Zeeshan Aleem

Zeeshan Aleem is a writer and editor for MS NOW. He primarily writes about politics and foreign policy. Previously, he worked at Vox, HuffPost and Politico, and he has also been published in, among other places, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and The Intercept.


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1d ago
Opinion

How Stephen Miller is reportedly helping Trump create his own MAGA ‘deep state’

The president has entered the next phase of radically reshaping the federal workforce around his political agenda.

2d ago
Opinion

Israel’s fuel depot strikes caught Trump by surprise. Here’s why that matters.

Trump’s incoherence on the war in Iran could allow Israel to set the tone.

5d ago
Opinion

What could help explain James Talarico’s surprising strength with Latino voters

The rising star’s campaign offers some clues to solving a major Democratic problem.

6d ago
Opinion

Trump is seizing power abroad — before he loses it at home

The president’s unilateral bombardment of Iran is a symptom of a structural problem in our government.

1w ago
Opinion

Trump can’t decide why we’re bombing Iran. Some military commanders may have an answer.

Some military commanders are reportedly calling the war “biblically sanctioned” and a path to the end times.

1w ago
Opinion

It’s only been a few days. But Trump is clearly in over his head on Iran.

Trump has exhibited a total lack of coherence on why he began a new war — or how it will end.

2w ago
Opinion

The one unique skill helping Mamdani break through to Trump

The New York mayor secured two victories during his unannounced visit to the White House.

2w ago
Opinion

Pete Hegseth can’t let Mark Kelly go. There’s a reason for that.

Hegseth’s petty pursuit of a senator who dared speak out against Trump is a clear authoritarian signal.

2w ago
Opinion

The DNC’s 2024 autopsy reportedly pinpoints a key factor in Harris’ loss

Democrats will never learn how to win if they refuse to reckon with why they lost.

2w ago
Opinion

The questions I’m asking after Kash Patel’s viral locker-room celebration

The FBI director’s inappropriate partying sums up his struggles with being taken seriously.