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.

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Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring

Amid pressure around the government shutdown and a discharge petition over the Epstein files, House Republican leaders have kept their members out of Washington.
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We don't know where Trump is seeing Portland 'on fire.' That's frightening.

Though President Donald Trump is famous for changing his mind on issues based on whom he last spoke to, his personality is far less variable.
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The decades-long trend that eased the way for Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

A crucial factor in ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel for comments about the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk: decades of media consolidation under wealthy owners.
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Life under Trump’s D.C. takeover is not what you think

The White House insists the takeover of D.C.'s police department and the deployment of the national guard is about crime. But immigration enforcement seems to play more of a role.
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Trump’s Indiana redistricting push shows his fear of midterm voters

Administration officials including JD Vance met with Indiana lawmakers, as the White House pressures them to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the midterms.
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Even McDonald's knows Americans are struggling with Trump's tariffs

McDonald's said it would reduce the price of its combo meals, but Walmart, Sony and Home Depot are the latest big corporations raising prices
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Trump's Oval Office chart charade can't hide the truth

Days after he responded to a disappointing jobs report by firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Trump showed reporters charts in the Oval Office.
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Trump whiffs on his easiest chance to 'drain the swamp'

Back in April, President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” sign a bill banning members of Congress from trading stocks.
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A new poll has a warning for Democratic Party leaders

“Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years” began the headline from The Wall Street Journal.
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Bawdy birthday letter to Epstein bears Trump's name, Wall Street Journal reports

Wall Street Journal reports on a 2003 birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein including a letter with Donald Trump's name and drawing of a naked woman. On Truth Social, Trump denied the report.
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The real reason Republicans are rushing to pass the Trump megabill

Senate Republicans succeeded in moving the bill, which cuts taxes and Medicaid funding, closer to a final vote but were still settling on the bill’s actual text.
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