EXCLUSIVE:  As Congress fights over homeland security funding, ISIS continues to threaten both our allies and our enemies in the Middle East. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will discuss how Republicans are approaching the politics of security.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
House Majority Leader

# # #

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2016: The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has presidential hopefuls and their foreign policy fluency on display. In his CPAC speech, Carson said he would first ask our military to destroy ISIS if he were to run for president.

Dr. Ben Carson
Professor Emeritus of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University & Author,  “One Nation”

# # #

THE BIBI DIVIDE: Some Democrats are choosing to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress. His address is now driving a wedge in U.S.-Israeli relations and has become a source of contention with pro-Israeli Democrats.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
 
Fmr. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)

# # #

POLITICAL PANEL: What does Republican Party infighting over DHS funding mean for the future of immigration policy? Will foreign policy rise to dominate the 2016 presidential race? The panel tackles all of this and more.

Chris Cillizza
Political Reporter, The Washington Post

Helene Cooper
Pentagon Correspondent, The New York Times

Hugh Hewitt
Host, “The Hugh Hewitt Show”

Maria Hinojosa
Host, NPR’s “Latino USA”

# # #

For more information contact:
Olivia Petersen
NBC News
202-885-4159
olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

# # #

MEET THE PRESS
“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news—setting the political agenda, and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.

# # #