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Meet the Press NOW — September 5 Sep 05, 2025

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The August jobs report shows a slowdown in the labor market and an increase in unemployment. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the state of the U.S. economy. Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) reacts to President Trump’s decision to rebrand the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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Meet the Press NOW — September 4 Sep 04, 2025

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During a hearing on Capitol Hill, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces questioning from both sides of the aisle over his views on vaccines and the latest staffing shakeups at the CDC. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joins Meet the Press NOW to share why she’s calling for RFK Jr. to resign. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meet the Press NOW — September 3 Sep 03, 2025

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A group of Jeffrey Epstein accusers join lawmakers on Capitol Hill to call for the full release of the Epstein files. NBC News Correspondents Julie Tsirkin and Tom Winter report on how the Trump administration and Speaker Mike Johnson are responding to bipartisan calls to release the documents. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) weighs in on a potential government shutdown and shares her questions for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ahead of his Senate hearing.

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Meet the Press NOW — September 2 Sep 02, 2025

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President Trump says he will send troops to Chicago and defends his deployment of the California National Guard to Los Angeles despite a ruling today that found the deployment to be illegal. Congress faces a tight deadline to avert a government shutdown as legislators return to Capitol Hill. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss key races this November.

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Meet the Press NOW — September 1 Sep 01, 2025

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The White House plans to expand its ICE operations to other major U.S. cities, including Chicago. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts a regional summit where he joined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in projecting a united front. President Trump continues to threaten to ban mail-in voting even as members of his own party appear wary.

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Meet the Moment: Hoda Kotb says ‘the best part of my life started at 50’ Aug 31, 2025

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Former “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb joins Kristen Welker for a Meet the Moment conversation about landing her dream job later in life and adopting children in her fifties.

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Aug. 31 — Sen. James Lankford and Rep. Ro Khanna, plus Hoda Kotb Aug 31, 2025

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Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) react to the Trump administration firing the CDC’s director and trying to oust a Federal Reserve official. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ashley Etienne, Andrea Mitchell and Marc Short join the roundtable. Hoda Kotb joins for a “Meet the Moment” conversation.

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Meet the Press NOW — August 29 Aug 29, 2025

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President Trump tests the boundaries of his presidential power after ousting top officials at key agencies. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss what prompted his decision to leave the health agency. The families of the two children killed in the Minneapolis church shooting speak out as the community continues to grapple with the tragic event.

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Meet the Press NOW — August 28 Aug 28, 2025

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Minneapolis officials provide updates on the mass shooting that left two children dead and 18 injured as investigators search for a motive. Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the CDC, says he’s witnessing an “all-out assault on public health” after the White House fires the head of the agency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meet the Press NOW — August 27 Aug 27, 2025

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Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo discusses the latest developments out of Minneapolis, where two children are dead and 17 others are injured after a gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School. NBC News Correspondents Brian Cheung and Daniele Hamamdjian report on President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on goods from India.

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