Hayes Brown
Hayes Brown
Writer/editor with @MSNBC Daily. Previously: @buzzfeednews. I make dumb jokes for smart people. As such, my tweets vary in quality. He/him.Source
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Julián Castro: Democrats Should Consider Court-Packing

Julián Castro: Democrats Should Consider Court-Packing

The former presidential candidate also told BuzzFeed News that he thinks Biden and his campaign “understand they have work to do” to build Latino support.Former presidential candidate Julián Castro thinks Democrats should consider adding more justices to the Supreme Court if Senate Republicans rush to confirm a justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg this year, a reversal from his belief during his presidential campaign.“For many of us, that wasn't our preference, but the fact is you have Mitch McConnell not abiding by, not working in good faith under the Constitution. … If you have that...

September 22, 2020
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Opinion | Two observations about Joe Manchin supporting a Republican for Congress

Opinion | Two observations about Joe Manchin supporting a Republican for Congress

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , MSNBC Opinion ColumnistWest Virginia is , a situation that has two Republican incumbents going head-to-head in one of its two remaining districts. This weekend, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., weighed in on the race in possible.In a , Manchin reminds West Virginia’s voters that if he “can't go home and explain it, I can't vote for it, and that's why I opposed Build Back Better.” Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., also was against the legislation, Manchin said, despite what his opponent in the GOP...

March 6, 2022
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Why the rich think they can get the vaccine early

Why the rich think they can get the vaccine early

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , MSNBC Opinion ColumnistI got some good news Wednesday: My dad, who somehow turns 70 this year, texted me to let me know that he'd gotten his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech-made Covid-19 vaccine. I hadn't even known he'd gotten an appointment.The overwhelming relief I felt wasn't just because, after his second dose, he'll be safe for the first time in over a year. I was relieved because there was no guarantee in my mind that he'd get one any time soon. The rollout across the country has...

January 28, 2021
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In this essay, the role of Scrooge will be played by Wilbur Ross

In this essay, the role of Scrooge will be played by Wilbur Ross

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , MSNBC Opinion ColumnistThe comparisons between Charles Dickens’ miserly, Christmas-hating curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, and members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet flow fast and easy. And yet , who’s maintained his position at the top of the commerce department throughout Trump’s presidency, is the clear choice in my mind for the official who most fits the bill.By all accounts, Ross has been an absolute nightmare of a secretary, one who “” In literally any other administration, he...

December 24, 2020
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Lindsey Graham is acting like he didn't just win re-election

Lindsey Graham is acting like he didn't just win re-election

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , MSNBC Opinion ColumnistFor many Americans stuck in this weird post-election holding pattern, the days are running together. But while it’s easier than ever to lose track of time, someone needs to remind Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., that the election is over — . He doesn’t need to keep acting like President Donald Trump has any power over him anymore.Trump’s campaign is still doing everything it can to in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia, searching for something — anything — to prove...

November 17, 2020
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Court packing is cool but you know what’s really cool? Term limits.

Court packing is cool but you know what’s really cool? Term limits.

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy , MSNBC Opinion ColumnistThe Senate votes Monday to place Judge Amy Coney Bennett on the Supreme Court in a decision that will resonate for decades. The railroading of her nomination through the confirmation process has sparked a broader discussion about Democrats' "packing the court" with new justices. But it's a discussion that kicks off from a set of wrong assumptions.Progressive Democrats argue that adding new seats is a necessity after Republicans blocked a vote on Judge Merrick...

October 26, 2020
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