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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.
"Obama could never draw a crowd this small"
June 29, 2026, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump’s long awaited Freedom 250 Great American State Fair going off with a whimper this weekend.
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"Today the highest court handed Donald Trump a trio of losses"
June 29, 2026, 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on a victory for defenders of democracy as the Supreme Court of the United States rules against Donald Trump's preference in three cases.
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"Trump’s war against voter fraud"
June 26, 2026; 5pm: The fight isn’t about actual fraud -- which there are so few, if any, real instances of. It’s about the perception that election results cannot be trusted.
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"Breaking news from one of the most high-profile Democrats"
June 26, 2026; 4pm: Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay confirmed Cabinet member in U.S. history, former Transportation secretary and who many Democrats hope will be a possible 2028 contender, announcing a post on Substack today he and his family were the target of a quote “cruel, politically motivated hoax."
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“The ongoing reflecting pool saga”
June 25, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends discuss the ongoing debacle of the newly renovated and algae ridden Lincoln Reflecting Pool. So far, this debacle has cost at least $16.4 million dollars, which is just a fraction of what Trump plans to spend to complete vanity projects all over Washington D.C.
Later, Nicolle discusses the economic pain Americans are feeling as inflation saw the biggest increase in three years, reaching over 4%.
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“The dismantling of the asylum system as we know it”
June 25, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to upend the asylum system as we know it. In a 6-3 decision, with the 3 liberal justices dissenting, the court decided to let Donald Trump functionally end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of refugees from Haiti and Syria.
Later, Nicolle covers a major win for voting rights just ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
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"A Big Ole Mess in Donald Trump’s Washington"
June 24, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on Trump torpedoing a chance to show Americans that he doesn’t believe affordability is a hoax, canceling a bill signing meant to champion a landmark, bipartisan piece of affordable housing legislation less than two hours before it was supposed to begin.
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"Something that in normal times would be scandalous"
June 24, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan -- full of carefully reported accounts of Donald Trump pushing or ignoring norms and boundaries... as those in his orbit do nothing to resist his worst impulses.
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..."More questions raised about risks to national security"
June 23, 2026; 5pm: Post reporter Jon Swaine details his lengthy investigation into Gabbard’s relationship with a religious leader whom she once described as her guru.
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"A desperate quest to interfere in our elections"
June 23, 2026; 4pm: It is now clear that other than the American people themselves, judges will be our only line of defense against the Trump administration’s attempted election interference.
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“Trump’s war on truth”
June 22, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests cover Trump’s attacks on the press, specifically on those who dare to cover the debacle with Iran accurately.
Later, Nicolle covers new data from the Washington Post highlighting a major enthusiasm gap between the two political parties.
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“The power of the judiciary”
June 22, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends cover the breaking news of a judge rebuking the Trump Justice Department for issuing subpoenas to Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and others in response to the state’s reaction to ICE presence in Minneapolis earlier this year.
Later, Nicolle covers the news that five people have been arrested after Donald Trump tried to blame vandals for the blue paint peeling off the newly refurbished Lincoln reflecting pool in DC.
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"Vance in the hot seat for how bad this deal truly is"
June 19th, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on the blame game beginning for the new U.S. Iran Deal, with Trump half-joking about throwing his Vice President under the bus.
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"A precarious day for the future of our country’s intelligence agencies"
June 19th, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump’s personal political attack dog Bill Pulte officially assuming the role of Acting Director of National Intelligence -- a job for which Pulte has zero qualifications except for unwavering loyalty to Trump.
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"A new agreement with Iran"
June 18, 2026, 5pm; Criticisms of Donald Trump’s Iran agreement are coming in quickly and loudly and from every direction.
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"A reminder of dignity, excellence and hope"
June 18, 2026; 4pm: The center will act as a museum, education and community center. It's a reflection of Former President Obama’s start as a community organizer.
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“Georgia redistricting rejected”
June 17, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends discuss Georgia Republicans going against their state’s Republican governor, opting to scrap plans to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2028 election.
Later, Nicolle covers the upcoming grand opening of the President Barack Obama Presidential Center.
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“The status quo continues”
June 17, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends cover Trump’s pending deal to end the war with Iran. The Memorandum of Understanding, which was released today, says that Iran would be provided with $300 billion for its reconstruction and economic development. The memorandum also says that Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program – which was the main reason why the U.S. went to war with Iran in the first place.
Later, Nicolle discusses the news that Trump has cancelled the scheduled nomination hearing of Jay Claton as DNI in a bid to force Congress to a...
"Companies that are choosing to side with this administration and everything they stand for"
June 16th, 2026, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on the massive, sponsored event Trump hosted at the People’s House, featuring logos of Meta, Budweiser, Monster Energy, Ram trucks and Crypto.com.
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"Weakening our nation’s chief law enforcement agency"
June 16th, 2026, 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on shocking new reporting by MS Now’s Ken Dilanian that finds embattled FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of using more than one million dollars in taxpayer funds to reward FBI agents who went after Patel's enemies and who covered up Patel’s misbehavior in office.
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“A deal has been reached with Iran”
June 15, 2025; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends break down the deal the U.S. reached with Iran. The framework for peace includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and removing the U.S. naval blockade on Iran’s ports.
