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After a girls’ school in Iran was bombed, even Trump’s own base is raising questions about who was culpable and why they did it.

Nicolle Wallace covers the political free-fall of Donald Trump, a nosedive which began well before the war started in Iran. Later, Nicolle covers new Wall Street Journal reporting that says that some Democrats and Republicans are pointing the finger at Sen. Lindsey Graham for creating the perfect circumstances to initiate the war in Iran.

Nicolle Wallace covers everything that has transpired a week after Donald Trump waged war with Iran. 8 U.S. service members have died, the White House did not rule out a draft, the Wall Street Journal says we are facing the worst energy crisis since the 1970s, and the Iranian regime has named Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the new Ayatollah.

War in Iran had been on the table for most presidential administrations in recent memory – so far, only Trump has believed that the human cost would be worth it.

In the latest twist in the administration’s evolving, often contradictory, justifications for its war in Iran, Trump said today that he would accept nothing short of “unconditional surrender.”

Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper give an update on the war with Iran. Later, John Heilemann, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, David Frum, and Alex Wagner discuss the presser with Nicolle.

Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news that Kristi Noem is out at DHS. Donald Trump made the announcement on Truth Social this afternoon and named Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as her replacement. Noem’s firing comes after weeks of turmoil in Minneapolis, resulting in the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, and reports from all over the country of U.S. citizens being detained and assaulted by ICE officers.

Nicolle Wallace on members of Donald Trump's own party galzanizing to investigate his administration's stonewalling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Nicolle Wallace on the United States using a submarine-launched torpedo to sink an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka -- the first time an American submarine has been used to fire a torpedo against an enemy ship in combat since World War II.

Rachel Maddow and her MS NOW colleagues track the primary election returns in Texas and North Carolina, with Ali Velshi offering special statistical insights from the big board as one of the most closely watched elections, the Democratic Senate primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico mired in legal complications after polling place confusion in Dallas.

"Hypocrite" is an interesting word to use, considering its source: an FBI Director, who NOT ONLY promised, under oath, that his agency would refrain from retaliating against targets of Donald Trump.

Trump’s presidency is now engulfed in twin crises -- a ballooning national security crisis and an unprecedented political civil war within his political movement.

Nicolle Wallace covers how the latest attack within Iran is yet another betrayal of the MAGA base, who wants America to be put first. Back before the 2024 election, Stephen Miller, now Homeland Security Advisor to Trump, called Kamala Harris’ campaign “war-mongering neocons [who] love sending your kids to die for wars they would never fight themselves.” Fast forward to 2026 under a second Trump presidency, the United States has upended Venezuela’s regime, conducted air strikes in the Caribbean, and struck Iran, killing its Supreme Leader, all of which puts the U.S. military at risk.

Nicolle Wallace covers the latest breaking news coming out of Iran amid the endless unanswered questions from the Trump administration as to what the goals of this new war are. New reporting from the Washington Post suggests that many inside the Pentagon are nervous at the possibility that the conflict ignited in Iran may soon become too big for the United States to handle.

Nicolle Wallace anchors breaking coverage of the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran, and the death of Ayatollah Khamenei.

After months of contentious back and forth between Netflix, Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, Trump and the Ellisons might finally get their way.

In the latest in the Epstein probe, the Clintons testified before the House Oversight Committee.

Nicolle Wallace covers the threat to the safe and secure elections Americans have enjoyed and are promised by the Constitution. According to new reporting from MS NOW, Donald Trump is directing his counsel’s office to find legal ways to establish more roadblocks to casting votes at polling locations nationwide. Trump is urging this despite his own legal counsel warning that such action could get him in deep legal trouble.

Nicolle Wallace covers new reporting from The Miami Herald which details how Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with high-ranking officials in the Florida justice system, including the former chief of the criminal division in Miami, to gain special favors and lower sentences for his crimes.

Ali Velshi, in for Nicolle Wallace, on Donald Trump and his administrations' continuing war on elections in our nation.

Ali Velshi, in for Nicolle Wallace, on accusations of a cover up by the Trump administration after multiple outlets, including MS NOW, reported that memos and handwritten notes from FBI interviews with a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault when she was a minor, are missing from the Epstein files that were released to the public.

Listen to MS NOW’s Special Coverage of President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union Address on February 24th, 2026.

Trump is set to deliver the first State of the Union of his second term tonight – what to expect of the address.

