Chuck Todd at his best – unscripted, informed and focused on what really matters in politics. Join Chuck as he talks with top reporters from the nation’s capital, plus exclusive sit-down interviews and on-the-ground dispatches from across the campaign trail.
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How the DOJ was ‘ill-suited’ to hold Trump accountable, with David Rohde
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David Rohde, NBC News senior executive editor for national security, joins Chuck to talk about the ways in which the Justice Department has been transformed by Donald Trump’s presidency — and how Merrick Garland dealt with the difficult task of investigating a former president running for re-election.…
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The polls we're reading, and what's been overlooked: Dante Chinni
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Chuck is joined by Dante Chinni, the director of the American Communities Project, which uses data to track how trends in politics, culture and economics for local communities across the country.By NBC News
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The challenge of getting ‘Trump the contrarian’ on message, from former staffer Marc Short
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Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, joins Chuck with his takeaways on Donald Trump’s debate performance and previews the campaign ahead.By NBC News
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Trump’s lack of control costs him, plus DOJ’s antitrust enforcement
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Chuck Todd analyzes the first Harris-Trump debate. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, head of the DOJ's antitrust division, joins Chuck to talk about the administration's push to break up corporate power in the U.S.By NBC News
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2024 Senate draft revisited: The NBC News Political Unit looks back on a year of changes to the Senate map
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In February, Mark Murray, Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar joined Chuck to pick their top prospects from the 2024 Senate races. Now they’re back to see which picks stand up for the general election, and which races have changed.By NBC News
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The race to define an incumbent, plus the politics of Gen Z
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Melissa Deckman, the CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute and author of a new book, “The Politics of Gen Z,” joins Chuck to talk about young voters and their impact on the election.By NBC News
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The Democrats’ new playbook in the South, with Charlie Cook
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Charlie Cook, founder of the Cook Political Report, joins Chuck as Vice President Harris gains ground in key states where President Biden was struggling.By NBC News
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The Harris campaign's first fumble, plus Nelson Rockefeller's place in history
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Marsha E. Barrett, author of "Nelson Rockefeller's Dilemma" joins Chuck to talk about the role Rockefeller played in the evolution of the Republican Party.By NBC News
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Goodbye Chicago: Terry McAuliffe reflects on the most unexpected DNC in memory
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Kamala Harris wrapped up a high-energy Democratic National Convention unlike any we’ve seen since the 1950s. Chuck sits down with former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who ran the Democratic National Committee and the 2000 DNC in Los Angeles, to reflect on the week that was.By NBC News
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How the second day of the DNC became the first day for Kamala Harris
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Recording from Chicago, Chuck talks with Adam Green, the co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a grassroots organization that claims a million members working on economics and democracy.By NBC News
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Putin ‘is already at war with us’: Amb. John Sullivan talks about his time in Moscow
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Ambassador John Sullivan was the Biden administration’s first ambassador to Russia, serving from 2020 to 2022. He was also Donald Trump’s last ambassador to Russia — he’s one of those rare people who can work in both a Republican and Democratic administration. Amb. Sullivan talks with Chuck about his new memoir, “Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from t…
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Why the 2024 race is '2016 in reverse': Bruce Mehlman talks about the 'massive' campaign reset
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Bruce Mehlman, a Washington strategist who served in the George W. Bush administration, joins Chuck to talk about the 2024 campaign reset, Mitch McConnell’s view of Donald Trump and the race to define Kamala Harris.By NBC News
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What Kamala Harris believes: Yamiche Alcindor's observations covering the VP
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It only took 40 days for the 2024 presidential campaign to transform. NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Chuck to share her reporting about how Vice President Kamala Harris navigated the historic transition from the bottom to the top of the ticket.By NBC News
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