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Jacob Heilbrunn

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Donald Trump is tarnishing Brand America

Donald Trump has become something of a sole man. His cabinet members and White House visitors report that the President has developed a penchant for...

11.03.2026 6

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The Democrats are on the march in Texas

It’s the best of times for the Democrats in Texas and the worst of times for the Republicans. James Talarico is the Democratic candidate for the...

05.03.2026 7

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The Texas Republican revolt

Following last night’s primaries, Texas Democrats have a clear Senate candidate in James Talarico. Texas Republicans have a civil war. Ken Paxton...

04.03.2026 8

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The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment

Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you have a fresh war for regime change...

28.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment

Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you have a fresh war for regime change...

28.02.2026 8

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Iran strikes might be Trump’s Sarajevo moment

Here we go again. Switch out Saddam Hussein for the Ayatollah Khamenei and Ahmed Chalabi for Reza Pahlavi and you have a fresh war for regime change...

28.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winning the gold at the Olympics in hockey, but he was not in a puckish mood during his State of the...

25.02.2026 7

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech

Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winning the gold at the Olympics in hockey, but he was not in a puckish mood during his State of the...

25.02.2026 7

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Supreme Court is right to reject Trump’s tariffs

At a rally in Georgia on Thursday night, President Trump declared that he couldn’t wait “forever” for the Supreme Court to rule on the...

21.02.2026 150

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Jacob Heilbrunn

The Supreme Court is right to reject Trump’s tariffs

At a rally in Georgia on Thursday night, President Trump declared that he couldn’t wait ‘forever’ for the Supreme Court to rule on the...

20.02.2026 10

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Is Donald Trump becoming a globalist?

It was a banner day for Donald Trump. On Thursday, at the US justice department, a long perpendicular banner with his stern visage was unfurled,...

20.02.2026 10

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Washington is in a deep freeze

27.01.2026 3

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Far from all Americans support Trump's advance on Greenland

19.01.2026 10

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Trump won't back down after the Minnesota shooting

08.01.2026 10

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Venezuela has left Trump feeling cocky

06.01.2026 10

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Donald Trump and the art of the conspiracy theory

14.12.2025 3

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Taking potshots / Why does Trump care about Europe's 'civilisational erasure'?

14.12.2025 10

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Why does Trump care about Europe's 'civilisational erasure'?

13.12.2025 10

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Trump is running out of tricks to prop up the American economy

04.12.2025 5

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Elon Musk’s Doge was a damp squib

24.11.2025 6

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Release the files! / Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk about Epstein

19.11.2025 10

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The Epstein files continue to haunt Donald Trump

13.11.2025 4

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Government shutdown / Trump’s battle against the Democrats is only just beginning

11.11.2025 10

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Nancy Pelosi was a ruthless operator

07.11.2025 7

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Has Trump fallen into Putin’s trap – again?

17.10.2025 8

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Turning Point / Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. He died for it

11.09.2025 5

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Turning Point / Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. He died for it

11.09.2025 9

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Trump is sending mixed messages about the Qatar attack

10.09.2025 5

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Ukraine / Donald Trump was on his best behaviour in his meeting with Zelensky

19.08.2025 5

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Will the Maga isolationists forgive Trump for Iran?

17.06.2025 4

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Is Marco Rubio the next Henry Kissinger?

02.05.2025 6

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Why Trump won’t fire Pete Hegseth – yet

23.04.2025 4

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Trump is starting to face tariff blowback

02.04.2025 6

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Cosying up to Putin has weakened Trump’s hand in Europe

19.03.2025 10

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Trump plays the joker with Starmer

28.02.2025 5

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The AfD will be a thorn in Merz’s side

24.02.2025 3

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How radical will Donald Trump be?

21.01.2025 7

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The quarrelling coalition behind Donald Trump

20.01.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s plans sound… interesting

No one can accuse President-elect Donald Trump of failing to be transparent about his intentions and plans. Speaking at a lengthy news conference...

08.01.2025 9

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Jacob Heilbrunn