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Eugene Daniels
Eugene Daniels is an MS NOW senior Washington correspondent and co-host of "The Weekend,” which airs on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 10 a.m. ET on MS NOW.
Ayman Mohyeldin
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Symone D. Sanders Townsend
Symone D. Sanders Townsend is a co-host of "The Weeknight," which airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on MS NOW.
Latest Columns
What Elon Musk’s latest culture war ranting shows about his waning relevance
Musk’s one-man battle against “The Odyssey” is another symptom of his waning influence on the world outside the hothouse of X.
What decreased NIH research spending means for cancer patients
The Trump administration proposes cutting $6 billion from the National Institutes of Health. Philanthropy cannot replicate the scale of government-backed research.
Admiral Cooper’s testimony highlights the wrong way to honor our military this Memorial Day
Our military has strived mightily since its Vietnam War nadir to ensure that the American way of fighting comports with the law of war and American values.
There’s one clear takeaway from the hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks
Cases of the Andes virus have been rising in Argentina. Government-supported research is critical if we hope to address evolving pathogens.
This omission in Todd Blanche’s testimony says so much about the Trump Justice Department
How a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing became a window into institutional collapse.
Polls show many Republicans don’t believe these three facts. That’s bad for America — and the GOP.
The party can’t make good arguments or put forward solutions unless it’s grounded in reality.
The reason Trump may not care about his plummeting popularity
The president is making himself less popular on an almost daily basis, for the pettiest of reasons.
The MAGA-backed ‘Enhanced Games’ are an ethical nightmare
Donald Trump Jr., Peter Thiel and other MAGA figureheads are paying to watch athletes while hopped up on steroids.
How to keep the onslaught of political news from wrecking your mental health
A healthy media diet is not unlike a healthy food diet: It requires deliberate, moderate consumption and balance and variety.
Candace Owens and Joe Biden’s son deserve each other now, apparently
The former president’s son and the antisemitic right-wing podcaster bonded over hating “the elites” in a new podcast episode.
