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Updated: The United States has carried out three strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran, joining Israel as it tries to halt Tehran’s ability to obtain an atomic weapon, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social.

The bombing has raised fears that the Iranian regime will retaliate with strikes on U.S. targets.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump wrote. “A full payload of Bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. Now Is The Time For Peace! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Trump is due to speak at 10 p.m. Et/7 p.m. Pt this evening.

Jessica Kurdali, who has supervised news talent relations for years for NBCUniversal’s news properties, will jump to Versant, the cable-networks operations that parent Comcast is spinning off, where she will oversee talent strategy across all platforms, including news, entertainment and sports.

Kurdali will manage strategic recruitment and on-air development. She will also work across Versant’s businesses to identify new voices, ensure talent can be seen across the company’s various media assets and build a bench of up and coming personalities.

She most recently served as senior vice president of talent and strategy for NBC News and MSNBC. She started at NBCU as an intern in 2002.

Her exit from NBC means NBC News will be without a senior talent executive for an interim period. ABC News also has not filled a similar position within its ranks.

Versant, which will be lead by CEO Mark Lazarus when Comcast spins...

The U.S. secretary of defense has threatened to send active-duty Marines into the streets of Los Angeles to confront protesters opposing the administration’s detention and deportation of immigrants. At least three prominent Republicans don’t seem concerned about potential overreach.

“The [Department of Defense] is mobilizing the National Guard Immediately to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert,” Hegseth wrote late Saturday on X, formerly Twitter, on his personal account.

Talent management and production firm 3 Arts Entertainment has acquired OManagement, a boutique news and personality talent manager founded by Olivia Metzger, in its second significant deal this week.

The partnership brings together OManagement’s deep expertise in representing and developing top storytelling professionals including Craig Melvin, Kristen Welker, Harris Faulkner and Steve Kornacki with 3 Arts’ expanded resources, global reach, and access to leading production and media expertise.

Metzger joins 3 Arts as partner and co-head of New York City office with Richard Abate.

Financial terms weren’t disclosed. 3 Arts, majority owned by Lionsgate Studios, just announced a push into sports with the acquisition of A&a Management last week.

Today’s acquisition comes with the media ecosystem in flux, audiences accessing news across a variety of platforms and individual journalists becoming brands in their own right. “This evolution highlights the critical need for dedicated talent management that can both nurture and...

3 Arts Entertainment has acquired Olivia Metzger’s news and personality talent management firm OManagement.

The deal will bring together 3 Arts’ production resources and industry strategy with OManagement’s roster of journalists and media talent — including Craig Melvin, Kristen Welker, Harris Faulkner and Steve Kornacki — as it looks to expand its presence in New York City.

“At 3 Arts, we recognize that news talent and media personalities have never been more valuable than they are today,” 3 Arts Entertainment co-CEOs Brian Weinstein and Michael Rotenberg said in a Friday statement. “With audiences seeking out trusted individual voices, our partnership with OManagement allows us to support journalists and news professionals and personalities as they build their brands and adapt to new ways of connecting with the public.”

Metzger will join 3 Arts as a partner and co-head of its NYC office.

“The news industry is evolving, but the need for thoughtful, strategic support for storytellers and experts remains constant.

Olivia Metzger, the independent agent who represents Craig Melvin and Kristen Welker, among others, is no longer running solo.

After leaving CAA in 2017 and building her own agency to represent news anchors and producers, Metzger is selling her OManagement to 3 Arts Entertainment, the production house that has been involved in series ranging from “King of the Hill” to “Hacks,” and has built alliances with Mike Judge and Tina Fey, among others.

Metzger, who also represents Steve Kornacki, Harris Faulkner and Ari Melber, will join as a partner and co-head of 3 Arts’ New York office. Her associate Chelsea Sells will join as well.

The partnership “allows us to offer our clients expanded opportunities across a dynamic media landscape, while preserving the close, individualized attention that has always defined both OManagement and 3 Arts,” says Metzger, in a statement. “By combining our deep experience in agenting and talent development with 3 Arts’ strengths in production and media strategy,...

The management and production firm 3 Arts Entertainment is getting into the news business.

