Joy derision: Democrats turn Trump’s deadliest weapon against him As once-prolific nicknamer Trump fails to land a hit, Democrats set good manners aside in favour of ridicule The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2024
Democrats push back as Trumpworld dusts off ‘swift boat’ attack on Walz Attacks on Tim Walz’s military service echo false smears leveled against John Kerry in 2004 The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024
Trump's "autocratic international order" An axis of mutual interest is forming among the world's authoritarian leaders — and Trump wants to be a part of it Salon · Jul 24, 2024
‘She’s in the pantheon now’: Kristi Noem and the politicians who hit self-destruct The dog-killing South Dakota governor’s VP hopes are in tatters. But she’s not the first politician to flame out with an own goal The Guardian - US · May 18, 2024
Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsion The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2024
US 'Swatting' Pranks Stoke Alarm In Election Year Startled by nighttime pounding on his door, American political strategist Rick Wilson walked out in his underwear to find policemen with guns drawn. International Business Times · Apr 19, 2024
Biden hits campaign trail riding train of positive State of the Union reviews President heads for battleground state Pennsylvania as re-election rematch with Trump finally begins in earnest The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2024
Nikki Haley has one last card to play: will she eventually endorse Trump? The question for the Trump campaign is how to get Haley onside and win back as many of her supporters as possible, as quickly as possible The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2024
‘He believes in power and chaos’: alarm as Steve Bannon plots to propel Trump The ex-White House chief strategist is no longer in daily contact with Trump, but his influence on the Maga right remains total The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2024
Lots of cash. First in the polls. California’s Senate race is Adam Schiff’s to lose The congressman, known for his critiques of Trump, has out-raised and out-spent his opponents in a closely-matched race The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2024
A fresh round of #NeverTrump GOP energy Donald Trump's trials, Rick Wilson notes, are "a constant reminder of his culpability in the January 6 attack" Salon · Feb 13, 2024
Angry Trump fumes after $83.3m damages ruling in E Jean Carroll case Former president calls verdict ‘absolutely ridiculous’ and accuses Biden of directing ‘witch-hunt’ against him and Republicans The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2024
Ron DeSantis put nearly all his eggs in the basket of a ‘war on woke’ The Florida governor, once billed as Trump without the baggage, ended up making a series of bad gambles The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2024
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024 Could Iowa be Ron DeSantis’s last stand? Florida governor has done ‘everything right’ and his Iowa campaign is a ‘well-oiled machine’. But will it be enough? Eric Garcia and Gustaf Kilander take a look at the DeSantis campaign heading into the first-in-the-nation contest
The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2024 Ramaswamy insists he’s still in the game as he fails to qualify for last debate Republican candidate’s poll numbers are not high enough to take part in Iowa debate as campaign says not to write him off
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024 Protesters chanting ‘no oil money’ interrupt Ron DeSantis during Fox News town hall Protesters escorted out as DeSantis continues to answer questions
The Guardian - US · Jan 7, 2024 ‘It’s a live audition’: Trump surrogates swarm Iowa before caucuses Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz – even Roseanne Barr – stand in for ex-president as his challengers struggle in the polls
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023 Trump predicts Vivek Ramaswamy will drop out of 2024 race after major campaign move Ramaswamy pulled TV ads weeks ahead of Iowa caucuses
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start? Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Highly principled libertarian or ruthlessly ambitious kook: Vivek Ramaswamy’s 10 principles to become Trump’s successor ‘I think if Donald Trump offered Ramaswamy the position of vice president, he would kill his own dog to have that job,’ Rick Wilson tells Gustaf Kilander
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start? Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023 Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start? Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2023 DeSantis v Newsom debate: governors clash on crime, abortion, guns and more ‘Slugfest’ moderated by Sean Hannity saw the Democrat and Republican speaking over each other in heated ‘shadow campaign’
Salon · Nov 23, 2023 Democracy's last Thanksgiving "If Trump wins in 2024, it'll be a dark Thanksgiving indeed"