Welcome back. And joining me now is Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut. Senator Murphy, welcome back to Meet the Press.>> Good morning. >> Good morning. Thank you for being here.I want to start with Iran. Uh the Pentagon, as I was just discussing with the Treasury Secretary is planning to ask Congress for more than $200 billion in additional funding for the war. Most Democrats have vowed that they're not going to approve this funding request.But by opposing this request, are you risking potentia ...

And to this point, leadership is of course leading the charge here and there's a lot of focus on Chuck Schumer right now. The Wall Street Journal reporting that there's growing frustration with Chuck Schumer, which spurs talk of replacing him. Senator, do you want to replace leader Chuck Schumer.>> Well, I I think we are united right now as a caucus. There's always a lot of focus on Senator Schumer and leader Jeff. Those are very hard jobs, especially at a historic moment like this.>> That's not a Yes. Well ...

And joining me now is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Secretary Bessant, welcome back to Meet the Press. >> Christine, good morning. >> Good morning.Good to have you back. I want to start with the latest of what we're hearing from President Trump. Let me read you what he posted overnight.He says if Iran doesn't fully open without threat the straight of Hormuz within 48 hours from this exact point in time the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various power plants starting with the bigg ...

And joining me now is Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, Carlos Fernandez Deosio. Welcome to Meet the Press, Mr. . Foreign Minister.>> Thank you for having me. >> Thank you so much for being here. I do want to start off by playing for you something that President Trump said about Cuba just this week, speaking from the White House.Take a listen. >> I do believe I'll be the honor of having the honor of Taking Cuba. That'd be a good That's a big honor.>> Taking Cuba. >> Taking Cuba in some form. Yeah.Taking Cuba ...

Spring is officially here and so is the National Cherry Blossom Festival at the National Mall in Washington. The 4-week festival celebrates friendship between the people in the US and Japan, which also of course is famous for its cherry blossoms. The National Park Service says DC is about halfway to peak bloom. ...

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Tonight, the dangerous new escalation in the war with Iran. With nuclear sites now in the crosshairs in the Middle East, Iran launching this dramatic strike on a town in Israel today, not far from a nuclear site with more than two dozen hurt. Just hours earlier, an Iranian nuclear site once targeted by the US struck again. Plus, Iran launching a long range missile at a joint US British base 3,000 m away. We're live in the region. The growing war disrupting oil and gas markets and threatening the global econ ...

Whoa. >> Tonight, an escalating cycle of attacks. Whoa.Targeting nuclear sites across the Middle East. An Iranian missile striking the Israeli town of Deona, home to the nuclear weapons program that Israel has never officially acknowledged. Authorities say more than 30 injured while a mass casualty event declared in another nearby Israeli city after a direct hit from a ballistic missile.But no damage reported at the desert nuclear site. Iranian state media says the attack was in response to an air strike to ...

The family of Robert Müller is mourning his death, writing in a statement, "With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away last night. They did not provide a cause of death, but in 2025 revealed he was battling Parkinson's. " Müller captured national attention, leading the FBI through a tumultuous 12 years after the 9/11 attacks. But it's his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election that history will remember most. I have seen a number of challenges to our democracy. The ...