Donald Trump Wins Presidential Election

In a perhaps fitting end to the 2016 presidential election, an election where the conventional wisdom was trumped at every corner, the race ended with an upset, a shock to the press, the Clinton campaign, and the Trump campaign. As of publication, Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College with […]


When Do the State Polls Close?

For those looking for state results for the election, news organizations will not report vote results until the state polls have closed. Accordingly, TKNN has a list of when states will be closing the polls. Some states have multiple closing times so TKNN provided the last closing time. TKNN swing […]


CNBC Takes a Page from the NFL

The presidential election has garnered record interest and is partially credited/blamed with a decline in football ratings. However, CNBC is combining political coverage while taking cues from football coverage. CNBC announced on Monday that they will utilize the over 100 streams of election coverage as part of NBC Universal (which […]


Bridgegate Aides Found Guilty of All Charges

Two of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s former aides have been found guilty of all charges in relation to the Bridgegate scandal of 2013. Bridgegate was the closing and obstruction of lanes on the George Washington highway as an act of political revenge meant to punish the mayor of Fort […]


HLN Deflects on Election Night 1

FIRST ON TKNN: While heightened interest regarding the 2016 presidential election has led to viewership spikes for the cable news networks, HLN will be counter-programming with no election coverage. During Election Night, HLN will air a marathon of Forensic Files with Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield preempted. Throughout the marathon, HLN […]