Meet the Press NOW — April 21

A new NBC News Stay Tuned poll powered by SurveyMonkey shows President Trump’s sinking approval rating over his handling of the economy. Trump urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop" strikes on Ukraine after a deadly overnight bombardment of Kyiv. NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Richard Engel joins from Tehran to report on the latest negotiations between Iran and the U.S.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) discusses the influx of Democratic politicians visiting El Salvadoran prisons to visit those wrongly deported by the Trump administration. Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama Jason Furman explains how Trump’s tariff agenda could impact global trade. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announces his retirement from Congress after serving in the chamber for 30 years.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lashes out against “disgruntled former employees” and the media amid new revelations that sensitive information he shared with his wife and brother came from a top general’s secure messages. NBC News Correspondent David Noriega reports from El Salvador on the reaction to the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki does a deep dive into the conclave, the secretive process to select Pope Francis’ successor.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) details his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) weighs in on the Trump administration’s clash with the courts. Peter Baker, María Teresa Kumar, Marc Short and Melanie Zanona join the roundtable.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) returns from El Salvador after meeting with mistakenly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrigo Garcia. The senator spoke about protecting constitutional rights and urged El Salvador not to be complicit in the detention that violates the U.S. Supreme Court. Shelby Talcott, Symone Sanders Townsend and Rick Tyler join the Meet the Press NOW panel.