Meet the Press NOW — June 7

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the war in Iran and why she opposes additional funding. Swedish Defense Chief Michael Claesson joins to discuss the growing fallout from the U.S. war with Iran and ongoing efforts to support Ukraine as Russia’s war continues. DHS remains partially shut down as Congress remains divided on funding, with TSA agents set to miss another paycheck. Tech journalist Jacob Ward explains the implications for technology companies after a jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in causing harm to a young woman and failing to warn users about the risks of their platforms.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is sworn in as President Trump considers a deal to end the partial government shutdown. American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the impacts of the shutdown on TSA employees and the deployment of ICE agents at airports. Backchannel talks between Iran and the U.S. continue as President Trump says the U.S. has "won." NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki looks ahead to the important elections happening in April.

President Trump walks back his threats to “obliterate” Iran's power plants. New video of the deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport shows the moment of impact between an Air Canada plane and a firetruck which killed two pilots. A former TSA administrator joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss ICE agents being deployed as security lines continue to grow at airports nationwide and President Trump declines to take an off-ramp to end the DHS shutdown.

Kristen Welker interviews Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) as President Trump threatens an escalation in the war with Iran and U.S. energy prices continue to soar. Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío reacts to Trump threatening a U.S. takeover of Cuba. Mike Dubke, Ashley Etienne, Courtney Kube and Jonathan Martin join the roundtable.

President Trump continues to say the war with Iran will end "soon" even as the Pentagon accelerates its deployments of troops to the region. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss whether the U.S. and Israel are aligned when it comes to the objectives of the war. Lawmakers try to end the partial government shutdown as TSA workers are calling out of work after missing their first full paychecks.