Michael A. Cohen

MSNBC Columnist

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a senior fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a senior fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

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Mikie Sherrill’s huge win in New Jersey shows running against Trump still works

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Democrats are winning the shutdown. Now comes the hard part.

Democrats shut down the federal government to force Republicans to negotiate an extension for Obamacare premium subsidies. Polls are in their favor, but getting a deal is harder.
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Red and blue states are in a redistricting arms race to the bottom

In response to aggressive GOP redistricting plans, Democratic leaders in Virginia are considering amending the state’s constitution.
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Trump’s White House can’t defend the shutdown — so it’s dehumanizing immigrants again

“Pro-life” administration officials say undocumented immigrants should be refused emergency room care.
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Trump's boat strikes mock his claim to be a peacemaker

The U.S. military has conducted three strikes on suspected drug smugglers and what Trump claims are members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua.
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Democrats think they can win a government shutdown. That's a lousy bet.

The Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu famously wrote, “He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.”Congressional Democrats would be wise to keep this maxim in mind.
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With Hyundai ICE raid, Trump bites the South Korean hand that’s feeding him

ICE officials arrested hundreds of South Koreans at a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia, putting at risk the country's plan to invest $350 billion in U.S. manufacturing.
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Trump’s losing support fast on what used to be his most winning issues

Trump ran on immigration and the economy. Polls show most Americans don't like how either are going.
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Trump’s odd 'Unabomber' story is just the latest example in a worrying trend

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump told a story that, even for the least honest president in American history, was notable.
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Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way

For months before the Texas flash floods, President Donald Trump and his administration floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' will end America’s time as a great power

The "big beautiful bill" cuts to Medicaid, clean energy and food stamps will deeply harm America’s global competitive edge.