Deadline: White House
Drawing on years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Nicolle Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where the decision-makers stand on complex issues. Join her for analysis and discussion with the key newsmakers every weekday.
Episodes
"Guilfoyle is out"
October 13, 2026, 5pm; The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, seemingly did just that when the Wall Street Journal published two damaging stories in the past week, exposing her conduct before and during her time in Athens. Announced today by the new White House press secretary, the administration asked for Guilfoyle's resignation, which she confirmed soon after on social media.
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"Just 21 days to go"
October 13, 2026, 4pm; Ten years ago, the public had its hands on the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape, and Trump, facing slipping polls, suddenly warned of a "stolen election." But that was then, and this is now. And now, yesterday in Youngstown, Ohio, Trump's event was largely empty.
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"3 weeks to go until the midterms"
October 12, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. With just 3 weeks to go until the midterms, Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, campaigns with President Obama while Republicans are inching away from unpopular President Trump, who is touring deep red places in the country. What should be easy wins for Republicans are proving to be
"Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home raided by Homeland Security"
October 12, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. A longtime target of Trump's ire, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's D.C. home was raided by DHS this morning in an apparent alleged criminal fraud investigation. This raid comes 22 days away from the midterm elections, where Rep. Omar is up for reelection. Later, Trump's war with the press continues
"Trump's Grand Conspiracy Case is in turmoil"
October 9, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. New reporting from The New York Times finds that Trump DOJ's 'Grand Conspiracy' case, which targets former law enforcement and intelligence officials for allegedly 'undermining Trump's political career,' is in turmoil after the sudden departures of two key Trump allies: Joe DiGenova and Kurt Olsen. For more, follow us on Instagr
"Republicans distance themselves from Trump's rank unpopularity"
October 9, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. As Trump's popularity continues to nosedive, Republican candidates running in the upcoming midterms are scrambling to distance themselves from Trump's policies. Later, Gov. Kathy Hochul joins Alicia to discuss the ICE shooting in New York City yesterday. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to th
"Kimberly Guifoyle's urgent request"
October 8, 2026; 5pm: When Kimberly Guifoyle texted Trump donor and former lawyer Eric Deters to urgently send her $100,000 so she could pay off American Express, that request came with a promise: what Deters called "absolutely a quid pro quo." For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on App
"The reality on the ground paints a far different picture"
October 8, 2026; 4pm: While the Trump administration tries to convince the public that the U.S. is in a strong position in the war with Iran, Senator Chris Murphy joins Nicolle in his first TV interview after his visit to American military bases in the Gulf convinced of the opposite. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads
"Republicans put rhetorical distance between themselves and Trump"
October 7, 2026, 5pm; Trump’s approval ratings have hit record lows as of late. His policies continue to cause prices to rise, and he repeatedly shows he does not understand what the American people care most about.
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"Questionable hirings as we barrel toward the midterms"
October 7, 2026, 4pm; Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the DOJ civil rights division is putting together a Star Wars bar of crackpots -- people who wouldn't even get their resume looked at in a normal presidential administration.
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"Trump's 2020 losses still sting"
October 6, 2026, 5pm; We are just four weeks out from an election that could have huge consequences for the direction of the country and Donald Trump's final two years in office, and his attempts to exert control over our elections and sow distrust in our democratic systems continues to mount.
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"Trump's latest deranged fantasy sequence"
October 6, 2026, 4pm; Trump’s communications director said that the uproar over the comments was “not rooted in reality,” claiming that Trump was talking about the threat Iran would have posed to those cities without Trump. But whatever kind of clean up the Trump administration is doing today, the backlash is only growing today.
