Donald Trump is Ursula von der Leyen’s worst nightmare
The first European leader to tweet their response to Donald Trump’s victory was Emmanuel Macron of France, pipping Giorgia Meloni…
Donald Trump and the revenge of the deplorables
So now we know what happens when you sneer at voters as ‘garbage’. When you view them as ‘deplorables’. When…
Six Brits who had a bad election night
So Donald Trump is heading for the White House once again. It’s a result that has stunned much of the…
Trump’s win means we’ve narrowly avoided war
There is little doubt that the US is the mightiest military power in human history. At a time when Australia’s…
Will Democrats blame Israel for Kamala Harris’s defeat?
One of the few western nations where public opinion was in favour of Donald Trump returning to the White House…
Full text: Donald Trump’s acceptance speech
Thank you very much. Wow. Well I want to thank you all very much. This is great. These are our…
Donald Trump: ‘This will be a Golden Age’
The first thing you notice about Donald Trump’s victory speech is the stage behind him. America is standing on that…
Trump hails new ‘golden age’ in Palm Beach victory speech
At just before 2:30 a.m. ET, President-elect Donald Trump took the stage in West Palm Beach to declare victory as…
Markets must wait and see what Trump 2.0 will bring
Truth Social rocketed. Bitcoin soared in price. The dollar rose, and bond yields were up, while Chinese equities wobbled. Over…
How a Latino wave carried Trump to victory
Donald Trump’s victory this time may not be the surprise that his 2016 win was, but for his critics it’s…
The reason Kamala Harris is losing
Whatever you think of Donald Trump, watching the mood change in the BBC’s election studio has been delicious. It was…
Why Donald Trump is winning
Trump is headed to the White House. As I write, that is the consensus of almost all political experts, including…
Donald Trump wins back presidency
Washington, DC He’s back: Donald Trump will be elected the 47th president of the United States. In the end, it…
Donald Trump is set to win the presidency
In the run-up to the US election, it was expected that the count could take days, possibly a week. Now,…
Watch: Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell baffled by Trump’s victory
Donald Trump is on course to win the US election – and it’s safe to say that Rory Stewart and…
Covid Inquiry was not fit for purpose
The 868-page report of the official inquiry into Australia’s Covid-19 response, like the inquiry itself, is not fit for purpose.…
It’s a grim start to the night for Kamala Harris
This is a grim night so far, in terms of every piece of data that we have about how Kamala…
A Donald Trump victory would not be ‘good for Israel’
As Americans prepared to head to the polls, I heard from lots of Jews in the UK and elsewhere that…
The American election question the pollsters couldn’t answer
In retrospect, it’s easy to justify any election outcome. This election won’t be any different. In fact, it will be…
Donald Trump declares victory after winning three key swing states
Donald Trump has declared victory in the US election after winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and…
Why Netanyahu sacked his defence minister
Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a bombshell this evening when he fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Outside observers might wonder why the…
Monica Smit fights back against the Candace Owens visa ban
Recently, MP Tony Burke stated that Candace Owens ‘has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction’. The right-wing…
North Korea isn’t scared of the UN
It surely comes as no surprise to hear that North Korea does not like the United Nations. The hermit kingdom…
More evidence that the Budget raises taxes for workers
Six days on from the Budget, and things don’t look any better for Rachel Reeves’s claim that her Budget won’t…
The danger of America’s long presidential handover
As the US presidential race rollercoasters towards its finale, many Americans are already bracing themselves for a close and highly…