3 Arts is acquiring OManagement, the talent management firm founded by CAA and NBC veteran Olivia Metzger. Metzger will become partner and co-head of 3 Arts’ New York office.

OManagement specializes in working with news, journalism, and personality-driven talent, with a client list that includes Today anchor Craig Melvin, Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner and NBC News contributor Steve Kornacki, among others.

The addition of OManagement comes amid a shifting landscape for news, journalism and opinion programming and content. The emergence of Substack, newsletters, audio and video podcasts and other platforms means that both journalists and opinionated hosts have more options than ever when it comes to figuring out where they ply their craft, even as traditional TV channels continue to slowly shrink.

The acquisition marks a big move into news for the Lionsgate-controlled 3 Arts,...

President Donald Trump revealed a proposal to build – and personally fund – a grand ballroom in the White House.

Trump walked Meet the Press host Kristen Welker through Mar-a-Lago during an interview. “You’ll see it in a minute when you look at the ballroom, which I built at Mar-a-Lago,” the president told Welker. “But the other thing and the big thing is gonna be – for 50 years, they wanted to build a ballroom at the White House, and they’ve tried, but the presidents were not real estate people. They had no clue.

“And what we’re gonna do, you’re gonna see the most beautiful ballroom in the world. Right now, when you take a look – but, we’re gonna make and build a ballroom which they’ve wanted for probably 100 years at the White House. And it’ll be a world-class beautiful ballroom, and they’ll use the meeting rooms already existing,...

Kelly O’Donnell will lead NBC News’ coverage of the Justice Department, as the network announced her promotion today to chief justice and national affairs correspondent.

O’Donnell, who has been senior White House correspondent for the past four years, “brings three decades covering the White House, Capitol Hill and eight political campaigns to this new assignment, with the tenacious and precise reporting that has made her one of the most respected journalists in Washington,” Chloe Arensberg, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief, announced in a memo to DC bureau staffers.

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O’Donnell will contribute across NBC News platforms, including NBC Nightly News, Today and streaming service NBC News Now.

Pete Williams, who was longtime Justice Department correspondent for NBC News, said in a statement, “She understands how much the White House and the Justice Department are working together and brings her solid reporting chops to one...

“Meet the Press” on Sunday will take a break from its usual focus on the latest in political news to air a special edition of the program that examines mental health and, in particular, the growing number of young people who say they are suffering from loneliness.

Moderator Kristen Welker, in her opening comments at the top of the show that were first seen by TheWrap, will lay out the disheartening situation; studies show two-thirds of Gen Z’ers are dealing with loneliness while youth suicide rates have increased dramatically since the start of the 21st century.

“After no significant change between 2001 and 2007, the suicide rate among young people ages 10-24 increased 62% from 2007 through 2021, from 6.8 deaths to 11.0 per 100,000,” the CDC found in 2023.

Welker will discuss the issue with several guests — including Dr. Vivek Murthy, the former U.S. Surgeon General who served in the position twice, between 2014-2017 and again from 2021 to earlier this year.

Late-night TV always seems to find something hypocritical coming from President Donald Trump. But one recent example is sticking with Jon Stewart to the point where the Daily Show host just can't let it go.

Stewart is fixated on President Trump's interview with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press in which the president repeated his line that Americans have too much. Trump echoed his sentiment that perhaps American children should have two dolls instead of 30, as his tariff plans threaten to raise prices on a number of consumer goods.

“[Trump] continues to float this idea that Americans just have too much—that in this new world order that he is creating, that it is important for children to learn gratitude and simplicity,” Stewart said on his Weekly Show podcast.

The problem with that is Trump doesn't practice what he preaches, says Stewart. The late-night TV host called out Trump's lack...

Stephen Colbert is backing Donald Trump on his claim that Melania has not been seen around the White House because she’s a “very private person.” Last Sunday, Trump gave “Meet the Press” journalist Kristen Welker that explanation when asked about his wife’s absence.

“Yeah, she’s a very private person who has film crews following her around for the $40 million documentary about her life,” Colbert said on Thursday night’s episode of “The Late Show.”

