James Downie
MSNBC Opinion Editor
James Downie is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. He was an editor and columnist for The Washington Post and has also written for The New Republic and Foreign Policy.
James Downie is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. He was an editor and columnist for The Washington Post and has also written for The New Republic and Foreign Policy.
Latest from James Downie
Harris wins Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, securing one electoral vote
NBC News projects that Kamala Harris has won Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, denying Donald Trump an electoral vote.
Angela Alsobrooks becomes the first Black woman to win statewide office in Maryland
NBC News projects that Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks has defeated former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race.
The stunning inequality that keeps Trump’s campaign competitive
It's unlikely that either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be routed Tuesday. The Electoral College and billionaire support has particularly helped Trump.
The Social Security scandal Trump doesn’t want you to know about
A new analysis finds Trump’s tariffs, tax plans and deportations would accelerate Social Security’s time to insolvency and lead to big benefit cuts.
Trump’s age has reshaped his campaign — and his staff is desperate to hide it
“Old age should burn and rave at close of day,” wrote the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
JD Vance just gave Kamala Harris another huge opportunity
JD Vance confirmed that Donald Trump wants to revive one of the worst aspects of American health care before the Affordable Care Act.
A resurfaced Vance interview reveals the truth about MAGA populism
A 2021 interview with JD Vance more fundamental problem for Republican would-be populists — a contradiction that once tore Democrats apart.
Trump’s Arlington stunt was even more offensive than we first thought
Report: Arlington National Cemetery employee declined to press charges against Trump staffer for fear of retaliation from Trump supporters.
Republicans’ 2024 case has three pillars. All three are collapsing.
Trump’s policy argument against Harris is built on inflation, immigration and crime. Yet on all three fronts, the Republican case is collapsing.
Trump gave another reason why he’s too old to run for president
In a Washington Post/ABC News poll taken after the presidential debate in June, 86% of Americans said President Joe Biden was too old to serve a second term.
The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling has a chilling parallel to the Jim Crow era
The court’s conservative majority, ruled that the president has at least presumptive immunity for all official acts.
