What the Pope really thinks about frociaggine in the Vatican
‘Francis clearly understands that the Vatican is structurally gay,’ says Frédéric Martel
Matt McDonald
Matt McDonald is the managing editor of The Spectator’s US edition.
Friday
Tuesday
Stormy Daniels takes the stand
From our UK edition
Stephanie Clifford, the adult film star and director who performs under the name Stormy Daniels, took the stand in Donald Trump’s ‘hush-money’ trial in Manhattan today, vividly describing the sexual encounter between them in 2006. Unlike with previous witnesses, where Trump has seemed tired or disengaged, the former president paid close attention to Daniels’s testimony,
Monday
David Cameron meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago
The UK foreign secretary then heads to DC
Thursday
Inside America’s stand against TikTok
From our UK edition
Washington, DC Earlier this month, the video app TikTok started sending urgent push notifications to its 170 million American users. ‘Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok,’ it said. ‘Speak up now.’ The company called on TikTokers to defend their ‘constitutional right to free expression’ and provided a handy link so that ‘businesses, creators
Sunday
Navy Yard is a failing experiment in gentrification
Is help on the way?
Wednesday
Biden and Trump heading for US election rematch
From our UK edition
The United States is heading for a Donald Trump vs Joe Biden rematch in this year’s presidential election. US leader Joe Biden is the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party after his victory overnight in the Georgia primary pushed him passed the threshold of 1,968 delegates. Donald Trump also passed the threshold of 1,215 delegates to
Tuesday
Biden and Trump become presumptive nominees after Tuesday wins
‘I believe that the American people will choose to keep us moving into the future,’ the president said
Tuesday
Donald Trump dominant on Super Tuesday
A Trump-Biden rematch is all but guaranteed
Friday
Liz Truss’s Republican love-in at CPAC
From our UK edition
‘Oh, that’s Liz Truss,’ a conservative reporter says as the former British prime minister passes us in the corridor at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). ‘She sucks. What’s she doing here?’ Trying to sell books, apparently. Truss is one of two Brits – alongside mainstay Nigel Farage – addressing CPAC. Her visit forms part
Thursday
Liz Truss works the crowd at CPAC
‘It’s great to be here and get the fresh injection of conservative energy — we need it,’ she told a half-full room
Sunday
How will ‘ceasefire’ calls affect the Democratic primary in New Hampshire?
Gaza casts its shadow over the Granite State
Saturday
Is New Hampshire a Potemkin primary?
From our UK edition
18 min listen
For this special Americano podcast, Freddy Gray is in New Hampshire with the Spectator US team, Matt McDonald and Zach Christenson covering the chilly primaries. Are both Ron De Santis and Nikki Haley’s defeat a foregone conclusion?
Tuesday
Vivek Ramaswamy cuts the mic
The outspoken outsider has been outlasted by Haley and DeSantis
Wednesday
Normal wins elections
Can the Republicans learn that in the next year?
Thursday
Maryland police officer charged for storming Capitol on January 6
Justin Lee of Montgomery County faces felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers
Tuesday
Kevin McCarthy ousted as US Speaker
From our UK edition
Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as the House speaker after losing a vote 216-210, becoming the first speaker ever to lose his role through a vote and the shortest serving speaker to date. Florida congressman Matt Gaetz had forced the motion to vacate, due to his dissatisfaction with the deal McCarthy struck at the weekend to avoid a
Thursday
Will Trump eventually show up for a primary debate?
His surrogates disagree
Everybody hates Vivek…
…at least, his fellow candidates in Milwaukee sure did
Tuesday
Eight GOP presidential candidates who aren’t Trump to debate in Milwaukee
Is ‘I’ve qualified for the debate’ the new ‘I’ve won the election?’
Tuesday
Donald Trump indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges
This is the fourth Trump indictment this year
