COMING UP ON “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” 1/25/15- DENIS MCDONOUGH; MIKE HUCKABEE ON 2016; KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR; PANEL

THE STATE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: As news abroad dominates domestic headlines, Denis McDonough will join Chuck to discuss the situation in Yemen and its implications for U.S. security. Plus, as the battle over Iranian sanctions heats up, what does this mean for the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, along with the President’s relationship with Congress?

Denis McDonough

White House Chief of Staff

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THE 2016 LANDSCAPE: With the focus looking ahead to 2016, Chuck will speak with former Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about the state of the Republican party and his own political aspirations.

Fmr. Gov. Mike Huckabee

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RACE & RELIGION IN AMERICA: As terror continues around the world, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will discuss the attack on his religion and what it is like to be a Muslim in America.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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POLITICAL PANEL:

Hugh Hewitt

Host, “The Hugh Hewitt Show”

Helene Cooper

Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Baltimore, Maryland

Tom Brokaw

NBC News Special Correspondent

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ALSO SUNDAY:

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell will have the latest from Iowa where no less than eight potential GOP candidates for president spoke this weekend.

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