Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu

Name: Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu
Released: 2025-11-09

TV Flash files “Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu” as hour 547 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 44, aired 2025-11-09, 60 min.

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This leaf is S2025E44: listed hour 547 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 44 of 51 in season 2025. It aired 2025-11-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Gov. Gavin Newsom” (S2025E43). Next is “Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Ro Khanna, Sen. John Barrasso” (S2025E45). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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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.

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Where does Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu sit in the Meet the Press guide?

S2025E44 is listed hour 547 of 584 — hour 44 of 51 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 44.

When did Meet the Press S2025E44 air?

Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jon M. Chu aired 2025-11-09 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Where should I start?

Start with 1950s panel combat — Spivak, Rountree's founding role in the lore, a public figure under questions. The Sunday ritual is visible immediately.

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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality · Show package

Meet the Press is the longest-running show in television history: Sunday panel combat as civic ritual, Martha Rountree's founding power too often soft-pedaled. Defined the public-affairs interview still central to U.S. politics. In 2026 you watch it as the original must-quote hour — politicians on a panel, not a podcast.

The silhouette is Sunday furniture: a panel, a public figure, the original must-quote hour. Meet the Press premiered on NBC television in 1947 after a radio start and is the longest-running show in U.S. television history — already an institution by the 1950s. Co-created by Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak; Ned Brooks among the moderators. Rountree's founding power is the credit history too often soft-pedals. Journalists question public figures in a panel format that became the template for Sunday morning…

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Lawrence E. Spivak as Panelist / moderator
Lawrence E. Spivak sat Meet the Press as panelist and moderator — the longest-running show in television, Sunday panel combat as civic ritual, the public-affairs interview still central to U.S. politics. Must-quote hour. TV Flash files…
Martha Rountree as Creator / moderator
Martha Rountree built the Sunday fight as creator and moderator of Meet the Press — the longest-running show in television history, panel combat as civic ritual, founding power too often soft-pedaled. Public-affairs interview still…
Ned Brooks as Moderator
Ned Brooks moderated Meet the Press when Sunday panel combat was still inventing itself as civic ritual — 1950s longest-running show in television history, Martha Rountree’s founding power too often soft-pedaled, the public-affairs…

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