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Brendan Buck

NBC News and MSNBC political analyst

Brendan Buck is an NBC News and MSNBC political analyst. He was previously counselor to former House Speaker Paul Ryan and press secretary to former House Speaker John Boehner.

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President Donald Trump listens to Senior Pastor Lorenzo Sewell during his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

Trump already has something he didn’t in his first term

A split composite of Pete Hegseth and Joni Ernst.

There’s a reason Joni Ernst doesn’t want to talk about Pete Hegseth anymore

Mike Johnson and Donald Trump.

House Republicans may be humbled by their small majority soon

Donald Trump.

What Democrats must learn from Trump’s victory

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Trump makes a big bet on low-propensity voters

Donald Trump pumps his fist on stage

Donald Trump has weaponized ‘main character energy’

Trump Harris Presidential Debate

Harris wiped the floor with Trump at the debate. It might not matter.

President Biden DNC Chicago

Joe Biden couldn’t let go of the past in his DNC speech

Joe Biden.

Biden has stumbled on a way out of his post-debate mess

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Donald Trump may not have ‘won’ the presidential debate. But Biden lost.