Deadline: White House

March 17, 2026; As President Donald Trump’s joint-Israeli war in Iran approaches a third week, the rift it exposed in his coalition is deepening. Megyn Kelly, for one, pointed a finger at“Israel firsters like Mark Levin,” a criticism echoed earlier today in a Trump official’s public resignation in protest of the war in Iran. Nicolle Wallace unpacks the latest with Tim Miller, Angelo Carusone and J...

March 17, 2026; While President Donald Trump’s inner circle continues to defend Trump’s decision-making, another top official resigned today, joining the group of former-loyalists turned-dissidents: Joe Kent, once Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, quit today, citing Iran. Nicolle Wallace discusses with Anne Applebaum, John Brennan and Tom Nichols. Later in the hour, the latest in t...

Nicolle Wallace covers the threats Brendan Carr, chair of the FCC, and Donald Trump have made to the news media for covering the war in Iran in a matter that is ‘unfavorable’ to the Trump administration. Later, Nicolle covers new reporting that young Trump voters regret their vote for Donald Trump because they feel betrayed by the war in Iran and by the state of the economy. For more, follow us on...

Nicolle Wallace covers the mountain of bad headlines related to the war in Iran: six more U.S. servicemembers have died, more than 140 have been injured, U.S. allies are refusing to help Trump reopen the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that they won’t take part in a war they did not start, and gas prices don’t seem to be coming down any time soon. Later, Nicolle covers new reporting that the Trump DOJ...

Nicolle Wallace, John Heilemann, and Rev. Al Sharpton discuss if Republicans have a line when it comes to Donald Trump. In the wake of the war in Iran, it seems as if the cracks in the MAGA coalition are beginning to widen. Later, Nicolle covers the new reporting that FBI director Kash Patel is enlisting the help of UFC cage fighters to help train agents of the FBI. For more, follow us on Instagra...

Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news that a judge has derailed U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro’s case against Federal Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Boasberg wrote that the DOJ was trying to use this case against Powell to pressure him to vote for lower interest rates or to pressure him to resign, and that there was little to no evidence presented to charge Powell with an actual crime. Later, N...

March 12, 2026; After President Donald Trump said whoever he doesn’t endorse for the Republican nomination for Texas governor should drop out, his Republican allies have had to get creative trying to win his favor. Sen. John Cornyn, for example, turned to an op-ed in The New York Post. Nicolle Wallace discusses with Nick Corasaniti and Cornell Belcher. Later in the hour, the latest on the Pentagon...

March 12, 2026; Nicolle Wallace delivers the latest on an attack at Temple Israel, a synagogue in West Bloomfield, and a shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. We discuss what we know so far about the perpetrators and updates with Michael Feinberg, Mark Mazzetti and Ken Dilanian. More on the context as Pro-Iran hackers targeted American company Stryker with Alex Wagner and Steve Liesman....

Nicolle Wallace covers how The White House is using clips from movies and popular culture on social media to treat the war in Iran as a spectacle. This is happening amid the MAGA base breaking with Trump because they do not support this war. Later, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joins Nicolle to discuss the Trump administration’s latest attack on voting rights. Trump is attacking voting rights instates...

Nicolle Wallace covers the new reporting that an investigation found the U.S. culpable for striking an Iranian elementary school, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 children. On Feb. 28, the U.S. used outdated information, resulting in a tomahawk missile dropping on the wrong target. Later, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and Sarah Fitzpatrick join Nicolle to discuss Epstein’s accountant and trusted...

March 10, 2026; Six years after the infamous 2020 election, President Donald Trump’s fixation on his loss persists. Nicolle Wallace unpacks the latest on Trump’s efforts and motives with Marc Elias, Nick Corasaniti and Amanda Carpenter. Also in the hour, the latest in the investigation on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in New Mexico with Julie K. Brown and Rep. Robert Garcia.  For more, follow us on Ins...

