future; Biden at climate summit

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🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The control of the House and Senate remains undecided. Former President Trump is expected to move forward with his presidential bid as he lashes out at potential GOP rivals. Maria Teresa Kumar, Matt Gorman and Susan Page join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to discuss Trump’s political future. Rep-elect Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) joins to break down his recent victory. President Biden is overseas to for a series of meetings addressing climate change, the global economy and the war in Ukraine. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) remains in a close race against Rick Caruso for Los Angeles mayor.

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0:00.0	If it's Friday, who will control Congress?
0:05.0	We promised you election week.
0:06.0	Are we going to deliver election month?
0:08.0	The balance of power in both chambers still too close to call.
0:12.0	Ballot County and key states drags into day four.
0:16.0	Plus, more Republicans are now blaming Trump for the GOP's disappointing election returns, saying it's
0:21.6	time for the party to move on and look forward.
0:23.6	Trump has other ideas and is poised to announce his nomination for president, whether the party
0:28.6	likes it or not.
0:30.6	And Russian forces in retreat the Ukrainian counteroffensive forces Putin to withdraw from a key city.
0:36.6	Could it be a potential turning point in this war before winter sets in?
0:52.4	Well, happy Friday and welcome to meet the press now. I'm Chuck Todd. We still do not know which party will control either the House or the Senate come January 3rd, but we have gotten some new clarity on where things stand. So let's dive right in. At this hour, we are down to 26 uncalled House races.
1:13.3	And despite what most thought heading into election week,
1:17.0	there is still a plausible path for Democrats to hold on to the House.
1:18.5	We're going to dig into that in a moment.
1:25.3	In the uncalled Senate races, our decision desk can now characterize Nevada officially as too close to call.
1:28.7	The Republican candidate leads right now by just a percentage point.
1:33.3	This is a live look inside one of the tabulation rooms in the state's second largest county,
1:39.4	Washow, where the vote has been neck and neck. Moving over to Arizona's uncalled Senate race,
1:43.4	and really all of the statewide races are uncalled there still. Incommon Democratic Senator Mark Kelly still leads Blake Masters by over 100,000 votes.
1:47.0	His lead is notably larger than the Democrats' gubernatorial nominee, Katie Hobbs,
1:51.4	who is only leading Kerry Lake by a much smaller margin there.
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