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by Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW
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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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- "History in Mississippi" · 42 minNovember 12, 2026; 5pm: Democrat Scott Colom wins the Mississippi Senate Race against incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the first Democrat sent to the Senate from…
- "Nvidia CEO and Trump donor resigns after affair with alleged Chinese spy" · 41 minNovember 12, 2026; 4pm: CEO of Nvidia and Trump megadonor Jensen Huang resigns after having multiple affairs within his company, one of them with an alleged Chinese spy. These…
- "The spy scandal rocking the AI industry and national security" · 42 minShocking new reporting from The New York Times finds that Trump had been warned multiple times about the fact that Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang was engaged in a romantic…
- "A prospect in Mississippi that seemed impossible a week ago" · 43 minIn the state of Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom is on the verge of winning a United States Senate seat over incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- "How deep and how far the Trump grift goes" · 44 minJust one week after the historic midterm elections, where corruption was a top issue for voters, and we are learning just how deep and how far the grift of Donald Trump and his…
- "A knock at Hegseth's door" · 40 minThat knock at Pete Hegseth's door this afternoon? That's accountability. Try as he might to board up the windows, it appears it's coming for him whether he likes it or not.
- "Eight articles of impeachment proposed against Pete Hegseth" · 43 minNovember 9, 2026; 5pm: Today, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment on the House floor against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. A vote can be…
- "The politics of chaos, cruelty, and corruption" · 43 minNovember 9, 2026; 4pm: In the aftermath of last Tuesday's midterms, Trump is making it abundantly clear that he has no intention or is incapable of abandoning his politics of…
- "Beto O'Rourke on Texas turning blue" · 43 minNovember 6, 2026; 5pm: Former Representative Beto O'Rourke, who has served Texans and worked tirelessly to turn the state blue in recent years, joins Nicolle to discuss the…
- "Stephen Miller promoted to Trump Chief of Staff" · 46 minNovember 6, 2026; 4pm: Mere days after the country mass-rebuked Donald Trump and his administration in the midterms, Susie Wiles is out as Trump's chief of staff. In her place…
- "Knives out for Pete Hegseth" · 43 minNovember 5, 2026; 5pm: After Republicans were decimated on Tuesday's midterm elections, Pete Hegseth's future as Secretary of Defense seems to be in limbo with new reports of…
- "The inside story of the MAGA meltdown" · 45 minNovember 5, 2026; 4pm: As Democrats get ready to take office come January in the wake of the blue tsunami, Republicans and the Trump administration are busy conducting their…
- "The era of brazen corruption stops now" · 41 minMidterm results last night rung in a resounding chorus from winning candidates saying the era of rampant and brazen corruption in our government stops now.
- "A board, bipartisan, sweeping, clarifying rebuke" · 46 minThe American people have drawn some bright red lines around what they will and will not tolerate from their leaders.
- "Democracy in action" · 46 minWe are watching democracy in action as all day voters have been heading to the polls making their voices heard, and that’s on top of the 59 million people who already cast their…
- "Election day in America" · 46 minNo time to waste -- there's a lot happening at this very moment, and by the time we're through it all, at the end of this very program, we'll presumably be monitoring the first…
- "Justifying attempts to control and interfere" · 44 minNovember 2, 2026; 5pm: Trump and his allies are STILL unable to find evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election, but that doesn't stop them from using those conspiracy theories…
- "The day before Election Day" · 42 minNovember 2, 2026; 4pm: The day before a very important election day in America's history, Donald Trump took to the stage in front of the reflecting pool in Washington DC, where…
- "Chaos amid canceled and uncanceled campaign events" · 43 minIf on the off chance you got yourself a ticket to a rally put on by a Republican candidate for office, do yourself a favor and call to confirm the event is still on.
- "Laying out plans to contest the election" · 41 minSeeing the writing on the wall that Republicans could likely see a brutal election night on Tuesday, Donald Trump and his allies are laying out their plans to contest election…
- "A grim mood in the White House just days before the midterms" · 42 minOctober 29, 2026; 5pm: Just 5 days before the midterms, the New York Times is reporting a grim mood in the White House. Meanwhile, Trump is cancelling his Saturday rally in…
- "Nvidia CEO seen as target of spy plot" · 42 minOctober 29, 2026; 4pm: Brand new reporting from The New York Times finds that Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot. This comes as Trump is…
- "What analysts are calling a 'unicorn election'" · 43 minTo understand what Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report is calling "a unicorn election," look no further than what's happening in the South.
- "What might the end of the rule of law look like?" · 41 minWhat does the end of the rule of law in America look like, and when will we know if it’s here?
