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Recovery efforts continue in Texas as the death toll in Kerr County’s flash flooding rises. Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell discusses the agency’s role in disaster recovery as it faces funding reductions. President Trump hosts Israeli PM Netanyahu at the White House amid a push for a ceasefire. The White House moves the deadline for trade negotiations as new tariff rates are announced.

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

In a Meet the Moment conversation with Kristen Welker, sports broadcaster Bob Costas warns about the rise of online sports betting and reflects on how his father’s gambling shaped his perspective.

Transcribed - Published: 6 July 2025

In a Meet the Moment conversation, Khan Academy founder Sal Khan tells Kristen Welker that artificial intelligence can empower teachers, personalize learning and help build more effective classrooms, despite growing concerns over its misuse.

Transcribed - Published: 6 July 2025

On a special edition of Meet the Press, Kristen Welker shares four powerful Meet the Moment conversations. Actor Olivia Munn opens up about her breast cancer battle and surrogacy journey. Sports broadcaster Bob Costas reflects on his career and the intersection of sports and politics. Khan Academy founder Sal Khan explains how A.I. can shape the future of education. Poet Amanda Gorman shares her message about the power of poetry.

Transcribed - Published: 6 July 2025

The Senate considers amendments to the Trump agenda bill. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) discusses the fate of Trump's agenda and the situation in Iran as the IAEA Chief says the country could begin enriching more uranium in the coming months. Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone (D-Vt.) and Rep. Beau Baird (R-Ind.) discuss their work with engaging young people.

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) discuss the Senate’s passage of President Trump’s tax bill. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks about his victory in the Democratic primary.

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Former nuclear weapons inspector David Albright weighs in on a preliminary intelligence assessment that suggests the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities may have only set back Iran’s nuclear capabilities by a few months. House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki analyzes the key demographics that led to New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s upset performance over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.

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President Donald Trump says there were no casualties in an Iranian strike on a U.S. airbase in Qatar as officials assess damages from U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the state of the Middle East after the Iranian strikes. President Trump urges oil companies to keep prices low after the Iranian parliament moved to close a critical waterway that traffics 20 percent of the world’s oil.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

Vice President JD Vance, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) react to President Trump’s decision to strike three nuclear facilities in Iran. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Tel Aviv. Lanhee Chen, Ashley Etienne, Jonathan Martin and Andrea Mitchell join the roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 22 June 2025

Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker's killing could face federal death penalty. Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-Minn.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the shootings and call for an end to political violence in America. Israel and Iran launch strikes for the fourth consecutive day. President Trump announces certain industries will be exempt from workplace deportation raids.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) joins Meet the Press after two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reacts to Israel’s airstrikes on Iran and Iran’s swift retaliation, raising fears of a wider regional war. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) responds to President Trump’s immigration crackdown, which has triggered nationwide protests and a standoff with Democrats after the deployment of federal troops in California. Steve Kornacki breaks down a new NBC News Decision Desk poll. Stephen Hayes, Ryan Nobles, Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Amy Walter join the roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 15 June 2025

President Donald Trump addresses servicemembers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, along with the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The Trump administration doubles down on its mobilization of 700 Marines and roughly 4,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles amid protests to ICE raids. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) joins Meet the Press NOW to react to the Trump administration’s handling of the protests.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

Actor Olivia Munn joins Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation and opens up about her battle with cancer and her journey through surrogacy. A breast cancer lifetime risk assessment score is available at magview.com/ibis-risk-calculator.

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2025

Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) join exclusively to discuss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. and the latest on President Trump’s tax and spending bill. Actor Olivia Munn opens up about her battle with cancer and her path to motherhood through surrogacy.

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2025

The suspect in the Boulder, Colorado attack is charged with a federal hate crime after throwing Molotov cocktails at a march calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Richard Haass discusses Ukraine's "Trojan horse" drone attack inside Russia. The Senate is back in session to debate the House-passed Trump agenda bill.

