Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace discusses the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, the second day of the ex-president’s civil fraud trial, and more. Joined by: Ali Vitali, David Jolly, Cornell Belcher, Rep. Gerry Connolly, John Heilemann, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Chris Matthews, Lisa Rubin, and Tim O’Brien.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the beginning of the ex-president’s fraud trial in New York, the far-right’s attempt to oust Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s choice to fill late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat, what Attorney General Merrick Garland is saying about political violence as prosecutors attempt to reign in the ex-president’s threatening rhetoric, what to expect from the next term in the Supreme Court, and more. Joined by: Russ Beuttner, Claire McCaskill, Andrew Weissmann, David Jolly, Glenn Thrush, Susanne Craig, Charlie Sykes, Mimi Rocah, Gabe Roth, and Kim Atkins Stohr.

allace discusses the first guilty plea in the Fulton County election case, the impending government shutdown caused by GOP chaos, the life and legacy of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud trial against the ex-president beginning Monday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley’s warning for the country as he steps down, and more. Joined by: Greg Bluetsein, Mary McCord, Rev. Al Sharpton, Lisa Rubin, Ali Vitali, Claire McCaskill, Rep. Colin Allred, Susanne Craig, Andrew Weissmann, Tim O’Brien, Paul Rieckhoff, and Katty Kay.

Debate guru Ron Klain joins Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri on their new podcast “How to Win 2024” to discuss the winners and losers of the 2nd GOP debate and what it could mean for President Biden’s re-election campaign. Plus, the House Republicans’ impeachment effort that voters want nothing to do with. Listen each week and click here to follow the show.

Ayman Mohyeldin – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses President Biden’s warning on the far-right’s threat to democracy, Democrats blasting the House Republican impeachment inquiry into Biden as a “sham,” the implications of possible testimony from the ex-president in the New York civil fraud case, bombshell revelations about the pressures the previous administration put on journalists, breaking news out of Fulton County, and more. Joined by: Ian Bassin, Matt Dowd, Mara Gay, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Sue Craig, Harry Litman, Amy McGrath, John Heileman, Ben Rhodes, Cindy McCain, Jack McCain, Amy McGrath, Charlie Sykes, and Pete Strzok.

Nicolle Wallace discusses former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s bombshell new book – with Cassidy herself, the ruling that the ex-president committed fraud and lied about his net worth for years, the terrifying threats Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has faced, President Biden’s new ad in Michigan after his visit to the UAW picket line, and more. Joined by: Cassidy Hutchinson, Claire McCaskill, Russ Buettner, and Andrew Weissmann.

Ali Velshi – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the breaking news that a judge in the New York civil case found the ex-president committed fraud, increasing calls for Senator Bob Menendez to resign, President Joe Biden’s trip to the UAW picket line in Michigan as the autoworkers’ strike becomes political – including reaction from the union’s president, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s bombshell first live TV interview, and more. Joined by: Tim Heaphy, Charlie Sykes, Catherine Ross, Barbara Boxer, Charlie Sykes, Seth Harris, Rick Stengel, Susanne Craig, Glenn Kirschner, Mimi Rocah, David Jolly, Shawn Fain, and Molly Jong-Fast.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the ex-president’s increasingly disturbing threats to adversaries and the media as he embraces the autocratic playbook, new comments from Cassidy Hutchinson as she finally speaks out after her bombshell testimony to the January 6th Committee, Sen. Bob Menendez’s continued defiance in the face of his indictment last week, President Biden’s upcoming visit to the picket line in Michigan, and more. Joined by: Peter Strzok, Michael Schmidt, Claire McCaskill, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Amanda Carpenter, Miles Taylor, Eddie Glaude, Charlie Sykes, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

Nicolle Wallace discusses newly uncovered evidence of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s ethics violations, an update on New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil suit against the ex-president as the judge begins to hear from attorneys, a new effort by the White House to curb gun violence, movement in the Senate on Pentagon nominees that had been held up by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, more on the revelations from Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and more. Joined by: Justin Elliott, Dahlia Lithwick, Gabe Roth, Rev. Al Sharpton, Angela Ferrell Zabala, Susanne Craig, Harry Litman, and Amy McGrath.

Nicolle Wallace discusses bombshell revelations from Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley about the ex-president as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrives in Washington to be met by a very different administration, confirmation from a former aide that the Durham investigation faced undue pressure from then-Attorney General Bill Barr, the announcement that longtime Chairman of Fox and News Corp Rupert Murdoch will step down, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ nosedive in the polls, and more. Joined by: Tim Heaphy, General Barry McCaffrey, Charlie Sykes, Igor Novikov, Ambassador Michael McFaul, Andrew Weissmann, Frank Figliuzzi, Pete Strzok, David Folkenflik, Dave Aronberg, Donny Deutsch, and Basil Smikle.