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"The sheer volume of corrupt acts"
October 5, 2026; 5pm: A stunning new piece in The New York Times examines how part of the deal to get Russia to end the war in Ukraine involves a multibillion-dollar oil deal with Trump's close allies. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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"Americans are ready to save themselves"
October 5, 2026; 4pm: As poll numbers for the Trump administration fall abysmally low, Americans have had it up to here with the faltering economy, the sky-high gas prices and the endless war in Iran. This weekend, thousands showed up to the Power to the People protest event in Maryland, where icons like Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez performed. For more, follow us on Instagram @de
"Not the warmest welcome for their party leader"
October 2, 2026; 5pm: The midterms are looming closer, and Donald Trump has hit the campaign trail, traveling to states that are normally ruby red. In the wake of the war in Iran, high gas prices, and a lagging economy, these same red states now seem politically competitive. Meanwhile, many Republican candidates are quietly clearing out their websites and political ads of any m
"The Patel report"
October 2, 2026; 4pm: As Trump's DOJ is investigating whether former President Richard Nixon -- of the infamous Watergate affair -- got a raw deal, Kash Patel is busy collecting information to examine the FBI's past investigations and operations. Ken Dilanian's reporting suggests that the Russia investigation and Trump's criminal investigations are likely to be included in
"Donald Trump and crypto corruption"
October 1, 2026; 5pm: In 2025 alone, Donald Trump made 1.4 billion dollars from his family's cryptocurrency businesses, which include a Trump meme coin and a crypto firm created by his sons, called World Liberty Financial. His embrace of digital currencies helped him return to the White House in 2024 when crypto execs poured money into his campaign, but now those same people are spe
"The family of Renee Nicole Good sues the Trump administration"
October 1, 2026; 4pm: After nearly a year of the Trump administration attempting to smear their daughter and wife as a terrorist and actively blocking any attempt to investigate her murder, the family of Renee Nicole Good is fighting back. Today, at a press conference, they announced they are suing the Trump administration for wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations after he
"Reshaping the Pentagon and the U.S. military in his image"
September 30th, 2026, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on Pete Hegseth move to cut high level army positions as our country is literally at war.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Donald Trump's retribution campaign against public servants"
September 30th, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on the Trump DOJ filing a judicial misconduct complaint against Minnesota judges who spoke to the New York Times about ICE earlier this year.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Donald Trump is seriously out of touch"
September 29, 2026, 5pm; The skyrocketing prices for goods? Donald Trump denies people’s lived realities and calls it a hoax. The campaign promise that he would not start any new wars? We are currently in the eighth month of a war of choice with Iran. And he’s also on the other side of a major concern shared by voters on both sides of the ideological spectrum -- artificial intelligence.  
"Attempting to relitigate Jack Smith's indictments against Trump"
September 29, 2026, 4pm; It was an attempt by the GOP to relitigate Jack Smith’s two indictments against Trump -- but what they got instead was the former Special Counsel unwavering in his assertions that his team did everything right and a string of humiliating moments in their questioning of him.
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"Rolling out the red carpet for President Xi Jinping"
September 28, 2026; 5pm: Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping was welcomed to the White House with pomp and celebration. This week, the U.S. Ambassador to China said that Donald Trump offered to sell ARMS to Xi. As Donald Trump cozies up to what the New York Times calls "the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States," the White House is scrambling to do dam
"Another major shakeup at Kash Patel's FBI"
September 28, 2026; 4pm: Amid a series of losses of experts and qualified agents, Kash Patel's FBI is yet again in turmoil after Co-Deputy FBI Director, Andrew Bailey, announced he is leaving after just one year on the job. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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"Trump's autocratic impulses on full display"
September 25, 2026, 5pm; While Trump feted a foreign dictator, one who has helped to prop up Trump’s proclaimed number one enemy Iran, the American press was out in the cold. In a week filled with alarming warning signs about the Trump administration and their allies' willingness to attack the press, our friend and colleague Rachel Maddow joins Nicolle ahead of her timely and brand new documentary
"40 days to go until Election Day"
September 25, 2026, 4pm; In an emergency ruling, the Supreme Court will allow the federal government to use the SAVE citizenship database in coordination with states to find noncitizens.
