“Ahead of the State of the Union”

February 24. 2026; With President Trump’s first State of the Union of his second term slated tonight, Nicolle Wallace sets the stage: Plunging approval ratings among independents. Trump’s worst numbers on the issues yet. And new developments suggesting an Epstein cover-up from our own Department of Justice. We unpack it with Claire McCaskill, John Heilemann, Jaime Raskin and family members of Epstein survivor Virgina Guiffre, Sky and Amanda Roberts. Also in the hour, the latest out of Ukraine with Michael McFaul, Anne Applebaum and Dr. Irwin Redlener.

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