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Zeeshan Aleem
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He primarily writes about politics and foreign policy.
Hayes Brown
Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He focuses on policymaking at the federal level, including Congress and the White House.
Eugene Daniels
Eugene Daniels is an MS NOW senior Washington correspondent and co-host of "The Weekend,” which airs on Saturdays and Sundays from 7 to 10 a.m. ET on MS NOW.
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman Mohyeldin is a co-host of "The Weekend: Primetime,” which airs on Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m. ET on MS NOW.
Symone D. Sanders Townsend
Symone D. Sanders Townsend is a co-host of "The Weeknight," which airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on MS NOW.
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As the former head of the Republican National Committee, I know what he’s facing.
The new ‘Spider-Man’ film has a message that’s more important — and less relatable — than ever
Tom Holland’s sensitive performance as Peter Parker/Spider-Man reveals the emotional wounds that New York City’s guardian angel carries.
The Fauci hearing takeaway the Trump administration doesn’t want you to notice
The Trump administration is actively shredding its own paper trail, preventing future accountability.
Here’s what the Senate vote on Todd Blanche is actually about
The confirmation standoff with Republican Sens. Cornyn and Tillis is over two grotesque provisions, not how the Justice Department has operated under Blanche.
Trump admin’s possible $100,000 fee for foreign graduates is equal parts dumb and cruel
The Trump administration is considering a six-figure fee for foreign students who want to work in the U.S. after graduating, a proposal that could deprive the country of top talent.
Virginia governor restores voting rights for thousands of formerly incarcerated people
In a major departure from her predecessor, Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she’s restored voting rights for more than 66,000 people.
Blanche’s nomination may be stalled, but payouts to Trump allies are underway
Congress spent the spring in an uproar over Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. That fight was necessary. But it was also, in a sense, the easy one.
How Donald Trump is wrecking the finances of families with student loan debt
Because of Republicans who passed Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, an entire generation that was told that borrowing to get a college degree was the way to get ahead may be repaying that debt for most of their working lives.
Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal is corrupt and dangerous. Just ask Marco Rubio.
Before becoming secretary of state, Rubio understood that handing Saudi Arabia the technology to produce nuclear weapons was a terrible idea.
Elon Musk is re-entering politics. It might not go as he hopes.
The tech tycoon has a lot of money — but he also comes with baggage.
