In an interview with Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie opens up for the first time about the “agony” of her mother Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. During an emotional three-part sit down that aired on TODAY March 26 and 27, Savannah reflects on where she was when she first got the call that her mom was missing, how her family is leaning on the faith Nancy taught them, and her journey to find the strength to keep going, one day at a time. Plus, she shares her plans to come back “home” to TODAY.

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After an all-night push in the Senate, a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE, was rejected by House Republicans, with Speaker Mike Johnson calling it “a joke.” NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles explains where it broke down and what this means for TSA workers. Plus, as the war in Iran approaches its first full month, a near-total internet blackout in the country has reduced firsthand accounts to a trickle. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Molly Hunter gathered rare voice memos from Iranian women, who detail their accounts of survival and their hopes for the future.

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With funding for the Department of Homeland Security still in limbo, real consequences are being felt: TSA agents are walking off the job, others have been working for weeks without pay, and critical agencies such as FEMA and the Coast Guard are running on fumes. With spring recess just days away, NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles breaks down the ultimate question: Will lawmakers strike a deal or simply head for the break? Plus, ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were in a Manhattan courtroom today, nearly three months after their capture by the U.S. They have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine, along with possession of machine guns and destructive devices. Maduro is also charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy.

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The Department of Homeland Security is now in its sixth week of a partial shutdown. Is a deal even possible, or is the deadlock the new status quo? Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, joins the pod to discuss what it could take to end the shutdown, whether she would support supplemental funding for the Iran war, and her proposal to rein in the Pentagon’s use of AI. Plus, juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico have returned landmark verdicts against social media giants Meta and Google’s YouTube, finding the platforms liable for harming children. The jury decided on $2.1 million in punitive damages for Meta and $900,000 for YouTube, totaling $3 million in total. It's a small fraction of the $1 billion in punitive damages sought by the plaintiff's counsel. NBC News Legal Analyst Misty Marris dives into how these verdicts could set a precedent for thousands of other legal cases over platform safety waiting in the wings.

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Gas prices are spiking, inflation won’t quit, the job market is shaking, and the gap between the wealthy and everyone else has never been wider. So what’s actually going on and who’s really paying the price? NBC News Senior Policy Reporter Shannon Pettypiece joins the pod. She’s been digging into this as part of an NBC News series, Unaffordable America. Plus, prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have exploded into the mainstream, pulling in $4.5 billion during Super Bowl week alone, by exploiting a legal loophole that lets people bet on sports even where gambling is banned. But now, states and Congress are fighting back, with a new bipartisan Senate bill pushing for a federal crackdown. NBC News National Reporter Suzy Khimm explains what’s driving the pushback, and what could it mean for professional sports.

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With hours left on a self-imposed deadline to strike Iran's power plants, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a five-day delay, citing "productive conversations" with Tehran. Oil prices fell and markets surged, but Iran denies that any negotiations were happening. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Garrett Haake discusses whether this is a real off-ramp or just a pause before further escalation. Plus, NBC News Senior Correspondent Tom Costello on investigations into the Air Canada plane that collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport overnight, leaving both pilots dead and injuring dozens. Officials are zeroing in on a critical question: Was air traffic control staffing a factor?

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Hourslong TSA wait lines are impacting travelers around the country as the partial government shutdown goes into its fifth week, with officers working without pay calling off work – or quitting entirely. NBC News National Correspondent Aaron Gilchrist reports from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on how to deal with the travel pains and where negotiations stand on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Then, fresh off a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, comedian Max Amini joins to talk about what it means to be Iranian-American amidst a war between the U.S. and Iran.

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Iran is responding to attacks on the South Pars gas field with strikes in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Economists warn that the situation could trigger global price shocks and add to energy shortages for billions of people already facing disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel joins to put the escalation into context. Then, Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley shares insights from a monthslong NBC News investigation into allegations that Corey Lewandowski stood to personally profit from his role as a senior Department of Homeland Security official. Lewandowski denies the allegations.

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