NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell joins Chuck to talk about exclusive interviews with Sens. Tester and Cramer ... and the story that could dominate the holiday week.

Marc Caputo, national political reporter for Politico, Leah Askarinam, editor of the Hotline, and Ben Kamisar, staff writer with the NBC News Political Unit, join Chuck to look at the key governors' races of 2022.

Chuck gets off the set and sits down with NBC News Congressional correspondent Leigh Ann Caldwell to talk about their takeaways from interviews with Gov. Chris Sununu (R-N.H.), Brian Deese, and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)

Ian Bremmer, founder of the Eurasia Group, joins Chuck to talk about Xi Jinping’s internal political challenges and China's increasing hostility towards Taiwan.

Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, joins Chuck to talk about the memory of Max Cleland and the challenges facing veterans today.

After exclusive interviews with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida, Chuck sits down with John Reiss and Carrie Budoff Brown to discuss how the show was put together. 

Steve Kornacki, NBC News National Political Correspondent and the man at the big board, talks to Chuck about the revealing numbers from Tuesday's races in New Jersey and Virginia.

Amy Walter, Editor in Chief of the Cook Political Report and Mark Murray, Senior Politics Editor with the NBC News political Unit sit down after getting off the air to discuss close races in Virginia and New Jersey.

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Kristen Welker joins Chuck to break down the biggest news from exclusive interviews on Meet the Press with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.