Meet the Press NOW — April 25

The White House escalates its focus on mass deportations as U.S. citizen children are swept up in parents’ deportation orders. President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the Vatican during a critical moment in the Russia-Ukraine war. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss California’s lawsuit to block Trump tariffs.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins exclusively after President Trump’s meeting with President Zelenskyy to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) weighs in on Trump’s tariff strategy amid growing fears of empty store shelves for U.S. consumers. Steve Kornacki breaks down new polling showing warning signs for Trump on the economy. Lanhee Chen, Amna Nawaz, Ryan Nobles, Amna Nawaz and Jen Psaki join the roundtable.

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.