Stephanie Ruhle – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Peter Baker, Dan Nathan, Gene Sperling, Sen. Adam Schiff, David Enrich, Mara Gay, Sam Stein, Matthew Dowd, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Elizabeth Castillo.

Nicolle Wallace covers the latest in developments on the Epstein Scandal and Trump's flailing attempts to change the subject. August 5th, 2025: After a letter from Epstein victims condemning the latest push by the Department of Justice to release transcripts, Nicolle Wallace unpacks their reactions with Tara Palmeri and just how the White House press corps is covering it – or not – with the New York Times' Tyler Pager. Plus, she deals with pushback to Trump's agenda outside the beltway – from angry GOP town halls to Texas Democrats fighting back. State Rep. James Talarico joins to give us the latest. Texas Rep. James Talarico, Tara Palmeri, Claire McCaskill, Kristy Greenberg, Tyler Pager, Angelo Carusone, Matt Dowd, Molly Jong-Fast