# Meet the Press NOW — Oct. 13

https://mins.news/en/video/98806

- NBC News, 2026-10-13 22:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO8sf6Meexg

> President Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaign heavily in key battleground states, seeking to boost their party despite significant political headwinds. The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and had his right lower lung lobe removed. Texas Democratic candidate Johnny Garcia discusses his campaign for the redrawn 35th congressional district.

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