2009 vs 2019 challenge: Washington, DC edition
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The glow-up is real
Cockburn
Mischief, mayhem and Washington gossip. Send tips and party invites to cockburn@thespectator.com.
Monday
Friday
Inside the strange world of Fox News fan art
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May God have mercy on our souls
The amazing grace of golden Dawn Goldstein
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Who is the convert hunting conservative Catholics?
Wednesday
Ohio State lecturer bans students from saying ‘illegal immigrants’
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They’re ‘unauthorized’ and you are forbidden to say otherwise
Thursday
Donald, you chose the wrong Wall…
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If only the President had an HBO subscription
Friday
What sells more books: Trump love or Trump hate?
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The answer probably won’t surprise you
Sunday
All hail Dan Crenshaw on SNL: sharing jokes beats confected outrage!
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Credit to SNL for inviting the veteran on. Well done also to that troll-doll-with-a-tape-worm, Pete Davidson, who ain’t so bad
Thursday
The Kavanaugh hearings are the hottest ticket in Tinseltown
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Supreme Court hearings are so in this fall…
Tuesday
Grassley posts a picture of corn — but no-one will lend an ear
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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee can get no love on Instagram
Thursday
Putin is at it again – this time with the midterms
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If both Republicans and Democrats are being targeted, that’s because Putin doesn’t care who wins
Sunday
The New York Times: all the news that’s fit to fake
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‘Meaningless and unhelpful’: The Times is making it up about Brexit — again
Tuesday
Fact check: Charlie Kirk’s beloved US-UK violent crime stat
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The result may surprise you
Tuesday
How important is Christopher Steele’s libel win against the owners of a Russian bank?
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It is a well-known tactic of oligarchs to use the courts to try to silence critics
Friday
The poetry of Tommy Robinson
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They said politics couldn’t get verse, but now it has…
Monday
What if the dreaded ‘pee tape’ is real?
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A small-town Colorado newspaper may have stumbled on news of Trump’s kompromat.
Tuesday
‘Has mom been tested for STDs?’ The Manaforts’ home life and why it matters
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Hacked text messages containing several damaging stories about the former campaign manager can now be viewed by anyone with an internet connection
Tuesday
Does Stormy Daniels want her privacy to be respected?
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The adult film actress is preparing for a custody battle in court
Saturday
Sheriff David Clarke’s Russian connection
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What connects Moscow, gun rights, and the Vice President? Cockburn has the answer…
Monday
The Beeb vs The Donald
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The BBC brings up President Trump’s women problems.
Tuesday
What does Michael Cohen know?
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He kept the President’s secrets about Russia as well as ‘the women.’
