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Sally Quinn on the Fear and Isolation of Trump’s Washington

For decades, Sally Quinn has brought people together in Washington. But under Trump, the free flow of ideas has been replaced by fear.

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Letter to the editor: Stop the war against U.S. middle class

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Letter to the editor: Stop the war against U.S. middle class

about 2 hours ago

Letter to the editor: New pope's potential to make positive change

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Letter to the editor: New pope's potential to make positive change

about 2 hours ago

Letter to the editor: "Inferior court" judges cannot overrule president

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Letter to the editor: "Inferior court" judges cannot overrule president

about 2 hours ago

'Maryland man' Abrego Garcia is now 'Salvadoran man'

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'Maryland man' Abrego Garcia is now 'Salvadoran man'

about 2 hours ago

Neil Mackay: Here’s the secret to how the SNP turned Scotland into a one-party state

Neil Mackay: Here’s the secret to how the SNP turned Scotland into a one-party state

about 2 hours ago

KENNEDY: I've got my hands on an early version of Jill Biden's memoir! Look away now, Obama

KENNEDY: I've got my hands on an early version of Jill Biden's memoir! Look away now, Obama

about 2 hours ago

GRAEME SOUNESS: Mikel Arteta must do one thing this summer - or I fear he won't be at Arsenal this time next year

GRAEME SOUNESS: Mikel Arteta must do one thing this summer - or I fear he won't be at Arsenal this time next year

about 2 hours ago

BORIS JOHNSON: If Starmer now makes Britain the rule-taking, non-voting punk of Brussels, he'll face political extermination

BORIS JOHNSON: If Starmer now makes Britain the rule-taking, non-voting punk of Brussels, he'll face political extermination

about 2 hours ago

This school mobile phone ban could be life-changing for children

This school mobile phone ban could be life-changing for children

about 5 hours ago

Woke NYC schools are failing teachers and pupils because they have no discipline — this is why the UFT’s Michael Mulgrew must be stopped

Woke NYC schools are failing teachers and pupils because they have no discipline — this is why the UFT’s Michael Mulgrew must be stopped

about 8 hours ago

The political power of Gen Z women

The political power of Gen Z women

about 11 hours ago

Andy Maciver: Don’t laugh but Kemi Badenoch could well be the next Prime Minister

Andy Maciver: Don’t laugh but Kemi Badenoch could well be the next Prime Minister

about 12 hours ago

Confidence in the UK hits a record low while Starmer & co go in wrong direction

Confidence in the UK hits a record low while Starmer & co go in wrong direction

about 12 hours ago

Ian McConnell: No fears so far after major Prestwick deal

Ian McConnell: No fears so far after major Prestwick deal

about 15 hours ago

Key changes to mental health law in new state budget gives the NYPD a go-ahead to truly help

Key changes to mental health law in new state budget gives the NYPD a go-ahead to truly help

about 15 hours ago

Tweaked discovery laws still do not provide enough aid to boost liberal NY’s abysmal conviction rate

Tweaked discovery laws still do not provide enough aid to boost liberal NY’s abysmal conviction rate

about 15 hours ago

Time to zero out the Inflation Reduction Act

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Time to zero out the Inflation Reduction Act

about 17 hours ago

Hard-line U.S. strategy on Iran must reverse the mistakes of 2015

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Hard-line U.S. strategy on Iran must reverse the mistakes of 2015

about 17 hours ago

Pentagon ends lefty social experimentation and thins out the brass

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Pentagon ends lefty social experimentation and thins out the brass

about 17 hours ago

Mothers: Gifts from God

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Mothers: Gifts from God

about 17 hours ago

The crisis of radical district judges

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The crisis of radical district judges

about 17 hours ago

Coverage of illegal immigration news proves the extreme left controls the media

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Coverage of illegal immigration news proves the extreme left controls the media

about 17 hours ago

China blinks on trade war

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China blinks on trade war

about 17 hours ago

Columbia thugs’ violent library break-in: Letters to the Editor — May 9, 2025

Columbia thugs’ violent library break-in: Letters to the Editor — May 9, 2025

about 17 hours ago

BRYONY GORDON: Why I'd be in the street in my PJs shouting long before 3am if my neighbours threw a party

BRYONY GORDON: Why I'd be in the street in my PJs shouting long before 3am if my neighbours threw a party

about 17 hours ago

ALEX BRUMMER: This is why the UK-US trade deal is NOT the triumph that Starmer wants us to think it is

ALEX BRUMMER: This is why the UK-US trade deal is NOT the triumph that Starmer wants us to think it is

about 17 hours ago

Probe the foreign influence behind these terror-loving, anti-Jew college agitators

Probe the foreign influence behind these terror-loving, anti-Jew college agitators

about 18 hours ago

Zip it, Mr. President — IRS must revoke Harvard’s tax status without your meddling

Zip it, Mr. President — IRS must revoke Harvard’s tax status without your meddling

about 18 hours ago

Hate and hackery: How the Pulitzer Prize destroyed itself

Hate and hackery: How the Pulitzer Prize destroyed itself

about 18 hours ago

Fixes in Hochul’s budget can curb crime and aid the mentally ill — IF cops, judges, DAs do their jobs

Fixes in Hochul’s budget can curb crime and aid the mentally ill — IF cops, judges, DAs do their jobs

about 18 hours ago

China, finances and a culture clash — the challenges facing Pope Leo XIV

China, finances and a culture clash — the challenges facing Pope Leo XIV

about 18 hours ago

How Trump’s US attorney pick can bring justice back to NYC — in 120 days or less

How Trump’s US attorney pick can bring justice back to NYC — in 120 days or less

about 18 hours ago

Throw the book at masked Columbia thugs

Throw the book at masked Columbia thugs

about 18 hours ago

TOM UTLEY: AI believes my niece Olivia is my mother AND my grandmother. So it's not half as smart as its champions claim

