James Downie
MSNBC Opinion Editor
James Downie is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. He was an editor and columnist for The Washington Post and has also written for The New Republic and Foreign Policy.
James Downie is a writer and editor for MSNBC Daily. He was an editor and columnist for The Washington Post and has also written for The New Republic and Foreign Policy.
Latest from James Downie
Trump gave another reason why he’s too old to run for president
In a Washington Post/ABC News poll taken after the presidential debate in June, 86% of Americans said President Joe Biden was too old to serve a second term.
The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling has a chilling parallel to the Jim Crow era
The court’s conservative majority, ruled that the president has at least presumptive immunity for all official acts.
The Fed’s interest rate mistake is a gift for Trump
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it is leaving interest rates unchanged at around 5.3%, their highest level since 2001.
The fatal error in Biden’s reported strategy on Trump’s conviction
Since a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts, President Joe Biden and many top Democrats have been muted in their reactions.
Trump just gave Biden the perfect excuse to revive a key point of attack
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 points Friday, after crossing that threshold Thursday for the first time in its 128-year history.
A disturbing new tactic is making Trump’s 2024 campaign much different than before
Recent comments to Time magazine and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlight a disturbing and underappreciated aspect of Trump's 2024 campaign.
The GOP establishment’s favorite excuse for Trump is back
Bill Barr doesn’t want you to worry about a revelation from a former White House communications director that Trump once suggested executing a staffer.
Senate Republicans’ breathtaking cruelty is hidden in your tax returns
By the end of Monday, tens of millions of American families will have claimed their child tax credit on their 2023 tax returns.
Why Donald Trump’s bond saga is so enraging
News broke Thursday that attorneys for former President Donald Trump had to resubmit his $175 million bond in his civil fraud judgment
House Republicans just gave Biden the biggest possible gift
The Republican Study Committee's proposal to cut Social Security and overhaul Medicare is a massive political error,
Trump’s Michigan victory is not what the polls predicted — and he should be worried
The Michigan Republican primary marks the fourth consecutive GOP contest in which Trump’s final margin has fallen short of pre-contest polling averages.
