Meet the Press NOW — April 21

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.

The stock market reacts to President Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve. The Vatican begins a period of mourning as Catholics remember the life and legacy of Pope Francis. NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a new report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of Yemen strikes in new Signal chat. 

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.

A shooting at Florida State University leaves two dead and at least six injured. President Trump’s approval rating dips amid concerns over the economy according to a new CNBC poll. New documents released by the Department of Justice detail the case of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador amid clashes between the courts and Trump administration.

Two judges consider holding the Trump administration in contempt for defying court orders. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) weighs in on Democrats holding town halls in Republican-held districts. NBC News Health and Medical Reporter Berkeley Lovelace Jr. examines Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about autism.

A judge in Maryland hears arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump administration mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador, after President Trump and El Salvador’s President Bukele both signaled they don’t have the power to release him. The Trump administration freezes more than $2 billion in research funding for Harvard University after the Ivy League institution rejected the president's demands. Rep. Nancy Pelosi faces a longshot primary bid from the left.

Questions mount over possible exemptions to President Trump’s tariffs. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says political violence “has to stop” after an alleged arson at the Governor’s mansion. Council on Foreign Relations Latin America Studies Fellow Will Freeman joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss President Trump’s meeting with President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele and the administration’s deportation agenda.

President Trump reverses course tariffs — pausing most hikes but raising them on China, while exempting key tech imports. Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and billionaire investor Ray Dalio join Kristen Welker with exclusive reactions. Kelly O’Donnell, Jonathan Martin, Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Matt Gorman join the Meet the Press roundtable.