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Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC

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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.

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878 episodes

“Unchecked power”

Nicolle Wallace discusses Trump’s retribution in action at the Department of Justice, continued fallout from his January 6 pardons as well as a fresh pardon for the architect of a digital drug marketplace, alarm bells surrounding his pick to lead the FBI – and a new, fast-moving fire in Southern California.     Joined by: Mark Mazzetti, Mary McCord, Andrew Weissmann, Ryan Reilly, Kristy Greenberg, Frank Figliuzzi, Charlie Sykes, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Liz Kreutz.

1h 31m
Jan 22
“Fear is contagious, but so can be courage”

Nicolle Wallace discusses President Trump’s first actions including pardoning all January 6th defendants and attempting to revoke birthright citizenship – as well as new bombshell allegations against Department of Defense nominee and former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth. Joined by: Harry Dunn, Michael Fanone, Alex Wagner, Mike Schmidt, Sarah Longwell, Andrea Flores, Jacob Soboroff, Cecillia Wang, Julie Tsirkin, Marc Elias, and Angelo Carusone.

1h 29m
Jan 21
“Buckle up”

Nicolle Wallace on Inauguration Day.  Joined by: Alicia Menendez, Tim Miller, Basil Smikle, Claire McCaskill, Vaughn Hillyard, Andrea Mitchell, Sen. Chris Murphy, John Heilemann, Andrew Weissmann, Mara Gay, Jacob Soboroff, and Rep. Jamie Raskin.

1h 39m
Jan 20
“Cult-like lows”

Nicolle Wallace on Kristi Noem’s confirmation hearing, TikTok’s uncertain future, what resistance might look like in Trump’s second term, and the anti-abortion movement’s ongoing efforts to erode reproductive rights.  Joined by: Vaughn Hillyard, Alicia Menendez, Rev. Al Sharpton, Tim Miller, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Mini Timmaraju, Charlie Sykes, Molly Jong-Fast, Luke Broadwater, and Annie Karni.

1h 25m
Jan 17
“The Tech-Industrial Complex”

Nicolle Wallace on the looming threat of oligarchy, the sudden removal of Rep. Mike Turner as House Intelligence Committee chairman, the loyalty tests underway in Trump’s GOP, and how self-imposed solitude affects American society. Joined by: Carol Leonning, Angelo Carusone, David Jolly, Theodore Schleifer, Luke Broadwater, Sen. Adam Schiff, Michael Steele, Kristy Greenberg, Derek Thompson, and Mara Gay.

1h 29m
Jan 16
“Whatever he wants them to do, they’ll do”

Nicolle Wallace on today’s multiphase ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Pam Bondi’s evasive confirmation hearing performance, the intelligence community’s concerns for Trump’s second term, and President Biden’s final days in office.  Joined by: John Brennan, Jeremy Bash, Richard Engel, Mary McCord, Andrew Weissmann, Marc Elias, Ruby Chen, Rick Stengel, Rep. Jim Himes, and Karine Jean-Pierre.

1h 29m
Jan 15
“Mr. Smith is right”

Nicolle Wallace discusses the nomination hearing of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, Jack Smith’s biting defense of his investigation into Trump’s role in January 6th with a former committee member and former Capitol police officer, as well as the devastating wildfires in southern California. Joined by: Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Michael Fanone, Ryan Nobles, Claire McCaskill, David Jolly, Paul Rieckhoff, Maya Wiley, Steve Patterson, and CA Rep. George Patterson.

1h 29m
Jan 14
“What happens next?”

Nicolle Wallace on Southern California’s ongoing wildfire crisis, the pending release of Jack Smith’s election interference special report, questions of character ahead of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearings, and MAGA’s feuding factions.  Joined by: Ellison Barber, Chad Augustin, Andrew Weissmann, Glenn Thrush, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Ben Rhodes, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Amy McGrath, Eddie Glaude, Tim Miller, and Liz Kreutz. 

1h 26m
Jan 13
“Convicted felon”

Nicolle Wallace on America’s first convicted felon president, the double standard of justice revealed by his unconditional discharge, and California’s catastrophic wildfires.  Joined by: Susanne Craig, Andrew Weissmann, Rev. Al Sharpton, Vaughn Hillyard, Jacob Soboroff, Rep. Laura Friedman, Marc Elias, Rep. Daniel Goldman, Kristy Greenberg, Tim O’Brien, Steve Patterson, and Bruce Silverstein.

1h 32m
Jan 10
“Like hell on earth”

Nicolle Wallace covers the latest on the wildfires blazing through communities in Southern California, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s response to Trump’s last-ditch effort to postpone sentencing, and Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.  Joined by: Steve Patterson, Jacob Soboroff, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Molly Jong-Fast, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Kristy Greenberg, Gadi Schwartz, Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, Jordan Thomas, Greg Bluestein, Jonathan Alter, and Rick Stengel. 

1h 39m
Jan 09
“Is this happening to us?”

Nicolle Wallace discusses the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history as it continues to ravage communities, Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to release Jack Smith's Jan. 6 probe, President-elect Trump's attempt to avoid sentencing by taking it to the nation’s highest court, and Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program. Joined by: Jacob Soboroff, Steve Patterson, Sen. Alex Padilla, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete, David Jolly, Mike Murphy, La Cañada Flintridge Mayor Michael Davitt, Dr. Vin Gupta, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, and Angelo Carusone. 

1h 35m
Jan 08
“No rioting, no rampaging, no ransacking”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Harry Dunn, Tim Heaphy, Rep. Robert Garcia, Claire McCaskill, Brian Fallon, Michael Steele, Ben Rhodes, Eddie Glaude, Mara Gay, Mary McCord, and Andrew Weissmann.