Nicolle Wallace discusses Attorney General Merrick Garland’s contentious testimony in front of the Jim Jordan-led House Judiciary Committee, the White House’s fight against disinformation, a new bipartisan group calling out right-wing fascism, bombshell allegations from Cassidy Hutchinson’s forthcoming book involving Rudy Giuliani, President Zelenskyy’s pushback against the ex-president’s claim he would end the war in Ukraine, and more. Joined by: Mike Schmidt, Mary McCord, Anthony Coley, Rick Stengel, Rep. Adam Schiff, Ali Vitali, Miles Taylor, Cornell Belcher, Molly Jong Fast, Katty Kay, Mini Timmaraju, Igor Novikov, and Alexander Vindman.

Nicolle Wallace discusses President Biden’s call to preserve democracy as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, Republicans threatening to cut off aid to Ukraine as President Zelenskyy heads to Washington, the implications of placing the ex-president under a gag order as he repeatedly comments publicly about the judges and attorneys involved in his various trials, Pennsylvania’s new effort to increase voter participation, and more. Joined by: Claire McCaskill, Tim Heaphy, John Heilemann, Governor Josh Shapiro, Amy McGrath, Admiral Steve Abbot, Admiral Michael Smith, Rep. Jim Himes and Glenn Kirschner.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest comments from the ex-president not so subtly applying pressure to his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, new reporting on the testimony of a former aide in Jack Smith’s investigation of classified documents, Ukraine aid’s newfound precarity in the Republican-controlled House ahead of President Zelenskyy’s visit to the U.S., the dangerous spread of election denialism, and more. Joined by: Andrew Weissmann, Katie Benner, Frank Figliuzzi, Katie Phang, Mike Schmidt, Tim Miller, Mary McCord, Eddie Glaude, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Barry McCaffrey, and Masih Alinejad.

Nicolle Wallace discusses breaking news in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s ongoing legal battle with the ex-president, bombshell revelations about his fellow Republicans from Senator Mitt Romney, a disturbing ousting of an election official in Wisconsin, the White House’s campaign against misinformation, and more. Joined by: Neal Katyal, Basil Smikle, Glenn Thrush, Rep. Adam Schiff, Glenn Kirschner, Charlie Sykes, Paul Rieckhoff, Lisa Rubin, and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul.

How do you win an unprecedented election that could see a criminally indicted ex-president take on the current Commander in Chief? How do you win crucial down-ballot races that will ultimately shape the power dynamics for whoever wins the White House? And how do you win over voters – of any party -- when mistrust in leadership is at an all-time high? Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri, are two of the most well-respected voices in American politics today and have some ideas. Listen to their new podcast “How to Win 2024” and follow the show: https://link.chtbl.com/htw_fdlw

Nicolle Wallace discusses a new report detailing the alarming threats to democracy as Wisconsin removes their top election official, Hunter Biden’s indictment on three gun-related charges, the right’s targeting of FBI agents involved in the investigation, updates in the Fulton County election case as some co–defendants begin to sever their cases, a trauma surgeon’s perspective on gun violence, and more. Joined by: Mike Schmidt, Harry Litman, Mike Memoli, Pete Strzok, Mary McCord, Rick Hasen, Mara Gay, John Heilemann, Dr. Brian Williams, and Fred Guttenberg.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the complex list of requests from the ex-president’s co-defendants in Fulton County, Utah Senator Mitt Romney’s decision not to run for a second term, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal with his party’s extremists finally coming back to haunt him, Fox News facing another lawsuit over its 2020 election falsehoods, the healthcare crisis caused by abortion bans in red states, and more. Joined by: Carol Leonig, Tim Heaphy, Andrew Weissmann, Cornell Belcher, Matt Dowd, RonNell Andersen Jones, Mike Schmidt, Jeremy Peters, Marc Hearron, Jennifer Adkins, Michele Goodwin, and Errin Haines.

Nicolle Wallace discusses predictable turmoil within the Republican Caucus over whether or not to conduct sham impeachment hearings for President Biden, the latest in the ex-president’s ongoing legal battles, a meeting of the dictatorial minds as Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin meet in Russia, a Senate hearing on the alarming rise in book bans, and more. Joined by: Ian Sams, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Charlie Sykes, Glenn Thrush, Dave Aronberg, Blayne Alexander, John Brennan, Katty Kay, General Barry McCaffrey, Tim Heaphy, Amy McGrath, and Alexi Giannoulias.

Nicolle Wallace discusses predictable turmoil within the Republican Caucus over whether or not to conduct sham impeachment hearings for President Biden, the latest in the ex-president’s ongoing legal battles, a meeting of the dictatorial minds as Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin meet in Russia, a Senate hearing on the alarming rise in book bans, and more. Joined by: Ian Sams, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Charlie Sykes, Glenn Thrush, Dave Aronberg, Blayne Alexander, John Brennan, Katty Kay, General Barry McCaffrey, Tim Heaphy, Amy McGrath, and Alexi Giannoulias.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 as President Biden speaks on his way back from the G-20, the growing threat of domestic violent extremism, one effort to overturn the 2020 election missing from the ex-president’s indictment, new reporting on the ethics concerns surrounding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife, and more. Joined by: Mike Schmidt, Mary McCord, Andrew Weissmann, Claire McCaskill, Marc Elias, Eddie Glaude, Maya Wiley, and Heidi Pryzbyla.