Matt McDonald is the managing editor of The Spectator’s US edition.
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When you attend the court of King Donald, it’s important to genuflect. Unfamiliar foreigners in need of pointers can look to the man who is currently the most assiduous non-American flatterer: FIFA president Gianni Infantino. It’s only natural that, in the lead-up to this year’s soccer World Cup, the president of the global governing body
‘Always knew you were a nonce.’ That text, from a coworker in London, is how I learnt my name had appeared in the latest tranche of the Epstein Files. In the moments prior, I had been sweating profusely – unlike a certain former prince. I can explain. Yesterday afternoon, the US Department of Justice released
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Gianni Infantino came to DC to announce the World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center
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‘It’s not artificial, it’s genius’
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‘As we enter our 249th year America is winning, winning, winning, like never before’
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The US Army and Donald Trump’s joint birthday bash was filled with tanks
If a man runs through a forest but doesn’t post it on Strava, it didn’t happen. I won’t believe it, anyway: the athletic tracker app is my new addiction. The name is borrowed from the Swedish word meaning ‘to strive’. Users document their sporting activities – walking, kayaking, surfing, skiing – and share their adventures
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‘I am become meme,’ Musk said early on
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Jacqueline Sweet has also been restricted from posting for thirty days due to a supposed ‘violation’ of the ‘X Rules’
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The first hurdle: how to get the sleep right to avoid jetlag
US Vice President Kamala Harris finally took the stage at her alma mater, Washington, DC’s Howard University – a day later than anticipated, to deliver a 12-minute concession speech. She walked out at 4:24 p.m. ET Wednesday, somewhat ironically, to the chorus of Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’: Freedom, freedom, I can’t loseFreedom I can’t lose ‘The outcome
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Results are coming in across the United States, and the early signs (though it is still very early) look good for Donald Trump. At the time of recording, the betting markets are with him and the famous New York Times ‘Needle’ has swung to a ‘likely’ Trump victory. It is still much too early to
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Young men and Hispanics proved particularly decisive in his victory
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Her remarks were capably delivered from the podium — and she barely deviated from the autocue
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In a CNN interview, Kamala Harris has been pressed on why her policies on immigration have become more moderate since 2019, when she ran for president. Republicans have been accusing her of flip-flopping on her border wall policy. In this episode, Matt McDonald, managing editor of The Spectator’s US edition, fills in for Freddy whilst
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Millennials and Gen Z are speaking her viability as a candidate into existence
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His speech began over an hour behind schedule
The Democratic party’s new presumptive nominee for president, vice president Kamala Harris, told the nation she was ‘deeply grateful’ for president Joe Biden in her first remarks since he announced his decision yesterday not to stand for reelection and to endorse her in the 2024 presidential election. ‘Joe Biden’s legacy of accomplishment over the past
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‘I said to myself, “Wow what was that? It can only be a bullet”’
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Multiple shots were fired
