Zeeshan Aleem
MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.
Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept. You can sign up for his free politics newsletter here.
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Trump's odd, disconcerting pick of Tulsi Gabbard for DNI, explained
Donald Trump’s pick of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence is an odd and disconcerting choice given her record on Russia and Syria.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are obliterating foreign policy norms
Elon Musk jumping onto a call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflects Trump's reckless approach to diplomacy.
The Democrats' problematic attitude toward voters of color hits a wall
Donald Trump's strength with Latinos, Black men and other voters of color reveals how wrongheaded the Democrats' "demographics is destiny" outlook always was.
If you think Trump is just bluffing, you're the sucker
Donald Trump and his supporters use the excuse that he's not being serious to deflect responsibility from his most extreme rhetoric.
One sentence sums up Kamala Harris' misread of the election
Why Harris lost the election to Trump is a complicated question. Part of it is tied to her failure to outline what she would have done differently than Biden.
Elissa Slotkin beats Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race, NBC News projects
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., has won the race for the U.S. Senate seat left open by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s retirement.
Elon Musk's QAnon signaling is a disturbing new low
X owner Elon Musk pushes QAnon messaging, suggesting his relationship with Donald Trump has become unhealthy and dangerous.
Sen. Sherrod Brown loses re-election in Ohio in critical loss for Democrats
Bernie Moreno’s defeat of Sen. Sherrod Brown deals a major blow to Democrats’ bid to remain in control of the Senate.
The Republican freakout over Biden's 'garbage' gaffe is absurd
Trump and his allies are fixating on Biden's gaffe as he criticized Tony Hinchcliffe' joke about Puerto Rico as "garbage." But their narrative doesn't work.
Jeff Bezos' absurd defense of gutting The Washington Post's endorsement policy
Jeff Bezos' defense of quashing a Kamala Harris endorsement at The Washington Post is incoherent and self-defeating.
What Kamala Harris' troubling embrace of war hawks means
Kamala Harris has embraced Israel hawks Ritchie Torres and Liz Cheney in Michigan. That's not going to help her with voters moving to the Green Party over Gaza.
