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Primary results are still trickling in from California, where open primaries have left key races too close to call. Meanwhile, in Iowa, we see signs of President Donald Trump’s grip slipping. NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki explains what the returns mean for major battles in November. Then, NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons joins from St. Petersburg, Russia, where hundreds of Ukrainian drones struck targets, including an oil terminal, overnight. He explains how Ukraine was able to penetrate hundreds of miles inside Russian territory. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing for more U.S. aid after a series of Russian attacks killed more than 20 people and injured more than 100 others. Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko joins from Bucha to explain how the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has given Russian President Vladimir Putin more leverage in Ukraine. Then, National Security and Global Affairs Reporter Dan De Luce explains why President Donald Trump may have tapped Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to be his new acting director of national intelligence despite having no known intelligence experience. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Iranian government-aligned media says Iran is walking away from the negotiating table and considering resuming its full closure of the Strait of Hormuz after exchanging strikes with the U.S. and in protest of Israel’s expanding military offensive in Lebanon. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel explains the latest in the war — and how Israel’s deepest incursion into Lebanon in decades is making progress more difficult. Then, NBC News Senior National Politics Reporter Jon Allen explains why Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s sexting scandal doesn’t seem to be hurting his poll numbers in Maine and how Democrats nationwide are reacting amid their bid to regain control of the Senate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In March 2025, President Trump fired FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, telling her in an email that allowing her to remain on the commission would be “inconsistent” with his administration’s priorities. A few months later, he fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, alleging that she’d committed mortgage fraud – an allegation that she denies. But can the president fire employees of independent agencies at will? Host Laura Jarrett speaks with Kannon Shanmugam, head of the Supreme Court & Appellate practice at Davis Polk, which won Seila v. CFPB, a landmark constitutional challenge that ultimately invalidated the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Shanmugam breaks down how he convinced the justices that the CFPB violated the separation of powers – and explains why the court might view the FTC and the Federal Reserve differently. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told the House Oversight Committee that the Justice Department made “redaction errors” in its release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles explains why Oversight is interested in talking to her even after she was fired last month. Then, the Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into the nonprofit that financed journalist E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuits against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation. Documentarian Ivy Meeropol discusses her portrayal of E. Jean in her latest film, “Ask E. Jean,” and talks about what it was like being in the courtroom when she was suing the then-former president. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Defense Department is investing $1.1 billion to buy hundreds of thousands of drones. NBC News senior technology reporter Jane Lytvynenko explains why the Pentagon is so focused on stimulating domestic drone production right now amid competition from China. Then, NBC News senior White House reporter Peter Nicholas shares what he heard from farmers in Iowa, who are struggling with higher prices for diesel and fertilizer because of the Iran war — and whether it’s changing their feelings about President Donald Trump and the GOP heading into the midterms. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Detainees at an ICE detention facility in New Jersey are reportedly going on hunger strike over allegations of inedible food and poor conditions. NBC New York Senior Reporter Checkey Beckford talks about how protesters have been clashing with DHS officials at Delaney Hall. Then, NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube breaks down the back-and-forth between Iran and the Trump administration over a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz – and why the Department of Defense is preparing a new list of military targets in Iran anyway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Iran is threatening retaliation after the United States struck targets near the Strait of Hormuz – but Washington says it hasn’t broken the ceasefire. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley joins from Tel Aviv to explain what the rhetoric could mean for the ongoing negotiations and what role Israel will play. Then, President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oust Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday’s GOP Senate runoff. NBC News National Politics Reporter Bridget Bowman explains why this election may be different from recent Trump’s endorsement wins in Kentucky and Louisiana – and how it could impact the race against Democratic nominee James Talarico in the general election. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two-time Oscar winner Sally Field joins Willie Geist to discuss a career that kicked off when she was a teenager, starring in Gidget and then quickly moved on to The Flying Nun. From there her career shifted to more serious roles where she won an Emmy for Sybil and Oscars for Norma Rae and Place in the Heart. In her latest project, Remarkably Bright Creatures, which is based on a best-selling book by Shelby Van Pelt, Field speaks on the creative process bringing the book to life and acting alongside her co-star Lewis Pullman. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Police in Richmond, Virginia, had no leads after an armed bank robbery in 2019, so they got a “geofence” warrant — a novel type of warrant that allowed them to request Google location data from all devices that had been near the bank around the time of the crime. That data helped authorities identify Okello Chatrie, whom they arrested and charged in federal court. But Chatrie argues that the geofence warrant violated his Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Host Laura Jarrett speaks with the ACLU’s Nathan Freed Wessler, who won the precedent-setting case Carpenter v. United States about whether the police’s use of digital dragnets is consistent with the Fourth Amendment. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.