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NBC News Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd joins Meet the Press NOW as the debate stage is set for next week's first presidential debate. Former Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) discuss the role abortion and reproductive rights will play on the campaign trail. Trump courts rappers as surrogates for his campaign to win more voters of color.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean President Kim Jong Un sign a mutual defense pact as North Korea provides Russia with weapons and ammunition to aid their war efforts in Ukraine. The Biden administration denies Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu's claims that the U.S. is withholding weapons to Israel. Senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity Jean Su explains her decision to co-author a petition urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to recognize heat as a "major disaster."

President Biden announces new executive action to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation. Former President Trump holds a campaign rally in Wisconsin days after calling Milwaukee a “horrible” city. The parents of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin join Meet the Press NOW to share their message to world leaders as they push for his release. Senate Republicans block an attempt by Democrats to pass legislation banning bump stocks.

The Biden campaign is going after former President Donald Trump more aggressively with a new ad calling him a “convicted criminal.” NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali explains the state of the Republican primary race in Virginia’s 5th congressional district. Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) discusses what more Congress should do to regulate social media companies.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) joins Meet the Press to discuss his position on former President Donald Trump’s VP shortlist. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) talks about President Biden’s actions at the border and in the Israel-Hamas war. Actor Michael Imperioli sat down with Kristen Welker in April for a pre-taped “Meet the Moment” conversation that aired on Meet the Press on June 16 ahead of the Tony Awards. Yamiche Alcindor joins the Meet the Press roundtable with new reporting on how the Biden campaign will mark the anniversary of the Dobbs decision.

The Supreme Court strikes down a ban on gun 'bump stocks.' CNBC Political Finance Reporter Brian Schwartz reports on former President Donald Trump’s remarks on tax cuts from his closed-door meeting with CEOs. Russian President Vladimir Putin sets out conditions for a peace proposal as world leaders meet for the last day of the G7 summit. White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi discusses the Biden administration’s response to climate change.