Katy Balls

@katyballs

Washington editor and columnist, The Times and Sunday Times. Previously: Spectator political editor. All views are Balls - [email protected]

Joined September 2010

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Katy Balls@katyballs · Feb 21

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 news.co.uk/latest-news/ka…

katyballs's tweet card. The Times and The Sunday Times announce that Katy Balls will be joining as Washington Editor and Columnist.

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Cindy Yu@CindyXiaodanYu · Jul 21

A 21 year old Chinese student has been at the centre of a social media storm of nationalism and misogyny. My latest column looks at this particular strand of Chinese public opinion – how it was seeded by the century of humiliation, and what it reveals about China's culture wars…

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Katy Balls@katyballs · 7 h

Is Mamdani just the beginning? I spoke to @davidhogg111 for today’s @thetimes about his efforts to shake up the Democratic establishment ⬇️ thetimes.com/us/american-po…

katyballs's tweet card. David Hogg survived the Parkland shooting and became DNC vice-chairman. Now his group will spend $20m on outsiders like Zohran Mamdani to challenge the old guard

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Katy Balls@katyballs · Jul 23

Meet the Gen Z Democrat funding an insurgent takeover @thetimes ⬇️⬇️⬇️ thetimes.com/us/american-po…

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Katy Balls@katyballs · Jul 20

Inside the story Washington cannot stop talking about @thetimes column ⬇️⬇️ thetimes.com/us/american-po…

katyballs's tweet card. Whatever the president tries, he can’t stop Maga talking about the files. Democrats are predictably making hay, but Republicans in DC are growing nervous

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Lara Spirit@lara_spirit · Jul 20

How I helped Trump win — and found love along the way Interview with Trump adviser and podcast guru ⁦@alexbruesewitz⁩ in today’s ST thetimes.com/article/eedcc5…

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Gabriel Pogrund@Gabriel_Pogrund · Jul 19

EXCL: Tim Allan — Tony Blair’s former director of communications and the founder of Portland, lobbyists to Qatar, Russia, Kazakhstan — has been shortlisted for major No10 role Keir Starmer hopes to appoint him as new permanent secretary for communications thetimes.com/article/85efff…

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Kate Ferguson@kateferguson4 · Jul 19

EXCL: Voters think Britain is lawless, bombshell new poll says. Shock survey shows voters: 🔥Think knife, drug, burglary & violent crime "out of control" 🔥Half of Brits say UK is "lawless" 🔥Nigel Farage beats Keir Starmer & Kemi Badenoch in head to heads on fighting crime

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Times Radio@TimesRadio · Jul 19

“The White House is realising they have to say more on the issue if they want to move on.” Amid Trump's lawsuit against The WSJ for exposing an alleged letter to Jeffrey Epstein, the President's team can no longer afford to delay addressing the issue, says @KatyBalls.

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Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters · Jul 18

READ: DOJ Motion to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

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Attorney General Pamela Bondi@AGPamBondi · Jul 18

President Trump—we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.

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Katy Balls@katyballs · Jul 17

One of the most important and under-reported stories on the UK economy …@FraserNelson has been leading on it !

FFraser Nelson@FraserNelson · Jul 17

Today’s unemployment is small compared to total on out of work benefits…. Factor in out of work sickness benefit etc and real picture looks like….

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Katy Balls@katyballs · Jul 17

‘Is everyone calming down? 100% no’ Maga, Trump + Epstein ⬇️ thetimes.com/us/american-po…

katyballs's tweet card. The president has called his supporters who demand the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein ‘stupid’. How did it get to this point?

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Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford · Jul 15

Inside Operation Rubific by @larisamlbrown How a regular soldier inadvertently put the lives of thousands of Afghans at risk with the click of a button, prompting an unprecedented super-injunction and the covert evacuation of 23,900 people * In February 2022 a regular soldiers…

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Larisa Brown@larisamlbrown · Jul 16

EXCLUSIVE: Government lawyers blocked The Times from revealing General Sir Gwyn Jenkins’s true role in the Afghan data leak in the same week No 10 announced he would be promoted thetimes.com/article/20e388…

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Alfie Tobutt@AlfieTobutt · Jul 16

THE TIMES: Afghan leak intelligence was hidden from MPs #TomorrowsPapersToday

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