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.
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.
Latest from Brendan Buck
House Republicans may be humbled by their small majority soon
Republicans have won the majority in the House of Representatives, but their small margin may make life difficult for Speaker Mike Johnson.
What Democrats must learn from Trump’s victory
2024 election results: Trump wins, defeating Kamala Harris and demonstrating a widespread discontent with the progressive left.
Trump makes a big bet on low-propensity voters
Trump is trying to create a winning coalition by adding new, younger voters who embrace him for his very defiance of what’s expected of a politician.
Donald Trump has weaponized ‘main character energy’
Donald Trump has successfully taken the spotlight in the election back, centering the race on his favorite subject of immigration.
Harris wiped the floor with Trump at the debate. It might not matter.
During Tuesday's presidential debate, Kamala Harris looked the part of a president, while Donald Trump fumbled his way through incoherent defensive remarks. Whether that sways Trump's dedicated base is another matter.
Joe Biden couldn't let go of the past in his DNC speech
President Joe Biden devoted his Democratic National Convention speech to the past, but Democrats need to focus on Kamala Harris, 2024 and the future.
Biden has stumbled on a way out of his post-debate mess
President Joe Biden has one way forward after his disastrous debate performance: run against the world.
Donald Trump may not have 'won' the presidential debate. But Biden lost.
Donald Trump may not have won the first presidential debate on CNN, but President Joe Biden lost – spurring speculation that he should be replaced.
The miscalculation that doomed Nikki Haley's anti-Trump strategy
Nikki Haley is dropping out of the Republican primary after Super Tuesday. Donald Trump will win the nomination and challenge Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
A Freedom Caucus member’s rant highlights the far right’s cluelessness
The far-right has only itself to blame for the House GOP’s failures, no matter how much Freedom Caucus members like Chip Roy want to blame everyone else.
I worked for two former speakers. It’s surreal that Jim Jordan could be next.
Why Jim Jordan, a MAGA favorite who was once called a ‘legislative terrorist’ by Jim Boehner, could somehow be the best option to save House Republicans from themselves.
