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Meet the Press Blog Archive

Catch up with Meet the Press blog posts from past years leading up to May 17, 2022
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734d ago / 11:42 AM UTC

Slim majority of GOP backs gay marriage, highest mark in the poll's history

735d ago / 6:59 PM UTC

Who are the House Democrats representing Trump country?

735d ago / 3:26 PM UTC

White House misses its own 60-day review deadline for border wall construction

739d ago / 7:03 PM UTC

Fudge's move to HUD will leave House seat vacated until November

739d ago / 6:24 PM UTC

Who are the House Republicans representing Biden country?

740d ago / 8:57 PM UTC

New Mexico sets date for House special election to replace Interior Sec. Haaland

740d ago / 4:18 PM UTC

Significant majority of Republicans don’t believe Biden’s win was fair

740d ago / 2:46 PM UTC

Congress gets boost of Covid-19 vaccines for staffers

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740d ago / 9:02 AM UTC

Biden gets chance to show his Irish roots on St. Patrick's Day

742d ago / 5:51 PM UTC

Poll: Majority of Iowans, one-third of Republicans, hope Grassley won't run again in 2022

743d ago / 1:50 PM UTC

Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. tells MTP he won't run for Senate in 2022

745d ago / 5:20 PM UTC

Democratic groups are spending big to support the Covid-19 relief law

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746d ago / 5:29 PM UTC

A look back: How presidents have used their first primetime TV address

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747d ago / 5:01 PM UTC

Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft declines Senate bid to replace retiring Blunt

748d ago / 7:40 PM UTC

With weeks to go before Louisiana special House elections, new filings show best-funded candidates

748d ago / 7:01 PM UTC

Former FDA officials urge Biden to nominate a permanent commissioner

749d ago / 8:32 PM UTC

Mike Pence will make first post-White House speech in South Carolina

753d ago / 6:44 PM UTC

Ralph Northam makes first endorsement of 2021 cycle — bucking his attorney general

754d ago / 7:32 PM UTC

Chuck Grassley files FEC paperwork for possible 2022 re-election bid

754d ago / 2:53 PM UTC

Hawley ends his confirmation no-vote streak by backing Biden's pick to chair Council of Economic Advisers

755d ago / 5:45 PM UTC

Ethics watchdog says Rep. Palazzo may have improperly spent campaign, official funds

756d ago / 1:26 AM UTC

McConnell says Senate GOP campaign arm will back Murkowski despite Trump's criticism

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756d ago / 9:26 PM UTC

Elizabeth Warren and two House Democrats introduce wealth tax bill

759d ago / 1:11 PM UTC

Cruz received a special ‘welcome back’ message in Senate gym

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760d ago / 7:00 PM UTC

Meet the Republican senator who's voted against every Biden nominee so far

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761d ago / 4:17 PM UTC

Virginia Republicans decide on drive-up convention to pick 2021 statewide nominees

762d ago / 3:25 PM UTC

Perdue opts out of 2022 Senate race after runoff loss

763d ago / 9:05 PM UTC

Manchin undecided on supporting Deb Haaland for Interior

763d ago / 6:55 PM UTC

Senate Parliamentarian to decide if $15 minimum wage can be in Covid-19 relief

763d ago / 2:56 PM UTC

Town Hall Project merges with Indivisible as progressive groups chart path after Trump presidency

