Deadline: White House

Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on where things stand on Day 26 of the war with Iran, with the Pentagon deploying 3,000 more troops to the Middle East even as the U.S. sends a peace proposal to the Iranian regime. 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 l...

March 24, 2026; The White House is fighting President Donald Trump’s war on elections on multiple fronts. Alicia Menendez discusses with Sean Morales Doyle, Michael Feinberg and Angelo Carusone. Also in the hour, the latest on the DOJ’s case against Jerome Powell with Carol Leonnig and Epstein investigation developments with Lisa Rubin.  For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from N...

March 24, 2026; As his polling numbers continue to tank, President Donald Trump is reportedly looking for an offramp, although Arab mediators have been less eager to bring the war to a close. Alicia Menendez discusses with Michael Crowley, Anne Applebaum and John Brennan. Also in the hour, the latest for DHS funding with Sen. Tim Kaine and the energy crisis with Justin Wolfers and Sam Stein.  For...

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia covers the infighting within the MAGA Republicans over the war in Iran, with members like Sen. Lindsey Graham cheering the war on while other members like Rep. Anna Paulina Luna criticizing the Trump administration and Graham for “acting as if [our troops] are expendable cattle.” Later, Alicia covers a potential upcoming SCOTUS ruling that could up...

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia covers the head-spinning announcements from Donald Trump that make it increasingly unclear whether the war with Iran will end or whether it will escalate. Later, Alicia covers the deployment of ICE agents in airports as Congress continues to fight over DHS funding, with Democrats refusing to approve funding unless the Trump administration reins in...

March 20, 2026; Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities means that the oil supple crisis shows no signs of letting up, and Trump is lashing out at NATO allies for not helping the U.S. in the war he started.  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...

March 20, 2026; Trump's muddled claims around foreign interference have been the basis for his highly restrictive voting legislation the SAVE ACT with Trump refusing to sign any other bills until Congress passes it. Yet despite Trump’s claims of the urgency of cracking down on this supposedly widespread problem, during today's House Intel Committee hearing, his own cabinet appeared to be in the da...

Nicolle Wallace on a litany of videos published by the Trump administration, including a video game simulation of bombs hitting Iranian targets, all intended to drive up online engagement for the war. 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...

Nicolle Wallace on a series of retaliatory strikes by Iran on oil and gas facilities across the Middle East -- adding fuel to the fire that is the worst oil supply crisis in history. 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...

Nicolle Wallace on Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump's chosen successor for soon to be-former DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem, receiving some difficult questions today from his former Senate colleagues in his hearing in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh   For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallac...

Nicolle Wallace on where things stand on Day 19 of the war with Iran - oil prices are soaring after an Israeli strike on the world’s largest natural gas field - raising fears that Iran will retaliate with more attacks on oil and gas facilities, with gas prices in the U.S. up 5 cents just from yesterday. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her pod...

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...