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

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a phone call after Israel and Iran trade strikes for the first time since April’s ceasefire. President Trump abruptly ends NBC's "Meet the Press" interview after being challenged on his California election fraud claims. Maine voters weigh Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s controversial past ahead of Tuesday’s closely watched primary.

Kristen Welker sits down exclusively with President Donald Trump to talk about the economy, the war with Iran and the path to peace. Ashley Etienne, Marc Short and Carol Lee join the roundtable.

Republican lawmakers grapple with how to push back against Trump’s priorities as the president visits Wisconsin. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) joins Meet the Press NOW as House Democrats rebuke Trump’s foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Iran. NBC News reporter Jared Perlo discusses Trump’s new executive order on AI as Anthropic warns the industry should “pause” its rapid development of AI models.

President Trump’s agenda faces pushback from some Republicans on Capitol Hill. Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) explains how partisan redistricting forced him to run against fellow incumbent Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in his district. Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna reacts to President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments expressing an openness to end the Russia-Ukraine War.

President Trump admits he exchanged harsh words with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Iran War as Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Congress that the conflict is over. NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki examines the results of multiple primary elections including the uncalled California governor’s race. Judges Esther Salas and John Jones III speak in a Common Ground conversation on the threats facing the judiciary in America.