Krystal Marie Ball

 Krystal Marie Ball (born November 24, 1981) is an American political commentator. She was previously a presidential candidate, and also an anchor on television at MSNBC and a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post and former co-host of The Hill's Rising together with Saagar Enjeti. Enjeti and Ball made it clear that they would leave the show in May 2021 to launch Breaking Points, a new independent project with Krystal as well as Saagar. Ball co-hosts the show Krystal Kyle & Friends with Kyle Kulinski. She has appeared as a guest on Fox News, CNN, Fox News, Fox News, Fox News, as in addition to shows like Real Time With Bill Maher. Ball was married to Jonathan Dariyanani as of 2020. Ball attributes her new fascination with politics to her experiences being a mother in the 2008 primary elections. In addition, she observed the US elections for president in 2008 while working in Jordan. She observed how it affected people in that country and gained a greater appreciation of the global implications of US politics. She was a Senior Fellow at the New Leaders Council. Ball was the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 1st congressional District in 2010. She was defeated by Rob Wittman, the Republican incumbent. From June 2012 until July 2015, she was host of The Cycle, an MSNBC program The Cycle. She founded the People's House Project in May 2017 to help Democratic causes.