America’s system of checks and balances will be severely tested by Trump’s presidency
With a supreme court majority sympathetic both to Republican policies and to a more expansive definition of presidential power, the new administration will have nearly all the tools it needs
Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These has become a cause celebre of the Make Ireland Great Again brigade
Cillian Murphy probably didn’t expect to be taken literally when he compared Ireland in the 1980s to the dark ages, but that is where we are now
US election results: Irish time when the winner could become obvious and guide to following the night
If polls are correct, it could take days to decide the next president, but a ‘blue wall’ surge could make the result obvious by 4am
Donald Trump on The Joe Rogan Experience: three hours of meandering, falsehood-filled talk marks a big moment for podcasts
Podcasts used to be a marginal force. Now they’ve taken centre stage. But with their baggy informality and authenticity also comes a lack of rigour
Did Biden call Trump supporters ‘garbage’? And did he damage Harris’s election chances?
Republicans have jumped on the US president’s latest gaffe. The White House says he was misinterpreted
Big tech has been stealthily training its AI models. Creatives are finally waking up to the dangers. Are they too late?
More than 20,000 artists, writers, composers and other cultural creatives are objecting to unlicensed scraping of their work in the AI space race
RTÉ seems content to let Montrose moulder. It should jump at the chance to move back to the GPO
A proposed return by the national broadcaster to its birthplace is apt as it redefines itself, and could benefit a neglected part ot Dublin
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell: Same method, but different result
A review of why jarring events — suicide, addiction, corruption, disease — happen and gain traction
US election explained: What role will the economy play?
Voters have preferred Trump on the issue, but Harris is closing the gap
US election explained: Could the abortion debate decide the US presidency?
Trump has been forced to shift his position on an issue perceived as one of Harris’s greatest political assets
US election explained: How do the Congressional elections work?
Democrats have a reasonable chance of regaining the House of Representatives but face an uphill battle to hold on to their Senate majority
US election explained: How does the electoral college work?
It is possible to lose the popular vote but still win the US presidential election – as Donald Trump did in 2016
When Delia Smith and Hugh Grant team up in protest, it’s worth your attention. So why are they defending a Sunday paper?
Guardian Media Group wants to sell the Observer, now 232 years old, to the news website Tortoise. It has a fight on its hands
The Apprentice controversy: Donald Trump and the ‘toughest, meanest, loyalest, vilest’ lawyer in the US
The new Trump origin film is not a flattering portrayal either of the former president or of Roy Cohn, the legal attack dog and Mob fixer who was his mentor
Phil Coulter and John Sheahan vs Lankum and The Mary Wallopers: Sit back and enjoy the music-industry hatred
What a pleasure to observe the flare-up between the composer and last surviving Dubliner and the drone-folk maestros and bouncy balladeers