JD Vance has two obstacles to the White House
One of them is Donald Trump
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Why are the Democrats so crap?
They struggle even to endorse their own rising stars
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Shutting down the American government will not save the Democrats
The party elite are listless and in denial. To inspire voters, they need street-fighters from outside the Beltway
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Has Peter Mandelson finally run out of lives?
A growing number in Labour believe the US ambassador’s position is untenable.
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The walls are closing in on Peter Mandelson
Could the Epstein scandal force him out of politics for a third time?
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Trump has redefined the language of politics
Coarse language now makes politicians look authentic.
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Nigel Farage, the free-speech champion we deserve
By vacating the argument on free expression, the left has let it become the preserve of charlatans.
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Trump reverses course on Ukraine, again
After meeting with Zelensky in Washington, Trump appears to welcome the prospect of US security guarantees for Kyiv.
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Disdain and apathy in Washington DC
Democrats struggle to oppose Trump, while Republicans worry about his succession.
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The Epstein conspiracy has unmasked Trump as a faux-populist
Trump told his Maga base to look the other way. Now it’s looking at him.
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Good riddance to Elon Musk
The Tesla chief’s Doge was the worst of all worlds.
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The capitulation of the American elite
In the face of Trump’s illiberal policies, the legal profession is not only surrendering, it’s collaborating.
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The hoax that spawned an age of American conspiracism
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just the latest populists to weaponise fears of a sinister “deep state”.
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Trump’s speech unveiled America’s new politics
Republicans cheer along dutifully; Democrats hold up signs.
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Was Keir Starmer’s Trump meeting really a triumph?
The real story of the Prime Minister’s US trip was one of British weakness.
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Trump’s hostile takeover of religion
He has realised that the Almighty is the perfect marketing tool.
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The plot to asset-strip American government
Even the radical architects of Project 2025 didn’t propose what Elon Musk is doing to US democracy.
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Biden’s unforgivable pardons
The US president repeatedly vowed not to pardon his son. In his final weeks in office he did it anyway.
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Donald Trump’s techno-futurist inaugural address
The president embraces the Silicon Valley elite, leaving populists with little to celebrate.
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Joe Biden’s tragedy of errors
He will be remembered for his foreign policy mistakes – and his refusal to let go.
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