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"A very warm welcome"
September 24, 2026; 5pm: While White House reporters struggled to have their press passes restored earlier today, Chinese President Xi Jinping received a warm welcome from Donald Trump. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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"Press passes restored"
September 24, 2026; 4pm: The White House restored the press passes for MS NOW White House correspondents today after almost being in outright defiance of a court order and a potential constitutional crisis. Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to restore CNN, MS NOW, and Politico's White House Access after the Trump administration banned the news organizations from White House gro
"Donald Trump's assault on our free press was put on the legal record"
September 23rd, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace anchors continuing coverage of a hearing over Trump's ban of MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House -- as legal experts call the move an attack on free speech and the First Amendment.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional"
September 23rd, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace anchors continuing coverage of a hearing over Trump's ban of MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House -- as legal experts call the move an attack on free speech and the First Amendment.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"To sell a nation to the highest bidder"
GOP lawmakers notably are calling out the findings of that bombshell ProPublica report on Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding and the hypocrisy among those in the party at the same time.
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"Trump the aspirational autocrat"
September 22, 2026, 4pm; It starts, but doesn't end, with his inane ramblings and threats before world leaders at the UN General Assembly this morning. Stay with us and appreciate this new bottom for our American democracy.
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"An endless number of headlines"
September 21, 2026; 5pm: As world leaders touch down in the U.S. for the UN General Assembly tomorrow, there are endless headlines about Trump's corruption, his weaponization of the DOJ, and his assault on the free press. It's a pressing moment for the sanctity of democracy, not just in the United States, but worldwide. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show
"The press fires back"
September 21, 2026; 4pm: Journalists, news anchors, and correspondents report ON the news. They don't want to BE the news. Today, MS NOW has to make an exception. MS NOW joins CNN and Politico in a lawsuit against the Trump administration after Trump removed our White House access in the latest attack on press freedom. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show a
"Donald Trump’s great white whale"
September 18th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on brand new reporting from our colleagues Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian on how the Justice Department is aggressively pursuing Donald Trump's favorite myth -- mass voter fraud.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Threatening to drag down his entire party"
September 18th, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on brand new reporting in the Washington Post today that more U.S. troops have died during the war than the Pentagon has disclosed, publicly bringing the death toll to 22 U.S. troops.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Rampant, brazen corruption"
September 17, 2026; 5pm: The enriching of Donald Trump, his sons, and many others at the expense of the American people have reached such astronomic levels that it has left the confines of investigative journalism and become comedy fodder. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcast
"When the bottom falls out for Donald Trump"
September 17, 2026; 4pm: The midterms are inching closer and Republicans are starting to publicly break from Donald Trump. A new political ad from Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar calls Trump out directly for deportations going too far and for betraying the Hispanic voters who put Trump in the White House in 2024. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to thi
"You can hear the love"
September 16th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on the war in Iran that has now made deployment far more dangerous for United States troops.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Donald Trump is becoming political dead weight for the Republican Party"
September 16th, 2026, 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump threatening to drag his whole party down with him as voters sour on his handling of just about every issue under the sun.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Kushner is out of his depth"
September 15, 2026, 5pm; In both the first and second Trump terms, Kushner has largely stayed away from the cameras, despite playing an outsized role in our nation’s foreign policy.
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"A decisive blow to Trump's threat to the midterms"
September 15, 2026, 4pm; The nation's high court found that the Trump administration was “unlikely to succeed on the merits."
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"The Trump Russia connection"
September 14, 2026; 5pm: As Trump continues to blame Ukraine for the price of diesel skyrocketing, the connection between the Trump family and Russia becomes more apparent with the news that Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding was funded by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podca
"Are we ready to face the consequences of AI?"