767d ago / 6:59 PM UTC

Ivanka Trump won't run against Rubio in 2022 Senate race

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767d ago / 1:06 PM UTC

Job guarantee resolution joins a growing list of progressive proposals

768d ago / 11:45 PM UTC

Biden to mark anniversary of initial coronavirus shutdowns next month

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768d ago / 7:16 PM UTC

A new 'Medicare X' bill looks like Biden's public option plan

768d ago / 3:24 PM UTC

Milwaukee Bucks vice president announces run for Senate

769d ago / 4:47 PM UTC

Perdue takes first step toward possible bid against Warnock

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769d ago / 2:47 PM UTC

Wisconsin labor group targets Johnson on Covid-19 relief votes

770d ago / 2:14 PM UTC

Pennsylvania Democrat Lamb says he'll 'look' at running for Senate

771d ago / 5:20 PM UTC

Hogan: I 'probably' would have voted to convict Trump in impeachment trial

774d ago / 7:54 PM UTC

Pompeo State Department spent $10k on “Madison Dinner” pens shipped from China

775d ago / 4:27 PM UTC

Former Ohio treasurer jumps into Senate race amid jockeying for Portman seat

776d ago / 6:57 PM UTC

Impeachment trial carries 2022 campaign considerations for some

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777d ago / 9:00 PM UTC

Republican Claudia Tenney to return to Congress after election finally certified

777d ago / 5:56 PM UTC

High profile exit boosts Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Arkansas gubernatorial bid and cements Trump’s influence on GOP

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777d ago / 5:03 PM UTC

In first interview since Senate announcement, John Fetterman promises to be 'sedition-free'

780d ago / 7:26 PM UTC

Why Democrats and Republicans are competing to throw cash at you

780d ago / 3:59 PM UTC

First on NBC: 62 progressive groups pressure Democrats to kill the filibuster

781d ago / 9:24 PM UTC

Tweet the Press: Garrett Haake reports on the GOP's Cheney vote, Marjorie Taylor Greene decision

782d ago / 6:21 PM UTC

Moderate GOP group plans to spend $25 million on midterms in fight for future of the party

783d ago / 6:09 PM UTC

Progressive group takes on Manchin, Sinema

784d ago / 6:57 PM UTC

Republican campaign groups ask for campaign funds to be used for personal security

784d ago / 4:29 PM UTC

Trump filled political war chest with tens of millions to close 2020

785d ago / 2:17 PM UTC

Republican senators propose slimmed-down Covid relief plan

787d ago / 6:54 PM UTC

Thousands of Republicans changed voter registration after Capitol attack

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788d ago / 9:46 PM UTC

Jim Jordan announces he will not run for Senate in 2022

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788d ago / 6:59 PM UTC

In first week since leaving office, Trump and his PAC stick to carrot-and-stick politics

788d ago / 5:00 PM UTC

Poll: Most Americans want Biden, Congress to focus on the economy and Covid-19

789d ago / 7:19 PM UTC

Biden thanks firefighters union for support, pitches Covid-19 package

790d ago / 9:58 PM UTC

Health care group lobbies Biden to keep hospital transparency regulations in place

790d ago / 6:05 PM UTC

Trump rewards Sarah Huckabee Sanders with early endorsement for Arkansas gov

791d ago / 5:35 PM UTC

What Rob Portman's 2022 decision means for the Senate map

795d ago / 11:23 PM UTC

Jaime Harrison elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee

795d ago / 9:11 PM UTC

Tweet the Press: Mike Memoli reports on Biden's first week plans

795d ago / 2:03 PM UTC

Pro-immigration reform group calls for pathway to citizenship in new ad buy

797d ago / 7:14 PM UTC

Georgia certifies Senate victories for Ossoff, Warnock

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797d ago / 3:01 PM UTC

GOP fundraising apparatus faces new uncertainty amid backlash from pro-Trump riot

797d ago / 1:00 PM UTC

Democrats need a better messaging strategy in Florida, a new report says

799d ago / 1:12 PM UTC

Harris to step down from Senate seat Monday

801d ago / 8:00 PM UTC

Biden announces Science and Technology Policy director, elevates position to Cabinet-level

802d ago / 4:05 PM UTC

Julia Letlow, the widow of congressman-elect who died of Covid-19, will run for his vacated seat

802d ago / 3:22 PM UTC

The GOP impeachment defectors by the numbers

803d ago / 3:22 PM UTC

Putting Trump’s House GOP defectors into historical context

804d ago / 7:32 PM UTC

More than $50 mil spent on political cable TV ads in D.C. this cycle, many targeting Trump

808d ago / 7:40 PM UTC

Biden said his Cabinet 'will look like America'. Here's his final slate.

