About Author
Kunal Dey is senior news writer at news.meaww. He is originally a computer engineer who took a keen interest in US and world politics after Donald Trump’s historic win in 2016. Now based in Bengaluru, India, he tries to bring a fresh perspective to the goings on at Washington, D.C. And when he’s not chasing stories from Capitol Hill, you’ll catch him hitting the gym, taking his car out for a spin, whipping up something tasty in the kitchen, losing himself in a book, or jamming on his guitar.
Area of Interest
Kunal’s been all over election cycles, primaries, campaigns, polls, and consequential moments that shape American politics. His writing delves into everything from libertarian and conservative ideas to liberal perspectives, hoping to give everyone something to think about. In doing that, he hopes to cut through the noise, pulling from a mix of agencies and outlets across the board to keep things balanced and try to make sense of the messy bloodsport that is politics.
Previous Experiences
Kunal has previously been a co-founder of multiple startups in the logistics and software industries respectively, overseeing branding, content, operations and helping improve the overall throughputs of various clients via automation
Latest From Kunal Dey
Trump jokes Saudis are baffled by concept of trans athletes: ‘They don’t do a lot of transitioning’
Donald Trump joked about transgender athletes, saying Saudis were confused by the idea of 'transitioning' and women competing against biological men
Joy Reid admits she would 'freak out' if she saw an exposed man inside women’s locker room
On 'Reid This Reid That' podcast with Jacque Reid, the hosts discussed an incident at a Gold’s Gym involving a Black woman and a transgender woman
Tensions erupt in Dearborn streets after anti-Islam activist tries to burn the Quran
Dearborn, home to one of the nation’s largest Muslim communities, had become a target for activists claiming it ran under 'Sharia law'
Epstein survivor who voted for Trump says his conduct over file release is ‘national embarrassment’
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones said Donald Trump had turned the issue into a political spectacle, urging him to 'show some class'
Trump designates Saudi Arabia a 'major non-NATO ally' during White House dinner with MBS
President Donald Trump announced that the US is elevating military ties by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally
Jamal Khashoggi’s widow slams Saudi Prince after WH visit: ‘Compensate me for murder of my husband’
After the Oval Office meeting, Jamal Khashoggi’s widow publicly urged Mohammed bin Salman to apologize and meet her face-to-face
'Dude is flailing': Jon Stewart says Trump's 'bulls**t facade is crumbling' amid Epstein backlash
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart suggested that Trump might finally be feeling the burn as the Jeffrey Epstein files finally inch toward daylight
‘Nothing to see there!’: Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at Trump's latest White House antics
Trump has apparently been having a field day with a new White House speaker system hooked up to his iPad
Hundreds protest as Border Patrol and ICE arrest over 200 migrants in North Carolina
Border Patrol agents intensified operations in Charlotte as migrants with prior removal orders were reported to be living in and around the city
Trump admin takes California to court over Newsom’s ‘unconstitutional’ mask ban for federal agents
The DOJ sued California over new mask and ID laws for federal agents, arguing they violate the Supremacy Clause and endanger officers
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral paycheck sparks debate as his supporters think it's 'surprisingly low'
Many of Zohran Mamdani's supporters aren't convinced the amount is enough for the mayor of America’s biggest and most complicated city
Christina Ricci brands Megyn Kelly a 'danger to children' over 'barely legal' Epstein comments
The 'Yellowjackets' star torched the former Fox News anchor on Instagram after Megyn Kelly appeared to downplay how depraved Epstein’s crimes were
Trump insists grocery prices are already ‘much lower’ than under Biden, hints at more relief
Donald Trump said holiday shoppers were seeing better deals, claiming Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal costs were about 25% lower than under Joe Biden
Thomas Massie laughs off Trump’s 'quick' wedding jab, says POTUS is 'mad' he wasn't invited
In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump appeared to take a dig at Thomas Massie for his decision to remarry just a year after his first wife's death
'Maine Girl Dads' gather over 60K signatures for initiative to ban trans athletes from girls' sports
The group, a coalition of 8,000 fathers, has come together to 'protect the dignity, opportunity, and privacy' of their daughters
Marjorie Taylor Greene hints Israel might be 'pressuring' Trump to keep Epstein files under wraps
Marjorie Taylor Greene pressed Donald Trump for weeks to release the Epstein files, citing emails showing his ties to former Israeli PM Ehud Barak
Jon Voight calls on Trump to save NYC from ‘communist fool’ Zohran Mamdani
Jon Voight warned that Zohran Mamdani would 'take down' New York and turn it into a 'forbidden place of darkness'
Ventura storm sparks fears of underground transformer explosion as smoke billows from street in clip
The Southern California Edison Company is now poking around to see whether an underground transformer actually exploded during Saturday’s storm
Trump crashes Mar-a-Lago wedding, jokes groom's friend Eric Metaxas will ‘get me to heaven’
President Donald Trump unexpectedly joined Michael Wilkerson’s Mar-a-Lago wedding and joked about Eric Metaxas guiding him to heaven
Trump impressed when interviewer asks if presidency is like fatherhood: ‘I love this country’
Bev Turner surprised Donald Trump at the White House by asking if leading the nation is like being a father, a question he said he’d never been asked