Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington where the next step in the Trump administration's effort to end the war in Ukraine remains unclear at this hour. Moscow appears to be sloww walking a potential meeting between President Putin and President Zilinski while also trying to insert itself into discussions about Ukraine's security.Now, one of President Trump's main objectives coming out of his historic summits in Anchorage and at the White House was to secure a leader level meeting be ...

Well, Target announced a new CEO today in a bid to help the struggling retailer turn around weak sales and get back to growth. 20-year country company veteran and chief operating officer Michael Fideli will step into the role on February 1st. He says he will focus on reestablishing Target's reputation, providing a more consistent customer experience, and using technology to make business operations more efficient.event. ...

Mentre la nostra terra continua ad essere ferita da guerre in Terra Santa, in Ucraina, in molte altre regioni del mondo. Invito tutti i fedeli a vivere la giornata del 22 agosto in digiuno e in preghiera, supplicando il Signore che ci conceda pace e giustizia e che asciughi le lacrime di coloro che soffrono a causa dei conflitti armati in corso. Maria, Regina della pace, interceda perché i popoli trovino la via della pace. ...

I can't believe it's butter. The American Dairy Association unveiled the 57th annual butter sculpture at the great New York State Fair. And let's just say it's really on a roll.This enormous spread is made up of 800 lb of butter. It's inspired by the 125th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz. It took 11 days to whip up this sculpture, and so clearly there was no margarine for error.Once the fair ends, the butter will be recycled and used as a renewable energy source. ...

While millions of kids are returning to classrooms, >> let's go. Let's go. Let's go.>> For Raven Kramer and her four children, this >> it's called a blue cry >> is what the school year looks like. >> They're not registered in a school. >> No.>> This is their school. >> This is the school. >> And this is their classroom.>> Yes. This is their classroom. The world.>> That's because the Kramer family has adopted a style of learning called unschooling. >> You don't have to send your kids back to jail. I mean sch ...

White House is officially on Tik Tok. The account launched yesterday and has already has more than 100,000 followers. Meanwhile, the app's future in the US is still unclear.In June, President Trump extended the deadline for Bite Dance, Tik Tok's parent company, which was based in China, to devest or to sell the app. That deadline is currently September 17th. ...

I think cassettes are the most human music format and part of the reason is you don't skip around from song to song. You don't fast forward or rewind. The data company Luminate found in 2023 more than 436,000 cassettes were sold in the US, way up from 80,000 in 2015.People who weren't even born when cassettes were the norm are feeding the rebound with 9% of Gen Z music listeners purchasing a cassette in the past year. and you're just kind of surrendering to the music as the artist designed it to flow from s ...

I think it's crazy. I didn't even know the plague was still something that was going on >> for both visitors and residents of South Lake Tahoe. It's shocking to hear about a case of the bubanic plague.>> This was very news to me and that's scary. >> But the cases are rare that they do occur. >> Heather Orchard, the nursing manager for Elorado County Public Health, says plague bacteria are commonly found in higher elevation areas.It's carried by rodents and often transmitted by fleas. So, this person was cam ...

President Trump is ordering attorneys to conduct a formal review of the Smithsonian Institution based in Washington DC. Now, he said the museum's portrayal of US history is quote too negative and too focused on quote how bad slavery was. This is the latest move in the president's crusade against so-called woke culture.And it comes after the White House pulled funding from several colleges and universities alleging they fostered anti-semitic climates and pushed unfair DEI initiatives. ...

Breaking news in the Middle East. NBC News has confirmed that Israel has entered the first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City. An Israeli military official says it happened after a clash with Hamas.That official also says Israel's military already has a hold on the outskirts of the city. It comes just hours after Israel said it would call up 60,000 reser for the Gaza City offensive. That is in addition to the 70,000 already serving.What more do we know right now about this assault and what happens n ...