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Meet the Press NOW — November 5

2025-11-05 News & Politics
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Analysis of Post-Election Landscape, Government Shutdown Stalemate, and Supreme Court Tariff Review

Understand how sweeping Democratic victories in key local elections are forcing GOP reckoning while the government shutdown escalates and the Supreme Court weighs the fate of major economic policy.

Short Summary

  • Voters prioritized economic concerns, heavily rebuking the Trump administration's policies across New York, Virginia, and California.
  • The government shutdown enters history as the longest ever, with President Trump demanding Republicans eliminate the Senate filibuster to bypass Democrats.
  • The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the President's broad use of executive authority to impose sweeping tariffs, facing tough questions from conservative and liberal justices alike.

This segment analyzes the immediate political fallout from state and city elections, revealing key takeaways for both parties regarding voter priorities (affordability) and the durability of the Trump coalition among non-white voters. Simultaneously, legislative stalemate over the ongoing government shutdown intensifies operational risks, exemplified by FAA traffic reductions, while the judiciary weighs in on executive power usage.

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NBC News' Steve Kornacki, Sam Brock and Gabe Gutierrez analyze the results from key races in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and California. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) discusses the lessons Democrats should take away from the 2025 election results. NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur reports on the ongoing government shutdown. NBC News Senior Supreme Court Reporter Lawrence Hurley and International Trade Law and Policy Attorney Timothy Brightbill analyze the tariffs case now before the Supreme Court. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, meaningful conversations, and powerful stories. From its leading news broadcasts — TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline — to NBC News NOW, the 24/7 streaming news channel, plus chart-topping podcasts, the NBC News app, and NBCNews.com, NBC News keeps audiences informed and connected to the stories shaping our world. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #MeetThePressNOW #SteveKornacki #ElectionDay

Top Comments (10)

@miguelsolise 2025-11-06

The only way the government is gonna open if Trump says so, and those Epstein files are just the elephant in the room

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@stevenstuchell1541 2025-11-05

This is all on trump. Republican can blame who they want but it's all on trump. Shut down is on trump he even said before a government shut down is on the president. I'll never vote republican again doesn't matter who is running

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@derekyonekura5509 2025-11-05

It's the economy stupid...

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@sandrarunarsdottir6851 2025-11-05

Trump! Why not give north Korea another 20 billion dollars while your people have no food or health care!!

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@markadams7046 2025-11-06

The worst thing about the shutdown is that even if it ends, those essential government jobs that didn't get paid are going to have less appeal for job seekers and there will always be a lack of people for those careers.

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@Umbra3100 2025-11-06

WHERE HAVE PRICES GONE DOWN ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 get real old man

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@jeremym4691 2025-11-06

Steve is literally a national treasure! Cant wait to see him again next year!!!

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@keithsingleton7237 2025-11-06

TRUMPLICANS AKA THE REPUBLICANS OR IS IT THE REPUBLICANS AKA THE TRUMPLICANS

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@user-ou4ho3qn 2025-11-06

18:39 "DEGREE OF THE THUMPING!"

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@bryanscott929 2025-11-06

Don't bring your politics here when you can't afford NEW YORK TAXES!!!😅😊

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