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Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace, MS NOWwww.ms.now
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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Episodes

"Whether or not the Director of the FBI was telling Congress the truth"

Nicolle Wallace on new exclusive MSNOW reporting that Kash Patel inflates the very statistics he used to defend his job in front of Congress amid embarrassing headlines. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

May 13, 202646 minEp. 2605134

"Trump’s behavior is getting weirder”

May 12, 2026; While Americans face the fastest growing rate of inflation in three years, President Trump found time to spam his followers’ Truth Social feeds. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...

May 12, 202641 minEp. 2605125

"We do not live in normal times”

May 12, 2026; In what would have been just a routine budget hearing about the FBI’s $12 million budget, questioning quickly focused on the flurry of controversies Director Kash Patel has created for himself. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simpl...

May 12, 202643 minEp. 2605124

“Exclusive: James Comey’s first post-indictment interview”

In an exclusive interview, Nicolle talks to former FBI director James Comey. This is his first interview after the Trump DOJ indicted him with charges of threatening the President’s life by posting a picture on Instagram of seashells on the beach spelling “8647”. 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. For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicol...

May 11, 202642 minEp. 2605115

“Demanding an election army”

Nicolle Wallace covers Donald Trump’s desperate attempts to hold onto power. From pressuring states to gerrymander and redistrict to compelling his Justice Department to go after his political enemies, Trump is now threatening an election army to oversee the upcoming midterm elections. Later, Nicolle covers transportation secretary Sean Duffy’s new YouTube reality show that will follow Duffy and his family on a road trip across America. Duffy’s new show comes while regular Americans are struggli...

May 11, 202643 minEp. 2605114

"A blow to democracy"

Nicolle Wallace on the Virginia State Supreme Court striking down the Congressional redistricting approved by Virginia voters 17 days ago. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ...

May 08, 202641 minEp. 2605085

"A humiliating climbdown by the Trump administration"

Nicolle Wallace on how Donald Trump’s chaos, incompetence and governing by Truth Social post has come back to bite him. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and ...

May 08, 202643 minEp. 2605084

“Democracy at stake in Tennessee”

Nicolle Wallace covers the protests in Tennessee against a newly proposed, gerrymandered map that would erase a majority African American district and turn it into three majority white and Republican pieces. Later, Nicolle covers the breaking news that Kash Patel is in panic mode, ordering that more than two dozen of his current and former staffers take a polygraph test, after a string of alarming stories about his tenure as FBI director. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to...

May 07, 202644 minEp. 2605075

“Senator Mark Kelly versus Pete Hegseth”

Nicolle Wallace covers the feud between Senator Mark Kelly and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Senator Kelly was part of a video where he told men and women of the military that they are allowed to ignore illegal orders. Hegseth has since moved to censure Kelly, a move that would strip Kelly of rank and pay. Later, Nicolle covers Marco Rubio’s journey to the Vatican to meet Pope Leo. His visit comes after Trump relentlessly attacked the Pope for advising the American people to be against the war...

May 07, 202641 minEp. 2605074

"It doesn’t even seem like he believes it anymore than we do"

Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s claims that we are living through a "golden age" in America, while more and more polls show that for most Americans the only gold they’re seeing is in the Trump White House. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, ...

May 07, 202642 minEp. 2605065

"The state of the FBI under Kash Patel"

Nicolle Wallace on brand new reporting today on the country’s top law enforcement agency pouring resources not into protecting Americans from all the threats we face here and abroad, but instead attacking the free press and pursuing a journalist who dared to write a deeply unflattering piece of reporting about the director of the FBI. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your ...

May 07, 202644 minEp. 2605064

"Trump's retribution campaign today"

Donald Trump is widening his attacks to every election worker in Fulton County in an effort to weaponize his 2020 election lies to imperil future elections. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for ...

May 05, 202642 minEp. 2605055

"Americans are feeling the squeeze”

Gas prices continue to soar, inflicting pain on Americans in every corner of the country. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adver...

May 05, 202643 minEp. 2605054

“A string of Truth Social posts between 11:03pm – 11:45pm”

While Americans struggle with rising costs and the ramifications from the war in Iran, Trump is busy with his late-night Truth Social posting sprees, posting AI images of himself and members of his cabinet lounging in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and a picture of himself holding UNO cards. Later, Nicolle covers further escalations in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump’s war in Iran rages on. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ...

May 04, 202643 minEp. 2605045

“Trump’s abysmal poll numbers”

Nicolle Wallace covers Trump’s plummeting poll numbers, with key parts of Trump’s coalition turning on him. A new Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos poll found that only 23% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living and new Wall Street Journal reporting says that antiabortion groups are now beginning to turn their back on Trump. Later, Rep. Robert Garcia joins Nicolle to talk about the House Oversight Committee’s visit to Palm Beach, Florida next week, a place that was cen...

May 04, 202642 minEp. 2605044

“A three-time loser”

Nicolle Wallace covers how some of Trump’s most fervent supporters are calling themselves ‘losers’ for voting for him after feeling betrayed and abandoned as Trump ignores his campaign promises and doubles down on his unpopular war with Iran. Later, Nicolle covers how Donald Trump’s sons are using the war in Iran to turn a profit. 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. For more from ...