September 14, 2026; 4pm: As the CEOs of the largest AI companies band together to call for a slowdown of AI development and whistleblowers flock to the media to warn that AI is developing too fast, the question all of us are asking is: is the world prepared to respond to this code red? For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without a
"The grift goes on and on and on"
September 11, 2026; 5pm: Just last year, special envoy Steve Witkoff made $257 million from his multiple businesses and $120 million from selling a stake in his family's real estate business. Meanwhile, Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas. Later, what the FCC didn't want you to hear from Jimmy Kimmel's interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.&
"The 25th anniversary of 9/11"
September 11, 2026; 4pm: On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Nicolle Wallace and friends reflect on the lives lost, the endless grief, and what it means to serve one's country in the wake of such tragedy. Later, the sudden resignation of a loyalist tasked to prosecute Trump's perceived enemies and what that means for the victims of the Trump retribution campaign. For m
"The FCC versus Late Night"
September 10, 2026; 5pm: A second late night show host, facing pressure from the FCC, has been forced to not air his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Talarico will be available on YouTube instead. Stephen Colbert was the first late night show host to upload his interview with Talarico on YouTube instead of airing it on CBS d
"The fate of Donald Trump's Republican Party"
September 10, 2026; 4pm: Fuel prices are sky high, grocery prices are through the roof, trade wars with our allies, and now endless food safety issues. As we creep closer to the midterms and Republicans are busy with their "Trump-a-palooza," everyday Americans are growing increasingly disillusioned with Trump and the Republican party. Later, a victory for the pro-democracy movement as th
"She is with Trump nearly all the time"
September 9th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on Trump's unprecedented gifts to White House staffers, including Natalie Harp, the "human printer".For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"A celebration of, for and by Donald Trump"
September 9th, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on the GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas featuring non-stop Donald Trump content.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Members of Trump's own party view him as more of a political liability than an asset"
September 8th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump, with his historically low approval ratings, focusing on anything except for what matters to voters.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"The damage is already done"
September 8th, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on our northern neighbors' retaliatory tariffs going in full effect.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh
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"Trump's crusade to transform mail-in voting"
September 7, 2026; 5pm: Jackie Alemany is in for Nicolle Wallace. The November midterm elections are right around the corner and Donald Trump is continuing his crusade to transform mail-in voting — even as some states have ALREADY kicked off their mail-in voting programs. Later, an update on the armed man who charged at Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton. For mor
"Realizing the phrase 'promises kept' was little more than a slogan"
September 4, 2026, 5pm; While a better-than-expected jobs report showed the U.S. added 162,000 jobs last month, Americans' wage growth remains at a standstill, and oil prices due to Trump's war in Iran could boost inflation further.
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"Just 60 days until the midterms"
September 4, 2026, 4pm; Now even as Americans start casting their ballots, Trump refuses to give up on his effort to suppress the vote.
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"A 'blitz' is currently underway"
September 3, 2026; 5pm: There's a non-zero chance that a federal agent is armed with YOUR highly personal data, scouring state voter systems -- as part of an EXPANSIVE new fishing expedition, designed to uncover widespread "voter fraud." Later, new reporting shows that Trump is looking for a way to declare the war in Iran as 'over' while the Strait of Hormuz is still in contention and ga
"The (lack of) standards for getting hired in Trump 2.0."
September 3, 2026; 4pm: For anyone who wonders why we spend so much time covering the manifestly unqualified, episodically unstable and fearlessly grifty members of Donald Trump's cabinet, it’s because the personal and ethical standards and qualifications of a leader trickle down - for better and sadly for worse. Later, the country lost a giant today - at the age of 92, feminist icon Gloria S
"Donald Trump's supporters are getting a stomachache"
September 2nd, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump's allergy to actual governance -- leaving his supporters with meaningless gestures lacking any substantive solution to the very real problems he created.
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"That oath appears to have been pushed aside"
September 2nd, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in his 19 months on the job, overseeing a massive purge of high-ranking military officials.
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"We are right now a country at war while military leadership has been severely diminished"
September 1st, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on last night's resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
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"A naked power grab"
September 1st, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on Republicans in one of Texas' largest counties debating a proposal that would eliminate their polling sites in November's midterms by thirty percent, as polls show Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico surging.
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"Donald Trump's latest message is – it's them, not me"
August 31, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Not wanting to be blamed for what are expected to be major losses for Republicans in November, Donald Trump's latest message is – it's them, not me.
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"Trump's war with Iran has all the makings of a quagmire"
August 31, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. As Trump resumes strikes on Iran for the first time since July and Trump's repeated claims that Iran was "desperate" to make a deal, it is becoming undeniable that the war with Iran has all the makings of a quagmire.
