Hayes Brown

MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor

Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.

Hayes Brown is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily, where he helps frame the news of the day for readers. He was previously at BuzzFeed News and holds a degree in international relations from Michigan State University.

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What Letitia James and Adam Schiff should take from James Comey's indictment

James Comey pleaded not guilty after Acting US Attorney Lindsey Halligan's indictment. It's part of Trump's quest for investigations and
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Trump's White House is struggling to pretend it hates the shutdown

The threat to withhold back pay from federal workers in the shutdown is the latest MAGA goal disguised as leverage to end the federal shutdown.
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Susan Collins' job just got much, much harder

The Senate approved $9 billion in funding cuts to PBS, NPR, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as well foreign aid through USAID.
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Trump's deportation machine is writing its own rules

Senior ICE and Justice Department officials are changing the rules around detention bond hearings, third country deportations, and indefinite detentions.
86d ago

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Trump's 'Epstein files' problem lacks an endgame

Donald Trump is dealing with the fallout of Pam Bondi hyping a Jeffrey Epstein client list before the FBI and DOJ said no more files will be released.
87d ago

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A new poll shows the backlash to Trump's immigration cruelty has begun

A new Gallup poll shows Americans support immigration by record numbers in the face of President Donald Trump's increased ICE raids and mass deportation camps
90d ago

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Greg Abbott is making a mockery of the Voting Rights Act

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session to potentially redistrict ahead of the midterms to help Trump keep the GOP majority in the House.
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Senate Republicans have a gambling problem of their own making

Senate Republicans included a new tax on the losses that sports bettors and other pro gamblers can deduct from their income taxes but nobody knows who added it.
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Trump pledges stunning tariffs on Brazil for following its own laws

President Donald Trump pledged a 50% tariff hike on Brazil in response to Jair Bolsonaro's attempted coup trial for breaking election laws to retain power
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This U.N. document undercuts Trump’s darkest mass deportation claims

Trump's Justice Department has said Venezuelans deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison are out of U.S. reach. A new United Nations report says otherwise.
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Trump's megabill will hurt his base — but he's making the states do the dirty work

Trump's big beautiful bill means cuts coming to Medicaid providers and SNAP benefits will hit state budget offices hard in the coming years