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
Mike Pence is free now
As Mike Pence lays his 2024 presidential bid to rest, the former vice president may have his long-awaited chance to separate himself from Trump.
North Carolina’s GOP may have cracked the gerrymander code
With a new congressional map approved, North Carolina Republicans may have found a map that will stick — and potentially decide control of the House next year.
House Speaker Mike Johnson cleared the lowest bar possible
House Speaker Mike Johnson has a lot of work ahead of him if he's going to get Republicans to avoid a government shutdown and pass bills with Senate Democrats.
It's deja vu all over again for House Republicans
House Republicans selected Majority Whip Tom Emmer as their latest nominee to become speaker before Donald Trump rejected him. Now Mike Johnson is up next.
Trump can’t use his impeachment to wiggle out of prosecution
Trump has offered up some questionable arguments to try to squirm out of legal trouble before. But his latest argument may be the boldest yet.
The race for House speaker has 8 new candidates — and no winners
The next speaker of the House election will have eight Republicans try to finally lead, including Byron Donalds, Kevin Hern, Gary Palmer, and Tom Emmer.
The House GOP's parade of humiliation shows no sign of stopping
There is still no speaker of the House after Jim Jordan failed out of being the GOP nominee. Now there are nine speaker candidates running instead.
The House GOP blew up its speaker race escape hatch
Jim Jordan gave up on backing Patrick McHenry as a temporary speaker after conservative House Republicans said it would give Democrats a coalition government.
How Patrick McHenry can save the House — for a time, at least
Jim Jordan lost the second ballot to become speaker of the House making giving Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the speaker pro tempore, more powers more likely.
Jim Jordan wants to be speaker but hasn't even mastered the basics
Jim Jordan had 20 Republicans votes against him in the House speaker election. He's never passed a bill and is bad at investigations, so no wonder he lost.
Jim Jordan should be expelled from the House, not made speaker
Republican Jim Jordan is trying to win the election to become speaker of the House with Donald Trump's endorsement after trying to help steal the 2020 election.
