MTP NOW Nov. 18 — DOJ appoints special counsel for Trump investigations; Rep. Clyburn

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The government shutdown is set to enter its fifth week as the U.S. Department of Agriculture warns it will stop distributing SNAP benefits beginning November 1st. Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) discusses the impact the shutdown is having on his constituents and efforts by Republicans to redistrict him out of his seat. Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacts to President Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson sits down with Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation about the role restaurant workers play in American life and how immigration raids are threatening the people who “are adding to the American experience.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on rising trade tensions as President Trump prepares for high-stakes talks with China. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reacts to the tearing down of the White House’s East Wing to make room for President Trump’s new ballroom. Ashley Etienne, Susan Glasser, Marc Short and Andrew Ross Sorkin join the roundtable. Chef Marcus Samuelsson sits down with Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation.

President Trump abruptly calls off trade negotiations with Canada. Defense Secretary Hegseth announces the Pentagon will ramp up its military presence around Venezuela as tension escalate. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press NOW as she waits to be sworn more than a month after winning the special election.