Whitmer’s smart play for Trump’s voters
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For progressive Democrat voters, the governor’s willingness to appear with Trump is anathema
Ben Domenech is a US editor-at-large of The Spectator and a Fox News contributor.
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For progressive Democrat voters, the governor’s willingness to appear with Trump is anathema
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The Missouri Senator discusses tariffs, foreign policy and regulating the abortion pill
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It’s clear his promise to restore American strength may be even harder than his supporters imagined
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New data finds a much higher rate of serious adverse events from abortion pills than was previously claimed
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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.Â
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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
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Points of ideological contention lie at the heart of the disquiet at the Pentagon
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New polling shows the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case doesn’t play to Democrats’ advantage
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Is the Kilmar Abrego Garcia debate really where they want to make their stand against the Trump agenda?
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The idea is to turn Elon Musk into the equivalent of Nancy Pelosi
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The MAGA set share the predilections and tax brackets of the people they criticize
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The administration now has the Supreme Court’s backing
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She has risen through the ranks as a trash-talking champion of the Democratic base
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
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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
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It was only a matter of time before this White House, moving as fast as they have been, would make a glaring mistake
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The central absurdity of the American anti-online gambling movement is its ignorance of the alternative
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Calls for the Senate Minority Leader to step down have already begun
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They’re going to need to resist the temptation to slow down
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POTUS on his second term, Nixon, Ukraine — and the tush push