MS NOW Daily Columnists
Jacques Berlinerblau
Jacques Berlinerblau is a professor of Jewish civilization at Georgetown University.
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 MSNBC columnist. He is also the publisher of the newsletter Truth and Consequences and hosts the weekly podcast That ‘70s Movie Podcast.
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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Two more performers have canceled shows at the venue honoring President John F. Kennedy after the board of trustees added Trump’s name to the institution.
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“We’re going to probably bring a lawsuit against him,” the president said, referring to an unlikely civil suit against the Federal Reserve chairman.
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From heart-wrenching to uplifting, photojournalists around the world braved extraordinary conditions to bear witness and ensure that no story went unseen.
America isn’t the ‘hottest country’ even by one of Trump’s favorite metrics
The president’s stock market hyperbole hides the truth about his first year back in office.
Trump wastes little time embracing Putin’s latest dubious claim
Russia claimed that Ukraine targeted Putin’s private home with a drone attack. Ukraine strenuously denied it. Trump accepted Putin’s story as true anyway.
Pipe bomb suspect expected to appear in D.C. federal court today
Brian J. Cole Jr. is accused of planting pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees the night before the Capitol riot.
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.30.25: Iowans to vote in the last special election of 2025
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
The more Trump focuses on electricity prices, the more rising costs matter
As electricity costs climb, Trump could try to avoid blame for the problem. He prefers to push an alternate reality in which the problem doesn’t exist.
The 9 numbers that explain Trump’s year
These benchmarks from January show how the president is doing.
The White House needs a new line on the bruises on Trump’s hands
Given the president’s unfortunate record, he hasn’t exactly earned the benefit of the doubt on questions of medical transparency.