Later, the breaking news that the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, is allowing construction on Trump's bal
"Trump's cabinet kerfuffle"
August 28, 2026; 5pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. As the midterms loom closer and Trump's approval numbers plummet, even Trump's cabinet is struggling to sell his record.
Later, all eyes are on Texas as Trump wraps his two-day trip to the Lone Star State to campaign with controversial Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Paxton, according to recent polling, is 6 poi
"6 months of war in Iran"
August 28, 2026; 4pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. "A little excursion" is how Donald Trump described it, at least at the beginning. Not even a REAL WAR... just some swift military action. A conflict that would take all of, quote, "four to five weeks." So much for that.
Later, while the war in Iran rages on, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth seems more concerned with stampin
"A complex legal battle that could impact the upcoming midterms"
August 27, 2026; 5pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. As we speak, a complex legal battle is playing out across the country that could significantly impact November’s midterms -- which are just 68 days away. The issue at hand is the implementation of new rules laid out in Donald Trump's executive order targeting mail in ballots.
Later, Dems on the House Judiciary Committee have laun
"The cost of the Trump bandwagon"
August 27, 2026; 4pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. This afternoon, Republicans are starting to reckon with the consequences of hitching their wagon to Donald Trump.
Later, Trump's new policy, which removes tariffs from imported ground beef for 90 days (conveniently right up until the midterms), is making American cattle farmers feel frustrated and betrayed.
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"The sea change inside the ranks of the military"
August 26, 2026, 5pm; Multiple accounts add to the picture of what reporting alleges is an army that is "essentially rudderless."
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"Trump is throwing a four-letter word that starts with S-H at the wall"
August 26, 2026, 4pm; GOP strategists pitched a political blueprint to Donald Trump that would center on local issues, individual races and individual candidates -- it might not surprise you to learn that Trump rejected that strategy.
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"Dolly Parton was a force to be reckoned with"
August 25, 2026, Dolly Parton never strayed from who she was, and it was her authenticity that was so magnetic. An accomplished singer and songwriter, when speaking about the thoughts behind her philanthropy, she put it very simply: "I just give from the heart."
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"Dolly Parton occupied her own stratosphere in our most bitter moments"
August 25, 2026, 4pm; Even in the depths of America's most bitter, most divisive moments these last few decades, country music icon Dolly Parton has seemingly occupied her own stratosphere: adored across all regions, genders, political affiliations and on and on.
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"Breaking news out of the Supreme Court"
August 24, 2026, 5pm; Today's ruling is about Trump's executive order that would restrict mail-in voting. The highest court has granted the administration's request for a stay, which means that the injunction previously placed on Trump's executive order is lifted while the appeals process goes through.
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"A highly flammable moment for our American economy"
August 24, 2026, 4pm; Today's rank escalation is the latest in a series of punches and counter-punches between two allies, the U.S. and Canada, following the collapse of weeks-long negotiations over the weekend.
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"All pardoned by Donald Trump"
August 21st, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on a stunning report exposing how Donald Trump pardons those who donate to support him and his family.
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"Donald Trump's worst impulses"
August 21st, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on Chief Justice John Roberts, acting alone, allowing Donald Trump to continue construction of his golden ballroom.
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"What feels like many lifetimes ago"
August 20th, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on the outsized role Jennifer Hegseth plays alongside her husband in the Department of Defense.
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"From disruption to cataclysm"
August 20th, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on state officials and election administrators in active conversation with local law enforcement, state attorneys general and legal advisers about how to respond if federal agents attempt to raid a polling site and seize ballots or machines -- breaking the chain of custody for ballots and potentially throwing an election's results in
"Donald Trump’s whims and desires and grievances"
Aug 19th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on how when it comes to Trump, it is always about retribution and going after those he feel wronged him.
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"His human binky"
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"Florida, Florida, Florida"
August 18th, 2026; 5pm: Today the Sunshine State holds its primaries ahead of November’s midterms. We dive into the issues coloring politics purple this hour with Florida Democrat gubernatorial candidate David Jolly and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
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