Politics


Brian Williams Co-Anchoring Iowa Caucus Coverage on MSNBC

Brian Williams’s rehabilitation is continuing 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 […]


Detroit Teachers Protest Decaying Schools

Teachers in Detroit are protesting the state of the schools in the city. The teachers are protesting with sick-outs against the conditions they work in and students are supposed to learn in. They are protesting pay, class sizes, building conditions and the plan to overhaul the district by Gov. Rick Snyder. Governor […]


Des Moines Register Endorses Rubio and Clinton

The Des Moines Register, a highly influential newspaper in the Hawkeye State, has announced its endorsements for the 2016 presidential election, nine days before the state goes to vote in the caucus. On the Republican side, the paper endorsed Senator Marco Rubio and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was […]


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 […]