Meet the Press - Season 13 / Year 2025

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press to discuss his relationship with President-elect Trump and how it may impact the incoming Trump administration's plans on immigration and tax cuts. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tells Kristen Welker that he is open to working with Republicans on a deal for Dreamers after Trump opened the door for change. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) says that the Democrats lost the 2024 election because there was a lack of focus on the economy. Carol Lee, Jonathan Martin, Symone Sanders Townsend and Marc Short join the Meet the Press roundtable.

As wildfires continue to blaze through the Los Angeles area, NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff speaks exclusively with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) about his recovery plans. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) tells Kristen Welker how Congress can support his state. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) discusses President-elect Donald Trump's agenda, including a mass deportation plan. Eugene Daniels, Stephen Hayes, Jennifer Palmieri and Keir Simmons join the Meet the Press roundtable. 

Ahead of his inauguration, Kristen Welker speaks with President-elect Donald Trump over the phone. Republican Speaker Mike Johnson exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss how he'll work to implement Trump's agenda. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about how he'll work across the aisle with Republicans. Martin Luther King III joins Kristen Welker for a special Meet the Movement interview. Peter Alexander, Mike Dubke, Amna Nawaz and Jen Psaki join the Meet the Press roundtable.

As President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders during his first week in office, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reacts to his blanket pardons for Jan. 6, 2021, rioters. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) shares his thoughts on the preemptive pardons granted to members of the Jan. 6 committee by former President Joe Biden. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Carlos Curbelo, Ashley Etienne and Garrett Haake join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins Meet the Press in an exclusive interview from the southern border. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) weighs in on President Trump's Cabinet nominations. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) talks about bipartisan immigration legislation. Former Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Ryan Nobles, Kelly O'Donnell and Marc Short join the Meet the Press roundtable. 

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defends President Trump's plan for a Gaza takeover. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) talks about Trump's dismantling of USAID. Poet Amanda Gorman discusses book banning in a Meet the Moment conversation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Kristen Welker to share his perspective on peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Plus, Darrell Hammond on how political comedy has shaped 50 years of Saturday Night Live.

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki examines how Americans are reacting to the first month of the Trump administration. Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) discusses the war in Ukraine as it enters its third year. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) talks about the Democratic Party's response to Trump. Melanie Zanona, Jonathan Martin, Jeh Johnson and Lanhee Chen join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

This Sunday: Meet the Moment. Conversations with people who are having an impact in Washington and beyond. Olivia Munn, Bob Costas, Sal Khan and Amanda Gorman.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins Meet the Press following deadly flooding in Texas. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) reacts to President Trump's tax and spending bill becoming law. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) discusses how Democrats may campaign on the law's impact in the midterms. Adrienne Elrod, Sahil Kapur, Tyler Pager and Marc Short join the roundtable.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) talk about their bipartisan push to release the Epstein files. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defends the administration's handling of the Epstein issue. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) discusses his calls to investigate former President Obama. Amna Nawaz, Peter Baker, Jeh Johnson and Carlos Curbelo join the roundtable.