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2025

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) join exclusively as President Trump’s legislative agenda narrowly passes in the House and heads to the Senate where it faces significant challenges. Lanhee Chen, Jeh Johnson, Jonathan Martin and Kelly O’Donnell join the roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2025

Authorities respond after a car drove into a crowd of people during a parade in Liverpool, England. President Trump marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery as he lashes out at President Vladimir Putin for Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine. NBC News Correspondent Shaq Brewster examines how police departments across the country have changed 5 years since the murder of George Floyd.

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025

Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Arthur Brooks join a special edition of Meet the Press on America’s mental health crisis. Lori Gottlieb, Nedra Glover Tawwab and Jean Twenge join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2025

Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Colo.) discusses how President Donald Trump’s agenda bill will impact his constituents as GOP holdouts meet with the president at the White House. Trump confronts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with unfounded claims of white genocide in his country during another Oval Office confrontation. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki and Tom Winter analyze the latest in the New York City mayoral race as the DOJ opens an investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.).

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, former Vice President Mike Pence says he advised President Trump against setting tariffs during his first term and now welcomes signs of a possible de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2025

Former Vice President Mike Pence shares his views on the second Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responds to warnings from the world’s largest retailer about rising prices tied to President Trump’s tariffs. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) weighs in on new revelations about former President Joe Biden’s health during the 2024 campaign.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2025

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press NOW as President Donald Trump defends his decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) weighs in on an effort to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump in the GOP-led House. Susan Page, Michael LaRosa and Matt Gorman discuss new details about former President Joe Biden’s health during the 2024 campaign.

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) talks about President Trump’s evolving tariff strategy amid U.S.-China talks. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reacts to former President Biden’s remarks on the 2024 race. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addresses flight safety concerns after a brief communication lapse in Newark. Matt Gorman, Sahil Kapur, Carol Lee and Neera Tanden join the roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2025

President Trump meets Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney for the first time at the White House. A new U.S. intelligence memo appears to undercut the Trump administration's argument to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as part of its sweeping deportation plans. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Democratic Party’s strategy for taking on President Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

President Donald Trump joins Meet the Press for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview reflecting on the first 100 days of his second term and laying out his vision for the rest of his presidency – and the future of his political movement.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2025

President Donald Trump joins Meet the Press for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview reflecting on the first 100 days of his second term and laying out his vision for the rest of his presidency – and the future of the MAGA movement.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2025

The White House escalates its focus on mass deportations as U.S. citizen children are swept up in parents’ deportation orders. President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the Vatican during a critical moment in the Russia-Ukraine war. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss California’s lawsuit to block Trump tariffs.

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins exclusively after President Trump’s meeting with President Zelenskyy to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) weighs in on Trump’s tariff strategy amid growing fears of empty store shelves for U.S. consumers. Steve Kornacki breaks down new polling showing warning signs for Trump on the economy. Lanhee Chen, Amna Nawaz, Ryan Nobles, Amna Nawaz and Jen Psaki join the roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2025

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) details his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) weighs in on the Trump administration’s clash with the courts. Peter Baker, María Teresa Kumar, Marc Short and Melanie Zanona join the roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2025

Two judges consider holding the Trump administration in contempt for defying court orders. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) weighs in on Democrats holding town halls in Republican-held districts. NBC News Health and Medical Reporter Berkeley Lovelace Jr. examines Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about autism.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

President Trump reverses course tariffs — pausing most hikes but raising them on China, while exempting key tech imports. Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and billionaire investor Ray Dalio join Kristen Welker with exclusive reactions. Kelly O’Donnell, Jonathan Martin, Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Matt Gorman join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2025

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) reacts to President Trump announcing a 90-day pause on tariff hikes on most countries as the markets recover from a week of turmoil. Former U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke weighs in on Trump increasing tariffs on China. Stephen Hayes, Cornell Belcher and Tamara Keith discuss how lawmakers and voters are reacting to the president’s trade policies.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Markets experience more volatility as the largest U.S. tariffs in over a hundred years are set to take effect. The Supreme Court paves the way for the Trump administration to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act by lifting a temporary restraining order by a federal judge. The Pentagon is weighing a proposal to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from eastern Europe.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

President Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House as he continues to offer mixed messages on possible tariff negotiations. During the Oval Office meeting, President Trump reveals the U.S. and Iran are engaging in “direct” talks. The lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling temporarily halting an order mandating the Trump administration return him to the U.S.

