SENS. PORTMAN & MCCASKILL EXCLUSIVELY JOIN “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” THIS SUNDAY

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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

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BATTLING AMERICA’S NEW EPIDEMIC

Huntington, W.V. Fire Chief Jan Rader

Preview of “Heroin(e),” a Netflix Original and an Official Selection of The Meet the Press Film Festival in Collaboration with the American Film Institute (AFI)

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WEEK IN POLITICS ROUNDTABLE

Al Cardenas
Republican Strategist; Senior Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Eliana Johnson
National Political Reporter, POLITICO

Chris Matthews
Host, MSNBC’s “Hardball”

Amy Walter
National Editor, The Cook Political Report

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For more information, contact:

Olivia Petersen
NBC News
o: (202) 885-4159
e: olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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NBC NEWS’ “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD”

Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show across the board for the 2016-2017 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. “Meet the Press” brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with “MTP Daily” weekdays at 5 p.m. ET and to the “1947: The Meet the Press Podcast”. It’s the longest-running show in television history, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with the launch of its first-ever film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute this November. Chuck Todd is the political director of NBC News and the moderator of “Meet the Press; John Reiss is the executive producer.

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