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Jacob Heilbrunn

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Donald Trump is going on a firing spree

The surprising thing isn’t that Donald Trump fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche her temporary...

03.04.2026 6

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Donald Trump is going on a firing spree

The surprising thing isn’t that Donald Trump fired his attorney general Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche her temporary...

03.04.2026 9

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump’s rambling Iran address was full of wishful thinking

In his nationwide address on Wednesday, Donald Trump could not have been clearer about the course of the Iran war. It’s not ending any time...

02.04.2026 8

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Iran doesn’t need pummelling to the Stone Age

In his nationwide address on Wednesday, Donald Trump could not have been clearer about the course of the Iran war. It’s not ending any time soon and...

02.04.2026 8

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Trump has already checked out of NATO

Donald Trump, who will deliver an address from the Oval Office tonight, isn’t giving up on his aims for his war in the Middle East. This time his...

02.04.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump is determined to alienate America from Europe

Donald Trump, who will deliver an address from the Oval Office tonight, isn’t giving up on his aims for his war in the Middle East. This time his...

01.04.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump’s delusion of omnipotence

Donald Trump likes to use the phrase “go big or go home” to describe his political strategy. It looks as though the US President is about to...

28.03.2026 10

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Trump has shattered America’s ‘illusion of omnipotence’ in Iran

Donald Trump likes to use the phrase ‘go big or go home’ to describe his political strategy. It looks as though the US President is about to...

27.03.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The truth about Robert Mueller

In the pantheon of Trump adversaries, Robert Mueller may rank at the very top. Everything about Mueller – his rectitude, his formality, his...

22.03.2026 10

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Iran isn’t Trump’s only ‘imminent threat’

President Trump thought it would be a cakewalk. Far from capitulating, his nemesis seems to be on the comeback trail. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...

20.03.2026 10

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The bad news keeps mounting for Donald Trump

Donald Trump thought it would be a cakewalk. Determined to oust his adversary almost overnight, the US President quickly discovered that he’s far...

19.03.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Donald Trump is tarnishing Brand America

Donald Trump has become something of a sole man. His cabinet members and White House visitors report that the President has developed a penchant for...

11.03.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Democrats are on the march in Texas

It’s the best of times for the Democrats in Texas and the worst of times for the Republicans. James Talarico is the Democratic candidate for the...

05.03.2026 10

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The Texas Republican revolt

Following last night’s primaries, Texas Democrats have a clear Senate candidate in James Talarico. Texas Republicans have a civil war. Ken Paxton...

04.03.2026 10

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The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment

Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you have a fresh war for regime change...

28.02.2026 20

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment

Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you have a fresh war for regime change...

28.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment

Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you have a fresh war for regime change...

28.02.2026 20

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winning the gold at the Olympics in hockey, but he was not in a puckish mood during his State of the...

25.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winning the gold at the Olympics in hockey, but he was not in a puckish mood during his State of the...

25.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Supreme Court is right to reject Trump’s tariffs

At a rally in Georgia on Thursday night, President Trump declared that he couldn’t wait “forever” for the Supreme Court to rule on the...

21.02.2026 150

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Supreme Court is right to reject Trump’s tariffs

At a rally in Georgia on Thursday night, President Trump declared that he couldn’t wait ‘forever’ for the Supreme Court to rule on the...

20.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Is Donald Trump becoming a globalist?

It was a banner day for Donald Trump. On Thursday, at the US justice department, a long perpendicular banner with his stern visage was unfurled,...

20.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Washington is in a deep freeze

27.01.2026 6

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Far from all Americans support Trump's advance on Greenland

19.01.2026 10

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Trump won't back down after the Minnesota shooting

08.01.2026 10

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Venezuela has left Trump feeling cocky

06.01.2026 20

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Donald Trump and the art of the conspiracy theory

14.12.2025 10

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Taking potshots / Why does Trump care about Europe's 'civilisational erasure'?

14.12.2025 10

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Why does Trump care about Europe's 'civilisational erasure'?

13.12.2025 10

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Trump is running out of tricks to prop up the American economy

04.12.2025 9

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Elon Musk’s Doge was a damp squib

24.11.2025 10

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Release the files! / Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about Epstein

19.11.2025 20

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The Epstein files continue to haunt Donald Trump

13.11.2025 8

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Government shutdown / Trump’s battle against the Democrats is only just beginning

11.11.2025 10

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Nancy Pelosi was a ruthless operator

07.11.2025 10

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Has Trump fallen into Putin’s trap – again?

17.10.2025 10

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Turning Point / Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. He died for it

11.09.2025 10

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Turning Point / Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. He died for it

11.09.2025 10

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Trump is sending mixed messages about the Qatar attack

10.09.2025 10

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Ukraine / Donald Trump was on his best behaviour in his meeting with Zelensky

19.08.2025 9

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Will the Maga isolationists forgive Trump for Iran?

17.06.2025 9

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Is Marco Rubio the next Henry Kissinger?

02.05.2025 9

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Why Trump won’t fire Pete Hegseth – yet

23.04.2025 8

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Trump is starting to face tariff blowback

02.04.2025 10

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Cosying up to Putin has weakened Trump’s hand in Europe

19.03.2025 10

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Trump plays the joker with Starmer

28.02.2025 10

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The AfD will be a thorn in Merz’s side

24.02.2025 10

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How radical will Donald Trump be?

21.01.2025 10

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The quarrelling coalition behind Donald Trump

20.01.2025 20

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Donald Trump’s plans sound… interesting

No one can accuse President-elect Donald Trump of failing to be transparent about his intentions and plans. Speaking at a lengthy news conference...

08.01.2025 10

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