Mehdi Hasan quits MSNBC after show cancellation, desiring more freedom in busy news cycle

Progressive host Mehdi Hasan and MSNBC parted ways after the network scaled back his role there, as the firebrand anchor didn't want to be "benched" at such a critical news period. In November, MSNBC announced Hasan would lose his weekend show and his show on the Peacock streaming service, adding he would stay at the network as an on-camera analyst and fill-in host. He was rarely used as an analyst from the announcement through his Sunday night farewell, with only a single on-air appearance outside of his Sunday program, according...