EXCLUSIVE LIVE INTERVIEW: GEN. COLIN POWELL (RET.), FORMER SEC. OF STATE
After Obama secured a veto-proof minority in the Senate this week, the Iran nuclear deal is poised to move forward. Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) talks exclusively with Chuck about the deal as well as his thoughts on the 2016 presidential race and more.
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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: AFL-CIO PRESIDENT RICHARD TRUMKA
Chuck sits down with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka for insight into what presidential candidates will need to do to win support from the organized labor movement as well as his upcoming march with Vice President Joe Biden in Pittsburgh on Labor Day.
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Does it really matter that Donald Trump signed a loyalty pledge with the RNC? Has Hillary Clinton lost control of the email controversy narrative? Is there room in the presidential race for Vice President Joe Biden? This week’s political roundtable tackles all of this and more.
Tom Brokaw
NBC News Special Correspondent
Doris Kearns-Goodwin
American Biographer; Author, “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream”
Hugh Hewitt
Host, The “Hugh Hewitt Show”
Joy-Ann Reid
MSNBC National Correspondent
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“WELCOME TO SUNDAY. IT’S MEET THE PRESS.”
In his one-year as moderator, Chuck has made several updates to the show, including a new set. Now, this Sunday, you may notice another modern touch: actor and humanitarian Dennis Haysbert offers his voice to the show’s opening.
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Olivia Petersen
NBC News
202-885-4159
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MEET THE PRESS
“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms. Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.
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