May 01, 202641 minEp. 2605015

“May Day Protests”

Nicolle Wallace covers the nationwide and worldwide May Day protests. In the United States, these protests are the first large anti-Trump, pro immigrant, and pro-labor gatherings since millions of people came out just over a month ago for the No Kings protests. Later, Nicolle covers how the GOP continues to try to assuage the public over skyrocketing gas prices all over the country. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up...

May 01, 202643 minEp. 2605014

"Egomania to a whole new level"

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump’s “me-me-me” approach to the Presidency -- which isn’t exactly getting rave reviews from voters, who are increasingly feeling the squeeze from Trump’s economy. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...

May 01, 202642 minEp. 2604305

"Gas prices are soaring because Donald Trump effed around"

Nicolle Wallace on the political fate of Donald J. Trump and the MAGA Republican Party at this moment appearing to be tied to those glowing numbers next to every gas station in every state in every corner of the country. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Ho...

Apr 30, 202642 minEp. 2604304

“A gutting of the Voting Rights Act”

Nicolle Wallace covers the 6-3 SCOTUS decision telling states that they can almost never consider race when drawing congressional maps. This ruling, in addition to striking down Louisiana’s Congressional Maps due to a majority Black district, will likely stifle Democrats’ representation in Congress, especially from southern states. Later, Oliver Darcy, James Sample, and Eddie Glaude join Nicolle to discuss Trump and the FCC’s attacks on Jimmy Kimmel. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh ...

Apr 29, 202642 minEp. 2604295

“Trump’s latest vendetta case against James Comey”

Nicolle Wallace covers the right-wing backlash against the second indictment against James Comey. Fox News regulars like Jonathan Turley and Andrew McCarthy call the charges against Comey an attack on free speech. Comey is charged with threatening Trump’s life over an Instagram post of seashell art on the beach. Later, Paul Rieckhoff and Ben Rhodes join Nicolle to discuss Pete Hegseth’s appearance on Capitol Hill today where he had to answer for the costly war in Iran. For more, follow us on Ins...

Apr 29, 202641 minEp. 2604294

"Defiance as a weapon”

April 28, 2026; A Jimmy Kimmel monologue prompted backlash from both Melania Trump and the FCC. Nicolle Wallace discusses with JB Prtizker, Cornell Belcher, TIm Miller and Marc Elias. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

Apr 29, 202642 minEp. 2604285

"The single dumbest thing I’ve seen in my law enforcement career”

April 28, 2026; Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again today, this time concerning an Instagram post featuring shells on the beach spelling out “8647.” Nicolle Wallace discusses with Michael Feinberg, John Brennan and Carol Leonnig. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premi...

Apr 29, 202653 minEp. 2604284

“King Charles visits the White House”

Nicolle Wallace covers King Charles’ visit to the White House, which comes on the heels of another instance of political violence in the U.S. this past Saturday when a gunman stormed through security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The King’s visit also comes during a strained relationship between the U.S. and the U.K., especially since the beginning of the war in Iran. Later, Nicolle covers how the Trump administration is facing a resounding rejection of its cruel immigration policie...

Apr 27, 202643 minEp. 2604275

“Chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”

Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news of another incident of frightening political violence in this country, this time at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this past Saturday. For the third time in less than 2 years, a gunman was able to get close to Donald Trump with the intent to assassinate him. Later, Nicolle covers how the Trump administration is accusing the left of inciting political violence. However, history shows that Donald Trump is the one who has often encouraged political v...

Apr 27, 202645 minEp. 2604274

“The strain of war at home”

April 24, 2026; As a permanent end to the war in Iran continues to allude President Donald Trump, new reporting reveals that the draining of munition stockpiles could take the U.S. military years to reverse, leaving us and our allies vulnerable in the interim. Nicolle Wallace discusses with Randy Manner, Tom Nichols and Amy McGrath. Also in the hour, the latest on the possible insider trading on the prediction markets and the Supreme Court’s shadow docket with Jodi Kantor. For more, follow us on...

Apr 24, 202642 minEp. 2604245

“Is it time to start managing Trump's screen time?”

April 24, 2026; Just yesterday, President Donald Trump was caught again dozing off on camera – this time, at a meeting in the Oval on the health care affordability crisis -- raising questions yet again about his mental fitness. Nicolle Wallace discusses with Angelo Carusone, Sarah Matthews and Al Sharpton. Also in the hour, the latest on the Justice Department’s probe into Jerome Powell with Michael Feinberg and Charlotte Howard. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle...

Apr 24, 202642 minEp. 2604244

“Betraying the podcast bros”

Nicolle Wallace covers why Trump desperately wants to bring Joe Rogan, the podcaster who was instrumental in Trump’s election, back to his side. Later, Nicolle covers the upcoming White House Correspondents Dinner, which is set to happen this weekend. The event, meant to celebrate the first amendment and journalists, will also have in its audience Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and Pete Hegseth. All three areknown for eagerly restricting the institution of journalism. For more, follow us on Insta...

Apr 23, 202644 minEp. 2604235

“A select group of insiders are cashing in”

Nicolle Wallace covers how there are signs that a select group of insiders are cashing in on the war in Iran while people worldwide are struggling to pay for gas and keep up with the economic strain. Later, Nicolle covers the latest departure from the Pentagon. In the middle of a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, Hegseth decided it was the perfect time to fire Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and o...

Apr 23, 202640 minEp. 2604234

"The last 24 hours have had the effect of moving the dial"

Nicolle Wallace on Trump in the midst of a free fall in available polling. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

Apr 22, 202646 minEp. 2604225
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