Nicolle Wallace, MS NOWGovernment, News, Politics
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOWGovernment, News, Politics
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOWGovernment, News, Politics
Nicolle Wallace, MS NOWGovernment, News, Politics

About

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.

  • "Photos that are worth a thousand words"
    Ali Velshi, in for Nicolle Wallace, on newly released images from the Jeffrey Epstein estate that offer a glimpse into the world of the deceased sex offender - a world that included the rich, the famous and the powerful.
  • "A new all time low for Donald Trump"
    Nicolle Wallace on numbers showing less than a third - only 31 percent - of all American adults, right now, approve of Trump's handling of the economy.
  • "An avalanche of revelations"
    Nicolle Wallace on revelations surrounding what exactly the Trump administration is doing in the Caribbean - news that only fuels the questions and calls for oversight.
  • “Man, woman, tomato, tamale”
    Nicolle Wallace is joined by Fmr. Senator Claire McCaskill and John Heilemann to cover Trump boasting about taking more cognitive tests and how he has “ACED” them all four (or was it three?) times.
  • “All gas and no brakes”
    Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news that the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. This is the latest in a series of U.S. military involvement in the region, including highly contested boat strikes in the Caribbean.
  • “A plus”
    Nicolle Wallace speaks with a Senator who has seen the video of the deadly September 2nd re-strike and then covers Trump’s self-assessment of the economy and the media mess at Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • “Bad cop”
    Nicolle Wallace covers the ongoing fallout on Capitol Hill as Admiral Holsey, the man who resigned amid the boat strike controversy, speaks with lawmakers - AND Trump’s hypocrisy on mortgage fraud is revealed.
  • “Trump’s fracturing coalition”
    Nicolle Wallace covers Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Donald Trump as well as the consequences she’s faced, such as death threats and targeted Truth Social posts, because of her decision to separate from the MAGA movement.
  • “A cascade of pardons”
    Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump’s recent pardons of people convicted of drug-related charges. These pardons are happening simultaneously with boat strikes in the Caribbean done in the name of preventing drug trafficking.
  • "Each and every cascading controversy"
    Nicolle Wallace on the very much ongoing, seemingly extra-judicial military action in the Caribbean.
  • "Release the footage"
    Nicolle Wallace on yet another boat strike launched by the United States military yesterday that killed four people, and growing calls from lawmakers in both parties to release the footage of the highly controversial 'double-tap' boat strike which has called into question the legality of the actions of the United States military.
  • “Trump Justice Department hits a snag”
    After covering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s numerous controversies, such as the boat strikes in the Caribbean and Signalgate, Nicolle asks “Who are we?” The answer may lie in new reporting from Bloomberg, which reveals that the FBI is pressuring the bureau’s domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful orders.
  • “One of the most troubling things I've seen”
    Nicolle Wallace covers a bipartisan effort to receive more answers on the deadly double-tap boat strike in the Caribbean. After Congress was briefed on the military operation, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said “what [he] saw in that room was one of the most troubling things [he’s] seen...”
  • "Lying or incompetence"
    Nicolle Wallace on the scrutiny over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leadership mounting on two fronts today, his role in the likely illegal “double tap” boat strike in the Caribbean, and the Pentagon watchdog that found Hegseth put U.S. personnel at risk with his use of the Signal App.
  • "A full circle moment for Hegseth and the White House"
    Nicolle Wallace on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with the help of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, attempting to throw Admiral Frank Bradley under the bus, saying he's responsible for the highly controversial "double tap" boat strikes in the Caribbean on September 2nd, which lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and lawyers and experts believe may have been a war crime.
  • “Spun hard”
    Nicolle Wallace covers the “double tap” boat strike as backlash at the White House grows, the deportation of a college student trying to get home for the holidays, and some surprising red state politics to keep an eye on.
  • “Moving the goalpost”
    Nicolle Wallace is joined by colleague Rachel Maddow to discuss the latest White House position on the boat strike experts say may constitute a war crime – as well as her new podcast “Burn Order.”
  • “A second strike”
    Nicolle Wallace is joined by Senator Richard Blumenthal to discuss Congress’ investigation into the military operations in the Caribbean after it was revealed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the order to “kill everyone” aboard a vessel suspected to be transporting drugs.
  • “Leave no survivors”
    Nicolle Wallace breaks down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military order to “kill them all” on the first boat strike in the Caribbean. These boat strikes were carried out on suspicion of drug trafficking.
  • Preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order”
    Rachel Maddow’s new podcast “Burn Order” is out now! Listen to a special preview.