James Downie
James Downie is a writer and editor for MS NOW Daily. He was an editor and columnist for The Washington Post and has also written for The New Republic and Foreign Policy.
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Mike Johnson’s plan to keep the House closed is backfiring
In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.
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We don’t know where Trump is seeing Portland ‘on fire.’ That’s frightening.
If Trump can be fooled by a fake video with his own face and voice, what else is fooling him?
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The decades-long trend that eased the way for Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
The long-shrinking number of media outlets and platforms has made it easier for the Trump administration to exercise control over the remaining outlets.
MS NOW Opinion
Life under Trump’s D.C. takeover is not what you think
Pretty much anyone living in D.C. can see every day that the White House’s justification is a lie.
MS NOW Opinion
Trump’s Indiana redistricting push shows his fear of midterm voters
The president and his allies say he’s very popular. Their actions suggest otherwise.
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Even McDonald’s knows Americans are struggling with Trump’s tariffs
But other corporations are raising prices.
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Trump’s Oval Office chart charade can’t hide the truth
Outside the Oval Office, though, fears of “stagflation” are increasing.
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Trump whiffs on his easiest chance to ‘drain the swamp’
The president said he would “absolutely” sign a bill banning members of Congress from trading stocks. Now he’s attacking one bill’s GOP sponsor.
MS NOW Opinion
A new poll has a warning for Democratic Party leaders
While another survey finds the party’s brand at historic lows, only a few Democratic politicians should be worried yet.
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Bawdy birthday letter to Epstein bears Trump’s name, Wall Street Journal reports
The letter was part of an album collected by Ghislaine Maxwell, the former Epstein associate currently in federal prison. Trump denies writing the letter.