EXCLUSIVE: The United States finds itself at a critical point on multiple fronts: the Ebola response, combating ISIS and declining confidence in the Secret Service. How will the Obama administration answer these growing threats going forward? Do Americans still trust their leaders to find solutions to these and many other problems?

Dan Pfeiffer
White House Senior Advisor

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LOOKING AHEAD TO 2014: Chairman Priebus joins Chuck exclusively to discuss new employment numbers and 2014. Why doesn’t the middle class feel the economic recovery?  What is the GOP message heading into November?

Reince Priebus
Chairman, Republican National Committee

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MEET THE CANDIDATE: In the second edition of the 2014 ‘Meet the Candidate’ series, Fmr. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) discusses the possibilities of a 2016 run and the implications of the ISIS terror threat.

Fmr. Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA)

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POLITICAL PANEL: How will the White House respond to the growing Ebola crisis overseas and tackle the Secret Service issues? Can President Obama and Congress restore faith in government to find solutions? Plus, the 2014 campaign trail heats up with big questions to answer in the coming months.

David Axelrod
Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics and NBC News Senior Political Analyst

Joe Scarborough
Host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ and NBC News Senior Political Analyst

Andrea Mitchell
NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Gwen Ifill
Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour

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ALSO SUNDAY:

• The latest update on NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman and her crew, including the freelance cameraman who has been diagnosed with Ebola.
• Brand new NBC News/Marist polls with a look at the latest numbers for midterm races in Iowa, Kansas and North Carolina.

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