MS NOW Daily Columnists
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 politics and policymaking at the federal level, including Congress and the White House.
Latest Columns
Sen. Tammy Duckworth: White House is ‘hiding their incompetence behind the valor of our military’
The Army National Guard veteran told MS NOW that Trump launched a “war of choice without truly thinking it through” and “threw our troops into harm’s way.”
Stars and Stripes ombudsman rebukes Trump administration’s efforts to ‘refocus’ content
The person tasked with overseeing journalistic integrity at the Pentagon-based news outlet says the administration is seeking control but hasn’t gotten it — yet.
White House’s Witkoff vouches for Russia’s trustworthiness on Iran and alleged war assistance
Confronted with evidence of Russia aiding Iran, Team Trump has shrugged, boosted Russia’s economy and vouched for Moscow’s reliability.
Trump DOJ seeks control over search of Washington Post reporter’s devices
A judge previously declined to leave “the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse.”
Trump administration widens 2020 election probe in Arizona
The Homeland Security inquiry comes days after the FBI subpoenaed state lawmakers for records of their own GOP-led review.
Energy secretary’s Strait of Hormuz tweet reflects Team Trump’s incompetence
One wants to have faith in the competence of U.S. leaders during a war, but 12 days into the conflict, this isn’t possible.
Trump’s favorite turn of phrase reveals how little he truly understands about war
The president says the Iran War is “way ahead of schedule,” but won’t explain what victory would look like. There’s a pattern here.
James Comer: DOJ in 2019 ‘asked New Mexico to stop’ Epstein ranch probe
The House Oversight Committee chairman hinted at a cover-up by the Justice Department without noting that the president in 2019 was Donald Trump.
Trump wants war with Iran and low gas prices. He’s learning he can’t have both.
This week, Trump ran into the fundamental strategic contradiction of this war, which has left his administration in something of a bind.
Trump claims ignorance as preliminary finding blames U.S. for strike on Iranian school
If the assessments hold, the strike will rank among the worst cases of U.S.-caused civilian casualties in a generation.
