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Executive Producer, "Meet the Press"
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Russia's foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump's peace push

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Russia's foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump's peace push
Sergey Lavrov told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Friday that the Ukrainian leader had rejected Trump's proposed terms for a deal.
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August 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Trump says Elon Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates

In an interview with NBC News, the president also said he assumes his relationship with the tech billionaire is over following their recent falling out.

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Trump says Elon Musk will face 'very serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates
In an interview with NBC News, the president also said he assumes his relationship with the tech billionaire is over following their recent falling out.
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June 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Elon Musk's regulatory troubles have begun to melt away in Trump's second term

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Elon Musk's regulatory troubles have begun to melt away in Trump's second term
The Trump administration has halted some regulatory matters involving Musk's companies and fired people from agencies investigating Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink.
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May 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”
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March 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if automakers raise prices due to tariffs, says he believes it will make people buy American-made cars  www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if automakers raise prices due to tariffs, says he believes it will make people buy American-made cars
In an interview with NBC News, President Donald Trump also said he would not fire anyone involved in the Signal group chat.
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March 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Chuck Schumer says a 'lawless' Trump has caused a constitutional crisis

Schumer said during an interview with "Meet the Press" that "democracy is at risk" following Trump’s attacks on the judiciary and calls to impeach a judge who ruled against him.

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Chuck Schumer says a 'lawless' Trump has caused a constitutional crisis
Schumer said during an interview with "Meet the Press" that "democracy is at risk" following Trump’s attacks on the judiciary and calls to impeach a judge who ruled against him.
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March 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers

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DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.
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March 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine has ‘low chance to survive’ without U.S. military support

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Zelenskyy: Ukraine has ‘low chance to survive’ without U.S. military support
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Kristen Welker that without military support from the United States, Ukraine could be vulnerable to another...
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February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Mitch McConnell using a wheelchair after falling down stairs at the Capitol

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Mitch McConnell using a wheelchair after falling down stairs at the Capitol
A spokesman for McConnell said the 82-year-old senator is "fine" and using a wheelchair “purely as a precautionary measure."
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February 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Head Start childcare programs are still unable to access federal money after Trump's funding freeze
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Head Start childcare programs are still unable to access federal money after Trump's funding freeze
Programs serving 20,000 children have faced funding delays since Trump's administration announced (and then announced rescinding) a temporary freeze on federal aid last week.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban
Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.
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January 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Trump's inauguration ceremony likely moving indoors due to frigid weather forecast www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump's inauguration ceremony likely moving indoors due to frigid weather forecast
The last time a swearing-in was held indoors was Ronald Reagan's second inauguration.
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January 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump nominates Kash Patel to serve as FBI director
Patel, who will need to be confirmed by the Senate, has a reputation as the ultimate Trump loyalist who has called for a purge of perceived enemies in the FBI and DOJ.
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December 1, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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World gets first look at Notre Dame's new interior 5 years after devastating fire www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...
World gets first look at Notre Dame's new interior 5 years after devastating fire
“It was a challenge many deemed impossible, yet one we will have met on,” French President Emmanuel Macron said as he visited the medieval monument.
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November 30, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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Israel kills Hezbollah leader who planned elaborate attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq www.nbcnews.com/politics/isr...
Israel kills Hezbollah leader who planned elaborate attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq
Ali Mussa Daqduq had been captured by U.S. forces following the audacious 2007 raid that left five U.S. soldiers dead, but he was later released by the Iraqis.
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November 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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Defense Secretary Austin says women in military 'make us stronger' www.nbcnews.com/news/militar...
Defense Secretary Austin says women in military 'make us stronger'
Austin in an exclusive interview with NBC News called women in the military a strong asset. Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense has cast doubt on women in combat roles.
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November 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Too little, too late? Biden's big reversal boosts Ukraine and infuriates the Kremlin www.nbcnews.com/news/world/b...
Too little, too late? Biden's big reversal boosts Ukraine, infuriates the Kremlin
"It is better to have such a decision now than not having it at all,” one Kyiv resident told NBC News. The U.S. ally received the boost just as it reeled from intensified Russian strikes.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday to discuss Matt Gaetz report www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday to discuss Matt Gaetz report
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will nominate Gaetz for attorney general, despite the recently ended ethics probe of alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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DNC Chair race officially takes flight with its first candidate: Martin O'Malley www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
DNC Chair race officially takes flight with its first candidate: Martin O'Malley
Former presidential candidate and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced on Monday that he is entering the fray. But many more names are already circulating.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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A majority of Senate Republicans doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general, sources say

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A majority of Senate Republicans doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general, sources say
More than half of Senate Republicans, including some in senior leadership positions, privately say they don’t see a path for the former Florida representative, according to a number of Republican sour...
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November 17, 2024 at 9:58 AM
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Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial
All of the officers were involved in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which independent reviews have blamed on both the Trump and Biden administrations.
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November 17, 2024 at 1:57 AM