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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.

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New York, NY

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US News

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MSNBC

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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.

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English


Episodes
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“Ruination Day”

4/3/2025
Nicolle Wallace on stock markets plummeting as Trump’s tariffs wreak havoc across the global economy. Joined by: Steve Liesman, Steve Rattner, Gene Sperling, Charlie Sykes, Marc Elias, Kristy Greenberg, Mitch Landrieu, Sarah Longwell, Derek Thompson, and Tim Miller.

Duration:01:29:22

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“Donald Trump skipped Econ 101”

4/2/2025
Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s unveiling of expansive new tariffs, including a universal 10% tariff on all imports, and the renewed energy in the democratic base following Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech. Joined by Matt Dowd, Claire McCaskill, Rev. Al Sharpton, David Gura, Vaughn Hillyard, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Everett Kelley, Basil Smikle, Mini Timmaraju, Andrew Weissmann, and Graydon Carter.

Duration:01:41:57

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“Newsflash: These guys are incompetent”

4/1/2025
Nicolle Wallace discusses the new information on questionable privacy decisions made by Trump administration national security officials as fallout continues from Signalgate, Senator Cory Booker’s marathon speech on the Senate floor, while Trump shows no signs of stopping his targeting of law firms that employ his perceived critics as another one capitulates, and more. Joined by: Sen. Chris Murphy, Mike Schmidt, Mary McCord, Kristy Greenberg, Nick Miroff, Tim Miller, Marc Elias, John Heilemann, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

Duration:01:28:21

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“A big problem for national security”

3/31/2025
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.

Duration:01:26:27

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“Giving the whole game away”

3/28/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:27

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“The fallout”

3/27/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:43

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“Clean up on aisle 5”

3/26/2025
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.

Duration:01:26:22

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“In the chat”

3/25/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:53

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“A front row seat”

3/24/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:15

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“For a kickback”

3/21/2025
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.

Duration:01:29:22

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“Unprecedented overreach”

3/20/2025
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.

Duration:01:26:08

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“Lights flashing red”

3/19/2025
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.

Duration:01:28:23

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“Terrible deal”

3/18/2025
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.

Duration:01:33:17

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“A constitutional crisis”

3/17/2025
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.

Duration:01:26:50

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“Raging and ranting”

3/14/2025
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.

Duration:01:29:54

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“The yawning gap”

3/13/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:56

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“All in a day’s work”

3/12/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:45

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“Flashing red”

3/11/2025
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.

Duration:01:26:52

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“Total system collapse”

3/10/2025
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.

Duration:01:25:50

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“A study in contrasts”

3/7/2025
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.

Duration:01:27:28