Symone D. Sanders Townsend

co-host of "The Weeknight"

Symone D. Sanders Townsend is an author and a co-host of “The Weeknight,” which airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on MS NOW. She is a former deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and a former senior adviser to and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris.


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Symone D. Sanders Townsend

2d ago
MS NOW Opinion

The quiet victories keeping American democracy alive

Trump’s attempt to gerrymander permanent Republican rule is faltering.

3w ago
MS NOW Opinion

How Republicans are trying to steal the midterms before they even start

The North Carolina gerrymander is the latest attempt to insulate themselves from public opinion.

1mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Democrats proved the insiders wrong on the shutdown

The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

From Kimmel to Comey, President Trump is checking names off his ‘enemies list’

The late-night talk show host and the former FBI director earned his ire for doing their jobs.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Americans who push back against Trump are winning

From the Federal Reserve to the streets of Chicago, Trump critics are showing how to fight.

2mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Charlie Kirk’s killing is part of chilling pattern that threatens America’s future

The shooting is the latest in a disturbing string of violent attacks.

3mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s attack on Lisa Cook is an attack on all of us

When past presidents have leaned on the Federal Reserve, it’s gone badly.

3mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s brazen D.C. power grab feels personal — because it is

The president is justifying his takeover of local law enforcement with an exaggerated “emergency.” Sound familiar?

4mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Texas is using an old playbook to try to erase Democratic representation

President Donald Trump asked the Texas GOP to find five more congressional seats. Republicans proposed a redistricting map that would do just that.

4mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s attempts to decide who is ‘American’ is downright un-American

The arc of American history bends toward inclusion — but only if we push back.