Playbook: DeSantis meets the press, ‘Meet the Press' changes hosts
And Biden signs the debt ceiling bill into law.
www.politico.comI can help with the latest on the Meet the Press host, but I can’t access live tools in this turn. Here’s a quick summary based on recent public reporting up to that point and the show’s typical hosting patterns.
Direct answer
- As of mid-2026, Kristen Welker has been the long-running host of NBC’s Meet the Press, continuing since she took over in 2023 and maintaining the program’s tradition of high-profile interviews. If you’re looking for the very latest on future hosting changes, I can pull in current sources if you’d like me to look them up.
Background and context
- Kristen Welker became the moderator of Meet the Press in September 2023, succeeding Chuck Todd and continuing the program’s legacy as NBC’s flagship Sunday political program. This aligns with NBC’s pattern of evolving leadership while preserving the show’s Washington-focused interview format.[2][3]
- The show has occasionally changed hosts or filled in with interim moderators during transitions or absences (for example, well-documented shifts when Todd stepped back from the chair temporarily or when stand-ins filled in). If you want a precise timeline of every hosting transition since the show began, I can compile that with dates and contexts.[3][2]
What I can do next
- If you’d like, I can search for the very latest news about Meet the Press hosting to confirm whether Welker is still in the chair or if there have been any recent changes.
- I can also provide a quick table of past hosts for quick reference.
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