When Welker and her husband John Hughes — whom she married in March 2017 — started trying to have children, the couple faced a struggle with infertility.

NEED TO KNOW 'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker speaks with PEOPLE about her fertility journey and why she's continued to share it with fans and followers Welker and her husband, John Hughes, ...

Her directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water,” has earned good notices, but after fighting to get it made, the filmmaker wouldn’t mind a battle with reviewers.

Kristen Welker of NBC's 'Meet the Press' and husband John Hughes have a baby boy who already knows how to beat a deadline, arriving 12 days early.

The Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker and her husband John Hughes welcomed their second child John Zachary Welker Hughes, the news program announced on air Sunday.

Kristen Welker and her husband, John, welcomed son John Zachary Welker Hughes on May 30. (Meet the Press) Welker and her husband also share 2-year-old daughter Margot, who will turn 3 on June 12.