Melania Trump is currently filming a documentary for Amazon Prime Video that promises to be a behind-the-scenes look at her life that’s directed by Brett Ratner. The director was “canceled” in 2017 after several women came forward accusing him of rape, sexual assault and harassment. Warner Bros. severed ties with Ratner following those accusations.

Colbert emphasized that he understood where the First Lady was coming from. “I’m just as private. Actually, Jim,...

It’s a tired exercise to imagine how Republicans might react if Barack Obama or Joe Biden was guilty of any of the gaffes Donald Trump commits on a daily basis — but imagine for a second how conservatives would react if Obama or Biden had been asked during a high-profile interview whether they feel it’s their duty as president to uphold the Constitution, and they responded, “I don’t know.”

Such is how Trump responded on Sunday when Kristen Welker of NBC News pressed him on his administration’s...

“Hi sharks,” Jon Stewart pitched during Monday’s episode of The Daily Show. “When I saw the President of the United States starting out on tariffs and ending up on dolls and parades and pencils, I thought, there’s gotta be a better way to help Americans figure out which of the things it’s Ok to get upset about and which things are just him fucking off. So, I invented this chart.”

Prompted by President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs to his insistence Americans ration their dolls and pencils,...

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart went after Donald Trump for comments suggesting that children may have to settle for fewer toys in his economy.

Stewart opened his monologue by recounting Trump’s Sunday interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker and feigning curiosity about how the president will thread the “rhetorical needle” of “taking credit for the remaining good parts of the economy, while subtly assigning blame to Joe Biden for some of the bad, on fire parts.”

A clip from the interview then played of Trump stating, “I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy.”

“Nailed it! He went right at it,” Stewart joked. “No attempt at persuasion or allegory or metaphor. Trump good, Biden bad. He’s a regular Shakespeare.”

He went on to say that he works hard to...

After Donald Trump‘s controversial interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker aired on Sunday (May 4), at least two The View stars were left calling for him to step down from the presidency. In the interview, Trump expressed uncertainty about whether his required to abide by due process as mandated by the courts and the Constitution, when it comes to his deportations. After Welker asked, “Your secretary of state says everyone who’s here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree?” Trump said, “I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know.” Welker then referred to the Fifth Amendment, Trump continued, “I don’t know. It seems it might say that, but if you’re talking about that, then we’d have to have a million or 2 million or 3 million trials. We have thousands of people that are some murderers and some drug dealers and...

Donald Trump is addressing if he’ll be running for office for a third term as President of the United States.

The 78-year-old has previously suggested that he would be trying to serve a third term, despite the constitution stating that a President can be elected into office twice, serving only two, four year terms.

In a new interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump acknowledged the limitations preventing him from seeking a third term and revealed who he thinks could lead the Republican party after him.

Keep reading to find out more…

“So many people want me to do it. I have never requests so strong as that, but it’s something that to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do,” he told moderator Kristen Welker in the interview. “I don’t know if that’s constitutional that they’re not allowing you to do it or anything else,...

Donald Trump tried to argue that prices on gas and groceries are falling even though the numbers disprove those claims. He also encouraged Americans to buy fewer dolls and pencils as a way to deal with rising costs due to his tariff policies.

“Prices are down on groceries. Prices are down for oil. Prices are down for all energy. Prices are down at tremendous numbers for gasoline,” the president told moderator Kristen Welker during an interview that aired today on Meet the Press.

Trump then said that gas prices are...

President Donald Trump, when asked if he has an obligation to uphold the Constitution as president, said, “I don’t know.”

Trump made the disturbing comment during an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press while discussing his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants. Trump, who himself is free because he exploited his own due process rights, has denied those same rights to immigrants he sent without trial to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador.

“Your Secretary of State says everyone who’s here, citizens and non-citizens,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders has faith that the American people understand what “oligarchy” means, defending his use of the term from fellow Democrats Sen. Elise Slotkin and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who have argued that it doesn’t resonate with voters.

“I think the American people are not quite as dumb as Ms. Slotkin thinks they are,” Sanders said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “I think they understand very well, when the top one percent owns more wealth than the bottom 90 percent, when big money interests are able to control both political parties,...

The Trump administration had announced tariffs on products from China only to walk back that decision on Friday, issuing an exemption from astronomical 145 percent reciprocal tariffs for smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other electronic devices — although other tariffs would still apply.

