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Team Trump's "confidence has shifted"

Trump's predictions of total victory are a stark contrast to his aides worrying that they hit a "total train wreck"

Salon · Nov 5, 2024

From rising star to potential liability: how JD Vance’s fortunes have turned

Ohio senator’s ratings are at a record low and his hardline views on issues might prove to hurt more than help

The Guardian - US · Jul 27, 2024

A reader’s guide to the US election: an expert recommends the best books, journals, podcasts and commentators

Donald Trump apparently prefers to watch television over reading anything at all. As president, some reports claimed, he spent up to seven hours a day watching television news shows, but had little interest in reading the flow of top secret briefings (including tapped phone conversations of various world leaders) that…

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024

The Guardian view on the pope’s reform project: the world’s largest Christian body needs to change

Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at battle to transform the Roman Catholic church

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2023

House speaker’s Christian nationalist ties spark first amendment fears

Mike Johnson’s links to key leaders prompts alarm he might try to erode elements of constitution on separation of church and state

The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2023

A house divided: 2023 in US politics books, before Trump v Biden part II

The age of the Trump blockbuster may be past but the American political scene keeps producing good reads

The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2023

The 15 questions that will not be asked at the Republican debate

The modern-day Republican party is nothing but a Potemkin village

The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2023

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory review: Trump and his evangelical believers

Tim Alberta is a fine guide to the world of conservative US Christians, their dispiriting march to the right, and its ugly cost

The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2023

Trump called Iowa evangelicals ‘so-called Christians’ and ‘pieces of shit’, book says

Mockery over ‘Two Corinthians’ slip and endorsement battles in 2016 echo in 2024 race as Republican contenders seek first win

The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2023

Variety revises article on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker that was sharply criticized

Under fire this week for an investigative story on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the entertainment publication Variety made changes to the piece on Friday

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023