MS NOW Daily Columnists

Zeeshan Aleem

Zeeshan Aleem is a writer for MS NOW.

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.

Philip Bump

Philip Bump is a data journalist and MS NOW contributor.

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 Cohen is an MSNBC 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.

James Downie

James Downie is an opinion editor for MS NOW Daily.

Anthony L. Fisher

Anthony L. Fisher is a senior editor and opinion columnist 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 MS NOW 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.

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."

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.

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Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father from ICE detention center

A photo of Ramos wearing a bunny hat and a Spider-Man backpack as he was being detained went viral, sparking national criticism.

8h ago

Federal judge declines Minnesota’s request to halt Trump’s immigration sweep

Plaintiffs did not prove the surge of federal agents in the state was unlawful, the judge wrote, while acknowledging the “profound and even heartbreaking consequences” of the federal operation.

11h ago

Epstein survivors protest that DOJ violated privacy in latest document release

“The Justice Department cannot claim it is finished releasing files until every legally required document is released and every abuser and enabler is fully exposed,” they said in a joint statement.

16h ago

Don Lemon’s arrest was meant to send a message. Here’s how judges can send one back.

To keep the press free in the face of authoritarian threats, the courts must do more to protect journalists.

16h ago

I watched the Melania Trump film so you don’t have to

It’s not a documentary so much as the most boring piece of political propaganda ever made.

16h ago

Greg Bovino treated lives like content — including his own

The now former “commander at large” of Border Patrol was the perfect avatar of a media-obsessed administration and its fear-based immigration policies.

22h ago

The federal government has shut down — for now

The Senate managed to pass a funding package hours before the midnight deadline, but with the House not slated to return until Monday, the question now is how long this shutdown will last.

1d ago

Don Lemon defiant after Minnesota church protest arrest

The ex-CNN anchor, fellow journalist Georgia Fort and two local Democratic Party members were arrested over an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service.

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The Roberts Court has a huge test ahead with California’s Prop 50 congressional map

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Justice Department releases 3 million more pages of the Jeffrey Epstein files

“There’s not some tranche of super-secret documents about Jeffrey Epstein that we’re withholding,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, adding that the DOJ has “complied with the act.”

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