President Joe Biden continues to defy calls to end his candidacy, doubling down at his first news conference since the presidential debate in late June. Our Nightcap roundtable discusses the state of his campaign and former President Donald Trump's attempts to distance himself from Project 2025 while meeting with a foreign authoritarian leader at Mar-A-Lago. Plus, the potential impact of a recent attack on teachers orchestrated entirely via TikTok - and of course, everyone gives their MVPs of the week. Hayes Brown, Joyce Vance, Claire Mccaskill, and Jemele Hill join.

President Biden hosted his first press conference since the debate against former President Trump and made it clear he will not exit the 2024 presidential race. Meanwhile, Trump continues his attempts to distance himself from Project 2025 as he meets with Hungary's authoritarian leader, Viktor Orban. Plus, a positive sign for the U.S. economy, as wages begin to surpass inflation. Peter Baker, Carol Leonnig, Jon Allen, Jeff Mason, Stuart Stevens, Ryan Teague Beckwith, Jennifer Palmieri, Dan Nathan, and Ron Insana join The 11th Hour.

President Biden prepares for a 'critical' press conference amid new calls for him to drop out of the race for the White House. Also, VP Harris is ramping up attacks on Donald Trump and taking direct aim at Project 2025. Plus, NATO partners are now trying to "Trump-proof" the alliance against a possible second Trump presidency. Tyler Pager, Eugene Daniels, Mychael Schnell, Amna Nawaz, Reed Galen, Donna Edwards, and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson join.

It's a high-stakes week for Joe Biden as he fights to keep his campaign alive. He hosted NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington amid concerns about his run for the White House. Meanwhile, the Republican National Convention is less than one week away and Donald Trump has yet to announce his VP pick. Also, Trump is reportedly planning to try to block hearings for his federal elections case until after the November vote. Hans Nichols, Molly Jong-Fast, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Hugo Lowell, Andrew Weissmann, Matthew Dowd, and Daniel Squadron join.

A jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $4.1 million to a Sandy Hook family after claiming the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was a hoax. Sen. Sinema reaches a deal with Democrats on the climate, health care and tax bill, paving the way for passage. Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister gets a warm welcome at CPAC in Texas. Geoff Bennett, Neal Katyal, Michael McFaul, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Michael Steele, Steve Israel, and Dr. Vin Gupta join. 

Trump’s lawyer Christina Bobb spoke with federal investigators in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Plus, the January 6th committee plans for its next hearing on Thursday. And racist rhetoric emerged at GOP campaign events this weekend. Philip Rucker, Neal Katyal, Charlie Savage, Matthew Dowd, Adrienne Elrod, Brittney Cooper, Gustavo Arellano, and Gen. Barry McCaffrey join.

Joe Biden is pushing back against calls to drop out of the presidential race, trying to reassure Capitol Hill Democrats and campaign donors that he's in it to win it. Also, Donald Trump takes to social media to deny any knowledge of or involvement in Project 2025, saying he even disagrees with some of the content. Plus, French voters reject a far-right takeover -- could the same thing happen here in November? Susan Glasser, Mike Memoli, Dave Weigel, Ahmed Baba, Mark McKinnon, and Chuck Rocha join The 11th Hour.

On the even of his memoir 'Permanent Record' being published, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length from Moscow with MSNBC's Brian Williams in an exclusive interview. Here is their full discussion, including portions of the interview that did not air on The 11th Hour because of time constraints. This is their discussion in its entirety in podcast form, edited down slightly for clarity.