March 10, 2026; Since an elementary school was bombed on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, reports have come out highlighting the cost of the effort. One hundred and seventy-five people died at the school, most of them children. Eight American soldiers have died so far, and more than 140 have been injured. And with the administration unable to provide a coherent, consistent answer to...

Nicolle Wallace covers the political free-fall of Donald Trump, a nosedive which began well before the war started in Iran. Later, Nicolle covers new Wall Street Journal reporting that says that some Democrats and Republicans are pointing the finger at Sen. Lindsey Graham for creating the perfect circumstances to initiate the war in Iran. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to t...

Nicolle Wallace covers everything that has transpired a week after Donald Trump waged war with Iran. 8 U.S. service members have died, the White House did not rule out a draft, the Wall Street Journal says we are facing the worst energy crisis since the 1970s, and the Iranian regime has named Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the new Ayatollah. Amid all the chaos, Trump told a CBS reporter toda...

In an interview with Time Magazine, President Donald Trump admitted that “some people will die.” While war in the middle east is no stranger to American presidents, this change in tone highlights a stark difference in attitude between this administration and its predecessors. Nicolle Wallace unpacks these developments with Glenn Thursh, Randy Manner and Michael Feinberg. Later in the hour, the lat...

March 6, 2026; It’s been seven days since the U.S. and Israel launched their joint attack on Iran, and President Donald Trump has offered almost as many reasons as to why we are there. Despite what others in his inner circle have argued, Trump is now making his case for regime change. Nicolle Wallace discusses with Robert Pape, Tommy Vietor and Sarah Longwell.  Also in the hour, we listen in as Bi...

Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper give an update on the war with Iran. Later, John Heilemann, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, David Frum, and Alex Wagner discuss the presser with Nicolle. Later, Nicolle revisits the breaking news of Kristi Noem being fired from DHS with the panel. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads...

Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news that Kristi Noem is out at DHS. Donald Trump made the announcement on Truth Social this afternoon and named Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as her replacement. Noem’s firing comes after weeks of turmoil in Minneapolis, resulting in the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, and reports from all over the country of U.S. citizens being detained and assa...

Nicolle Wallace on members of Donald Trump's own party galzanizing to investigate his administration's stonewalling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. 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 fo...

Nicolle Wallace on the United States using a submarine-launched torpedo to sink an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka -- the first time an American submarine has been used to fire a torpedo against an enemy ship in combat since World War II. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh   For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,”...

Rachel Maddow and her MS NOW colleagues track the primary election returns in Texas and North Carolina, with Ali Velshi offering special statistical insights from the big board as one of the most closely watched elections, the Democratic Senate primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico mired in legal complications after polling place confusion in Dallas.   The panel and special guests of...

March 3, 2026; New reporting from MS Now revealed that, ahead of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, Kash Patel's FBI gutted its global espionage unit, raising questions about whether Patel, as he claims, truly had no idea about the impending operation or whether this was a premeditated effort to circumvent would-be internal backlash. We discuss with Carol Leonnig -- who broke the report -- And...

March 3, 2026; In spite of already plunging poll numbers, President Donald Trump can't seem to escape tensions bubbling up even within his own party. Nicolle Wallace unpacks the war on Iran with Anne Applebaum, Mark Mazzetti, Angelo Carusone, Gen. Steve Ande and Sen. Ruben Gallego.  For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best Peopl...

Nicolle Wallace covers how the latest attack within Iran is yet another betrayal of the MAGA base, who wants America to be put first. Back before the 2024 election, Stephen Miller, now Homeland Security Advisor to Trump, called Kamala Harris’ campaign “war-mongering neocons [who] love sending your kids to die for wars they would never fight themselves.” Fast forward to 2026 under a second Trump pr...

Nicolle Wallace covers the latest breaking news coming out of Iran amid the endless unanswered questions from the Trump administration as to what the goals of this new war are. New reporting from the Washington Post suggests that many inside the Pentagon are nervous at the possibility that the conflict ignited in Iran may soon become too big for the United States to handle. Later, Rep. Jason Crow...