ISIS IN AMERICA – ISIS has mastered social media as a recruiting tool, unlike any other terrorist group before. With more than tens of thousands of ISIS-supporting accounts on Twitter alone, the FBI is increasing its monitoring of suspected ISIS supporters in the U.S. after last week’s attack in Garland, Texas.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Michael Leiter
Fmr. Director, United States National Counterterrorism Center
Pete Williams
Justice Correspondent for NBC News
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Carly Fiorina, former chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard, has tossed her name into the ring as a GOP contender in the 2016 presidential race. Running on her corporate record, Fiorina is campaigning to establish herself as an identifiable candidate in an already crowded field.
Carly Fiorina
Fmr. Hewlett-Packard CEO; GOP presidential candidate
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MEET THE MONEY – A new “Meet the Press” series from the NBC News Investigations Unit dives into the 2016 presidential race as it’s anticipated to be the most expensive political election yet, making major donors more valuable than ever. After spending more than $100 million dollars in the 2012 presidential race, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is no stranger to investing in the Republican Party.
Kelly O’Donnell
Capitol Hill Correspondent for NBC News
Jon Ralston
Political Reporter, Ralston Reports; Columnist for the Reno-Gazette Journal
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STATE OF THE AMERICAN MOTHER – This Mother’s Day, attention turns to the state of mothers in the United States, where maternal health is the worst of any developed country in the world.
Cathy Engelbert
CEO, Deloitte, LLP
Kishanna Poteat Brown
Teacher, Prince George’s County, Md. Public Schools
Maria Shriver
Special Anchor for NBC News; Founder, The Shriver Report
Erna Solberg
Prime Minister, Norway
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POLITICAL PANEL – Hillary Clinton went big on immigration this week, announcing she would take executive action beyond what President Obama has done – pleasing the Democratic base, exciting the Latino community and baiting Republicans to reenter the immigration debate. With new candidates in the GOP field and all eyes still on the accusations surrounding Clinton Foundation finances, the panel will tackle what matters – and what doesn’t – in politics right now.
Matt Bai
National Political Columnist for Yahoo! News
Ruth Marcus
Columnist for The Washington Post
Kathleen Parker
Columnist for The Washington Post
Michael Steele
Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Committee
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For more information contact:
Olivia Petersen
NBC News
202-885-4159
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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.
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