But on Sunday, the administration had senior White House trade adviser Peter Navarro and Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick on NBC’s Meet the Press and ABC’s This Week, respectively. Both only added to the confusion around the issue.

Lutnick said that the technology exemption was only put in place...

Donald Trump is set to impose a sweeping tariffs package today that everyone from economists to Republican lawmakers to even Trump himself has acknowledged will make life harder for working Americans. The president doesn’t seem too bothered. “I couldn’t care less,” he said over the weekend, when asked about his tariffs jacking up the cost of cars.

Trump doesn’t care because affordable cars — especially the cheaper ones that will be most affected by the tariffs — aren’t of much concern to him or the other rich people...

Donald Trump is not kidding when he says he’s considering running for a third term in the White House, despite there being an entire Constitutional amendment that specifically forbids it. In an interview with Kristen Welker of NBC News, he said, “I’m not joking” and “There are methods which you could do it.” Later, when asked to clarify by reporters onboard Air Force One, he added, “I have had more people ask me, ‘Have a third term.'” “Is he actually planning on this, or is this just another way to take the headlines away from all the other messes his administration is actually dealing with?” Whoopi Goldberg said on The View after reviewing footage of Trump’s statement on the matter. “I actually think that he is so enamored of Putin and so enamored with power that he wouldn’t mind being king with a crooked crown.

Update, 5:48 Pm: Donald Trump seemed to joke around with gallows humor before about never leaving the White House now he’s back in power. Today, with some new math deployed, the current President of the United States started sounding like a President for life, for real.

Phoning in to Meet the Press earlier Sunday to tell host Kristen Welker that he wasn’t joking about busting the two-term Constitutional limit, Trump declared there are “methods” to the 45th and 47th Potus staying in office past January 20, 2029. Later, as his remarks were picked up all over the world as he knew they would be, Trump both doubled down and skated around the topic this evening on Air Force One.

“I’m not looking at that but I’ll tell you, I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which in a way is a fourth term because the other election,...

President Donald Trump plans to try and stay President for a third term.

The 78-year-old President of the United States said Sunday (March 30) that he is “not joking” about trying to serve a third term, after his second term ends in early 2029.

“There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC News from Mar-a-Lago, via Time.

He also said “it is far too early to think about it.”

Keep reading to find out more…

The 22nd Amendment, which was added to the Constitution in 1951 after President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times in a row, says “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Trump about Vice President J.D. Vance could run, and “then pass the baton to you.”

“Well, that’s one,” Trump responded. “But there are others too. There are others.

Fresh off J.D. Vance’s embarrassingly truncated visit to Greenland, President Donald Trump said that using “military force” to seize the semi-autonomous territory from Denmark is not “off the table.”

“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,” Trump told NBC News’ Kristen Welker in a Saturday phone call.

“No, I never take military force off the table,” the president said when Welker asked if he would forcibly seize Greenland. “But I think there’s a good possibility that we could do it without military force.”

Trump has previously said that using force...

Donald Trump played the strongman in a Saturday interview. The president said he is growing increasingly frustrated with Russia and its refusal to sign a Ukraine ceasefire agreement as well as with Iran for not reaching a nuclear deal with the U.S.

Trump said he is “very angry” and “pissed off” at President Vladimir Putin — so much so he is considering imposing tariffs if Putin does not agree to a deal that would end the war. This could represent a shift in the president’s relationship with Putin which...

After caving to Donald Trump and voting for a Republican-backed short-term government funding bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced calls to resign from members of his own party. But Schumer is not backing down on that fight, saying he will not quit his leadership position.

“I’m not stepping down,” Schumer said in an interview with Kristen Welker that aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press.

Nine Democrats joined Schumer in voting for the legislation that increased defense spending and cut $13 billion in non-defense spending, giving Trump...

The U.S. stock market has lost $5 trillion in value over the last three weeks due to upcoming tariffs threatened by the Trump administration and rising inflation, leaving many Americans worried about their investments. But Trump’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said he isn’t concerned. In fact, he claimed the stock market drop is “healthy” and “normal.”

