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Trump campaign urges staffers exposed to COVID to self-quarantine
Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien sent an email to staff on Friday after President Trump’s positive COVID test, urging them…
Trump’s right, the US election could easily be rigged
In the furore over Trump’s bid to fill the vacant Supreme Court slot, commentators have pointed out that his nominee’s…
Will the economy recover enough to help Trump win?
It’s rather difficult to dissect or analyze policy areas from last night’s horrendous debate. But Freddy Gray and I attempt…
Trump won the debate — but it was no disaster for Biden
A couple of days ago, Powerline’s Paul Mirengoff observed that ‘Going back at least as far as Ronald Reagan, incumbent presidents…
Trump was his own worst enemy in the first debate
The first presidential debate in Cleveland was a disaster, to put it bluntly. After 90 minutes of crosstalk, petty jabs,…
The first 2020 presidential debate — live blog
7:25 p.m. ET — Matt McDonald: Hello and welcome to The Spectator’s live blog for tonight’s tête-à-tête between President Donald Trump…
Trump and Biden campaigns argue over rules hours before first debate
With less than eight hours to go before the first presidential debate in Cleveland, the Trump and Biden campaigns are…
The Trump campaign’s best line of attack against Joe Biden
President Trump and Joe Biden will face off in the first of a series of presidential debates on Tuesday night.…
Who rules supreme in America?
Within hours of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Democrats and Republicans began fighting over how to fill her…
The 'Notorious RBG' and her triumph over tribalism
Ruth the Moabite is the only Biblical figure to merit the description ‘eshet chayil’ – ‘a woman of valour’. One…
What’s the real reason behind Joe Biden’s Brexit threats?
Is Donald Trump taking the Democrats’ line on Brexit and the Irish border? We might think so from the Financial…
The Special Relationship was never very special
I have a book of essays from 1986 by a group of British and American scholars called The Special Relationship.…
Scrap presidential debates — but not this year
The toughest moment of Joe Biden’s year arrived in May. It was harder than seeing off Bernie Sanders, harder even…
America’s allies don’t like Trump. So what?
So, the Pew Research Center polled more than a dozen allies and, guess what, the allies — from the UK…
Does Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
Should Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? So far the President has notched up two nominations in a…
What Bahrain’s deal with Israel really means
On September 15, representatives from the oil-rich Kingdom of Bahrain will meet Israeli leaders at the White House to sign…
The pleasures — and pain — of dog-walking
The old dog was in a companionable frame of mind and she trotted along at my side, glancing up now…
Trump should take lessons in lying from Joe Biden
Gstaad It snowed on the last two days of August up here, and why not? We’ve traded freedom of speech…
Leading vs lying
At his short Thursday news briefing, President Trump laid out the many successes that the United States has enjoyed in…
What the hell happened to Bob Woodward?
Famed reporter Bob Woodward is dropping his new book about President Trump, Rage, next week. Woodward has already leaked the…
What will happen in the debates?
From late September through to mid-October, Americans will get to watch Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate three times. Mike…
People trust the media less than Trump on COVID. Here’s why
The national media is now less trusted than President Trump to provide accurate information and analysis about COVID-19, according to…
Is Donald Trump really anti-abortion?
At the Republican National Convention last month, he was repeatedly described as the ‘most pro-life President ever’. According to some…
President Trump’s big Balkan deal
President Trump has presided over a notable deal between Kosovo and Serbia. It’s interesting in more ways than one. For…
The media’s wavering burden of proof
President Trump spoke mildly in defense of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse on Tuesday, saying that the 17-year-old seemed to be…
