Nia-Malika Henderson

Washington, D.C., United States

Politics and Policy Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion

Senior Political Analyst at CNN

Political and Policy Columnist at Bloomberg @opinion. Senior Political Analyst @CNN. Nippystan. Forever Duke.

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Articles

Howard Lutnick’s Tariff Loss Is Scott Bessent’s Gain

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

Went out on a limb. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- President Donald Trump’s economic team fiddled while his tariff announcements caused markets to melt down, arguing that there was a grand plan to reorder global trade to the benefit of ordinary Americans. Yet in ignoring the anxieties of corporate leaders, members of both parties and voters, they showed themselves to be out of step and unable to lead the president down a sound and sustainable path, economically and politically.
Howard Lutnick’s Tariff Loss Is Scott Bessent’s Gain

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

14 hours agoA Delaware judge, once again, has found that a conservative news outlet broadcast false and defamatory claims about the role a voting technology company played in the 2020 presidential election. This time, that network is Newsmax, Fox News' upstart rival, which is fresh off a successful initial …
Will Republicans Really Let the Global Economy Crash?

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

The president’s ruinous tariff policy has finally sparked some criticism from his own party. But so far, it’s not enough to change his course. When President Donald Trump was inaugurated, the US economy was the envy of the world, having managed an unmatched post-Covid comeback. Now, the country could be headed for a recession, pulling down the global economy and Trump’s political fortunes with it. “Let Donald Trump run the global economy. He knows what he’s doing.
Cory Booker's 25-Hour Speech Was a Stunt. It Worked.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

The New Jersey senator's display of stamina wasn't just for the Democratic base. It was a message to his colleagues in the Senate. Do something. This was former First Lady Michelle Obama’s exhortationto Democrats last summer. It is now the collective demand of average Democrats despairing over the seeming inaction of their leaders.
Believe Trump when he says he wants a third term

3 weeks ago | businesstimes.com.sg | Nia-Malika Henderson

FINALLY, all joking and the Constitution aside, President Donald Trump said he hasn’t ruled out running for a third term. “A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a Sunday-morning (Mar 30) phone call with Meet The Press anchor Kristen Welker. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”And to anyone who was inclined to dismiss Trump’s comments as an attempt at humour, he offered clarity. “No, no I’m not joking,” he said.
The Signal leak is too big to sweep under the rug

3 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

It was only a matter of time before President Donald Trump’s national security appointees proved just how unserious and unprepared they are for their posts. Now, just two months into his second term, we’ve got “Signalgate” - a reckless conversation about war plans over a commercial messaging app with a journalist (inadvertently invited) reading along. The administration wants to somehow blame that journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief.
Believe Trump When He Says He Wants a Third Term

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

Finally, all joking and the Constitution aside, President Donald Trump said he hasn’t ruled out running for a third term. “A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call with Meet The Press anchor Kristen Welker. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
Keith C. Burris: Donald Trump wants incompetents in his Cabinet

3 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

There is no way to keep up with “as the Trump regime turns.” That’s partly by design (“flood the zone” and overwhelm, confuse and exhaust the media and the opposition). And it is partly because Donald Trump and most of his major deputies cannot help themselves. Mr. Trump loves motion and chaos. Three stooges pratfallsHis underlings are given to pratfalls. Doing war planning on a group chat? It is stunningly stupid and reckless, like so much of the flood.
JD Vance Greenland Visit, Signal Chat Show Different Sides

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

In the Signal chat, the vice president showed independent judgment. Then he went to Greenland to carry out the bidding of his boss. Vice President JD Vance spent his first weeks on the job firmly in the shadow of Elon Musk. Now, more than halfway through the 100-day mark of Trump’s second term, Vance is a main character in his own right, intent on creating his own lane and narrative, in public and in private.
Nia-Malika Henderson: The Signal leak tells us the administration doesn't know what it's doing, and doesn't care

4 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

It was only a matter of time before President Donald Trump’s national security appointees proved just how unserious and unprepared they are for their posts. Just two months into his second term, we’ve got “Signalgate” — a reckless conversation about war plans over a commercial messaging app with a journalist (inadvertently invited) reading along. The administration wants to blame that journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief.