Hayes Brown

MS NOW Opinion Writer/Editor

Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MS NOW Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.


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12h ago
Opinion

The DOJ’s push to weaponize an 1863 law would be creative if it weren’t so chilling

The Justice Department is reportedly probing corporate documents under the auspices of an 1863 law meant to prevent contractors from defrauding the government.

2d ago
Opinion

Congress is failing terribly at its main job

It’s impressive how little the GOP managed to get done legislatively despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress.

6d ago
Opinion

The Supreme Court’s latest shadow docket ruling is a major departure

The unsigned opinion included Chief Justice John Roberts among the majority who refused to let a National Guard deployment go forward in Chicago.

1w ago
Opinion

What Trump’s hosting gig at the Kennedy Center Honors was really about

The president hosted the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, airing Tuesday night, in his latest bid to become the nation’s culture critic-in-chief.

1w ago
Opinion

Trump staffers are scrambling to make his windmill obsession make sense

The Interior Department halted five offshore wind energy projects for unspecified “national security” reasons — but that’s not what Trump’s been saying.

1w ago
Opinion

Trump’s pardon spree is doing real harm to real people

In using the pardon power for convicted fraudsters, the president is ripping away any chance for victims getting their money back.

2w ago
Opinion

Stephen Miller wanted to be tough on drug boats. He may regret it.

The architect of Trump’s deportation policy reportedly kicked off a string of attacks on boats near Venezuela to keep migrants from wanting to head north.

2w ago
Opinion

Susie Wiles is shirking a huge responsibility as Trump’s chief of staff

A pair of Vanity Fair articles paints a portrait of a White House chief of staff who is so pliable to the point of becoming insubstantial.

2w ago
Opinion

Mike Johnson’s belated health care proposal disappoints across the aisle

The hastily assembled bill does little to unify the House GOP on health care — and even less for lessening the pain of expiring health insurance subsidies.

2w ago
Opinion

The calendar lands on Mike Johnson’s growing list of enemies

Republicans have given themselves precious little time left in session to get, well, anything done ahead of major deadlines.