Months after Congress mandated a full release of the Epstein files, new reporting suggests a cover-up from President Trump’s Department of Justice.

Nicolle Wallace covers Donald Trump’s interference with one of the biggest, high-stakes business deals happening right now: the bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Brothers Discovery. Trump demanded on social media on Saturday night that Netflix should fire Susan Rice -- ambassador to the UN, national security advisor, a director of domestic policy who served in the cabinets of two presidents – and most recently, a board member of Netflix.

Nicolle Wallace covers growing signs of resistance against the Trump administration across poll numbers to sports figures speaking out against Trump to artists using music to promote unity in a time of deep division.

Nicolle Wallace covers the 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court to block Donald Trump from imposing global tariffs. The Supreme Court, while not suggesting that tariffs can’t be imposed, is asserting that tariffs can only be imposed with the approval of Congress.

Nicolle Wallace covers the stunning ruling from the Supreme Court, where the Justices chose 6-3 to strike down Donald Trump’s global tariffs. It is a stark example of the power of the checks and balances system of the United States government, where the Supreme Court has limited the power of the presidency. More importantly, it has limited the power of Donald Trump.

Nicolle Wallace covers Donald Trump’s obsession with Fulton County, GA and his claims of voter fraud and rigged elections, all of which have been proven false. Today, Georgia’s 5 member (MAGA majority) state election board, through the endorsement of Donald Trump, concluded its first meeting where they are close to deciding a state takeover of elections in Fulton County, Georgia’s most diverse and populous county.

Nicolle Wallace covers the stunning arrest of Former Prince Andrew on suspicions of public misconduct, the accusation specifically is that he shared confidential government information with Jeffrey Epstein. This arrest comes years after demands for accountability from survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has claimed that Epstein trafficked her to Andrew, who then raped her multiple times.

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump still peddling election lies.

Nicolle Wallace on the House Oversight Committee questioning billionaire businessman Les Wexner, who was personally and financially tied to Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

Thursday morning, elementary school students found themselves running from their bus stop in New Jersey when ICE agents were spotted nearby.

Ahead of midterms and in light of tanking poll numbers, President Trump is using his FCC again to attack his perceived adversaries in the media.

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia covers news out of New Jersey, where ICE agents were spotted near a school bus stop, causing elementary school students to run away in fear, warning each other that ICE was nearby. Immigration enforcement and the excessive funding of the DHS was cited as one of the top reasons why Donald Trump was elected, but the behavior of ICE in U.S. cities and neighborhoods has quickly turned immigration enforcement into a political Achilles’ heel for Trump.

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia covers the Department of Justice’s attempts to ‘move on’ from the Epstein files, which include Attorney General Pam Bondi sending a letter to Congress claiming that all the documents required by the Epstein Transparency Act have been released. However, Epstein’s victims and authors of the Epstein Transparency Act, Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, beg to differ.

Nicolle Wallace on how the election interference so many Americans fear is already well underway by the Trump administration.

Nicolle Wallace on journalist Don Lemon pleading not guilty in court to two counts, including conspiracy against right of religious freedom after he was charged following his coverage of a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota last month.

Nicolle Wallace covers the resounding rejection by a grand jury to indict six Democrats who participated in a video urging the military to refuse illegal orders. Additionally, a judge rebuked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, concluding that Hegseth is unlawfully targeting Senator Mark Kelly, one of the Democrats who was in the video.

Nicolle Wallace covers Trump border czar Tom Homan’s announcement today that thousands of federal agents are withdrawing from Minneapolis. Homan’s announcement comes after federal agents shot three people, two of whom were killed: Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.

Nicolle Wallace on Pam Bondi's failure to provide the one thing that the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse wanted from her testimony in front of a House committee.

Nicolle Wallace on the Justice Department failing to secure an indictment against the six Democratic lawmakers who released a video simply reminding members of the military that they swore an oath to the Constitution and were duty-bound to refuse illegal orders.

With key Homeland Security officials notably missing from today’s Capitol Hill hearings on ICE, Nicolle Wallace examines what little was revealed.

The latest drop of Epstein files raises more questions than it answers about Donald Trump and other high profile figures’ connections to the disgraced predator.

Nicolle Wallace covers Bad Bunny’s electrifying Superbowl halftime performance, a performance that celebrated Puerto Rico, culture, and unity in a time of deep division in the United States.

