MS NOW Daily Columnists

Zeeshan Aleem

Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MS NOW. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter by clicking the link at the top of this bio.

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 Daily.

Katelyn Burns

Katelyn Burns is a freelance journalist based in New England.

Anthea Butler

Anthea Butler is a professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael A. Cohen

Michael A. Cohen is a political writer and a fellow with the Eurasia Group Foundation.

Symone D. Sanders Townsend

Symone D. Sanders Townsend is an author and a co-host of "The Weeknight."

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.

James Downie

James Downie is an opinion editor for MS NOW Daily.

Anthony L. Fisher

Anthony L. Fisher is a senior editor and writer for MS NOW.

Eric Garcia

Eric Garcia is an author and senior correspondent for The Independent.

Nayyera Haq

Nayyera Haq is a global affairs journalist.

Jessica Levinson

Jessica Levinson is a Loyola Law School professor and MSNBC columnist.

Barbara McQuade

Barbara McQuade is a former Michigan U.S. attorney and legal analyst.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an author and expert on extremism.

Ayman Mohyeldin

Ayman Mohyeldin is a host of "‘The Weekend: Primetime" and an MS NOW political analyst.

Noor Noman

Noor Noman is a writer focused on culture, race and LGBTQ issues.

Michele Norris

Michele Norris is a Senior Contributing Editor for MS NOW.

Susan Del Percio

Susan Del Percio is a Republican strategist and a political analyst for MS NOW.

Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes is an MS NOW contributor and the author of the newsletter "To the Contrary."

Joyce Vance

Joyce Vance is an MS NOW columnist and former U.S. attorney.

Julio Ricardo Varela

Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder of The Latino Newsletter.

Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a journalist and author focused on politics and culture.

Latest Columns

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Trump signs bill to release Epstein files, having given up fighting it

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Trump’s ‘quiet piggy’ outburst was extreme even for him

The president’s vitriol toward journalists has sharpened as his poll numbers have dropped and as Congress rebuked him on the Epstein files.

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How the Epstein files could affect the midterms

In today’s edition of “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki,” Jen looks at the last special election of the year and answers a reader question.

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Judge issues berserk dissent from ruling blocking Texas congressional maps

Judge Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee, spent much of his 104-page dissent attacking Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee in the majority.

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Three countries. Three measles outbreaks. One cause.

Measles is our most contagious disease, moving through human populations with an efficiency that flu, Covid and polio can only dream of.

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Mace introduces resolution to censure Mills after failed Plaskett vote

Rep. Cory Mills has been bogged by multiple allegations of impropriety. Some Republicans claim GOP leadership is protecting him.

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Trump official sought to interfere in federal probe of influencer Andrew Tate

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It’s nearly impossible for normal Americans to sue the government. Not so for U.S. senators

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Judge issues berserk dissent from ruling blocking Texas congressional maps

Mace introduces resolution to censure Mills after failed Plaskett vote

Trump signs bill to release Epstein files, having given up fighting it

How the Trump administration can keep some Epstein files secret under new bill

Trump’s ‘quiet piggy’ outburst was extreme even for him

Most Americans believe the U.S. is on a path to another civil war, according to poll

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Three countries. Three measles outbreaks. One cause.

How the Epstein files could affect the midterms

Trump official sought to interfere in federal probe of influencer Andrew Tate

Trump’s latest pardons send a disturbing message. GOP lawmakers are passing it on.

How the Epstein bill drove a wedge between Mike Johnson and John Thune

Why Trump’s potential military action in Venezuela would backfire

Trump is reusing his scandal playbook on the Epstein files

The problem with Trump’s speech to McDonald’s franchisees

Trump administration advances plan to dismantle Department of Education

Grand jury never saw version of Comey indictment the government filed

In the end, Trump and his GOP allies were no match for the Epstein survivors

Court rejects Texas law requiring display of Ten Commandments in public schools

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested on child molestation charges, adding to pattern

It’s nearly impossible for normal Americans to sue the government. Not so for U.S. senators

Stephanie Ruhle: Will Trump throw a lifeline to Big Tech at the expense of taxpayers?

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‘The public isn’t buying it’: Nicolle Wallace on Pam Bondi promising transparency over Epstein Files

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Ex-Trump WH lawyer Ty Cobb blasts Comey case: ‘Both Halligan and Bondi should be disbarred’

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Sen. Coons: ‘Amount of public corruption’ in Trump admin ‘is unprecedented’

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‘Shocking and unheard of’: Judge left stunned at Lindsey Halligan’s grand jury misconduct 

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Ari Melber: Trump has made it very clear he’d like to end the business life of many media entities



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  2. Why Georgia is on Trump’s mind — again

  3. Uber is doing its part to protect women — and now some male drivers are upset

  4. Trump’s reticence around reporters is a sign that he’s rattled by the Epstein crisis

  5. Democrats need to start thinking beyond Obamacare

  6. Trump doesn’t just have an Epstein problem. He has a Ghislaine Maxwell problem.

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  8. The shutdown is over. It’s time to end them for good.

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Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.19.25: Court rejects Texas GOP’s gerrymandered map

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Confronted with Epstein question, Trump takes aim at ABC’s broadcast license

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