Later, Nicolle covers how Trump is losing a chunk of his electorate – blue-collar white voters – due to the poor state of the economy.
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“Governor Gavin Newsom is the latest target of Trump’s DOJ”
June 15, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests discuss the breaking news that CA Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are being targeted and investigated by Trump’s Justice Department.
Later, Nicolle covers new reporting from The New York Times which says that Donald Trump and his administration were considering suspending a constitutional right: habeas corpus.
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"Trump has made mail in voting his boogeyman"
June 12, 2026, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on mail in voting being safe and secure enough for Donald Trump -- just not anyone else -- especially not anyone who wants to vote against him.
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"Donald Trump facing a giant ego bruise"
Nicolle Wallace on a federal judge ruling that Donald Trump's name must come off the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
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“The future of the slush fund”
June 11, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests discuss new reporting from The Atlantic which says that there are hidden discussions in the Trump administration to keep the slush fund alive. The same slush fund that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress was dead.
Later, Nicolle covers the news that Trump says he’s cancelled scheduled strikes against Iran tonight because of “discussions” with Iran. This comes after reports of U.S. strikes yesterday destroying what appears to be a drinking-water facility on Iran’s southern coast. If intentional, the strikes against the water facility could constitute a war crime...
“Trump chooses Jay Clayton for DNI”
June 11, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends discuss the breaking news that Trump is nominating U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to head DNI after Trump’s initial pick – housing chief Bill Pulte – was criticized for his lack of experience for the job.
Later, Nicolle discusses the upcoming UFC cage matches that will happen outside the White House this coming weekend.
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"Never before had Donald Trump faced this level of anger and backlash"
Nicolle Wallace on calls for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files becoming an undeniable rift in the GOP that will not go away.
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"Another politically catastrophic economic indicator for Donald Trump"
Nicolle Wallace on the latest soaring inflation numbers out today believed to be largely due to the war with Iran.
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"The Big Lie again and again"
June 9, 2026 5pm; Donald Trump is yet again spewing the Big Lie and claiming elections are rigged without a shred of evidence.
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"Trump faces public opinion at Madison Square Garden"
June 9, 2026 4pm; While Donald Trump appeared to expect that the kind of fawning he gets from his cabinet members would somehow extend to 20,000 New York Knicks fans, he was instead met with an onslaught of booing, a reflection of his approval ratings.
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“No new wars”
June 8, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia and guests discuss the one promise Donald Trump repeated on the campaign trail: “no new wars.” However, the war in Iran that Trump started but now has no clue how to stop is over 100 days long.
Later, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Alicia to discuss Hegseth’s controversial comments about immigration while commemorating the anniversary of D-Day in France.
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“Donald Trump lost it on national television... again”
June 8, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia and friends cover Donald Trump storming off an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press’ Kristen Welker where Trump was insisting on baseless election fraud claims in California and Welker pushed back, saying there was no evidence to support those claims.
Later, Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Alicia to discuss Trump reviving the idea of the controversial $1.8 billion dollar slush fund despite Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche saying that the administration was backing away from it.
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"A man with no intelligence experience"
June 5, 2026, 5pm: Nicolle Wallace on the reason Donald Trump chose Bill Pulte to become his acting Director of National Intelligence.
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"Will stop at nothing to get his prized golden ballroom"
June 5, 2026, 4pm: Nicolle Wallace on new reporting that the companies that have donated toward the demolition and rebuilding of Donald Trump's ballroom have received federal contracts worth billions.
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“A myriad of vanity projects”
June 4, 2026; 5pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends discuss Trump’s myriad of vanity projects while polling shows that Americans are unhappy with the state of the economy, the “weaponization fund,” and the war in Iran.
Later, Nicolle covers new reporting from The New York Times on Maine Democratic senate candidate Graham Platner. Several women who were previously in relationships with Platner have come forward with allegations of “unsettling behavior.”
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“Blind, unswerving loyalty”
June 4, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests cover Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s tenure at Trump’s Justice Department and how his dogged pursuit of Trump’s agenda of retaliation against his perceived political enemies landed Blanche the permanent role as Attorney General.
Later, Dominic Patten and Scott MacFarlane join Nicolle to discuss the extreme lack of morale at CBS’ “60 Minutes” after correspondent Scott Pelley’s firing.
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"A disgraceful insult to all of the many foot soldier of the Civil Rights movement"
Nicolle Wallace on the highest court ruling in favor of a new Alabama congressional map backed by Republicans in the state which leaves only one majority Black district, making it much easier for the GOP to flip another congressional seat in their favor.
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"A fight over who owns the truth"
Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s allies at CBS making it clear that their commitment to silencing dissent is total -- even if they destroy one of the network’s most storied, valuable assets in the process.
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"The stalemate phase”
June 2, 2026 5pm; Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also up on Capitol Hill today, appearing before Congress for the first time publicly since the conflict with Iran began.
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“Todd Blanche is on the Hill”
June 2, 2026 4pm; Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is expected to face harsh questions about Donald Trump's slush fund and the weaponization of the Justice Department to pursue Trump's perceived political opponents.
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