Scott Bland
Senior Politics Editor
I am an editor covering politics and elections for NBC News. I work on stories about subjects including polling, campaign finance, other political data and more.
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I am an editor covering politics and elections for NBC News. I work on stories about subjects including polling, campaign finance, other political data and more.
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Latest from Scott Bland
Tuesday's elections by the numbers: Elon Musk's influence, early voting and more
A steady stream of money, advertisements and activity from national political figures has flowed into Wisconsin and Florida ahead of elections Tuesday.
Poll: Trump faces early challenges on the economy as a united GOP backs big change
Voters are starting 2025 sour on the state of the economy and President Donald Trump’s handling of it so far, even as his election to a second term sparked an upswing in positive feelings about the direction of the nation, according to a new national NBC News poll.
Jeanne Shaheen won't run for re-election, opening another Democratic Senate seat in 2026
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., on Wednesday announced that she will not seek re-election in 2026, kicking off a competitive race to fill her seat.
Tracking Trump's executive orders
The start of Trump’s second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders aimed at fundamentally reshaping the government and American life.
Trump allies coast in special House primaries to fill vacant Florida seats
Trump-endorsed state Sen. Randy Fine easily won a special House primary Tuesday in northwest Florida, setting him up to fill a vacant, deep-red seat.
Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir jumps into race for DNC chair
Faiz Shakir, who managed Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Trump's annexation talk extends a long U.S. tradition of political miscalculation about Canada
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that he wants Canada to join the United States have become a staple of his presidential transition.
Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC'
Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of 2024, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost Donald Trump.
Steve Kornacki: The key voter shifts that led to Trump's battleground state sweep
For Donald Trump, there’s a clear story that runs through each of the seven battleground states that he swept on his way to recapturing the White House.
Trump's loose-cannon rallies clash with Harris' cautious endgame
Former President Donald Trump's campaign spent the final Sunday of the 2024 election on all-too-familiar turf: responding to the reaction to the candidate.
How small shifts in who turns out to vote could make the difference in the election
It’s clearer than ever after months of close polling: Who wins the 2024 presidential election could come down to tiny differences in who votes and who stays home.
