Meet the Press NOW — January 8

Meet the Press NOW — January 8

Author: NBC News January 9, 2026 Duration: 52:56
Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chowdhury says she does not trust federal authorities to investigate the ICE-involved shooting of a woman. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) weighs in after receiving a classified briefing from senior Trump administration officials on the future of Venezuela. Congress continues to clash on health care as premiums begin to increase for Americans.

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Meet the Press NOW — January 21 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns react to President Trump announcing he's reached a "framework of a future deal" on Greenland and dropping his threats of tariffs on European…
Meet the Press NOW — January 20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:59
President Trump touts his administration's accomplishments one year into his second term as he intensifies his rhetoric towards Europe and Greenland. Danish Member of Parliament and Defense Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarl…
Meet the Press NOW — January 19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:56
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Meet the Press NOW — January 16 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:38
President Trump doubles down on his demand that the U.S. acquires Greenland, while lawmakers travel to Denmark to try to reassure America’s allies and partners. In the latest installment of the NBC News’ Finding Common G…
Meet the Press NOW — January 15 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:13
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) reacts to President Trump’s meeting with opposition leader María Corina Machado. President Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act as pressure mounts between ICE forces and pr…
Meet the Press NOW — January 14 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:06
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the future of Venezuela as opposition leader María Corina Machado prepares to meet President Trump in Washington. NBC News’ Garrett Haake, Courtney K…
Meet the Press NOW — January 13 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:57
President Trump delivers remarks on the economy as the White House touts the latest inflation report. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Trump administration’s ICE operations and its ac…
Meet the Press NOW — January 12 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:59
The Department of Justice opens a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. President Trump says he’s considering “strong options” to respond to Iran’s crack down on protests. Minnesota sues the Tr…
Jan. 11 — Tom Homan, Sen. Chris Murphy and Mayor Jacob Frey [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:32
White House border czar Tom Homan, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) join Meet the Press after an ICE officer shoots and kills a woman in Minneapolis. Richard Engel reports on the growing a…