Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace breaks down the testimony from the first hearing held by the select committee on January 6th. Plus, the courage of the police officers defending the Capitol that day, how one of the officers had to fend off racist attacks, Texas Democrats locked in a standoff with their state, new mask guidance from the CDC, and Biden makes his first visit to an intelligence agency.

Joined by: Luke Broadwater, Yamiche Alcindor, Matthew Dowd, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Eddie Glaude, Frank Figliuzzi, John Heilemann, David Plouffe, state Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, and David Leonhardt

Nicolle Wallace discusses Speaker Pelosi appointing Congressman Adam Kinzinger to the select committee investigating January 6th. Plus, a Republican in Arizona is booed off the stage after calling the audit a farce, the price of the large number of Americans who won’t get vaccinated, countering the disinformation around vaccines and public health measures, who the 1/6 select committee should subpoena, Democrats look into Trump’s meddling at the CDC, and frightening remarks from a former national security adviser.

Joined by: Jackie Alemany, Claire McCaskill, Charlie Sykes, Shaquille Brewster, Sen. Angus King, Dr. Peter Hotez, Eddie Glaude, Clint Watts, Carol Leonnig, Phil Rucker, Miles Taylor and Peter Strzok

Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele, in for Nicolle Wallace, discuss the division among Republicans in pushing for the covid vaccine. Plus, Trump continues his money grift after his presidency, a January 6th rioter says Trump invited him to the Capitol, a state calls on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, the ongoing fight over voting rights, Speaker Pelosi energizes Democrats by taking on Republicans, and the NFL puts teams on notice about unvaccinated players.

Joined by: Dr. Ashish Jha, Eugene Robinson, Carlos Curbelo, Jonathan Lemire, Clint Watts, Scott MacFarlane, Katie Barlow, Reverend Al Sharpton, Tara Setmayer, Neal Katyal, Antonia Hylton, Dr. Anne Rimon, Philip Bump, and Kevin Blackistone

Claire McCaskill and Michael Steele, in for Nicolle Wallace, discuss the continued fallout of McCarthy pulling his picks for the January 6th select committee after Pelosi vetoed two of his choices. Plus, one of the Capitol Police officers who was attacked by rioters is now attacked by right-wing media, mask mandates are again under consideration as covid cases rise, the Afghan interpreters who put their lives on the line are now in danger as U.S. troops withdraw, Biden defends the filibuster, how the new surge of covid is hitting the unvaccinated the hardest, and the Justice Department cracks down on the illegal pipeline of guns.

Joined by: Tim Miller, Robert Gibbs, Jackie Alemany, Mark Zaid, Eugene Scott, Matt Zeller, Jake Sherman, Donna Edwards, Sam Stein, Michelle Goldberg, Dr. Irwin Redlener, and Cedric Alexander

Claire McCaskill and Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, discuss Speaker Pelosi rejecting two of McCarthy’s picks for the select committee on January 6th. Plus, the political disparity in vaccine hesitancy, the Senate GOP blocks a procedural vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the vice president meets with election officials and poll workers, the rising number of Olympic athletes who have contracted covid, a look at hospitals in South Carolina seeing troubling jumps in covid ICU patients, and connecting the dots around who actually benefited from Trump's foreign policy.

Joined by: Rep. Madeleine Dean, David Plouffe, Anna Palmer, Dr. Kavita Patel, Sen. John Tester, Symone Sanders, Tara Palmieri, David Jolly, Ben Rhodes, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Ellison Barber, Dr. Rob Davidson, and Matt Miller

Alicia Menendez and Jason Johnson, in for Nicolle Wallace, discuss Minority Leader McCarthy naming five GOP lawmakers to the January 6th select committee. Plus, the chair of Trump’s inaugural committee is indicted for foreign lobbying, Dr. Fauci pushes back against misinformation from a GOP senator, today marks 6 months of the Biden presidency, the role of Fox News in vaccine hesitancy, a primary race in Ohio captures the divide in the Democratic party, and coal miners in Alabama press forward with a months-long strike.

Joined by: Rep. Jim Himes, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Hayes Brown, Carol Leonnig, Phil Rucker, Clint Watts, A.B. Stoddard, Dr. Uche Blackstock, Tom Winter, Joyce Vance, Niambi Carter, and Charlotte Alter

Ali Velshi and Jason Johnson, in for Nicolle Wallace, discuss Democratic Senators holding a voting rights hearing in Georgia. Plus, the first felony defendant in the Capitol riot is sentenced to 8 months in prison, the White House battles vaccine disinformation, the U.S. accuses China of a massive cyberattack on Microsoft, the ongoing threat of the former president, new shootings highlight the inaction on gun reform from Congress, and Los Angeles reinstates its mask mandate.

Joined by: Garrett Haake, Ashley Parker, Olivia Troye, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Dr. Kavita Patel, Frank Figliuzzi, Bob Pisani, Eddie Glaude, Christina Greer, Greg Bluestein, Scott MacFarlane, Jake Sherman, Charlie Sykes, and Cal Perry

Nicolle Wallace discusses the lack of progress on voting rights among Democrats. Plus, the CDC warns of a pandemic of the unvaccinated, a reckoning for lawyers peddling the ‘Big Lie’, federal prosecutors seek a prison term for a 1/6 defendant, the GOP continues to peddle Trump’s lies, campaign finance reports show the depths of trouble facing Matt Gaetz, and lawmakers join the “Free Britney” movement.

Joined by: Chris Jansing, Reverend Al Sharpton, Clint Watts, Anna Palmer, Jonathan Lemire, Dana Nessel, Ryan Reilly, Peter Strzok, Basil Smikle, Miles Taylor, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Nick Confessore, and Katie Phang

Nicolle Wallace discusses a new book out with great detail on Trump’s defiance and inaction on January 6th. Plus, the country’s top military official was worried Trump would launch a coup, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy visits with the ex-president, and Biden holds a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Joined by: Jeremy Bash, Eli Stokols, Daniel Goldman, Sam Stein, David Jolly, Errin Haines, Jackie Alemany, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Adm. James Stavridis, and John Heilemann

Nicolle Wallace discusses the House select committee on 1/6 setting the date for their first hearing. Plus, how disabled Americans could be hurt by restrictive voting measures, the dangers of the right-wing lies show no signs of slowing down, the White House’s efforts to promote youth vaccinations, reporting on one of Bill Barr’s last actions as attorney general, the growing disinformation around vaccines, possible signs of daylight between the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg, and Biden’s latest efforts to confront hotspots around the globe.

Joined by: Donna Edwards, Matthew Dowd, Eugene Daniels, Dessa Cosma, Tim Miller, Katie Benner, Denver Riggleman, Clint Watts, Aaron Blake, Kristin Urquiza, Chuck Rosenberg, Harry Litman, and Rick Stengel