About this episode

The episode discusses Vice President Vance's potential trip to Pakistan for peace talks, President Trump's low job approval ratings, and insights from college students in Michigan about the country's state.

Vice President Vance is likely to travel to Pakistan for a second round of peace talks with Iran as tensions escalate. NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki looks at the latest NBC News poll that shows President Trump’s job approval reaching a new low. NBC News Correspondent Shaquille Brewster talks to college students in Michigan about the state of the country. NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur does a deep dive on Maine’s Democratic Senate primary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: NBC News

Guest: Shaquille Brewster

Topics covered

• peace talks
• politics
• polling
• Senate primary
• youth perspectives

Keywords

• Vice President Vance
• peace talks
• Trump approval
• Michigan students
• Maine Senate primary

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Organizations: NBC News, Simplecast, AdsWizz

Places: Pakistan, Iran, Michigan, Maine

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