Deadline: White House Season 2026 Episode 36 - Episode 36

Airdate: 2026-Feb-20

Episode summary:

4pm: 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. Later, Senator Maria Cantwell joins Nicolle to discuss what might happen next now that the Supreme Court has upended a large part of Trump's economic policy.5pm: 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. Later, Epstein survivor Dani Bensky joins Nicolle to discuss the latest reporting that Epstein had ties to Customs and Border Patrol officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands who likely knew that Epstein would abuse women and children on his private island. Instead of intervening, they chose to gift Epstein concierge service and speedy security lines instead.

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Hosted by Nicolle Wallace, this program provides in-depth reporting and dynamic discussions on the political stories driving the news cycle. Nicoll...Show more >