Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace on Trump defending his administration amid the Signal group chat controversy, the economic repercussions of looming reciprocal tariffs, and Trump’s latest attempt to overhaul the Department of Justice. Joined by: Shane Harris, Claire McCaskill, Noah Shachtman, Shaquille Brewster, Charlie Sykes, Anne Applebaum, Eddie Glaude, Fiona Hill, and Harry Litman.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the major law firms fighting back against the Trump administration’s targeting, Republicans sweating over House margins, the continuing immigration crackdown on foreign-born college students over their activism, Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland, and more. Joined by: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Glenn Thrush, Anthony Coley, Vaughn Hillyard, Anthony Carusone, Cornell Belcher, Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, Allen Orr, David Rothkopf, Ian Sams, Tim Miller, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Philip Crowther.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – on growing national security concerns following The Atlantic’s bombshell Signal reporting, the icy reaction to JD and Usha Vance’s visit to Greenland, and Trump’s latest move to instill fear on college campuses. Joined by: Peter Baker, John Brennan, David Jolly, Chioma Chukwu, Rep. Robert Garcia, Molly Hunter, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Kristy Greenberg, Rick Stengel, Elie Mystal, and Alex Wagner.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Carol Leonnig, Tim Miller, Paul Rieckhoff, Sen. Mark Kelly, Annie Karni, Luke Broadwater, Rep. Jim Himes, Sam Stein, Harry Litman, Marc Elias, and Martin O’Malley.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the continued fallout over the Atlantic’s bombshell reporting that their editor was added to a group chat where U.S. national security officials discussed military operations, as senators get to question some of the members of the chat on Capitol Hill, as well as the Trump administration’s defiance of the judicial branch in its quest to deport Venezuelan nationals without due process, and more. Joined by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Tyler Pager, Cait Conley, Amanda Carpenter, Lee Gelernt, Mondaire Jones, and Phil Holsinger, Zerlina Maxwell, and Angelo Carusone.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – on the D.C. appeals court hearing into Trump’s deportation flights, the administration’s careless handling of national security intel, and Trump’s escalating attacks on the rule of law. Joined by: Lisa Rubin, Jacob Soboroff, Claire McCaskill, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Charlie Sykes, Gov. Andy Beshear, Mary McCord, Harry Litman, Michele Norris, Eddie Glaude, Rep. Jason Crow, and Michael Crowley.

Nicolle Wallace discusses new reporting that the Pentagon was planning to brief Elon Musk on military plans for a possible conflict with China, the ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour’s huge crowds while Republicans get heckled by dissatisfied voters, law firms and universities bending to the president’s demands, and more. Joined by: Julian Barnes, Rev. Al Sharpton, General Barry McCaffrey, Rep. Jim Himes, Mitch Landrieu, Mike Schmidt, Kristy Greenberg, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, and Allison Riggs.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – on Trump’s executive order dismantling the Department of Education, angry voters confronting Republican lawmakers, and the Trump administration’s continued attacks against the judiciary. Joined by: Sheria Smith, Angelo Carusone, Chasten Buttigieg, Rep. Jason Crow, Mini Timmaraju, Harry Litman, Claire McCaskill, and John Heilemann.

Nicolle Wallace on the Trump tariff plans sowing chaos in the global economy and the Pentagon removing webpages on war heroes. Joined by: Anthony Scaramucci, David Jolly, David Gura, Kristy Greenberg, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Alex Isenstadt, Amy McGrath, Basil Smikle, Mara Gay, Evelyn Farkas, Ben Rhodes, and Marc Elias.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the phone call between President Trump and Putin, growing fears from economists over a possible impending recession, the DOGE takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, protesting federal employees who – despite a court ordered return – are now being placed on “administrative leave,” Trump’s escalating threat on the rule of law, and the rare pushback he got from Supreme Court Justice John Robert – AND live coverage of the NASA astronauts splashing down to earth after more than nine months in space. Joined by: Michael Crowley, Charlie Sykes, John Brennan, David Gura, Liam Scott, Andrew Weissmann, Tim Miller, Jacob Soboroff, Judge Esther Salas, and Chris Sembroski.

Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s open defiance of a judge’s order to stop deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, his baseless claims that Biden’s preemptive pardons are invalid, and the concerns expressed by three fired CDC workers over DOGE cuts. Joined by: Mattathias Schwartz; Andrea Flores; Andrew Weissmann; Claire McCaskill; Amb. Michael McFaul; Jacob Soboroff; Mara Gay; Eddie Glaude; David Folkenflik; and Sarah Boim, Abigail Tighe and Stephanie Tran, who were all fired from the CDC during recent DOGE cuts.

Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s rage-filled speech at the Justice Department, Elon Musk continuing to overhaul the government amid backlash, and the public booing of JD Vance at the Kennedy Center. Joined by: Elizabeth Oyer, Vaughn Hillyard, Andrew Weissmann, Basil Smikle, Michael Steele, Ryan Nobles, Angelo Carusone, Tim Miller, Eddie Glaude, Marc Elias, and Pablo Torre.

Nicolle Wallace on how Trump’s economic troubles have put Republicans on the defensive, the EPA’s move to roll back key environmental regulations, and the Trump administration’s systemic undermining of the justice system. Joined by: David Gura, Matina Stevis-Gridneff, David Jolly, Katherine Steele, Andrew Weissmann, Alex Wagner, Judge J. Michael Luttig, and David Enrich.

Nicolle Wallace on the open displays of corruption from the White House, growing discontent with Trump’s vindictive trade war, and the administration’s flagrant attacks against the rule of law. Joined by: Angelo Carusone, Charlie Sykes, Teddy Schleifer, Kim Anderson, Susanne Craig, Catherine Rampell, Mike Schmidt, Claire McCaskill, Harry Litman, David Laufman, and Pablo Torre.

Nicolle Wallace discusses market uncertainties, tensions with Canada over tariffs, Trump’s threats to Social Security, the DOJ lawyer fired over refusing to restore Mel Gibson’s run rights, new reporting on requests for ominous document shredding at USAID and office closures at the Department of Education – and more. Joined by: Claire McCaskill, Amanda Lang, Annie Lowrey, Vaughn Hillyard, Tim Miller, Devlin Barrett, Amanda Carpenter, Kristy Greenberg, Dr. Kavita Patel, Dr. Craig Spencer, and Ryan Nobles.

Nicolle Wallace on the chaos Trump is unleashing on the American economy, Elon Musk’s agenda clashing with the MAGA movement, and DOGE staffing cuts disrupting the Department of Veterans Affairs. Joined by: Vaughn Hillyard, Charlie Sykes, John Heilemann, Martin O’Malley, Mike Schmidt, Andrew Weissmann, Marc Elias, Amy McGrath, and Kyle Lewis.

Nicolle Wallace on the FBI’s newfound focus on retribution, a confrontation between Elon Musk and members of Trump's cabinet, and growing concerns over the future of the U.S. economy. Joined by: Glenn Thrush, Frank Figliuzzi, Kristy Greenberg, Michael Steele, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mitch Landrieu, Steve Rattner, Susanne Craig, Ben Rhodes, and Amb. Michael McFaul.

Nicolle Wallace on the U.S. allies preparing for a world without American leadership, Trump’s plans for the Department of Education, and the state attorneys general fighting back against Musk’s sweeping federal cuts. Joined by: Courtney Kube, John Brennan, Sen. Tim Kaine, Randi Weingarten, Alex Wagner, Angelo Carusone, John Heilemann, and Lisa Rein.

Nicolle Wallace on the Trump administration pausing intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Musk’s dangerous cuts to the federal workforce, and the Supreme Court rejecting Trump’s bid to freeze USAID payments. Joined by: Julian Barnes, John Brennan, Paul Rieckhoff, Tim Miller, Mara Gay, Jacob Soboroff, David Jolly, Basil Smikle, Rep. Dan Goldman, Mary McCord, and Andrew Weissmann.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the new trade war with our closest economic allies, the fallout it will have for Americans’ pocketbooks, Trump’s latest promotion for a ‘stop the steal’ organizer, continued turmoil within the FBI, Trump’s decision to pause military aid to Ukraine after the explosive Oval Office meeting, and the advice Republicans are getting to avoid their own constituents. Joined by: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, David Jolly, David Gura, Claire McCaskill, John Hudson, Anne Applebaum, and Mini Timmaraju.