Krystal Marie Ball

 Krystal Marie (born on November 24, 1982) is an American political commentator from the United States. Her previous roles included an presidential candidate as well as a TV host at MSNBC. She's often a contributor to The Huffington Post, a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post, and co-host of The Hill's Rising with Saagar Ejeti. Enjeti and Ball have made it clear they would be leaving the show in May 2021. They planned to launch their own venture, called Breaking Points. Ball is a cohost on Krystal Kyle & Friends. Her guest appearances include on Fox News, CNN and Fox News. Ball married Jonathan Dariyanani in 2020. Ball says that her fascination with politics to her experience after becoming pregnant during the 2008 primary elections and watching the results of the 2008 US presidential election while working in Jordan. She witnessed the impact the election had on the residents of her home country and was moved to see the international impact of US politics. She was a Senior Fellow of the New Leaders Council. Ball was the Democratic Party's nominee for Congress in Virginia’s 1st district in the year 2010. She lost to Rob Wittman, the Republican incumbent. She hosted the MSNBC show The Cycle from June 2012 to July 2015. She established the People's House Project, an action committee that works for Democratic causes in May of 2017.