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Mehdi Hasan

host of "The Mehdi Hasan Show"

Mehdi Hasan is host of "The Mehdi Hasan Show" on Peacock and an MSNBC political analyst. He is a former senior columnist for The Intercept, for which he launched the "Deconstructed" podcast. He was also the presenter of "UpFront" and "Head to Head" on Al Jazeera English. He is the author of two books and the winner of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Online Column Writing.

Mehdi Hasan is host of "The Mehdi Hasan Show" on Peacock and an MSNBC political analyst. He is a former senior columnist for The Intercept, for which he launched the "Deconstructed" podcast. He was also the presenter of "UpFront" and "Head to Head" on Al Jazeera English. He is the author of two books and the winner of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Online Column Writing.

Latest from Mehdi Hasan

Debunking Trump’s top 5 desperate election fraud indictment defenses

Strawmen and lies. That’s what Donald Trump, his lawyers John Lauro and Republican allies are offering in the wake of special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment.

5 reasons the economy is surging under 'Bidenomics'

Republican description of the America economy is not just wrong, it’s a lie. 5 reasons the economy is surging under Biden (even with a tough housing market.)
21d ago

Pakistan is ‘standing on the edge of darkness,’ former leader Imran Khan says

Pakistan is “standing on the edge of darkness,” former Prime Minister Imran Khan told NBC News, as it struggles with political turmoil and violence.

Who died and made the Supreme Court a Congress?

Now that Republican appointees are a supermajority on the Supreme Court, you would think they would steer clear of anything that might look like it was writing laws.

Those insisting the pandemic was human-made are ignoring the known facts

Despite a report saying there is no indication that Chinese labs were working on any close progenitors of SARS-CoV-2, some still believe the virus is manmade.

It would be foolish for Dems to let Trump do all the talking about his criminal charges

The federal case against Donald Trump isn't about documents as much as it is about national security, and Democrats need to emphasize that, says Mehdi Hasan.

We didn’t need a 49-page indictment to know how dangerous Trump is

In a Miami federal courthouse, Trump pled not guilty to 37 felony counts, including willful retention of national defense information, making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

DeSantis’ Covid record is even worse than you think

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is running his 2024 presidential campaign on his Covid pandemic record. That is an odd choice for a number of reasons.
97d ago

Why CNN's Trump town hall was always doomed to fail

CNN host Kaitlan Collins couldn't stop Donald Trump's town hall lies, because the debate format was rigged for Republican fans, writes MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan.
98d ago

10 questions CNN should ask Trump

CNN's Trump Town Hall is giving attention to a candidate who has used live events to incite violence and tell lies.
509d ago

Why Democrats should impeach Justice Clarence Thomas

While Ginni Thomas has worked as a GOP operative, her husband has refused to recuse himself.