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File & Fury

Star MSNBC anchor and fledgling podcast host Nicolle Wallace decodes the MAGA meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein—and Donald Trump’s attempt to shift attention toward his favorite boogeymen.

Nicolle Wallace
"The coalition is not at any risk of breaking up along the lines that we used to cover it, old Republicans and new. MAGA replaced the Republican Party—and the Republican Party feebly and pathetically handed it over," says MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace. Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images
John Heilemann
July 15, 2025

Nicolle Wallace is one of the few remaining shining stars in the ever-dimming cable news solar system: a former advisor to George W. Bush whose understanding of the practice of politics in the trenches and at the highest levels in Washington, combined with her skills behind the anchor desk and deep grasp of her audience’s appetites, have turned her two-hour stint each afternoon as host of MSNBC’s Deadline: White House into a bigger draw than many of the network’s primetime shows.