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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.

Latest from Hayes Brown

3d ago

Mike Johnson has to pretend to care about impeaching Biden

Speaker Mike Johnson is supporting the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden not because he believes in it but because the Freedom Caucus won't let him not.
3d ago

Henry Kissinger’s legacy is best measured in bodies

Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100. He never showed remorse for the many lives he helped cut short.
4d ago

His shooting led to a landmark gun law. It would never happen today.

The Brady bill mandating FBI background checks for buying a gun was signed by Bill Clinton in 1993. Since then mass shootings have only increased.
5d ago

Hunter Biden testifying could be embarrassing — for the House GOP

Hunter Biden testifying before the House Oversight Committee in their impeachment probe of Joe Biden would be a chance to refute Republican claims publicly.
6d ago

Trump's climate plan: Kill us all even faster

Trump is looking to boost fossil fuel production and roll back the Biden administration's environmental regulations.
10d ago

Why Marvel’s past should be a concern for the studio’s future

Marvel's attempts to find more stars among its back catalog of heroes has proved less guaranteed of success.
13d ago

The (second) exile of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene no longer has Kevin McCarthy as speaker to leverage her MAGA star power. And Mike Johnson has his own buy-in from Trump supporters.
13d ago

Trump may get to stay on the ballot thanks to a ridiculous technicality

Trump's victory in Colorado threatens the future of democracy on the most confounding of technicalities.
14d ago

Why collapsing glaciers are ruining your beach house plans

The United Nations and climate scientists show glaciers melting in Antarctica and Greenland will cause sea levels to rise, threatening Miami and other cities.
18d ago

Why Trump might not be disqualified until Jan. 6, 2025

A Michigan judge's ruling sets the stage for Congress to determine Trump's ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment.
19d ago

House Democrats saved the day again, but we have to pretend otherwise

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a short-term funding bill, forestalling the chance of a federal government shutdown this weekend.