Meet the Press NOW — Oct. 29

Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) calls a bombshell New York Times report on a ballot-stacking scheme a "another distraction" after President Trump calls for her to be removed from the ballot. U.S. House candidate JoAnna Mendoza (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss her bid to unseat Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.). Savannah Guthrie gives a behind the scenes look of NBC News' Decision Desk. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, meaningful conversations, and powerful stories. From its leading news broadcasts — TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline — to NBC News NOW, the 24/7 streaming news channel, plus chart-topping podcasts, the NBC News app, and NBCNews.com, NBC News keeps audiences informed and connected to the stories shaping our world. NBC News. Reporting for America. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-sco... » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/bre... » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #BreakingNews #News #politics 0:00 Alaska Senate race delves into chaos 16:10 3.4% economy growth in third quarter 17:45 Campaign trail rhetoric takes darker tone 23:12 Polls show Dems with an edge in key senate races 26:06 AK Gov. orders investigation into Peltola campaign 28:53 Obama responds to Trump’s criticism 29:42 Five days to go in fight for control of Congress 30:55 Data deep dive 35:10 AZ House candidate JoAnna Mendoza joins MTP 44:47 BTS of NBC News’ decision desk