Whitmer’s smart play for Trump’s voters
For progressive Democrat voters, the governor’s willingness to appear with Trump is anathema
Ben Domenech
Ben Domenech is a US editor-at-large of The Spectator and a Fox News contributor.
Wednesday
Josh Hawley talks Trump’s first 100 days: pro-life ‘needs to be a priority’
The Missouri Senator discusses tariffs, foreign policy and regulating the abortion pill
Tuesday
A mammoth 100 days of Trump’s America First foreign policy
It’s clear his promise to restore American strength may be even harder than his supporters imagined
Monday
Could abortion pills be the sleeper issue for the midterms?
New data finds a much higher rate of serious adverse events from abortion pills than was previously claimed
Wednesday
What’s going on with Pete Hegseth?
From our UK edition
22 min listen
Freddy Gray is joined by Spectator US Editor-at-Large Ben Domenech to discuss defence secretary Pete Hegseth, whose job appears to be on the line. They explore Hegseth’s outsider status in Washington, his clashes with both hawkish and dovish factions, and the growing tensions over U.S. policy on Iran and Israel.
What Pete Hegseth and his warfighters learned about Washington
It’s not enough to be on the team, which these dismissed aides insist they still are. You also have to be good at your job
Monday
Pete Hegseth’s fight is about more than mere staff personalities
Points of ideological contention lie at the heart of the disquiet at the Pentagon
Saturday
El Salvador deportation is just another partisan jump ball, says poll
New polling shows the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case doesn’t play to Democrats’ advantage
Friday
Democrats are doing themselves no favors on El Salvador
Is the Kilmar Abrego Garcia debate really where they want to make their stand against the Trump agenda?
Wednesday
It’s no mystery how Democrats plan to attack Republicans
The idea is to turn Elon Musk into the equivalent of Nancy Pelosi
Wednesday
The Court of the Sun King
The MAGA set share the predilections and tax brackets of the people they criticize
Tuesday
The Everything, Everywhere All at Once presidency
The administration now has the Supreme Court’s backing
Wednesday
Of course Jasmine Crockett should run for president
She has risen through the ranks as a trash-talking champion of the Democratic base
Tuesday
The Signal leak isn’t just about Europe – it shows how powerful J.D. Vance is
From our UK edition
This is an extract from today’s episode of Spectator TV, with Freddy Gray and Ben Domenech, which you can find at the bottom of this page: Freddy Gray (FG): America is – to use [Vice President J.D.] Vance’s words – bailing out Europe again, and [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth says ‘yes – it’s pathetic’ in
What did we learn from the war chat leaks?
From our UK edition
27 min listen
Jeffrey Goldberg’s story in the Atlantic is so mind-blowing it’s hard to know what to say in response. It defies belief that Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz, appears to have accidentally added a top journalist to a Signal messaging group with senior government officials – including the Vice President, Secretary of State, Defence
The Goldberg groupchat ‘glitch’ is a crisis of competence
It was only a matter of time before this White House, moving as fast as they have been, would make a glaring mistake
Thursday
Don’t let gambling scaremongers ruin your March Madness bracket
The central absurdity of the American anti-online gambling movement is its ignorance of the alternative
Wednesday
Chuck Schumer imperiled from the left and the donor class
Calls for the Senate Minority Leader to step down have already begun
Monday
How Republicans should capitalize on Chuck Schumer’s weakness
They’re going to need to resist the temptation to slow down
Thursday
‘I had two jobs: to run the country and to survive’: an interview with President Trump
POTUS on his second term, Nixon, Ukraine — and the tush push
