The week in 2016 chatter was dominated by a proxy fight over Benghazi, as Republicans tried to use new revelations from Wednesday's White House document dump to put chinks in Hillary Clinton's 2016 armor. Read More
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Hillary Clinton avoids politics in Beverly Hills speech
4:02 PM on 5/9/2013
Political Washington was consumed with a charged debate over Hillary Clinton's legacy Wednesday, but the former secretary of state largely steered clear of politics in a speech in Beverly Hills. Read More
Heritage Foundation report takes fire from GOP over ‘misleading’ claims
12:42 PM on 5/7/2013
The Heritage Foundation put out a long-awaited report on what it claims are the costs of immigration reform, kicking off a political battle on the right - and producing a loud silence from Democrats who were happy to let other Republicans trash the study. Read More
Road to 2016: Can you duck a dynasty?
2:03 PM on 4/26/2013
America's political dynasties were on display in Dallas Thursday, but is the country ready for another president named Bush or Clinton? Here's our wrap of this week in the Race for 2016. Read More
On the road to 2016…
3:20 PM on 4/12/2013
The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has tested the personal popularity of seven potential presidential candidates since the 2012 election, measuring how they stack up with the coalition of groups it may take to win the next one. Read More
House working group to unveil immigration plan
1:20 PM on 4/1/2013
Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Republican Congressman Luke Messer (Ind.) agreed Monday that a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million undocumented immigrants, and a deal on metrics to measure border security are likely to be the biggest challenges to final passage of immigration reform. Read More
Santorum stumps for Sanford opponent
12:46 PM on 3/27/2013
Rick Santorum is putting himself between former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and a political comeback. Read More
Priebus reaffirms GOP opposition to same-sex marriage
3:56 PM on 3/20/2013
The Republican party's post-election report argues, "We need to campaign among Hispanic, black, Asian, and gay Americans and demonstrate we care about them, too." But RNC Chairman Reince Priebus told MSNBC's Luke Russert that doesn't mean a change in the party's belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. Read More
McConnell’s wife stars in first ad focused on racial slur
4:34 PM on 3/13/2013
Election day may be 20 months away, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is going up with his first ad tomorrow, starring his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. Read More
Pres. Obama to speak to Organizing for Action
1:23 PM on 3/11/2013
In addition to the charm offensive targeting his political opponents, the president will also make an under-the-radar appearance at an event hosted by Organizing for Action, the advocacy network composed of his former campaign staff and grassroots supporters which has been set up as a tax-exempt "social welfare group." Read More
House Democrats seek to shore up at-risk members
1:13 PM on 3/5/2013
The DCCC argues it has a viable game plan to take back seats the Democrats were unable to flip in 2012, thanks to earlier and better recruiting. But in order to beat the 'six-year-itch,' still a long-shot possibility, House Democrats have to hold onto the seats they already have. Read More
Sweet ’16: The week in moves and missteps
1:36 PM on 3/1/2013
In this campaign off-year, we're watching a slew of potential 2016 candidates for their early moves and missteps. Read More
Christie vs. Rubio: Inside the Numbers
2:39 PM on 2/27/2013
In our new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, Christie is more popular than the president -- and the Pope. He's also more popular than Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, often paired with Christie in 2016 speculation. Read More
15 Republican senators: Drop Hagel
4:14 PM on 2/21/2013
A third Republican senator has announced his support for Defense nominee Chuck Hagel, while fifteen other Republicans wrote to the president asking him to withdraw Hagel's nomination. Read More
Deficit Duo to Washington: ‘Use your bean’
1:02 PM on 2/19/2013
The co-chairs of the president's fiscal commission are selling a grand bargain yet again. Read More
State of the Union: Elkhart, Indiana four years later
12:57 PM on 2/8/2013
As the president prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, the progress of the recovery in Elkhart, Indiana tells the story of America. Read More
Primary problem hits Senate GOP leaders close to home
1:52 PM on 2/4/2013
The top two Republicans in the Senate are both up for re-election in 2014 in states which have shown a willingness to jettison establishment picks for further-right insurgent candidates. Read More
After Harkin and Chambliss, are other Senate veterans eyeing the exits?
1:34 PM on 1/28/2013
Four long-time Senators have now announced they won't be seeking re-election. Which other Senate veterans might join them and opt out in 2014? Read More
40 Years After Roe, A Shift in Public Opinion
3:18 PM on 1/22/2013
Forty years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that divided Americans for decades. But new polling suggests that Americans are not divided on the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision any longer. Read More
On inaugural weekend, Biden lays groundwork for 2016
4:09 PM on 1/21/2013
Vice President Biden's plans over the inaugural weekend are just the latest sign he is thinking beyond the next four years, beginning to lay the structural groundwork for a 2016 bid. Read More
