About this episode

The episode discusses the escalating military conflict between the U.S. and Iran, the Senate race in Maine, and election interference claims by President Trump.

The military conflict between the U.S. and Iran intensifies as the Pentagon identifies two U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian attack of a U.S. air base in Jordan. Former state Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Maine) becomes the likely pick for the Democratic nomination to replace Graham Platner in the Senate race. Former Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss President Trump’s claims of interference in the 2020 election.

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