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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After the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs, the White House imposed new tariffs using a different avenue. And those have now ended up in court, too.
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The view from a quarter million miles away from the planet we call home puts the chaos down below into perspective.
JD Vance straps in for the most consequential assignment of his career
White House officials say the vice president’s private dissent on the Iran war has cost him influence — even as he heads to Islamabad to negotiate a lasting ceasefire.
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war
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Nominations for Forbes and Know Your Value’s 2026 ‘50 Over 50’ list are open now!
Produced in partnership with “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski and her Know Your Value initiative, the “50 Over 50” is a collection of women who reject the conventional wisdom that their best years are behind them.
Trump administration looks to sanitize George Washington’s slavery history
New renderings reveal the historical whitewashing that Trump’s White House is trying to impose at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia.
CDC delays report on benefits of Covid vaccine
A study showing the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine at preventing hospitalizations was set to be published, until Trump’s acting CDC chief objected.
Trump blindsided by first lady’s surprise remarks denying all but ‘casual’ ties to Epstein and Maxwell
President Donald Trump told MS NOW that even he did not know anything about the first lady’s surprise remarks ahead of time.
Haiti TPS holders alert justices to documents that ‘undercut’ Trump bid to end protections
“These documents undercut the Government’s stated rationale for the termination,” a letter to the Supreme Court on Thursday said.
