Deadline: White House

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. Later, Jacob Soboroff joins Nicolle to discuss his exclusive interview about ICE activity in New York City with Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani.  For more, follow u...

December 9th, 2025, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace speaks with Senator Chris Coons - who has seen the video of the deadly re-strike on the alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2nd - all while lawmakers receive more information from Hegseth, Rubio, and the admiral Hegseth reportedly pushed out at the Pentagon over his discomfort with the strikes. And later in the hour, Nicolle unpacks the messy an...

December 9th, 2025, 4pm: A busy day for Congress as lawmakers speak with Admiral Holsey, who reportedly resigned under pressure from Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, for his part, is joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit the Hill and brief the “Gang of Eight.” And later in the program, Nicolle Wallace unpacks new reporting that reveals the depths of Trump’s DOJ’s hypocrisy that may be...

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. Later, Tim Miller, David Frum, and Maya Wiley join Nicolle to discuss the frequency with which Donald Trump has been falling asleep in his public appearances....

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. Later, Fmr. Captain Margaret Donovan and Fmr. Senator Claire McCaskill join Nicolle to discuss bi-partisan calls for the removal of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth has fac...

Nicolle Wallace on the very much ongoing, seemingly extra-judicial military action in the Caribbean. 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,...

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. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle,...

After breaking down 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 me...

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 I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.” Later, Nicolle covers the Pentagon Inspector General’s conclusion that Pete Hegseth did not f...

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. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best Pe...

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. For more, fol...

December 2nd, 2025, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace continues to cover the “double tap” boat strike and the White House’s response – and then, moves on to discuss the holiday deportation of a college student and the strange case of Indiana’s redistricting push. We also keep an eye on the special election in the Tennessee House. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and do...

December 2nd, 2025, 4pm: After a multi-hour Cabinet meeting and a shifting story out of the White House, Nicolle Wallace calls in the expertise of a former top JAG as well as MS Now colleague Rachel Maddow. 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 sh...

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. Later, Nicolle covers the mysterious MRI Trump received in October, which, when asked by a reporter, Trump said he had...

Nicolle Wallace covers Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to the military to leave no survivors on a strike against boats in the Caribbean. Reporting in The Washington Post suggests that current and former members of the military are unsure if all the people on the targeted boat were guilty of drug trafficking —Hegseth’s primary justification for the strikes.  While the Defense Department carr...

Rachel Maddow’s new series lays bare one of the most shocking decisions in American history. It’s story that reveals how an executive order authorizing the mass roundup of innocent Japanese Americans came to be, the powerful players who engineered it, and the burn order that tried to erase it from history. Stay right here to listen to a special preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” And...

Nicolle Wallace on six lawmakers who appeared in a video urging U.S. service members not to comply with illegal orders who are now reportedly under investigation by the FBI. 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 Peopl...

Nicolle Wallace on families, from coast-to-coast, are feeling increasingly pinched this Thanksgiving despite claims by Donald Trump that "our country is doing really well economically, like we've never done before." 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 a...

Nicolle Wallace revisits Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s history of staunch loyalty to the MAGA movement, which rose her to popularity. It’s a movement that Greene has publicly broken with, especially regarding the release of the Epstein files.  Later, Nicolle is joined by military experts who comment on Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s 28-point-plan to end the war in Ukraine, a proposal that Trump has...

Nicolle Wallace covers a judge's ruling that the interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, “has been unlawfully serving in that role…”. With the judge’s rebuke against Halligan came the dismissals of the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, which Comey says is nothing short of a win for the rule of law...

November 21st, 2025, 5pm: Two lawmakers join Nicolle Wallace to discuss President Donald Trump’s threat to Democrats who spoke out and urged service members not to obey orders they believe are illegal. And later, Ken Burns joins Nicolle to discuss his series and the resonances it has for our current political moment. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MSN...

November 21st, 2025, 4pm: Right as Deadline White House comes to air, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appears in the Oval Office alongside President Donald Trump who told the room “I feel very confident that he can do a good job.” Nicolle Wallace and her panel discuss the warm public reception Trump seemed to give Mamdani despite their political differences and Trump’s history of attacks....

Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on handpicked Trump prosecutor Lindsey Halligan's interview with the New York Post. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MSNOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcas...

Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, covers Donald Trump's habit of threatening violence against his political opponents. Today, Alicia is joined by Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. New Fox News polling reveals that voters are increasingly viewing Trump's economic policies negatively, with 46% of Americans saying Trump's policies have...

Nicolle Wallace on Lindsay Halligan, the Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, admitting a potentially huge procedural error in the government's case against former FBI Director James Comey. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MSNOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.    For more from Nicolle,...