Nicolle Wallace covers the stark difference between how the UK’s government has responded to the latest information uncovered by the Epstein files and how the US has responded. Where high-ranking officials in the UK are resigning in protest after US ambassador Peter Mandelson was found to be in the files, the United States government has largely remained mute after prominent names in the US government were found in the files. One name that popped up often – in more than 250 documents – is Howard Lutnick, the Trump administration’s commerce secretary.

Nicolle Wallace on the Trump administration exerting control over elections offices across the country.

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump putting his racism on full display when he shared a blatantly, flagrantly racist post with the images of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. From pro wrestling events to the Grammys, the cultural backlash to Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration is intensifying. Alicia covers new polling which reflects that the American people increasingly disapprove of ICE’s tactics.

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia covers the presence of DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard at the Elections Office in Fulton County, GA, where the Trump administration seized numerous ballots from the 2020 election. Even though it has been disproven that the 2020 election was ‘stolen,’ Fulton County continues to be accused of ‘suspected voter fraud’ by Donald Trump.

Nicolle Wallace on new legal action filed this morning under seal in federal court in Atlanta by Fulton County officials. More specifically: a court challenge to the Trump administration's highly dubious seizure of records related to the 2020 election.

Nicolle Wallace on the announcement of a drawdown in the number of federal agents on the ground in Minnesota.

In light of several witness testimonies about federal immigration agents before Congress today, Nicolle Wallace examines what’s ahead.

President Trump called for the GOP to “nationalize” elections. Nicolle Wallace dissects potential consequences of such a power grab.

Nicolle Wallace covers the latest Epstein files release, where more powerful people across industries are named in email correspondences with Jeffrey Epstein.

Nicolle Wallace covers the power of the people in Minneapolis who are hitting the streets every day in frigid weather to fight for the rights of their neighbors who are being targeted by ICE.

Nicolle Wallace on the Trump administration's bulldozing of DOJ systems.

Nicolle Wallace on unfolding events in Minneapolis after the shooting of Renee Good by a federal officer.

Nicolle Wallace on protesters, assembling peacefully, with one goal: to ensure the White House is well aware that what its allowed immigration officers to do in their name will not go unchallenged.

Nicolle Wallace on protests in Minneapolis for the second Friday in a row - with thousands braving bitterly cold temperatures as they march.

Nicolle Wallace covers the surveillance technology ICE has access to due to its increased federal funding. This technology includes biometric trackers, facial recognition, and military drones, which are all used to track protestors and potential candidates for deportation.

Nicolle Wallace covers how the justice system is beginning to limit the federal government’s immigration authorities’ impunity. Federal judges have picked ICE apart for violating nearly 100 court orders in the name of Trump’s aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration.

Nicolle Wallace on it has been the teachers, the retirees, the clergy, the doctors and nurses of Minnesota who have been the ones to set Trump and his administration back on their heels.

Nicolle Wallace on the growing chasm between the truth, in Minnesota -- and what the Trump administration desperately want you to believe.

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to discuss ICE’s tactics on U.S. citizens as well as Gov. Shapiro’s new book, “Where We Keep the Light.” Later, Nicolle covers how ICE’s presence in Minnesota has prompted backlash from former Vice President Mike Pence and even Martha Stewart.

Nicolle Wallace covers the protests around the nation after the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents. Later, Nicolle covers how the Department of Justice is demanding Minnesota to hand over voter records in exchange for removing ICE from the state.

Nicolle Wallace covers how the sports world is beginning to speak up about the state sanctioned violence in Minnesota. Meanwhile, actors at the Sundance Film Festival have also begun voicing dissent at the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Their voices join the thousands on the streets of the United States as they vehemently protest ICE’s presence in their cities.

Nicolle Wallace covers the tragic death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis over the weekend. Pretti was an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, and he died protecting a fellow protestor from being assaulted by ICE. The Trump administration has since called Pretti a “domestic terrorist.”

Nicolle Wallace on Trump's suggestion that the United States has never needed it's NATO allies -- and the responses from leaders of our longtime friendly nations.

Nicolle Wallace on thousands of people in Minneapolis braving a wind chill of -20 degrees as part of a coordinated day of peaceful action.

Nicolle Wallace covers the Washington Post’s reporting that ICE is targeting children, as well as using children to arrest the adults in their lives. This reporting comes after ICE detained 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramons, then forced him to lure other adults in his home outside so that they too could be detained.

Nicolle Wallace covers career prosecutor Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress earlier today. Smith provided an account of the criminal case against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and end the tradition of peaceful transfer of power in the United States.