TOM UTLEY: AI believes my niece Olivia is my mother AND my grandmother. So it's not half as smart as its champions claim

about 19 hours ago

Wreaths at the Abbey... and later a plea from the King to bequeath a better world: ROBERT HARDMAN reflects on the conclusion to Britain's VE Day 80 celebrations

Wreaths at the Abbey... and later a plea from the King to bequeath a better world: ROBERT HARDMAN reflects on the conclusion to Britain's VE Day 80 celebrations

about 19 hours ago

Use the UK agreement momentum to get more trade deals done fast, Mr. President

Use the UK agreement momentum to get more trade deals done fast, Mr. President

about 20 hours ago

The UK deal is a good start, but Trump needs more to declare victory

The UK deal is a good start, but Trump needs more to declare victory

about 21 hours ago

The week in whoppers: Chuck Schumer slams Trump’s war on Jew-hate, Biden spins his record as a success and more

The week in whoppers: Chuck Schumer slams Trump’s war on Jew-hate, Biden spins his record as a success and more

about 21 hours ago

Asylum-seeking is one of Britain’s few growth industries – but its YOU the taxpayer pouring £4.5million A DAY into it

Asylum-seeking is one of Britain’s few growth industries – but its YOU the taxpayer pouring £4.5million A DAY into it

about 21 hours ago

Historic trade deal with United States is lifeline for Britain’s hard-hit manufacturing industry

Historic trade deal with United States is lifeline for Britain’s hard-hit manufacturing industry

about 21 hours ago

Our deal with US is a winner for the British people and makes our country better off

Our deal with US is a winner for the British people and makes our country better off

about 21 hours ago

Bank's missed opportunity: Britain needed a bigger rate cut in these uncertain times, says ALEX BRUMMER

Bank's missed opportunity: Britain needed a bigger rate cut in these uncertain times, says ALEX BRUMMER

about 22 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer had the tone of a gopher grateful to a mafia don for not having him rubbed out in the parking lot

QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer had the tone of a gopher grateful to a mafia don for not having him rubbed out in the parking lot

about 22 hours ago

Bonnie Blue’s latest depraved sex stunt is sick even for her – here’s why it MUST be spoken about in schools

Bonnie Blue’s latest depraved sex stunt is sick even for her – here’s why it MUST be spoken about in schools

about 23 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: It's 'counterproductive' to target Youth Development Department in city budget cuts

Letters to the Editor: It's 'counterproductive' to target Youth Development Department in city budget cuts

about 23 hours ago

Letter to the editor: What about judges playing president?

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Letter to the editor: What about judges playing president?

Trump film tariff proves Scottish film cannot afford to sell out to Hollywood

Trump film tariff proves Scottish film cannot afford to sell out to Hollywood

Parents are learning a lesson in Scottish education: do not trust the process

Parents are learning a lesson in Scottish education: do not trust the process

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Labour's 'new' migrant policy is just another ludicrous gimmick to divert attention from Starmer's failure... just read the small print

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Labour's 'new' migrant policy is just another ludicrous gimmick to divert attention from Starmer's failure... just read the small print

Mikel Arteta's excuses debunked - and what Arsenal must do this summer to ensure their project doesn't fall flat, writes IAN LADYMAN

Mikel Arteta's excuses debunked - and what Arsenal must do this summer to ensure their project doesn't fall flat, writes IAN LADYMAN

Tom Cruise is 'set to receive a knighthood': Royal honor as romance heats up with Ana de Armas

Tom Cruise is 'set to receive a knighthood': Royal honor as romance heats up with Ana de Armas

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD's Lions squad verdict: Why Henry Pollock can shine (with one condition), the five snubbed stars who will feel hard done by, a shock omission and the reason why Andy Farrell didn't pick his son Owen

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD's Lions squad verdict: Why Henry Pollock can shine (with one condition), the five snubbed stars who will feel hard done by, a shock omission and the reason why Andy Farrell didn't pick his son Owen

PETER HITCHENS: I've had enough of VE Day celebrations. Yes, it was our finest hour, but do we really need to cling so hard to events from 80 years ago?

PETER HITCHENS: I've had enough of VE Day celebrations. Yes, it was our finest hour, but do we really need to cling so hard to events from 80 years ago?

Letters to the Editor: Why Mayor Bass' climate proposal is 'a case of penny-wise, pound-foolish'

Letters to the Editor: Why Mayor Bass' climate proposal is 'a case of penny-wise, pound-foolish'

Letter to the editor: Demise of the Democrats?

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Letter to the editor: Demise of the Democrats?

Letter to the editor: Cripple Iran, suppliers financially

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Letter to the editor: Cripple Iran, suppliers financially

10 films from Scotchland that could escape Donald Trump's bigly tariffs

10 films from Scotchland that could escape Donald Trump's bigly tariffs

How low will interest rates go? SIMON LAMBERT on what next

How low will interest rates go? SIMON LAMBERT on what next

Letters to the Editor: Fixing Los Angeles' roads and sidewalks should be the city's top priority

Letters to the Editor: Fixing Los Angeles' roads and sidewalks should be the city's top priority

I booked a petrol hire car but Hertz sent me on a nightmare 560-mile trip in an EV: CRANE ON THE CASE

I booked a petrol hire car but Hertz sent me on a nightmare 560-mile trip in an EV: CRANE ON THE CASE