Podcast Chuck Todd

Sen. Pat Toomey’s (R-Pa.) announcement that he was retiring from the Senate after two terms created an opening for one of the most hotly contested seats in the 2022 primaries. But his choice to leave comes down to a mix of personal decisions. Sen. Toomey joins Chuck for an exit interview to talk about how the Senate functions today, his defunct pus…

When 75 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction, as our recent NBC News poll found, strange things happen on election night. Nathan Gonzales, Editor and Publisher of Inside Elections, and Jessica Taylor, the Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, join Chuck to talk through Tuesday'…

The year is 2027 and China has decided to attack Taiwan and bring the island nation under direct control. Now the U-S has to answer: do we fight for Taiwan’s freedom? How far are we willing to go? And will allies support us? Those are the questions we ask in this week’s season finale of “Meet the Press Reports.” We staged a full-day war game to hel…

Chuck speaks with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an exiled Russian oil tycoon who was once the richest man in Russia. In the early 2000’s — during Vladimir Putin’s first years as president — Kodorkovsky supported one of Putin’s political rivals and was punished for it. He was arrested on charges of tax fraud and later also charged with embezzlement and mone…

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali joins Chuck to discuss the leaked Roe decision and the position Senate Republicans find themselves in after years of campaigning for its overturn.Bởi NBC News

In 2020, Black voters turned out in large numbers for Joe Biden, giving him a nearly 30-point win over Bernie Sanders — proving, once again, the power of the Democrats’ most loyal constituency. That influence is rooted in the work of politically active black pastors who get souls to the polls, crown winners with endorsements … and even run for offi…

Leaked documents show that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn abortion rights — leaving each state to decide regulations on its own terms. For some, this means even in cases of rape or incest, abortion could be illegal. Democratic political strategist and former Emily’s List President, Stephanie Schriock, and Republican strategist Matt Gorman,…

NBC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Garrett Haake joins Chuck to discuss the building fight over immigration, President Biden's request for additional money to assist Ukraine, and whether whiskey and tequila have replaced beer and wine as cultural stand-ins.Bởi NBC News

This week on Meet the Press Reports, how Democrats lost rural America. In the latest NBC News poll from March, the Democratic Party’s net favorability is a negative 41 in rural areas. Former Obama White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs joins Chuck to talk about Obama’s strategy to raise turnout among young people and minorities in large cities, w…

Matthew Continetti, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of “The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism,” joins Chuck to talk about the Republican party’s coalition and the historical roots of conservativism.Bởi NBC News

Three words: Buy heat pumps. Wired Reporter Matt Simon joins Chuck Todd to discuss the strengths, and the limits, of technology when it comes to tackling climate change.Bởi NBC News

National Political Reporter at NBC News, Henry Gomez, and The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey join the ToddCast to discuss President Trump’s endorsement gambles and Bidenism ahead of the midterm elections.Bởi NBC News

Ruth Marcus, deputy editorial page editor for the Washington Post, joins Chuck to talk about President Biden’s economic challenges and the upcoming Title 42 backlash.Bởi NBC News