Meet the Press NOW — May 20

Justice Department officials hold a press conference on the investigation into Alaska's senate ballot. Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his bid to unseat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). Rep. Debbie DIngell (D-Mich.) gives her perspective on her state's senate and governor races.

Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) calls a bombshell New York Times report on a ballot-stacking scheme a "another distraction" after President Trump calls for her to be removed from the ballot. U.S. House candidate JoAnna Mendoza (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss her bid to unseat Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.). Savannah Guthrie gives a behind the scenes look of NBC News' Decision Desk.

Party leaders on both sides of the aisle rally voters in the final week leading up to the midterm elections. NBC News' Steve Kornacki previews the close Senate race in Ohio as former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) seeks to topple incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Former White House attorney Ty Cobb warns of potential election interference. Kentucky House candidate Zach Dembo (D) discusses his bid to flip a district President Trump won by double-digit margins in 2024.

Just one week out from Election Day, President Trump hits the trail with two stops in Texas. Israel holds its first nationwide elections since the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his bid to unseat Gov. Joe Lombardo (R). Democratic U.S. House candidate Chris Jones discusses his contest in a deep-red Arkansas district against Rep. French Hill (R).

President Trump’s continues to hit the campaign trail in the deep red Mississippi after escalating his inflammatory rhetorics towards Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.). Democratic candidate Brian Poindexter, who is challenging embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the state of the race. Attorney General Todd Blanche defends the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election unless Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan wins.