MS NOW Daily Columnists
Zeeshan Aleem
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He primarily writes about politics and foreign policy.
Jacques Berlinerblau
Jacques Berlinerblau is a professor of Jewish civilization at Georgetown University.
Hayes Brown
Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He focuses on politics and policymaking at the federal level, including Congress and the White House.
Anthea Butler
Anthea Butler is a professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Michael A. Cohen
Michael Cohen is an MS NOW columnist. He is also the publisher of the newsletter Truth and Consequences and hosts the weekly podcast That ‘70s Movie Podcast.
Jarvis DeBerry
Jarvis DeBerry is an opinion editor for MS NOW Daily. He was previously editor-in-chief at the Louisiana Illuminator and a columnist and deputy opinion editor at The Times-Picayune.
Anthony L. Fisher
Anthony L. Fisher is a senior editor and opinion columnist for MS NOW, often covering free speech, civil liberties and extremism. He was previously the senior opinion editor for The Daily Beast and a politics columnist for Business Insider.
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman Mohyeldin is a host of "‘The Weekend: Primetime" and an MS NOW political analyst.
Symone D. Sanders Townsend
Symone D. Sanders Townsend is an author and a co-host of "The Weeknight."
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes is an MS NOW contributor and the author of the newsletter "To the Contrary."
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Gavin Newsom’s Israel pivot highlights a baffling lack of awareness
The potential 2028 hopeful seems lost, while Democratic voters are hungry for politicians who have clear beliefs and can speak plainly.
The shameless way Stephen Miller and Kash Patel are responding to Trump’s disastrous poll numbers
As Trump desperately searches for an off-ramp to his failing war of choice with Iran, his administration’s loyalists have leaped into action.
‘Disaster waiting to happen’: Prospect of U.S. ground troops in Iran triggers alarm
The deployment of thousands of Marines and paratroopers – potentially to seize Iran’s Kharg Island or other Iranian territory – is spurring worries among former military officials and lawmakers.
Republicans are conspicuously leaving the door open to boots on the ground in Iran
Republicans don’t want to take options off the table for President Donald Trump. But not everyone is supportive of a full-scale ground operation.
Senate Republicans reject Democratic bid to overturn VA abortion ban
Democrats argued the measure — always unlikely to pass — would force Republicans to go on the record opposing abortion in dire circumstances for veterans.
Trump housing chief Bill Pulte seeks new DOJ probe of New York AG Letitia James
The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is pushing for a new inquiry after James’ mortgage fraud case was dismissed last year.
A deal to end the DHS shutdown is suddenly slipping away
Negotiators got close to a deal to fund most of DHS, but Sen. John Thune says the latest Democratic counteroffer is “not even close.”
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Nick Adams, who has peddled brazen misogyny while marketing himself as an “alpha male,” will serve in a new role focused on “tourism, exceptionalism and values.”
