Deadline: White House Season 2026 Episode 8 - Episode 8

Airdate: 2026-Jan-13

Episode summary:

4pm: 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. Later, Financial Times commentator Robert Armstrong joins Nicolle to talk about the Trump administration's criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.5pm: 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. Later, Kasra Aarabi, an expert on Iran's current regime, joins Nicolle to cover the widespread, mass protests happening all over Iran. The anti-government demonstrations have been met with extreme violence, with some human rights groups saying that more than 2000 people have been killed and thousands more arrested, including children.

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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 >