1h 27m
Jan 06
“The sanctity of a jury verdict”

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined Andrew Weissmann, Lisa Rubin, Mara Gay, Juanita Tolliver, Tom Winter, Garrett Haake, Melanie Zanona, Harry Litman, Tim Miller, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Allison Jaslow. 

1h 25m
Jan 04
“They mattered”

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Tom Winter, Clint Watts, George Solis, Basil Smikle, Garrett Haake, Javed Ali, Chris O’Leary, Molly Jong-Fast, and Andrew Weissmann.

1h 29m
Jan 02
“A beacon of decency”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Brian Williams, Peter Baker, Rev. Al Sharpton, Basil Smikle, Steve Schmidt, Bill Adair, Stuart Stevens, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Eddie Glaude, Andrew Weissmann, and Dan Harris.  To read the transcript of President Carter’s ‘Malaise Speech’, visit https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-the-nation-energy-and-national-goals-the-malaise-speech

1h 26m
Dec 31, 2024
“Discredibility upon the House”

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by David Jolly, Molly Jong-Fast, Kristy Greenberg, Ryan Nobles, Olivia Beavers, Melissa Murray, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, Charlie Sykes, Ben Rhodes, Gabe Roth, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

1h 25m
Dec 24, 2024
“How did we get here?”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Carlo Angerer, Ali Vitali, Claire McCaskill, Basil Smikle, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Rep. Jim Clyburn. Ari Melber – filling in for Nicolle in the second hour of coverage – is joined by Frank Figliuzzi, Ryan Reilly, Kristy Greenberg, Tim Miller, and Rep. Robert Garcia. 

1h 35m
Dec 20, 2024
“Defund everything”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Senator Dick Durbin, Vaughn Hillyard, David Jolly, Sarah Longwell, Amy McGrath, Angelo Carusone, Tim Heaphy, Mary McCord, Eamon Javers, and Christine Romans.

1h 29m
Dec 19, 2024
“Buying the crazy”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Sen. Chris Murphy, Frank Figliuzzi, Vaughn Hillyard, Charlie Sykes, and Tim O’Brien. Alicia Menendez – filling in for Nicolle in the second hour of coverage – is joined by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Marc Elias, Michael Steele, Ali Vitali, and Rick Stengel. 

1h 25m
Dec 18, 2024
“The company he keeps”

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Vaughn Hillyard, Allison Jaslow, Angelo Carusone, Andrew Weissmann, Claire McCaskill, Lisa Rubin, Ian Bassin, Tim Miller, Eddie Glaude, and Dr. Irwin Redlener.

1h 25m
Dec 17, 2024
“We are staring down a crisis”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Frank Figliuzzi, Basil Smikle, Tom Winter, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Charlie Sykes, Ben Rhodes, Jacob Soboroff, Maya Wiley, Eddie Glaude, Amb. Michael McFaul, and Mini Timmaraju. 

1h 20m
Dec 16, 2024
“Widely debunked”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Vaughn Hillyard, Rev. Al Sharpton, Alicia Menendez, Dr. Michael Anderson, Major General Randy Manner, Andrew Weissmann, Amanda Carpenter, Angelo Carusone, Ambassador Michael McFaul, Erin Edwards, and Matt Dowd.

1h 25m
Dec 13, 2024
“They’re not backing down”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Mike Schmidt, Basil Smikle, Charlie Sykes, Rep. Dan Goldman, Jacob Soboroff, Molly Jong-Fast, Lee Gelernt, and Katty Kay.

1h 25m
Dec 13, 2024
“You want me, boo? Come at me”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by John Brennan, Frank Figliuzzi, Mary McCord, Michael Steele, Carol Leonnig, Paul Rieckhoff, Tim Miller, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Dr. Kavita Patel, and Andrea Flores.

1h 25m
Dec 11, 2024
“Letting a fox guard the hen house”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Marc Elias, Melissa Murray, Tom Winter, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Harry Dunn, Andrew Weissmann, Michael Schmidt, David Jolly, Angelo Carusone, and Sue Craig.

1h 26m
Dec 10, 2024
“Person of interest”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Sam Brock, Tom Winter, Frank Figliuzzi, Andrew Weissmann, Tim Heaphy, Claire McCaskill, Lee Gelernt, Eddie Glaude, Rick Stengel, and Michael Crowley. 

1h 26m
Dec 09, 2024
“Buckle up”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Aaron Blake, Matt Dowd, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cornell Belcher, Tom Winter, Frank Figliuzzi, Michael Crowley, Andrew Weissmann, Jeremy Kohler, and Michele Goodwin.

1h 25m
Dec 06, 2024
“Candidacy in peril”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Vaughn Hillyard, Basil Smikle, David Jolly, Fred Trump, Tom Winter, Tim Miller, Katty Kay, Eamon Javers, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Mary McCord, and Harry Litman.

1h 25m
Dec 06, 2024
“Refusal to abide”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Mara Gay, Paul Rieckhoff, Matt Dowd, Tim Snyder, John Brennan, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Frank Figliuzzi, Tom Winter, and Marc Elias.

1h 26m
Dec 04, 2024
“The rehabilitation effort”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Tim Miller, Amy McGrath, Angelo Carusone, Michael Crowley, Dr. Peter Hotez, Melissa Murray, Jodi Kantor, Ryan Nobles, Courtney Kube, Gabe Roth, Andrew Weissmann, and Garrett Graff.

1h 33m
Dec 03, 2024