- "The unshakable Epstein Files" · 48 minNo matter how hard Donald Trump and his Republican Party try, they cannot shake their problem of the Epstein Files.
- "One week to go until the midterms" · 41 minWith just one week to go until the midterms, it is becoming abundantly clear that Donald Trump has a 50-state strategy to save his party and his own ego from a humiliating defeat.
- "James Comey charged once again" · 56 minOctober 26, 2026; 5pm: Breaking News: Trump's DOJ charges Former FBI Director James Comey for a violation of the Espionage Act. This is the third time Comey has been charged by…
- "A fight for democracy around the world" · 46 minOctober 26, 2026; 4pm: Around the world, the fight for democracy is ringing true and toppling strong-men leaders.
- "The deal with Russia" · 47 minOctober 23, 2026; 5pm: Russia has returned an American hostage, and it is something to celebrate. What is causing many to pause, however, is what Trump was willing to give up in…
- "DOJ files preemptive lawsuit against Alaska" · 41 minOctober 23, 2026; 4pm: Trump's DOJ filed a preemptive lawsuit against Alaska, seeking to block the senate election results if anyone other than the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan…
- "The art of pointing fingers" · 43 minOctober 22, 2026; 5pm: Elon Musk and the White House are engaged in a robust game of pointing fingers at each other after Ukraine's Zelensky said that Starlink, the Musk-owned…
- "A critical test of the strength of our democracy" · 41 minOctober 22, 2026; 4pm: With the midterms just less than two weeks away, our democracy and election integrity is being put to the test as some Democrats are preparing for Trump…
- "Yet another pay-for-play scheme" · 43 minThe New York Times reports that soon after a billionaire's daughter hired a lawyer close to Donald Trump, he received a pardon.
- "Trying to convince us that up is down and black is white" · 43 minLess than two weeks before America’s midterms, Donald Trump and his administration are showing their contempt for democracies, not just at home but across the globe, as they seek…
- "Protecting our elections" · 43 minOctober 20, 2026; 5pm: Midterm elections are just two weeks away, and questions are arising about the safety of our elections, especially when the threat is allegedly coming from…
- "A disorganized effort" · 41 minOctober 20, 2026; 4pm: New MS NOW reporting highlights the chaos, disorder, and trauma military families experienced in February when Iran bombarded a U.S. Navy Base in Bahrain…
- "Closing arguments to voters" · 42 minDemocrats have made fighting the Trump administration’s corruption and self-dealing part of their closing argument to voters.
- "Republicans want less Trump" · 41 minAt such a crucial juncture in such a crucial campaign, every rally, every handshake, every syllable matters, which makes Donald Trump's dual obsessions lately all the more…
- "Blaming Zelenskyy and punishing his country" · 42 minIt’s a common Trumpism: When things aren’t going well, never take accountability -- just blame someone else.
- "A billionaire cash wave hits the midterms" · 42 minWhen it comes to vital matters of finance developing today, the real question we have to to keep asking ourselves is why do three billionaires, including Elon Musk, currently…
- “An affinity for Putin” · 49 minOctober 15, 2026; 5pm: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in a difficult position because to defend Ukraine, he needs to ask the U.S. for help with weapons and…
- “DOJ sues California just 19 days before the midterms” · 43 minOctober 15, 2026; 4pm: Just 19 days before the midterms, Trump’s DOJ is fulfilling its promise of going after voting in Democratic states. Today, the DOJ sued California minutes…
- "Trump plays Russian roulette ahead of the midterms" · 44 minOver the past few days, Donald Trump has handed Russia win after win, especially with his lifting of sanctions on Russian diesel fuel and therefore putting Ukraine in even more…
- "From unpopular, then to toxic, now to radioactive" · 44 minTwenty days to Election Day, and the American people appear poised to slam the door shut in Donald Trump's face -- and in the faces of Republicans more broadly.
- "Just 21 days to go" · 44 minAt a moment of self-made political crisis for Donald Trump and a breakdown among his supporters, 10 years after the drop of the "Access Hollywood" tape, the most pressing…
- "3 weeks to go until the midterms" · 43 minOctober 12, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. With just 3 weeks to go until the midterms, Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, campaigns…
- "Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home raided by Homeland Security" · 42 minOctober 12, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. A longtime target of Trump's ire, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's D.C. home was raided by DHS this morning…
- "Trump's Grand Conspiracy Case is in turmoil" · 43 minOctober 9, 2026; 5pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. New reporting from The New York Times finds that Trump DOJ's 'Grand Conspiracy' case, which targets former law…
- "Republicans distance themselves from Trump's rank unpopularity" · 41 minOctober 9, 2026; 4pm: Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. As Trump's popularity continues to nosedive, Republican candidates running in the upcoming midterms are…
