Ewan Palmer - Writing Portfolio

Newsweek

08/08/2022

GOP Midterm bonus "not even being talked about"-Paul Manafort

The Republican Party will achieve a "bonus" victory in the upcoming midterms by securing more state legislatures, according to Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Manafort, who was jailed for tax and bank fraud charges in 2019, said that not only will the Democratic Party face a "tsunami wave" of congressional and Senate losses in November, but the GOP could further flip a number of legislative chambers.

Newsweek

02/28/2022

Ukraine's heroic Zelensky unites divided Americans against Putin

Volodymyr Zelensky-comic actor, Ukrainian president, defiant hero facing down Vladimir Putin's army. Yet while widely praised at home, his emergence as a war leader has had an unplanned effect: uniting a divided America. In recent days, politicians on Capitol Hill and cable TV hosts from either side of the divide, have come together to praise his leadership.

Newsweek

03/04/2022

Eastman emails could provide "smoking gun" evidence against Donald Trump

Following the explosive claims made by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack, prosecutors may soon have the "smoking gun" evidence needed to charge Donald Trump over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, experts have suggested.

Newsweek

04/17/2020

Sex workers say the online market is saturated with performers and fans are canceling...

The sex industry's reliance on physical human contact makes it particularly vulnerable to the economic damage wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic, and while there is a large online market, for many sex workers going digital is not a viable means of making enough money to live.

Newsweek

06/09/2021

21 QAnon-linked candidates are running for office. We asked them about Q

With the 2022 midterms still nearly 18 months away, there are already nearly two dozen congressional candidates who have been linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory, with the final figure expected to rise further.

Newsweek

02/22/2022

Four things to look for in Donald Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. court testimonies

The news that a judge has ordered Donald Trump and two of his children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr, to comply with subpoenas issued by New York Attorney General Letitia James was a hugely significant development in the ongoing probe into the finances of the Trump family's businesses.

Newsweek

02/10/2022

Jan. 6 probe wants to "destroy" Trump, ignore policing faults: Shadow panel member

A Republican shadow panel on the January 6 attack will focus on police leaders' failings, one of its members has detailed -insisting the House's official panel is only seeking to "destroy" Donald Trump.

Newsweek

05/15/2018

How British activists are using the courts to stop Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen

On May 4, as civilian casualties in Yemen's three-year war reached 6,000, a campaign group received news from a London court it believes could help end a conflict described as one of the worst humanitarian disasters on the planet.

Newsweek

04/26/2019

Rep. Brian Sims on taking HIV prevention drug: The shaming around PrEP is akin to shaming women...

Pennsylvania Representative Brian Sims said he hoped the stigma surrounding a drug that can prevent HIV will one day end, after announcing he has been taking it himself. Sims, the first openly gay state legislator in Pennsylvanian history, posted photos on social media showing him holding a Truvada pill, also known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

International Business Times UK

11/01/2016

MoJ hopes for fresh start after end of 'shambolic car crash' of a court translation contract

In August 2011, Marie Adamova filled out an online application for a court translator role with the government-backed private firm Applied Language Solutions (ALS).