808d ago / 2:00 PM UTC

Kamala Harris continues to build out staff with new hires

809d ago / 6:02 PM UTC

Biden likely to be inaugurated with no confirmed Cabinet secretaries

809d ago / 4:50 PM UTC

Illinois Republican joins more than 100 congressional Democrats to call for Trump removal

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810d ago / 3:55 PM UTC

How Democrats overperformed in the Senate runoffs from November

811d ago / 5:30 PM UTC

Georgia's runoff rules are in part thanks to state's segregationist past

812d ago / 6:58 PM UTC

Georgia Senate elections set new ad spending records powered by massive outside spending

812d ago / 3:34 PM UTC

Biden taking longer than most former presidents to name his attorney general

817d ago / 8:57 PM UTC

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dismisses Trump's call to resign

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818d ago / 8:48 PM UTC

Georgia breaks runoff turnout record for Senate races

824d ago / 10:41 PM UTC

Andrew Yang files paperwork for New York City mayoral bid

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825d ago / 10:01 PM UTC

DNC will elect new chair at Jan. 21 virtual Winter Meeting

825d ago / 5:45 PM UTC

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart files challenge to six-vote defeat in the House

825d ago / 12:59 PM UTC

Larry Hogan celebrates bipartisan Covid relief deal in new 'No Labels' ad

826d ago / 5:07 PM UTC

Here's where Joe Biden fell short with critical Hispanic voters

830d ago / 2:59 PM UTC

Biden cuts ad with Warnock and Ossoff for Georgia Senate runoffs

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831d ago / 7:45 PM UTC

Inauguration committee announces limited attendance amid Covid-19 pandemic

832d ago / 10:50 PM UTC

State Department to receive first Covid vaccines this week

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832d ago / 9:26 PM UTC

Nina Turner announces bid for potential Ohio House special election

832d ago / 7:32 PM UTC

GOP holds spending edge five weeks into Senate runoffs

833d ago / 5:26 PM UTC

In-person early voting in Georgia Senate runoffs begins Monday

836d ago / 9:33 PM UTC

Biden to share staff, financial resources with Warnock and Ossoff

836d ago / 6:22 PM UTC

Lamar Alexander criticizes GOP lawsuit aimed at overturning election

836d ago / 4:48 PM UTC

Outgoing Rep. Max Rose files paperwork for potential NYC mayor run

837d ago / 5:09 PM UTC

Doug Emhoff to join Georgetown Law faculty in 2021

838d ago / 6:51 PM UTC

Arizona gov elected chair of Republican Governors Association amid Trump's criticism

838d ago / 4:37 PM UTC

Biden's Cabinet picks leave House Democrats with a narrow majority

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839d ago / 12:37 AM UTC

Terry McAuliffe to announce Virginia governor's bid Wednesday

839d ago / 6:37 PM UTC

Clyburn: Expect Marcia Fudge to be nominated to Biden's Cabinet

839d ago / 4:13 PM UTC

Talking policy with Benjy: Big fat beautiful checks edition

840d ago / 10:08 PM UTC

Mike Pompeo set to deliver speech in Georgia ahead of runoff elections

840d ago / 4:14 PM UTC

Clyburn to lead Biden inaugural committee alongside new co-chairs

840d ago / 3:12 PM UTC

Top Georgia Republican officials buck Trump's call to push legislators to overturn Biden victory

842d ago / 4:29 PM UTC

Trump campaign pushes challenges in Georgia ahead of president's visit

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843d ago / 4:57 PM UTC

New campaign filings show Trump's fundraising haul off claims of voter fraud

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844d ago / 8:53 PM UTC

Tweet the Press: A look into Michael Flynn's firing, and eventual pardon, with Carol E. Lee

844d ago / 5:13 PM UTC

Kamala Harris adds to V.P. team with a majority of women of color

845d ago / 6:04 PM UTC

Georgia Secretary of State: Trump's rhetoric causes 'growing threat' to election workers

846d ago / 8:10 PM UTC

Iowa congressional race likely to be one of closest in modern history

846d ago / 4:35 PM UTC

Perdue, Ossoff race slated to be most expensive Senate race in ad spending

846d ago / 11:57 AM UTC

Biden meets, outpaces Trump and Obama's Cabinet nomination timelines

847d ago / 7:00 PM UTC

Bipartisan group of senators seek compromise on a Covid-19 relief package

847d ago / 12:43 PM UTC

What's at stake if Congress doesn't pass restaurant stimulus

853d ago / 6:02 PM UTC

Some Senate Democrats question Durbin's bid to helm Judiciary Committee

854d ago / 8:20 PM UTC

What House races are still left to call?

