Meet the Press NOW – January 8

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about the Affordable Care Act and says President Trump has a plan to replace it. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, reacts to the canceled meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest. NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley reports on new ICE agent recruits who were placed into the agency’s training program without full vetting.

President Trump hosts congressional Republicans at the White House as the government shutdown hits the 3-week mark. Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the impasse over government funding and the impact the shutdown is having on constituents in his district. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki analyzes the latest polls out of the New York City mayoral race.

Americans are beginning to feel the impact of the government shutdown which is now the third-longest in U.S. history. A federal appeals court rules President Trump can deploy National Guard troops to the streets of Portland. Tensions flare in the Gaza Strip as both Israel and Hamas accuse the other of violating the ceasefire deal.

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that after President Trump’s breakthrough deal in the Middle East, he should take a similar approach with Russian President Vladimir Putin — but with even greater pressure to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) join Meet the Press for exclusive interviews following the White House meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy — as Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sara Fagen, Carol Lee, Susan Page and Neera Tanden join the roundtable.