Republican National Committee cuts ties with NBC over upcoming GOP debate

Republican presidential candidates at the CNBC debate.
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The Republican National Committee said Monday it is no longer partnering with NBC for a Feb. 26 debate in Houston, Texas.

While the NBC partnership has been canceled, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement the committee is not cutting ties with original co-host Telemundo, which is part of NBCUniversal, or media partners Salem Communications and the National Review. CNN will now broadcast the debate, which has been rescheduled for Feb. 25. NBC's sister network CNBC hosted the third Republican debate in October, and Priebus complained after it was over, accusing the moderators of asking "inaccurate or downright offensive" questions.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.