“I’m not worried about the markets,” Bessent said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. “Over the long term, if we put good tax policy in place, deregulation and energy security,...

Sen. Chris Murphy cautioned lawmakers that continuing to engage in norms during the Trump administration could bring an end to American democracy. His comments come after 10 Democratic senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, voted with Republicans to pass Trump’s spending bill and avert a government shutdown.

“If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone,” Murphy said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press.

Donald Trump has taken unprecedented actions in his second term as president, ignoring the...

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Big news from the world of television today, as one of America’s most trusted journalists is stepping away from the job that made him a household name.

Lester Holt has been the anchor of NBC Nightly News since 2015.

The network announced today that Holt has decided to step down from the job.

NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt speaks onstage during ‘V.F. Sneak Peek: “Queen & Slim”‘ at Vanity Fair’s 6th Annual New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

He will remain at NBC as host of the popular primetime news magazine Dateline.

Lester Holt speaks out on decision to step down

“A smile comes to my face when I think that with Nightly News, and Dateline, I have now anchored two of the most...

Kristen Welker’s interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy boosted “Meet the Press” to a Sunday ratings win, TheWrap can exclusively reveal.

The Feb. 16 installment of “Meet the Press With Kristen Welker” ranked as the No. 1 most-watched public affairs show of the day with an average 480,000 viewers in the demo among adults 25-54, according to Nielsen. Demo viewership for “Meet the Press” on Sunday outpaced ABC’s “This Week” by 15%, CBS’ “Face the Nation” by 10% and Fox’s “Fox News Sunday” by 59%.

Of the Sunday shows, “Meet the Press” was the only program to see ratings growth when compared to the prior year, with viewership growing by 25%.

“Meet the Press” currently stands as the No. 1 most-watched public affairs show among viewers 25-54 with an average 477,000 demo viewers, ahead of ABC, which averages 416,000 demo viewers, as well as CBS, which averages 461,000 demo viewers.

Demo viewership for “Meet the Press” is up...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that if the U.S. decides to leave NATO, “The risk that Russia will occupy Europe is 100 percent.” President Donald Trump has frequently threatened to leave the alliance.

In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Zelensky told moderator Kristen Welker that Russian President Vladimir Putin would send troops to former Soviet nations. “They will begin” by occupying “small countries who’ve been in the U.S.S.R., in the Soviet Union.”

“We will see what will be the answer,...

Andrea Mitchell anchored her final edition of MSNBC’s long-running Andrea Mitchell Reports, with staffers and colleagues past and present entering the studio to give her an ovation as she wrapped up the show.

Mitchell’s show has been on the network since 2008. She announced in October that she would be stepping down from the program, but would remain at NBC News as chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent.

After thanking the show’s staff and past and current MSNBC executives, Mitchell told viewers, “Journalism is an enormous privilege and a responsibility. It’s never been more important to do it well. That’s my vow as I continue on this journey.”

Kristen Welker, the moderator of Meet the Press, told her, “I just want everyone to know how beloved you are by me and by so many people. You taught me so much of what I know about being a journalist,...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was mocked on social media for wearing a cowboy hat as she appeared on TV to support President Donald Trump‘s tariff plan for Mexico, Canada and China.

“Today, I have implemented a 25% Tariff on Imports from Mexico and Canada (10% on Canadian Energy), and a 10% additional Tariff on China,” Trump stated on Truth Social on Feb. 1. “This was done through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Eepa) because of the major threat of illegal aliens and deadly drugs killing our Citizens, including fentanyl.”

“We need to protect Americans, and it is my duty as President to ensure the safety of all,” he added. “I made a promise on my Campaign to stop the flood of illegal aliens and drugs from pouring across our Borders, and Americans overwhelmingly voted in favor of it.”

On Sunday, Noem, who is banned from all nine tribal lands in her home state of South Dakota,...

President Donald Trump‘s new Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, grabbed viewers’ attention on Sunday morning’s (February 2) episode of NBC’s Meet the Press when she appeared glammed up and sporting a cowboy hat. Speaking with host Kristen Welker on the show, Noem attempted to answer questions about the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) targeted immigration raids, including Trump’s proposal to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay. However, many viewers were less interested in Noem’s evasive answers and more taken by her outfit choice, which included a large cowboy hat and khaki button-up top. This came after a week of head-turning outfits that earned Noem the nickname “Cosplay Kristi.” Last week, Noem, who leads the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the U.S., joined Ice agents during the deportation raids, where she was seen in full makeup, curled hair, a bulletproof vest, and an Ice-branded baseball cap.

