Meet the Press
Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu
Season 2025, Episode 44 · Aired 2025-11-09

Synopsis
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) pushed back against Democrats' claims that Republicans are ‘weaponizing hunger' by withholding SNAP funding, and called on the party to ‘just fix the problem' by voting to reopen the government. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) says Republicans are "not acting in good faith" after they dismissed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) proposal to end the government shutdown by passing a one-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Ashley Etienne, Ryan Nobles, Marc Short and Amy Walter join the roundtable. "Wicked: For Good" director Jon M. Chu joins Kristen Welker for a Meet the Moment conversation.
In the series
This episode is part of Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC.
The longest-running show in television history — Sunday panel combat as civic ritual.
Key cast
- Lawrence E. Spivak as Panelist / moderator
- Martha Rountree as Creator / moderator
- Ned Brooks as Moderator
Also in season 2025
- S2025E01 Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff
- S2025E02 Jan 12 — Sen. Alex Padilla; Sen. James Lankford; Amanda Gorman
- S2025E03 Jan 19 - Rep. Mike Johnson, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Martin Luther King III
- S2025E04 Jan 26 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Adam Schiff
- S2025E05 Feb 2 - Sec. Kristi Noem, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Sen. Mark Kelly
- S2025E06 Feb. 9 – NSA Mike Waltz, Sen. Andy Kim and Amanda Gorman