Robert Philpot

Robert Philpot is the Contributing Editor for Progress Online. He also writes regularly on politics and history for Jewish Chronicle.

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A hint of Israel criticism as Pelosi returns

As the US House of Representatives' new Speaker reclaims the gavel after eight years, many Democrats are in competition to influence her

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A hint of Israel criticism as Pelosi returns

Bloomberg mulls a White House run

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On Israel, Bush was a tough leader

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Richard Nixon, America’s previous dogmatic leader

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Jewish candidates drive Democrats' House victory

Political faces fresh and old are swept to power in the US mid-term elections

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November 7, 2018 11:02

Jewish candidates drive Democrats' House victory

Could ‘Wacky Jacky’ decide Trump’s fate?

As the US mid-term elections draw close, Jewish candidates could help shape the outcome

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October 24, 2018 17:38

Could ‘Wacky Jacky’ decide Trump’s fate?

Carter’s lasting legacy and how it helped to undo him

40 years ago, Egypt and Israel agreed to end the war between them. The deal’s architect believed the Jewish community ‘has never given me a break’

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September 17, 2018 08:46

Carter’s lasting legacy and how it helped to undo him

What else will Michael Cohen testify?

Michael Cohen, the US President's former lawyer, pleads guilty to a string of tax and campaign law offences

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August 22, 2018 08:53

Rod Rosenstein: the man who could decide Trump’s fate

Profile: The American deputy attorney general who will soon have a crucial decision to make on allegations of Russian election meddling

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July 20, 2018 13:58

Rod Rosenstein: the man who could decide Trump’s fate

The liberals ‘mugged by reality’

Charles Krauthammer, who died this week, was one of a generation of American intellectuals who moved to the right but balked at Trump, says Robert Philpot

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June 28, 2018 09:42

The schoolkid taking on America’s gun lobby

At 17, he and his father are trying to convince politicians to shun the NRA's funds

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June 15, 2018 16:09

The schoolkid taking on America’s gun lobby

From Starbucks, possibly to the White House

Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz is reportedly bidding to challenge Donald Trump in 2020

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June 5, 2018 15:03

From Starbucks, possibly to the White House

The 'Jewish wingman' finds his match in a porn star

$130,000 payment puts the president's personal lawyer Michael Cohen in the spotlight

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March 26, 2018 09:26

The 'Jewish wingman' finds his match in a porn star

Pompeo is the polar opposite of the man he replaces

The ultimate Washington insider, Mike Pompeo has the political savvy to indulge the president's instincts

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March 14, 2018 11:04

Pompeo is the polar opposite of the man he replaces

Is Jared Kushner on his way out of the White House?

The president's son-in-law, whose vetting was recently downgraded, is rapidly losing allies

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March 12, 2018 15:59

Is Jared Kushner on his way out of the White House?

Trump’s immigration hardliner

Stephen Miller should be fired over his ‘extreme views’, Jewish groups say

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March 2, 2018 11:28

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Robert Philpot

Latest from Robert Philpot

A hint of Israel criticism as Pelosi returns

Bloomberg mulls a White House run

On Israel, Bush was a tough leader

Richard Nixon, America’s previous dogmatic leader

More from Robert Philpot

Jewish candidates drive Democrats' House victory

Could ‘Wacky Jacky’ decide Trump’s fate?

Carter’s lasting legacy and how it helped to undo him

What else will Michael Cohen testify?

Rod Rosenstein: the man who could decide Trump’s fate

The liberals ‘mugged by reality’

The schoolkid taking on America’s gun lobby

From Starbucks, possibly to the White House

The 'Jewish wingman' finds his match in a porn star

Pompeo is the polar opposite of the man he replaces

Is Jared Kushner on his way out of the White House?

Trump’s immigration hardliner