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 31, 2025 Reality Smash Married at First Sight heads to Peacock

The hit long-running wedding-themed reality series Married at First Sight has been snapped up by the NBCU streamer Peacock and will begin running there with its 19th season later this year. No terms were announced in the deal for the show that’s produced by Kinetic Content and Chris Coelen that originally launched in July 2014 and has run for more than 200 episodes on the A&e Networks channels. Deadline reports that there was a bidding war for the series among multiple companies interested in the format, which is one of the most popular reality formats around the world. It casts stranger couples who meet for the first time at the alter.

The 18th season of Married at First Sight, featuring couples from Chicago, premiered on Lifetime in October – the show’s home since its fifth season.

.”Journalist Chuck Todd is known for his work with NBC. However, news has come out that he is leaving the network. In a lengthy memo where he announced his decision, Todd reflected on his past work and discussed the current state of media.

Chuck Todd Previously Announced His Departure From Meet The Press Back In 2023

Todd is known for serving as a moderator on NBC’s Meet the Press. He also hosted its daily edition, Meet the Press Now.

Todd also served as a political analyst for other programs, including Today and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Back in 2023, Todd announced that Kristen Welker would take over his role on Meet the Press, becoming the host in September of that year.

Chuck Todd – Instagram

As People noted, Todd recently made an announcement that will mean big changes for the network. On January 31, Todd revealed he will be leaving the network after two decades.

Chuck Todd is moving on. The journalist announced on Friday, January 31, that he will be leaving NBC News. He shared the news in a memo to his fellow staffers. “There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from ‘pie in the sky’ to ‘near reality,’” Todd said. “So I’m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment.” The longtime newscaster’s contract was reportedly expected to end at some point after the 2024 election, according to Variety. He joined the network in 2007 as the political director, eventually becoming the chief White House correspondent one year later. Todd took over as host of Meet the Press in 2014, but stepped down in 2023. Kristen Welker replaced him.

Chuck Todd, the chief political analyst for NBC News and former Meet the Press moderator, announced Friday that he is leaving the network today after almost 18 years.

In a note to staffers, Todd wrote, “There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from ‘pie in the sky’ to ‘near reality.’ So I’m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment.”

Todd also said that he would be taking his podcast, The ChuckToddcast, with him.

Variety first reported on his departure.

An NBC News spokesperson said, “We’re grateful for Chuck’s many contributions to our political coverage during his nearly two-decade career at NBC News and for his deep commitment to Meet...

Chuck Todd, the former moderator of Meet the Press and a staple of NBC News’ political reportage for nearly two decades, is leaving the network.

Todd told his NBC colleagues about his decision Friday morning. It will also be his last day.

He added that he will be taking his “ChuckToddcast” with him, and that it will have a “new home” soon. He said on the podcast Friday that his exit from NBC happened “a little earlier than originally planned.”

But he also indicated that he plans to launch a new venture, one that may connect national news to local news.

“At my core, I’m an entrepreneur — I spent my first 15 years professionally working for the company that started the political newsletter craze that dominates today,” Todd said, referencing his time at National Journal, where he created the Hotline newsletter, a predecessor to the likes of Politico Playbook and Punchbowl News.

Veteran NBC News anchor and chief political analyst Chuck Todd is leaving the network, TheWrap has learned.

“There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from ‘pie in the sky’ to ‘near reality,’” Todd said in a memo to staff obtained by TheWrap on Friday. “So I’m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment.”

His update comes a few weeks after Semafor reported the former “Meet the Press” host had been looking at different news outlets to join. Todd said in his Friday memo that his “Chuck Toddcast” podcast would be “coming with me” to his next stop, for which he thanked NBC.

“We’re grateful for Chuck’s many contributions...

TV journalist Chuck Todd, who in 2023 stepped down as host of NBC’s Meet the Press, is now leaving the network altogether, he confirmed on Friday.