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump's continuing torment of NATO ally countries in his quest to acquire Greenland as territory of the United States - despite it already belonging to Denmark.

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump taking a gathering of world leaders hostage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland - subjecting a foreign audience to the same incoherent ramblings, threats, falsehoods that he delivers regularly at home.

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland - a Danish territory - using the United States military.

Nicolle Wallace on a series of rambling texts, social media posts, and unhinged rants from President Donald Trump.

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace. Alicia explores the GOP response to the Trump administration’s push to annex Greenland and the resulting tension between the U.S. and its European allies.

Alicia Menendez is in for Nicolle Wallace, covering the text messages between Norway’s Prime Minister and Donald Trump amid the threats to annex Greenland. After Norway’s PM asked to take the temperature down, Donald Trump insinuated that due to Norway’s lack of support in giving Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, he was no longer interested in pursuing peace.

Nicolle Wallace on Donald Trump's sagging approval numbers almost a year into his second term.

Nicolle Wallace on brand new reporting undercutting the original lie told by Donald Trump and his Cabinet in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good: that she was threatening the life of the ICE agent who killed her.

Nicolle Wallace on Trump’s threat to ‘take over’ Greenland, which is the latest in a string of chaos just in January. Whether it be threatening Minnesotans with the Insurrection Act or forcibly removing Nicolas Maduro from power, the Trump administration is moving towards the “Putinization” of the United States, according to historian Heather Cox Richardson.

Nicolle Wallace covers the latest breaking news out of Minneapolis. Protests exploded after another shooting by an ICE agent – this time of a Venezuelan immigrant. Reports say he was shot in the leg and forced out of his house by federal agents who forced him out of his house by throwing smoke grenades.

Nicolle Wallace on the Justice Department seeking retribution against perceived enemies of President Donald Trump.

Nicolle Wallace on growing numbers of the public reacting to the administration with a rising tide of revulsion and a conviction to resist efforts to militarize their cities.

Nicolle Wallace on the New York Times reporting that the U.S. attacked a boat with an aircraft disguised as a civilian plane. This is an example of committing ‘perfidy,’ which is prohibited in the Department of Defense Law of War manual.

Nicolle Wallace covers the mass resignation from the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, an exodus which was caused by the unit refusing to investigate the death of Renee Nicole Good. Good was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis last week.

Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news out of Minnesota, where Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota AG Keith Ellison have announced that they will be suing DHS and ICE for their violent conduct in Minnesota.

Nicolle Wallace covers the breaking news that the Trump DOJ has opened a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over whether Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the renovations of the Fed’s headquarters. This probe comes after nearly a year of Powell refusing to cut interest rates despite a pressure campaign from Donald Trump.

Nicolle Wallace breaks down Trump’s reaction to the video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, and how the Trump narrative of what happened in Minneapolis emulates George Orwell’s novel, 1984.

Nicolle Wallace covers the aftermath of the tragic shooting of 37 year old Renee Nicole Good. She was killed yesterday in Minneapolis by an ICE agent.

Nicolle Wallace anchors breaking coverage of the killing of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Nicolle Wallace anchors breaking coverage of the killing of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Nicolle Wallace on the development that the United States, in the aftermath of what Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as merely a "law enforcement operation," will have a presence in Venezuela for the foreseeable future.

Nicolle Wallace on the fifth anniversary of January 6th, 2021, when Donald Trump summoned a mob, fed on lies about an election in which he was soundly defeated.

Nicolle Wallace on the lack of honesty from the Trump administration on who is currently in charge of Venezuela. This pertinent question comes after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Nicolle Wallace covers the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Maduro and his wife were arraigned in New York today on counts of drug trafficking and other crimes. Both pleaded not guilty and Maduro maintains that he is still the President of Venezuela.

Nicolle Wallace covers the Trump administration’s pattern of relentlessly seeking retribution on his perceived enemies. Whether it be universities, members of the Department of Justice, James Comey, Letitia James, or journalists, the second Trump term is defined by the pursuit of revenge.

Nicolle Wallace on the escalation of tension between the U.S. and the Maduro regime after reports of a CIA drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week. This attack would be the first known land attack in the country, a stunning turn after multiple Pentagon ordered boat strikes in the Caribbean.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the cracks to Trump’s coalition from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s public break with MAGA to podcaster Joe Rogan denouncing the President’s reaction to Rob Reiner’s death.