Trump gets revenge in Iowa

And Florida pays the price for DeSantis' loss [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Trump’s Iowa win is the first step on his road to retribution]( By Hayes Brown Just under three years after leaving office, former President [Donald Trump]( has taken the first step in his potential return to the White House with a resounding win in the Iowa caucuses, NBC News swiftly projected Monday evening. As [predicted in poll after poll]( leading up to the caucuses, Trump left his nearest rivals in the dust with his speedy victory, besting former U.N. Ambassador [Nikki Haley]( and obliterating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Despite its legendary status in America’s political culture, the Iowa caucuses have a [less than stellar track record]( when it comes to picking presidential nominees. But since the emergence of the modern presidential primary system, there’s never been a race like this year’s. Trump didn’t just win in Iowa; he won massively, likely [shattering the record]( for margin of victory. It is a landslide that serves as an endorsement of the constant drumbeat for vengeance that Trump has made the centerpiece of his campaign. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [An illustration of Trump, Ramaswamy, Haley and DeSantis]( [IOWA CAUCUS]( [Iowa caucus results: Highlights and takeaways from the first big race of 2024]( About 30 minutes after doors officially opened for the Republican caucuses, NBC News projected Trump as the winner. [Read more.]( [A photo of Vivek Ramaswamy]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [What the end of Vivek Ramaswamy’s grim campaign tells us about the GOP]( Vivek Ramaswamy’s ultra-MAGA campaign was bizarre, impressive, and alarming. [Read more.]( [A photo of The New York Times building]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Judge orders Trump to send New York Times reporters a hefty check]( Trump has suffered many legal setbacks lately, but having to write a big check to New York Times reporters will likely bother him more than most. [Read more.]( [KEISHA N. BLAIN]( [What Jonathan Majors got wrong about Coretta Scott King’s legacy]( In his first interview since his misdemeanor convictions for assault and harassment, Majors perpetuated a long-standing myth about King.//link.msnbc.com/click/34010320.74418/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9qb25hdGhhbi1tYWpvcnMtY29yZXR0YS1zY290dC1raW5nLXJjbmExMzMyNjQ_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyNDAxMTYmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914F54d9f554//link.msnbc.com/click/34010320.74418/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9qb25hdGhhbi1tYWpvcnMtY29yZXR0YS1zY290dC1raW5nLXJjbmExMzMyNjQ_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyNDAxMTYmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914H54d9f554