Krystal Marie Ball

 Krystal Marie Ball (born November 24 in 1981) is an American political commentator. She was previously a presidential hopeful, as a host of American television at MSNBC, a frequent contributor of The Huffington Post, former co-host and host of The Hill's Rising alongside Saagarenjeti. Enjeti and Ball have announced in May 2021 that they'd quit the show in order to start their own project, Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. Ball is co-hosting alongside Kyle Kulinski on the podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends. She has appeared as a guest on programs such as Real Time with Bill Maher, Fox News (CNBC), Fox News (Fox News) as well as CNN (CNBC). Ball has been married to Jonathan Dariyanani since 2020. Ball says that her political interest due to the fact that she became an expectant mother in the 2008 primary elections and watching the results of the 2008 US presidential election during her time in Jordan. She observed how it affected the people of Jordan and thus gained an appreciation for the global implications of US politics. She was a Senior Fellow at the New Leaders Council. Ball was the Democratic Party nominee in Virginia's 1st Congressional District for Congress in 2010, but lost to Rob Wittman, who is the incumbent Republican. From June 2012 through July 2015, she hosted of The Cycle on MSNBC. She was co-hosting the MSNBC show The Cycle from June 2012 until July 2015.