The Recount is a new approach to political news that won't waste your time or insult your intelligence.

Start with the Recount Wire, a realtime feed of the most relevant video news updated throughout the day. The Recount Wire is a selection of live video footage from social media, local and cable news curated throughout the day by our editorial team. See and hear what our political leaders and government officials are saying as it happens.

Watch The Daily Recount: a video mashup that remixes traditional news coverage to help you understand today's political happenings in 5 minutes or less.

Dive into The Recount's one-of-a-kind roster of shows:

Recap 2020
A weekly breakdown of the 2020 campaign trail by John Heilemann, editor in chief of The Recount and political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.

Behind the Glass
Political experts Alyssa Mastromonaco and Mike Murphy use a one-way mirror to analyze voter focus groups in real-time.

The Victory Lab
Political journalist Sasha Issenberg looks past the horse race to get to the crux of elections: how they work and what campaigns are doing to win them.

Rewind
Insightful, archival stories of political scandals, missteps, and triumphs that shaped American history.

The Center Ring
Exclusive, never-before-seen footage from Showtime’s political campaign show “The Circus.”

This Week in BS
John Heilemann’s weekly breakdown of the fiction, friction, and best contradictions in politics.

Spotlight Stories
The must-see videos you can't find anywhere else.