The Best People with Nicolle Wallace
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- 1. Jim Acosta Is Still Asking the Tough Questions · 13 Jul 2026
- 2. Rachel Maddow: Donald Trump is ‘Emotionally Incontinent’ · 16 Jul 2026
- 3. Heather Cox Richardson on America’s Vibe Shift · 20 Jul 2026
Marc Elias: We’re Not Heading Towards the Precipice — “We’re There”
10 Aug 2026 · 52 min
Marc Elias is adamant: what’s dangerous in this era is that many people think President Trump’s second term is just business as usual. As the administration works to undermine fair elections ahead of the midterms, the chair of Elias Law Group and founder of “D
Brian Driscoll on the Hollowing Out of the FBI: "It's Devastating”
3 Aug 2026 · 1h 0m
Brian Driscoll doesn’t have to be a “hopeful guy” — and yet, he is. A year ago, he was fired as acting director of the FBI after resisting demands to hand over the names of agents who worked on January 6 insurrection investigations. Now, the career special age
Sue Gordon: Trump’s Approach to Intel is “Breathtakingly Reckless"
27 Jul 2026 · 54 min
Sue Gordon is indefatigable. Nicolle calls her a “unicorn”: a rare case of somebody who served with honor and integrity as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence — and who Donald Trump, at least for a while, kept around. “I am for America,” Gor
Heather Cox Richardson on America’s Vibe Shift
20 Jul 2026 · 57 min
If historian Heather Cox Richardson ever had an agenda, it’d be protecting democracy. The history professor and author of the “Letters from an American” Substack joins Nicolle this week to consider the knock-on effects of economic pain at the grocery store and
Rachel Maddow: Donald Trump is ‘Emotionally Incontinent’
16 Jul 2026 · 18 min
Nicolle sits down with her dear friend and colleague Rachel Maddow for a revealing conversation about the state of the nation and Rachel's coverage of the Trump administration's cruel and violent immigration policies in the wake of two tragic shooting deaths b
Jim Acosta Is Still Asking the Tough Questions
13 Jul 2026 · 50 min
Jim Acosta is pretty sure that when 60 Minutes is in trouble, we're all in trouble. A year and a half after stepping down from a storied career as a White House correspondent and anchor at CNN, the independent journalist begins by addressing his departure from
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