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Exclusive interviews with Peter Navarro, Director, Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Minority Whip, to discuss stalled negotiations over a coronavirus relief bill. Dr. Tom Inglesby, Director, Center for Health Security of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks about vaccine effectiveness.

Adm. Brett P. Giroir talks about the challenges of contact tracing and testing. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia explains how testing needs to change to combat the coronavirus. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), who is on Joe Biden’s VP shortlist, says she is prepared for the presidency and clarifies her stance on Cuba. Andrea Mitchell, Robert Draper and Heather McGhee join the panel.

Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd breaks down the state of the presidential race with Kristen Welker and Steve Kornacki. Joining them to discuss the Trump and Biden campaigns is former White House senior adviser and Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe and former chief strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign Stuart Stevens. CNBC Washington correspondent Kayla Tausche and “Squawk Alley” co-anchor Jon Fortt take a look at the role social media companies play in mitigating the spread of disinformation this fall. Telemundo Senior Washington Correspondent Cristina Londoño talks to Voto Latino CEO María Teresa Kumar about the important role Latino voters play in the election this fall.

On this special edition of Meet the Press, Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, says that states "didn't really pay attention to CDC recommendations." Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) talks about reopening schools. Gov. Mike Dewine (R-Ohio) says he may call for a statewide mask mandate. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C) pays tribute to the legacy of John Lewis. Dr. Wayne Frederick, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun and Michael Osterholm join the panel.

Adm. Brett Giroir says we are not losing the “COVID war” and stresses the importance of wearing a mask. Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, discusses his district's reopening plan, which is a hybrid model of online and in-person schooling. Gov. Larry Hogan (R-Md.) says he is not going to be rushed into reopening schools and shares his view on the future of the Republican party. Kristen Welker, Anna Palmer and George Will join the panel.

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) says a national mask mandate is “not even debatable.” Gov. Ava Hutchinson (R-Ark.) believes there should have been mask-wearing and social distancing at the president’s rally in order to set an example. Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice believes the president "did nothing" in regards to the intelligence information on the Russian bounties. Jeh Johnson, Peter Alexander and Danielle Pletka join the panel.