Politics Oct 30

GOP suspends partnership with NBC News for February debate

After this week's controversial CNBC debate, the Republican National Committee says it's suspending its partnership with NBC News and its properties and won't allow the network to co-host a presidential primary debate scheduled for February.

Just a month after parent company NBC set the stage for widespread staff cuts, cable business network CNBC announced it would cut a quarter of its online operation and 4 percent of its broadcast staff in a move to consolidate…