Elise Jordan

Jordan is a TIME columnist, an NBC News/MSNBC political analyst and a co-host of the Words Matter podcast.

Voters cast their ballots during early voting in Atlanta on Oct. 18

I’ve Worked in Republican Politics. The Party’s Voter Suppression in the Midterms Has Been a Disgrace

To tolerate this disenfranchisement is to be complicit in the worst of this...

To tolerate this disenfranchisement is to be complicit in the worst of this nation’s past, writes Elise Jordan

Semi-automatic AR-15 for sale on Feb. 15, 2018 in Orem, Utah.

I’ve Supported the Second Amendment My Whole Life. It’s Time for Reasonable Gun Control

Congress and the gun lobby will lose support if they don't act

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with bipartisan members of Congress on immigration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.

I'm a Republican. What on Earth Is Wrong With My Party?

I am a Republican in the era of Donald Trump, and I am emotionally depleted...

I am a Republican in the era of Donald Trump, and I am emotionally depleted by the constant cruelty of the President of the United States. I’ve told myself repeatedly that I am done being...

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore talks about his administrative order discouraging probate judges from issuing same sex marriage licenses, at the Alabama Supreme Court building in Montgomery, Ala. on Jan. 6, 2016.

Roy Moore Is a Predator Whose Candidacy Proves Our Moral Decline

We are living through a time of stunning cultural divide, an imploding poli...

We are living through a time of stunning cultural divide, an imploding political moment pitting the defense of values against the preservation of symbols. Consider that 14 years ago, a certain Republican Congressman from Florida...

President Trump addresses an enthusiastic crowd of supporters at a rally on April 29, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Trump's Stubbornly Loyal Base Can't Ignore What Comes Next

The spiraling investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia presen...

The spiraling investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia presents a political risk to the president, but not the one you might think. Having spent time listening to Trump supporters all over America over...

Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally on September 25, 2017 in Fairhope, Ala.

Roy Moore Is Doing Bernie Sanders Progressives a Big Old Favor

A body of water and more than 4,000 miles separate Alabama and Great Britai...

A body of water and more than 4,000 miles separate Alabama and Great Britain, but two events occurring within twenty-four hours on both sides of the pond provide a roadmap for the American political landscape....

President Trump speaks during the Unleashing American Energy event at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2017.

There Has Never Been 'Normal' Under President Donald Trump

Forget about normal. That's a long gone concept in the era of President Don...

Forget about normal. That's a long gone concept in the era of President Donald Trump