“Desperate measures”
from Deadline: White House Hosted by Isaac Bryan, Melanie Mason, Rep. Sam Liccardo, Basil Smikle, Alicia Menendez, Claire McCaskill
August 21, 2025, 4pm: Alicia Menendez and panel discuss how California lawmakers are fighting fire with fire in response to massive redistricting moves by Texas Republicans. Later in the hour, Basil Smikle and former Senator Claire McCaskill join Alicia to dig into J.D. Vance’s trip to Georgia, as he attempts to sell voters on the GOP’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh. To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts. For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
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Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on how GOP redistricting moves in Texas has spurred California Democrats to pursue similar measures.
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