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We seem to be fast approaching the winter of Trumpian discontent. The midterms are approaching, the mood within the White House is strained, and...
We seem to be fast approaching the winter of Trumpian discontent. The midterms are approaching, the mood within the White House is strained, and...
‘Deus Vult’. That, famously, is what the large tattoo on Pete Hegseth’s right bicep says. The phrase, which means God Wills It, is a Crusader...
Donald Trump’s greatest strength is his indefatigability. The grumblings within his administration grow louder. Inflation is stubborn, the price of...
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man with a Muslim name,...
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man with a Muslim name,...
Few people had heard of Jacob Coxon, the 28-year-old British AI researcher, on the morning of September 8, 2026. His X account had fewer than 100...
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man with a Muslim name,...
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man with a Muslim name,...
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man with a Muslim name,...
Twenty years ago, as America fought in the Middle East, a junior Democratic senator from the Midwest, a forty-something man with a Muslim name,...
“GREAT NEWS,” hollered @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social yesterday. “Thanks to the bold leadership of my friend, Karol Nawrocki, President of...
“We gotta take care of business this November,” said Vice President J.D. Vance, demurely, at the Republican convention last night, “then we’ll...
‘People don’t need no jobs,’ said Mike Judge’s marvellous comic creation, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. ‘I’m...
‘People don’t need no jobs,’ said Mike Judge’s marvellous comic creation, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. ‘I’m...
If Andy Burnham were looking for a quick popularity boost, he might decide to order the deployment of a flotilla of Royal Navy vessels towards the...
If Andy Burnham were looking for a quick popularity boost, he might decide to order the deployment of a flotilla of Royal Navy vessels towards the...
Are Donald Trump and his wife secretly estranged – or is Melania just a bit strange? That somewhat grubby question cuts to the heart of one of the...
According to the prediction betting markets, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now favourite to be the Democratic nominee in 2028. Given that the Democrats...
According to the prediction betting markets, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now favourite to be the Democratic nominee in 2028. Given that the Democrats...
According to the prediction betting markets, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now favourite to be the Democratic nominee in 2028. Given that the Democrats...
So, at time of writing, it looks as if voters don’t want to cancel Thanksgiving – on balance, at least. Come November, however, few Democrats will...
The most important American in the world right now might not be Donald Trump. It could be Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, who is exercising...
Rod Liddle got me into journalism. We always had The Spectator lying around the house when I was young. I soon learnt to turn to him first, as most...
Rod Liddle got me into journalism. We always had The Spectator lying around the house when I was young. I soon learned to turn to him first, as most...
Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan choose Haley Stevens, a...
It is my solemn duty to report that, as ever in Trumpworld, the news zone has flooded and we are paddling through a reality-bending time loop. Last...
Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan choose Haley Stevens, a...
Tuesday 4 August could prove to be a turning point in American political history. If Democratic primary voters in Michigan choose Haley Stevens, a...
One of Donald Trump’s greatest strengths is his ability to repeat himself endlessly. It takes some doing. At 9 p.m. tonight, he says, he’ll give...
So FIFA is going to take action against the Argentinian players for unfurling their “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” banner after beating England in...
What do senior Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Iran’s new Supreme Leader have in common? Not a lot, except that both men are currently being...
What do senior Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Iran’s new Supreme Leader have in common? Not a lot, except that both men are currently being...
Commentators were so busy fulminating against Trump’s Fifa shenanigans yesterday they mostly missed his intervention in the big story now roiling...
Commentators were so busy fulminating against Trump’s Fifa shenanigans yesterday they mostly missed his intervention yesterday in the big story now...
“You can do two things,” Donald Trump told reporters as he stood beside the new retrofitted Air Force One on Wednesday. “You can low-key it, or...
J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. ‘Young senator, vice-president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by...
J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. “Young senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by...
J.D. Vance jokingly compared himself to Richard Nixon earlier this week. “Young senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by...
Freddy Gray has narrated this article for you to listen to. When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker...
After a week of international agonizing, it looks as if the first round of the latest peace talks between America and Iran will not begin today – at...
When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays differing sides off each other. In so doing, he...
When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays differing sides off each other. In so doing, he...
When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump is neither hawk nor dove. He’s a dealmaker who plays differing sides off each other. In so doing, he...
Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal with Iran,...
Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal with Iran,...
Donald Trump’s 80th birthday is this weekend, and what better present for a struggling octogenarian Commander-in-Chief than a peace deal with Iran,...
In recent months, America’s political rumor mills have been grinding out whispers about Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for the Senate in...
“When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. No, our motto is: ‘When they go low, we go high.‘” – Michelle...
Another weekend, another failed and frankly pathetic attempt to kill the President of the United States. On February 22, a Sunday, Secret Service shot...