Peter Liguori, CEO of Tribune Media, told a UBS Global Media conference in New York that he believes his firm to be “very well positioned” to benefit from increase in political advertising as we approach 2016. He pointed to a number of strong swing state TV stations in Tribune’s portfolio, including in Iowa, Ohio and Illinois. Though presenting political ad forecasts as being “a bit of a guessing game,” he noted the hefty $4 billion in expected TV ad spending.

It’s been a long time coming, but Ted Cruz has finally questioned Donald Trump’s readiness to be president. For months, Cruz had avoided saying anything negative about the Republican front-runner, mostly because he doesn’t want to alienate his supporters — as he hopes to be second in line to take those votes. In a meeting in New York, Cruz questioned Trump’s judgement, though still reiterated the: “I’m grateful Donald Trump is running,” line.

For most of campaign season so far, Jeb Bush has tried to distance himself from his elder brother, President George W. Bush. It seems as though the campaign has now accepted the fact that it needs the full Bush organization behind it if Jeb has any chance of winning the GOP primary. Starting Jan. 2, hundreds of former George W. Bush aides will hit early primary states to try to get out the Bush vote.

NPR took a look at what constitutional scholars have been saying about the GOP front-runner’s inflammatory statements following the shootings in Southern California. Donald Trump’s statements seem to be walking a constitutional tightrope, but some scholars say that with Congressional approval, he could constitutionally ban Muslims from entering the U.S. The real constitutional trouble comes when you start trying to ban American Muslims.

'Generation Citizen', a New-York based, nonpartisan group, has launched its 'Vote16USA' campaign. The goal is to lower the voting age in the United States from 18 to 16. Opponents say that 16-year-olds are not mature enough to make decisions like voting for political office and that it’s a bid to increase the number of liberals eligible to vote. Supporters argue that lowering the voting age will get younger people more interested in politics and in issues that matter to them.

The Huffington Post had moved coverage of the Trump campaign to its Entertainment section. Following his statements over the weekend, Arianna Huffington and her team have decided to move him back to the Politics section. If anything, this illustrates the seriousness with which the media now views the Trump campaign and the understanding that he poses a real threat to the political status quo.

The new ad spot, paid for by the Right to Rise USA Super-PAC, is among the most aggressive yet in support of Jeb Bush. It started airing just hours after Trump made his inflammatory comments on a wholesale ban of Muslims. The ad will air in the early primary states: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

True to character, Donald Trump has outdone himself on the xenophobic scale. Following the attacks in Southern California, which are now being investigated as terrorism, fears of more attacks have been growing. The Trump campaign released the ban statement first in a press release and subsequently, Trump read it to a cheering crowd in South Carolina.

Bloomberg TV’s top political program, “With All Due Respect,” airing weeknights at 5 p.m. ET, will now also air on MSNBC an hour later. The show already ranks No. 5 in digital video among all political news outlets, and the partnership with MSNBC will bring a host of new viewers to the show. The show will start airing on MSNBC in January 2016, just in time to ramp up the primary season.

Ted Cruz began airing a new ad in Iowa over the weekend. It aired on Saturday evening during what was expected to be one of the most viewed live events in the state before the Feb. 1 primary. Running first during the Big 10 Conference championship game, the ad will continue to air this week. The campaign expects it to hit almost every Iowa advertising market. In the ad, Cruz attempts to counter attacks from rivals that point to a Senate vote where he voted to limit intelligence-gathering capabilities. The spot focuses on the terror threat, where Cruz vows …