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."
Latest Columns
The U.S. is struggling to get Iran to the negotiating table. Trump is to blame.
The U.S. and Israel killed off the people who would’ve made this process work more effectively.
Why the White House is working hard to conceal Trump’s ballroom donation list
The contract governing the $400 million project specifically tasks the White House with seeking out potential donors — and makes certain those names stay private.
Pence: Trump should back off Pope Leo
The former vice president distanced himself from the White House on trade, Ukraine and the president’s recent religious provocations.
Democrats warn GOP that partisan funding plan will come back to bite them
Democrats “can and should and will” follow the GOP’s lead on using reconciliation to fund agencies when they’re in charge, Sen. Chris Van Hollen told MS NOW.
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security
Republicans are trying to fund the two agencies through the complicated, time-consuming process called budget reconciliation.
California’s woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor
It’s the first time in a generation that California has a wide-open contest for the heavily Democratic state’s highest office.
What the DOJ’s Southern Poverty Law Center indictment is really about
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said: “The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence.” That’s patently absurd.
Judge temporarily strikes down Virginia’s redistricting referendum
The attorney general’s office said it plans to “immediately” file an appeal.
Kalshi suspends 3 political candidates for betting on own elections
Mark Moran, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate in Virginia, said he violated the prediction market’s policies on purpose and “wanted to get caught.”
Republicans are suddenly having some regrets over the redistricting war
While Virginia’s new congressional map is already facing a serious legal challenge, Republicans look like they could actually lose seats as a result of the mid-decade redistricting battle.








