Krystal Marie Ball

 Krystal Marie Balm (born on the 24th of November in 1980) is an American journalist and political commentator. She was a former political candidate, and also hosting a TV show on MSNBC and a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post and former host of The Hill's Rising alongside Saagar Enjeti. Enjeti and Ball made it clear in the month of May that they'd quit the show in order to begin their own venture, Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar. Ball hosts Krystal Kyle & Friends' podcast along with Kyle Kulinski. She has guest appearances on Fox News, CNN and Fox News. Ball was married to Jonathan Dariyanani as of 2020. Ball attributes her further political interest due to her experience as a new mother during the 2008 presidential primaries, and watching the results of the 2008 US presidential election while working in Jordan. She was able to see the effect it affected the people of Jordan and gained an appreciation for the worldwide 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. From June 2012 to July 2015, she hosted The Cycle, an MSNBC program The Cycle. She created the People's House Project (a political action committee dedicated to Democratic causes) in May of 2017.