“There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from ‘pie in the sky’ to ‘near reality,’ Todd told NBC News in a memo obtained by TVLine’s sister site Variety. “So I’m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment.

Chuck Todd, the former “Meet the Press” moderator, is leaving NBC News, he told colleagues in a memo issued Friday, a move he’s making in order to pursue ventures outside the NBCUniversal empire.

Todd had in recent weeks been meeting with other news outlets and potential employers, according to people familiar with the matter. His current contract with NBC News had been expected to lapse at some point after the 2024 election.

“There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from ‘pie in the sky’ to ‘near reality,’ Todd told NBC News staffers in a memo Friday. “So I’m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment.”

He said his “Chuck Toddcast...

In one of his last acts as president, Joe Biden has issued preemptive pardons to several people Donald Trump and his allies perceive to be their enemies and have threatened to criminally investigate. The pardons were issued just hours before Biden is set to welcome Trump to the White House for tea prior to the latter’s presidential inauguration.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Health director who helped oversee the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic; retired Gen. Mark Milley, who has criticized Trump and whom...

NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd has reportedly been “quietly” meeting with other news outlets and telling them he plans to leave his current network in 2025 amid frustrations with his current role. According to Semafor, the former Meet the Press host has been talking to “top editors and leaders from other media organizations” and discussing “potential roles outside the network both in broadcast and digital media” as he intends to depart NBC News when his contract is up later this year. This comes after Todd was replaced by Kristen Welker as host of Meet the Press in 2023 after serving nine years in the role. At the time, NBC News stated the change would lead to bigger projects for Todd. However, Semafor notes that Todd has been a “far less visible presence” across NBC News and MSNBC since he left Meet the Press. Todd’s relationship with NBC has become contentious over the past year.

Seeing how he won the presidency in a landslide, you’d think that Donald Trump would be feeling like he’s on top of the world right now. But that doesn’t seem to be the case at all.

The Tragic Life Of Donald Trump Revealed

Trump hasn’t even stepped foot in the White House yet but somehow it seems like he’s taken on a lot of stress for a man that is only the President-Elect.

In fact, some people think that there are details about his life that are just downright tragic just because of some of the things he has to deal with on a daily basis.

For example, a lot of people can’t help but wonder as some people think that Donald Trump might be making a huge mistake with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Fox News host Dana Perino thinks President-elect Trump might be nominating Rfk Jr.

Sen. Lindsey Graham doesn’t seem eager to send his congressional colleagues to jail. The Republican senator publicly disagreed with President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that the members of the Jan. 6 committee who investigated him for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and attack the Capitol should be imprisoned.

“President-elect Trump told me he thinks the members of the January 6th Committee should go to jail. Do you agree with that statement?” moderator Kristen Welker asked Graham on Sunday’s episode of Meet the Press on NBC.

“No,” Graham said succinctly.

Let’s just say that no one is going to push him around or put words in his mouth. Donald Trump is making it pretty clear that he is standing his ground with the mainstream media. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.

Donald Trump Stands His Ground With The Mainstream Media

During his interview with Meet The Press, Kristen Welker’s question immediately backfires after she tries pinning America’s “division” on Trump. If that weren’t enough, Welker also tried to get Trump to concede the 2020 election which immediately got shut down.

Welker said, “The country is deeply divided and now you’re gonna be leading this country for the next four years for the sake of unifying this country. Will you concede the 2020 election?”

That’s when Doanld Trump replied with, “No. Why would I do that? But let me just tell you, when you...

Leave it to Seth Meyers to break the late night fourth wall. During a Closer Look focused on how President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plan will make life more expensive for the average American, Meyers interrupted himself.

It all started with Trump’s recent interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. During that interview, the reporter pushed the former President on his proposal to increase tariffs against the Unites States’ three biggest trading partners despite his campaign promise that inflation would decrease. “Can you guarantee American families won’t pay more?” Welker asked.

“I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee tomorrow,” Trump said in response.

“Trump suddenly can’t guarantee that his policies won’t do the one thing he consistently promised not to do and the one thing everyone said they would do and that’s for an obvious reason: Tariffs raise prices. Everyone knows that,...