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

Days after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent joins Meet the Press to discuss the effects on the markets and global trade. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) reacts to the tariffs and talks about how Congress could intervene. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) discusses Democrats’ strategy to fight back. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Lanhee Chen, Garrett Haake and Neera Tanden join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2025

President Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker in a phone interview that he’s “angry” and “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss the fallout from the Signal leak. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) talks about the material shared in the Signal messages. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) discusses how Congress should respond. Jonathan Allen, Michael Dubke, Andrea, Mitchell and Symone Sanders Townend join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2025

President Donald Trump announced a new 25 percent tariff on all imported vehicles and parts, further escalating a trade war with America's top economic partners. A focus group produced by Syracuse University, Engagious and Sago spotlights African-American men from varying states and political backgrounds largely standing by their vote for President Trump. NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley reports the incident at Tufts University where federal agents detained a Turkish national in the U.S. on a student visa.

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2025

Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) calls on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to be fired or resign over the Signal leaks. Former CIA Director John Brennan weighs in on the apparent breach of protocol by the White House national security team. NBC News Election Law Analyst Rick Hasen says President Trump's sweeping order to overhaul elections goes beyond his constitutional authority.

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

In an exclusive interview, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says America is in a constitutional crisis and rejects calls to step down as his party’s Senate leader. Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) weighs in on President Trump’s defiance of the courts. Yamiche Alcindor, Adrienne Elrod, Stephen Hayes and Hallie Jackson join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2025

President Trump signs an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education as he continues to fight a judge who ruled against his deportation efforts. Fmr. Education Secretary John King, Jr. voices his concerns for how the executive order will impact the Department's vital functions. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) calls for her party to continue to work with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) amid questions about his political future.

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025

Ty Cobb, who served as President Donald Trump’s White House attorney during his first administration, reacts to the administration clashing with the judicial system. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s conversation with Trump regarding a partial ceasefire. Former U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai weighs in on President Trump’s tariff policy.

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki shares numbers from the latest NBC News poll. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent discusses Americans’ recession fears as President Donald Trump escalates trade wars. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) weighs in on the Democratic Party’s divide over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s handling of the funding fight. Cornell Belcher, Eugene Daniels, Sara Fagen and Anna Palmer join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2025

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to examine how the U.S. economy is responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick defends the president as he delays steep tariffs on America’s largest partners. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who delivered the Democratic response to Trump’s joint address, weighs in on the division in her party over its role in the opposition. Courtney Kube, Jonathan Martin, Symone Sanders Townsend and Marc Short join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2025

New Mexico officials give an update on the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife. President Trump’s economic team acknowledges volatility could be on the way as the administration fine tunes its expansion of foreign tariffs. The president threatens to impose expanded sanctions on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine.

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2025

President Trump delays some tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. NBC Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube and former Director of European Affairs at the National Security Council Alexander Vindman dissect the impacts of changes in U.S. support to Ukraine following an emergency EU summit. NBC Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley speaks with families and local officials about the possibility of ICE raids at sensitive locations.

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk meet with Republican lawmakers to discuss the administration's priorities. House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) weighs in on Trump's joint address to Congress. NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley reports on the Trump administration rethinking its migrant detention plan at Guantánamo Bay after facing logistical and financial issues.

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

After the public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. officials say the path to a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine is deeply uncertain, Kristen Welker reports. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) discuss the clash and how it will impact U.S. aid to Ukraine. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks about Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government and the looming government shutdown. Carol Lee, Julio Vaqueiro, Stephanie Murphy and Brendan Buck join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2025