Race for the White House 2016


Brian Williams Co-Anchoring Iowa Caucus Coverage on MSNBC

Brian Williams’s rehabilitation is continuingĀ on MSNBC as Williams prepares to co-anchor coverage of the Iowa caucus on MSNBC, where he now appears as breaking news and special events anchor. Williams will co-anchor the coverage with Rachel Maddow in New York. There will also be an MSNBC team in Iowa with […]


Poll: Donald Trump Holds Wide Lead in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has long been a stronghold for Donald Trump and the state continues to have a rosy outlook for the GOP frontrunner. The latest poll from CNN/WMUR shows Trump in the lead with the support of 34% of Republicans in the state. Twenty percentage points behind is Senator Ted […]


Governor Terry Branstad: Anyone But Cruz

Governor Terry Branstad (R-IA) broke with tradition on Tuesday and waded into the Republican primary. Iowa Governors, due to the state’s large importance in the nomination process, typically remain neutral. However, Branstad called for Senator Ted Cruz’s defeat at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. When asked whether Cruz should be […]


GOP to NBC: You’re (Officially) Fired

The Republican National Committee announced on Monday that NBC News had officially been cut as the broadcast partner for the February debate. The debate is days before Super Tuesday on March 1. Instead of NBC, the RNC has awarded CNN the debate. CNN has held two of the prior debates, […]


Gabby Giffords endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Former Represenative Gabby Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, have endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. The former Arizona Congresswoman has been a major proponent of gun control in the country following a failed assassination attempt in 2011. Giffords and Davis founded Americans for Responsible Solutions, a gun violence prevention […]