Meet the Press NOW — May 15

Filmmaker Ken Burns joins Kristen Welker in a “Meet the Moment” conversation to dissect America's origin story and argues democracy was an “unintended consequence” of the American Revolution.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) react to the Justice Department releasing more than 3 million pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Ken Burns joins for a “Meet the Moment” conversation around his documentary series on the American Revolution. Lanhee Chen, Adrienne Elrod and Jonathan Martin join the roundtable.

The Department of Justice releases more than three million pages of additional Epstein files, including more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The Department of Justice also announced federal authorities arrested Don Lemon, charging him with federal civil rights crimes in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church. President Trump announces Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) calls for accountability for ICE agents as Democrats threaten to shut down the government over DHS funding. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt (R) and San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (D) call for de-escalation in Minneapolis as tensions simmer following the death of Alex Pretti. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announces she is running for governor.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) weighs in on DHS funding as Democrats threaten a partial government shutdown and Secretary Kristi Noem faces calls to resign. The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite President Trump’s continued criticism of Chair Jerome Powell. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before Congress on the administration’s actions in Venezuela and the buildup of forces in Middle East.