After an incredible ten years at The Spectator, delighted to be joining the Times and Sunday Times as Washington Editor and columnist
Will miss the wonderful Spectator team a lot but excited for the next chapter
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Katy Balls✓
@katyballs
Washington editor and columnist, The Times and Sunday Times. Previously: Spectator political editor. All views are Balls - [email protected]
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- From last month As the Republicans brace for a difficult result in next month’s midterms amid the Iran war, rising petrol prices and a deal with Putin, figures in Trump world predict a power struggle, and different groups are getting ready to fight it.1041.5K
- Donald Trump announces he has appointed his trusted lieutenant Stephen Miller as chief of staff Susie Wiles offered her resignation last night. In face of reports last month that Wiles could be axed post midterms, Trump said there was “zero chance” he would sack her
2061.5K - “There were two striking images on Wednesday,” says a Maga figure close to the administration. “You had Vance starting a conversation about the Iran war and the mistakes we made and Trump taking the press to the White House ballroom to mark the placement of a final beam.”2073K
- Katy BallsRT @JAHeale: Save Santana Grill! Westminster Council declares war on Strutton Ground…030119
- Katy BallsRT @SohrabAhmari: This is so good!Joe @JoePostinggThey're going to study this ad for centuries0130135
- NEW: Josh Turek’s first call on winning Iowa was from Obama @MaxKendix reportsMax Kendix @MaxKendixExc in dispatch from Iowa - Josh Turek’s first call on winning was from Obama - He now talks to friends of a Senate supermajority in 2 years - Democrats expect 93 year old senator Grassley to resign before new Democrat governor comes in, so Ashley Hinson can be installed instead0222.6K
- Katy BallsRT @gerardtbaker: On #TheStateofItUSA with @katyballs, let's never forget this about Trump: he's not an ideologue. One of the many criticisms people have about Trump is that he's done a lot of things that we expect to see done by Democratic presidents. #TheTimes 🔗010131
- Katy BallsRT @katyballs: On Tuesday lunchtime in Washington, Democrats gathered near the White House to drink “Blue Waves” (prosecco, blue curaçao + a splash of pineapple juice) in the hope of inviting a political one. 24 hours on, the party’s successes have exceeded what most dared dream @thetimes column0205.5K
- Voters have blunted Trump’s power. What now? Inside the Republican blame game as staffers ask: "what do we do for the next two years?" @thetimes2262.2K
- Katy BallsRT @MaxKendix: Exc in dispatch from Iowa - Josh Turek’s first call on winning was from Obama - He now talks to friends of a Senate supermajority in 2 years - Democrats expect 93 year old senator Grassley to resign before new Democrat governor comes in, so Ashley Hinson can be installed instead01610124
- Katy BallsRT @GBNEWS: "Steve Bannon has already predictated a MAGA civil war if the results are as bad as expected." Washington Editor of The Times, @KatyBalls, reacts to a terrible night for President Trump and the Republican Party in the U.S. midterm elections.0130120
- Katy BallsRT @thetimes: " If the party can put aside divisions and resist revenge, the midterms can be more than a protest vote" | ✍️ @katyballs020110
- Posts @katyballsDemocrat whitewash, as Democrats projected in Texas to take the Senate, the House and the Governor race000941
- Katy BallsRT @gerardtbaker: On #TheStateofItUSA, @Katyballs and I discuss takeaways from election night. The Democrats have taken control of both the House and the Senate, inflicting defeat on the Republican Party. #TheTimes030143
- Katy BallsRT @katyballs: “Blue tsunami” latest As James Talarico edges closer to becoming the first Democratic senator to turn Texas blue since 1988 Concerns rising on the Republican side that the Democrats could flip the Texas House too0303.5K
