Lord Ashcroft: “We’re no longer Democrat and Republican. We’re socialism against conservatism.” My new pre-midterm election focus groups from America.

Voters seem more divided than ever.

Ben Roback: Shelbrooke scours the world for campaigning advice and new alliances

The Conservative Party’s Vice Chair for International tells me about his priorities in the role.

Ben Roback: If Rosenstein goes, what will it mean for Mueller?

It is hard to see how blowing up the Special Counsel’s investigation now would deliver any kind of political benefit for the president.

Lord Ashcroft: What my poll of six thousand voters tells us Americans think about Trump

I suspect his opponents will make little progress as they continue to talk about conduct while his electoral coalition is more interested in delivery.

Ben Roback: McCain’s unique role in the Republican Party may now go unfilled

In the age of fake news, sub-tweets and gaslighting, the Arizona senator stood out as a pillar of a bygone political era.

Ben Roback: Will November’s mid-terms pull the rug out from under Trump?

All things considered, all roads point to a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives come November.

Garvan Walshe: Mueller is closing in on Watergate II – this time with Russian spies in place of Nixon’s homegrown goons

Trump asks us to believe Putin’s denial that Russian military intelligence did the job for him. And who wouldn’t believe those two honest men?

Ben Roback: Trump’s press conference with Putin was the most staggering moment in a staggering presidency

Will this abject performance be what finally breaks his connection with his domestic supporters?

Garvan Walshe: Next week’s NATO summit will be a crucial test of the Trump Doctrine: pay up, or you’re on your own.

Though by demanding that America’s allies spend more on their own defence, the President is unwittingly doing us a favour.

Ben Roback: Children in cages – part of Trump’s playbook for the mid-terms and the next presidential election

The Republican base which is so staunchly loyal to its president shows no sign of wavering over an issue that candidate Trump was persistently vocal about.

Ben Roback: From tariffs on historic allies to berating Mueller, can we predict where the President will go next?

A focus on foreign policy, but continued disregard for America’s traditional friends abroad: the likely course of the next 500 Days of Trump.

Matt Rhoades: Why Conservative activists should be worried about cyber security

The next election is vulnerable to cyber attack. That’s why I, a Republican, am working with Democrats and others to help protect democracy itself.

Ben Roback: After a year of Robert Mueller, is Trump starting to crack?

Republicans and Democrats are both desperate for the investigation to conclude, but for opposite reasons.

Lord Ashcroft: “We didn’t elect him to be a saint, we elected him to be a leader.” My latest American focus groups.

We found that those who had voted enthusiastically for Trump were still on board, and were prepared to overlook his private conduct, however regrettable they found it.

Ben Roback: British politics is sliding towards America’s new tribal norm

From the politicisation of committees and the near-deification of Corbyn to the absurd ‘fake news’ row over ‘Hatgate’, the parallels are troubling.