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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 41 MIN

"The battlefield on American airwaves”

from Deadline: White House · host Nicolle Wallace, Oliver Darcy, David Frum, Alex Wagner

February 17, 2026; In his latest effort to undermine free speech in the U.S., President Trump’s FCC prevented an interview with James Talarico on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” from airing ahead of a contentious Texas midterm. Nicolle Wallace unpacks what this means and its political context with Alex Wagner, Oliver Darcy and David Frum. Later in the hour, the panel examines Les Wexner’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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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.

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