Has the President met his match? Credit: Getty

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Trump cannot bend the Fed to his will Kevin Warsh has flexed his independence with the latest interest rate hike

Reform UK’s small boats game is a sign of shifting Overton window Britons are warming up to the idea of a tougher border policy

Mary Harrington

The Iran war is driving a re-realignment A new poll shows that Trump is losing his working-class base

In a podcast appearance this week, Rory Stewart claimed that grooming gangs are not a 'big problem'. Credit: Getty

I’m a grooming gang survivor. This is why Rory Stewart is wrong

Wednesday, 16 September

Anthropic’s AI slowdown plan is a gift to China America is sabotaging its own lead in the technology race

Scrapping inheritance tax is a zombie Tory policy Kemi Badenoch would be prioritising short-term gain over a broader vision

Is the Democrats’ blue wave an illusion? MAGA turnout will be the deciding factor

Michael Baharaeen

Trade unions are undermining Labour’s trans position Andy Burnham should reaffirm his party’s commitment to the EHRC guidance

Lucy Letby was convicted in 2023 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven. Credit: Getty

Lucy Letby inquiry has the wrong prescription for the NHS

Tuesday, 15 September

Gavin Newsom has a bigger problem than Kamala Harris The California Governor still lacks a compelling purpose

‘Sweeney might be beautiful, but she has helped to create something ugly.’ (Novig/YT)

Sydney Sweeney’s Novig advert sells sex, not sport

Israel’s defenders have made Macklemore a free speech martyr His opponents blur the line between antisemitism and criticism of the Jewish state

Labour’s school meals policy is a failure of cultural norms Improved diets won’t make it past four o’clock

Richard Crampton-Platt

Unionist shame is opening the door to separatism Nationalist leaders are capitalising on Burnham’s support for devolution

Monday, 14 September

Mark Carney is better off allying with America than Europe Canada can count on a more productive relationship with Washington after Trump

‘Baloney!’ Credit: CBS

Farewell Judge Judy, America’s last great moralist

Le Pen-proofing the EU won’t stop the populist wave Centrists have good reason to be afraid

William Nattrass

Will the AI labs let inspectors in? Tech bosses breeding digital dinosaurs are finally inviting outsiders into the cage

Sweden election shows power of competent conservatism The Moderates have found a way to contain nationalists

Johan Wennström

Sunday, 13 September

Donald's new best mate. Credit: Getty

Trump doesn’t understand the messy politics of Irish reunification

Kemi Badenoch may have found Labour’s Achilles’ heel Andy Burnham has picked the wrong fight over welfare

Reform UK’s record donations risk Americanising British politics Nigel Farage’s £72 million cash infusion would make K Street proud

Lee David Evans

Saturday, 12 September

Tucker Carlson’s 9/11 comments show why he broke with Trump His defence of Abdul El-Sayed could bring together the populist Left and Right

Emily Jashinsky

Medical journals have chosen activism over science Progressive views now dominate leading publications

Alistair Harrison pictured during the Makerfield by-election. (Credit: X)

Alistair Harrison: the power behind the Restore Britain throne

Friday, 11 September

Poll: 62% of 5Pillars readers believe Israel was responsible for 9/11 Only 3% accept that al-Qaeda was solely behind the attacks

Assisted dying bill’s defeat is a victory for human dignity Such fundamentally weak legislation didn’t deserve to pass

A strange kind of patriotism. Credit: Getty

Farage is making a mistake by cosying up to Israel

Does Generation Z care about 9/11? Young people are increasingly unmoored from recent history

David Masciotra

Labour’s tourist tax is a betrayal of British cities Andy Burnham is dissuading visitors for little gain

Richard Crampton-Platt