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 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."
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After the GOP rejected efforts to maintain Biden-era subsidies, many assumed millions would drop their coverage. The predictions were apparently right.
‘Duped’: Ari Melber breaks down the MAGA backlash over Trump Mobile disaster
Melber said the president’s supporters are “very angry” that he is “breaking his word again” after they failed to receive their promised gold smartphones.
For many Americans, the recession is already here
By the textbook definition, there is no recession: GDP is growing and the stock market is up. But there isn’t one American economy right now, there are two.
Alabama looks to erase majority-Black district as battles over gerrymandering intensify
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Alabama order further weakens John Roberts’ claim that justices aren’t ‘political actors’
The GOP-appointed Supreme Court majority handed a win to Alabama Republicans in the nationwide redistricting war.
Trump adds yet another foreign country to his list of possible new U.S. states
The point isn’t that Venezuela is poised to become a state. Rather, this is about the president changing the nature of a broader debate.
Hegseth finds a new foolish reason to go after Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly
The defense secretary’s first effort to punish the Arizona senator was a flop. He’s now launched a second, which is every bit as absurd.
Kari Lake gets an unfortunate (but familiar) consolation prize
The White House sure does like to give ambassadorships to those whose earlier political plans didn’t quite work out.
U.S. inflation surged in April, pushed higher by the effects of the Iran war
A White House official said two weeks ago, “Inflation is going down.” It was absurd then. It’s worse now.
How Trump is trying to fool Americans with his gas tax holiday idea
Pausing the 18-cents-per-gallon federal gas tax will barely make a dent in the surge in costs since the war in Iran began.
