Kristen Welker
@kwelkernbc
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Moderator of @meetthepress. Links and retweets aren't endorsements. Opinions are my own.
Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2011
WATCH: Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) says on #MTPNOW that Leader Jeffries’ discharge petition to extend ACA subsidies for three years is “dead on arrival.” @RepDonBacon: “I will not support the Hakeem Jeffries ‘my way or the highway’ bill, but I'm willing to meet in the middle.”
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the House vote to end the government shutdown, saying Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should reach a bipartisan plan on health care but that...
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WATCH: Rep. Madeleine Dean tells me on #MTPNOW that she won't engage in the debate over Sen. Schumer's leadership. @RepDean: "I won't waste one minute of energy shooting at Democrats. … I'm not going to be a part of that." Watch my full interview here: https://t.co/moqful1JXv
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Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) joins Meet the Press NOW to explain her “no” vote for the Senate-backed bill to reopen the government after eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus vote with...
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This morning—I got the latest on the government shutdown negotiations from @SenatorLankford and House Minority Leader @RepJeffries. Plus a “Meet the Moment” conversation with filmmaker @jonmchu ahead of the release of “Wicked: For Good.” Jon talked about his career and said, “my
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This Sunday. I talk the journey to and through Wicked. Thank you @kwelkernbc for having me in the chair 🙏🏼👊🏼🫧
THIS SUNDAY on @MeetThePress with @kwelkernbc, a “Meet the Moment” conversation with “Wicked: For Good” director @jonmchu
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TUNE IN: Tonight starting at 7pm ET, I'll be anchoring election coverage on NBC News NOW alongside @SteveKornacki, @LlamasNBC and @HallieJackson! WATCH HERE: https://t.co/NuanQeg6NF
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I sat down for a conversation with @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom and he said “I feel like we're on the precipice of a remarkable moment on November 4th” and that he is “deeply confident” that Proposition 50 will pass in California. And on the future of the Democratic party, he said
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WATCH: Masih Alinejad told me "justice is beautiful" after a federal judge sentenced two men hired by the Iranian regime to 25 years in prison for plotting to assassinate her in 2022. #MTPNOW
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Iranian activist Masih Alinejad joins Meet the Press NOW after a federal judge sentences two men hired by the Iranian regime to 25 years in prison for plotting to assassinate her in 2022.
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Read my latest piece "From the Politics Desk" from my interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.), who said Democrats are leaning into the “right issue” amid the government shutdown, as the party holds firm on opposing funding bills without a deal to extend expiring health care
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Plus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Democrats' shutdown strategy.
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WATCH: California Gov. Gavin Newsom told me President Trump's directive to restart testing nuclear weapons in the United States is "weakness masquerading in strength." See more of my exclusive interview this Sunday on @MeetThePress. https://t.co/x8teffHrkL
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) reacts to President Trump ordering the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, which the governor calls "performative."
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NEW: The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of President Donald Trump's chief political foes, has stalled, four people familiar with the investigation tell @NBCNews. w/ @ryanjreilly, @carolelee and @KosnarMichael
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After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland haven't produced enough evidence to bring charges, according to four people familiar with the investigation.
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WATCH: CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz tells me that President Trump has a plan to replace Obamacare on #MTPNOW. “I fully believe the president has a plan,” says @DrOzCMS. See my full interview here: https://t.co/8kXixxDur4
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Affordable Care Act and says he believes President Trump has a health care plan...
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I sat down with President @ZelenskyyUa following his White House meeting with President Trump. He told me “we are not losing this war, and Putin is not winning” but said “really, I don't know that [President Putin] is ready for real peace negotiations.”
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THIS SUNDAY on @MeetThePress with @kwelkernbc, EXCLUSIVE interviews with: ➡️ Pres. @ZelenskyyUa ➡️ Sen. @RandPaul (R-Ky.) ➡️ Sen. @TimKaine (D-Va.)
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The Justice Department’s indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James now means that two of the three people President Donald Trump implored his attorney general to indict are now facing federal charges. Read my latest analysis piece “From the Politics Desk” here!
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Plus, Trump's direction of the prosecution of foes.
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THIS SUNDAY on @MeetThePress with @kwelkernbc, interviews with: ➡️ Vice President @JDVance ➡️ @SenMarkKelly (D-Ariz.) ➡️ Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC (R-S.C.)
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🏆 @MeetThePress with @KWelkernbc continues to lead among younger audiences 🏆 Ranks #1 in both A25-54 and A18-49 demos for last Sunday 🏆 Ranks #1 in both A25-54 and A18-49 demos season-to-date https://t.co/2BTSdY6Vr0
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Big Data, Big Win: Meet the Press Increases its Competitive Positions Across-the-Board
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