Overview

• MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace and her husband Michael S. Schmidt have welcomed a baby girl named Isabella Sloane Schmidt via surrogate.
• This is Wallace's second child, with her first, Liam, being from a previous marriage.
• Wallace, 51, has been absent from her show 'Deadline: White House' for the past week, with Alicia Menendez filling in for her.
• Wallace has not yet shared when she will return from her maternity leave.
• Wallace has joked about the 'pros and cons' of being a mother again at 51, mentioning the lack of sleep but also the joy of focusing on her family.