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

"A complex legal battle that could impact the upcoming midterms"
Aug 27, 2026
August 27, 2026; 5pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. As we speak, a complex legal battle is playing out across the country that could significantly impact November’s midterms -- which are…
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"The cost of the Trump bandwagon"
Aug 27, 2026
August 27, 2026; 4pm: Jacob Soboroff is in for Nicolle Wallace. This afternoon, Republicans are starting to reckon with the consequences of hitching their wagon to Donald Trump.
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"The sea change inside the ranks of the military"
Aug 26, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can tout his leadership all he wants, but according to new reporting from MS NOW, the sea change those actually inside the ranks of the military are experiencing is not…
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"Trump is throwing a four-letter word that starts with S-H at the wall"
Aug 26, 2026
Ahead of midterms, Donald Trump is throwing stuff at the wall in order to see what sticks.
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"Dolly Parton was a force to be reckoned with"
Aug 25, 2026
The legendary country music star sadly died today at the age of 80. She will be remembered for her contributions to both the world of entertainment through her songs, films and tv shows as well as…
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"Dolly Parton occupied her own stratosphere in our most bitter moments"
Aug 25, 2026
It may very well be impossible to count on just one hand the number of people as universally beloved in the history of this country as the legend herself Dolly Parton. And so, it's with great anguish…
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"Breaking news out of the Supreme Court"
Aug 24, 2026
We begin this hour with breaking news out of the United States Supreme Court, which has just granted Donald Trump a win in his fight to take control over our elections.
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"A highly flammable moment for our American economy"
Aug 24, 2026
This hour, at a highly flammable moment for our American economy, Donald Trump is lighting another match -- igniting what could become a brutal trade war.
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"All pardoned by Donald Trump"
Aug 21, 2026
August 21st, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on a stunning report exposing how Donald Trump pardons those who donate to support him and his family.
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"Donald Trump's worst impulses"
Aug 21, 2026
August 21st, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on Chief Justice John Roberts, acting alone, allowing Donald Trump to continue construction of his golden ballroom.
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"What feels like many lifetimes ago"
Aug 21, 2026
August 20th, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on the outsized role Jennifer Hegseth plays alongside her husband in the Department of Defense.
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"From disruption to cataclysm"
Aug 21, 2026
August 20th, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on state officials and election administrators in active conversation with local law enforcement, state attorneys general and legal…
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"Donald Trump’s whims and desires and grievances"
Aug 19, 2026
Aug 19th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on how when it comes to Trump, it is always about retribution and going after those he feel wronged him.
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"His human binky"
Aug 19, 2026
Aug 19th, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on how Natalie Harp has this level of access to the president and the White House, and if there any kind of risk to having her inside.
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"Florida, Florida, Florida"
Aug 18, 2026
With Trump’s approval rating underwater and Americans struggling to afford basic goods and services, could the state of Florida be up for grabs again?
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"Territory that can only be defined as a hot mess"
Aug 18, 2026
As the second summer of Donald Trump’s second presidency sinks into territory that can be only defined as a hot mess, with skyrocketing gas and groceries prices, multiple public health crises growing…
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"The corruption and self-dealing by this White House reached a new degree"
Aug 17, 2026
Democrats are seizing on the message that this administration is delivering by way of its own actions – that the current president and those around him are in it for themselves.
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"Trump proves again his ego might be America's greatest threat"
Aug 17, 2026
As the 60-day memorandum of understanding with Iran expires, Trump is proving once and for all that his ego, fragility and apparent instability might actually be America’s greatest national security…
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“80 days out from the midterm elections”
Aug 14, 2026
August 14, 2026; 5pm: “Stranger things have happened” is Donald Trump’s response to a proposal that he declare a national emergency to take control of our elections, an unsettling thing to hear given…
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“Trump’s ‘war on fraud’”
Aug 14, 2026
August 14, 2026; 4pm: New reporting by the New York Times finds that even as Donald Trump is issuing pardons to his wealthy friends and donors for crimes like wire fraud, bank fraud, insider trading…
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“Todd Blanche’s DOJ takeover”
Aug 13, 2026
August 13, 2026; 5pm: Newly sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed employees at the DOJ earlier today, touting a reverence for the justice system. Meanwhile, the DOJ is actively pursuing…
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“Even Trump’s voters are souring on him”
Aug 13, 2026
August 13, 2026; 4pm: Less than 2 years into Trump 2.0, the vast majority of all Americans are fed up with rising costs spurred by what may be Trump’s greatest political betrayal of all time…
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"That bill is much more sizeable than previously thought"
Aug 12, 2026
August 12th, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on new reporting in the Washington Post that taxpayers will foot most of the bill for Trump's D.C. vanity projects.
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"Donald Trump's Air Force One bait and switch"
Aug 12, 2026
August 12th, 2026, 4pm: Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on who was allowed to fly with Trump on his unmarked plane from Turkey -- and what staffers had to ride on the decoy with the press.
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"In light of a credible threat, journalists and staffers were left in harm's way"
Aug 11, 2026
U.S. presidents have been known to have tense relationships with those who report on them at times, but Donald Trump’s attacks are a much more aggressive affront to a right enumerated in the First…
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"An unprecedented combination of callousness, incompetence and surrealness"
Aug 11, 2026
In a presidency that is every day summed up by its historically unprecedented combination of callousness, incompetence and surrealness, Donald Trump and his administration have managed to outdo…
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“Todd Blanche will not be the backstop against Trump’s impulses”
Aug 10, 2026
August 10, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests discuss Todd Blanche officially being sworn in as the nation’s 88th attorney general today.
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“Trump’s growing Herbert Hoover obsession”
Aug 10, 2026
August 10, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends unpack the generational shift Trump has caused in who voters trust to handle the economy more. Wall Street Journal reporting finds that voters trust…
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"Even Trump voters are disillusioned with what they're seeing"
Aug 07, 2026
Nicolle Wallace on an unexpected, very disappointing jobs report out this morning showing a slump in the job market.
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"What kind of country manufactures criminal prosecutions against political opponents?"
Aug 07, 2026
Nicolle Wallace on Senator Bill Cassidy taking to the Senate floor earlier today and essentially handing over the keys to the Department of Justice to Donald Trump.
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