COMING UP ON “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” 10/18/15: SUNDAY EXCLUSIVES WITH SEN. TED CRUZ, BENGHAZI CMTE. MEMBERS REPS. SCHIFF & POMPEO

SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX)

All eyes are on Sen. Ted Cruz, who has been laying low this month compared to Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Cruz, who brought in more than $12 million dollars this past quarter in fundraising, sits down one-on-one with Chuck to address the state of his presidential campaign, including his upcoming rally on religious liberty, his recent condemnation of the “Black Lives Matter” movement and more.

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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: BENGHAZI COMMITTEE MEMBERS REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA) & REP. MIKE POMPEO (R-KS)

More than a year after the Select Committee on Benghazi was formed, Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to publicly testify in front of the committee this Thursday. Committee members Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Mike Pompeo join Chuck live on-set to preview the hearing and address recent allegations of political motivation.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

Why is the fight between Rubio and Bush getting ugly? What do third quarter fundraising numbers reveal about candidates’ campaigns? Are there any developments in the speculation of a Biden presidential run? The roundtable tackles all of this and more on Sunday.

Alex Castellanos

Republican Strategist

Ron Fournier

Senior Political Columnist, The National Journal

Andrea Mitchell

NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Amy Walter

National Editor, The Cook Political Report

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NBC News

202-885-4159

olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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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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