857d ago / 5:08 PM UTC

Freshman Republicans look to form conservative 'Squad'

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857d ago / 4:26 PM UTC

Trump camp keeps up torrid pace of fundraising appeals post-election

857d ago / 2:53 PM UTC

Michigan lawmakers could be treading on thin legal ice with White House meeting

858d ago / 5:08 PM UTC

Georgia can begin sending absentee ballots in pivotal Senate runoffs

859d ago / 9:47 PM UTC

Obama administration vet Psaki to lead Biden's Senate confirmation team

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859d ago / 5:21 PM UTC

Here are the two Wisconsin counties where the Trump campaign wants a recount

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860d ago / 11:08 PM UTC

Loeffler, Warnock will debate ahead of Georgia runoff, Perdue and Ossoff will not

860d ago / 5:29 PM UTC

Graham denies Georgia Sec. State charge he inquired about tossing ballots

861d ago / 3:41 PM UTC

Small businesses are suffering from the pandemic amid stalemate on Capitol Hill

862d ago / 9:26 PM UTC

Biden transition boasts majority-female staff, 40 percent people of color

865d ago / 7:22 PM UTC

Iowa Democratic House candidate calls for recount as she trails by razor-thin margin

866d ago / 7:55 PM UTC

Big money rolling into Georgia ahead of marquee Senate battle

866d ago / 3:09 PM UTC

Newsom in no rush to choose Kamala Harris' Senate successor

867d ago / 9:47 PM UTC

Rick Scott to lead GOP Senate campaign arm, as parties elect their leaders

867d ago / 5:28 PM UTC

Republicans overperforming in House races with more still to be called

868d ago / 5:38 PM UTC

Georgia ad wars: The only game in town

869d ago / 1:09 AM UTC

Biden to reach out to state and local officials on mask mandates

870d ago / 9:36 PM UTC

Clyburn jokes Biden 'owes me' — for interrupting golf outing

871d ago / 8:16 PM UTC

White House coronavirus task force has not formally met since Oct. 20

872d ago / 11:27 PM UTC

Republicans confident in winning N.C. in presidential and Senate races

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873d ago / 3:23 PM UTC

Trump's Florida victory powered in part by Miami overperformance

874d ago / 4:29 AM UTC

Despite record-breaking fundraising, South Carolina Democrat Harrison falls short

874d ago / 1:30 AM UTC

McConnell cruises despite facing well-funded opponent

875d ago / 6:00 PM UTC

Late-emerging super PACs play big role on airwaves for Trump, Biden

875d ago / 4:01 PM UTC

Trump narrowly won Michigan in 2016. Kent County could predict how he'll do in 2020.

878d ago / 6:00 PM UTC

GOP senators try to narrow TV and radio spending gap ahead of Election Day

878d ago / 3:26 PM UTC

Presidential battleground TV and radio spending emphasis shifting toward Midwest

879d ago / 7:47 PM UTC

Mike Bloomberg makes final push in FL as he hits $100M pledged investment for Biden

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879d ago / 2:28 PM UTC

N.H. voters are used to being courted on their doorstep. Covid-19 has challenged that tradition.

880d ago / 5:50 PM UTC

Democratic Senate candidates have ad spending advantage in nearly every competitive race

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881d ago / 9:32 PM UTC

Democratic presidential effort poised to outspend Republicans $93 million to $41 million in race's final days

881d ago / 6:15 PM UTC

Pence keeps campaign schedule despite Covid-19 outbreak

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