Krystal Marie Ball

 Krystal Marie Balm (born November 24 in 1980) is an American journalist and political commentator. She was previously a presidential candidate for Senate in the United States, and a TV presenter on MSNBC. She was frequently a contributor to The Huffington Post and co-host of The Hill’s Rising together with Saagar Enti. In May 2021, Ball and Enjeti announced that they would be leaving the show in order to start their own project called Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. Ball is co-hosting alongside Kyle Kulinski on the podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends. She has appeared on guest appearances in shows such as Real Time with Bill Maher, Fox News (CNBC), Fox News (Fox News) and CNN (CNBC). Ball is married to Jonathan Dariyanani since 2020. Ball says that her fascination with politics due to her experience as pregnant during the 2008 primaries and also watching the results of the 2008 US presidential election while working in Jordan. She was able to observe how the election affected the citizens of Jordan and gained a greater appreciation for the global impact of US politics. She was a Senior Fellow of the New Leaders Council. Ball was nominated by the Democratic Party to represent Virginia's 1stCongressional District during the 2010 elections. However, she lost to Rob Wittman. From June 2012 until July 2015, she hosted of The Cycle on MSNBC. She established the People's House Project (a political action committee that supports Democratic causes) in May 2017.