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The Democratic movement is worried, Kamala Harris is losing ground with less than a month to go

The Democratic movement is worried, Kamala Harris is losing ground with less than a month to go

Republicans have regained traction and the Democrats are worried as US election nears

Fri Oct 11 2024 - 17:23
Nobody gets under Donald Trump’s skin like Barack Obama

Nobody gets under Donald Trump’s skin like Barack Obama

Appearance by Democratic Party’s ageless daystar of liberty at Pittsburgh rally was a wistful look back at past that seemed infinite with hope

Fri Oct 11 2024 - 07:24
Harris says Israel Defense Forces firing at UN positions and peacekeepers ‘utterly unacceptable’

Harris says Israel Defense Forces firing at UN positions and peacekeepers ‘utterly unacceptable’

White House says it is ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of the IDF firing on UN troops

Fri Oct 11 2024 - 06:00
‘Intimidatory behaviour’ by Israeli forces to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon unacceptable, says Harris

‘Intimidatory behaviour’ by Israeli forces to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon unacceptable, says Harris

Taoiseach says ‘Israel will have to be judged on what it does and not what it says’ amid ‘concerning’ loss of civilian life

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 20:47
Deloitte consultants paid €7.6m for advice and support to State on dealing with Ukrainian refugees

Deloitte consultants paid €7.6m for advice and support to State on dealing with Ukrainian refugees

Roderic O’Gorman’s Department of Integration had contract with management consultants since March 2022

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris tells Joe Biden ‘proportionality has been totally lost by the Netanyahu government’

Simon Harris tells Joe Biden ‘proportionality has been totally lost by the Netanyahu government’

Taoiseach says he ‘made clear the position of the Irish people’ on Gaza to US president

Wed Oct 09 2024 - 22:08
Top-ups to Ukrainians in State-funded housing shows welfare cuts were not ‘properly thought through’, says NGO

Top-ups to Ukrainians in State-funded housing shows welfare cuts were not ‘properly thought through’, says NGO

Decision in May to reduce welfare has had ‘unintended consequences’ and left people struggling to meet food, transport and other costs

Wed Oct 09 2024 - 20:45
Ireland and US celebrate enduring ties amid changing times

Ireland and US celebrate enduring ties amid changing times

Joe Biden and Simon Harris will meet in the White House on Wednesday against an extraordinary backdrop

Wed Oct 09 2024 - 00:01
Joe Biden postpones centenary event with Taoiseach due to Hurricane Milton

Joe Biden postpones centenary event with Taoiseach due to Hurricane Milton

Simon Harris was due to attend ceremony marking 100 years of diplomatic relations but meeting will now take place in the Oval Office

Tue Oct 08 2024 - 06:57
60 Minutes interview: Rare chance to see Kamala Harris quizzed on election promises

60 Minutes interview: Rare chance to see Kamala Harris quizzed on election promises

Donald Trump had originally agreed to participate in a CBS News interview also but his campaign team cancelled the arrangement

Tue Oct 08 2024 - 06:32
‘People have no idea what’s coming’: Big crowds attend Trump’s return to scene of assassination attempt

‘People have no idea what’s coming’: Big crowds attend Trump’s return to scene of assassination attempt

Owner of X joins Trump on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former president was shot at in July

Sun Oct 06 2024 - 08:26
Netflix telling of Menendez murders chimes with elements of US election

Netflix telling of Menendez murders chimes with elements of US election

Debate around dramatisation of dark family crime takes place within society populated by guns, privilege and versions of the truth

Sat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Eric Adams, the swaggering, ‘weird’ mayor of New York, is the first to face indictment in the office’s 360-year history

Eric Adams, the swaggering, ‘weird’ mayor of New York, is the first to face indictment in the office’s 360-year history

The man who managed to flip a life of juvenile delinquency into a 20-year career with the NYPD and then a remarkably successful political charge, faces charges of historic fraud and corruption

Fri Oct 04 2024 - 14:52
Vance-Walz vice-presidential debate: JD Vance steals the night from underwhelming Tim Walz

Vance-Walz vice-presidential debate: JD Vance steals the night from underwhelming Tim Walz

Polished performance by Vance shows Republicans have learned from the presidential debates that optics are everything

Wed Oct 02 2024 - 06:11
Vance-Walz debate: They dislike each other and hold starkly different views. Should be riveting

Vance-Walz debate: They dislike each other and hold starkly different views. Should be riveting

Great weight has been placed on the showdown between two Midwesterners with starkly different beliefs

Tue Oct 01 2024 - 05:00
A drive through the Rust Belt: Will it be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump who swings Pennsylvania?

A drive through the Rust Belt: Will it be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump who swings Pennsylvania?

Long neglected, the Rust Belt state is a keystone in the upcoming US election. How its people vote could determine who will be in the White House

Sat Sept 28 2024 - 06:00
Graveyard full of Irish names is all that remains of a US town slowly consumed by a 50-year fire

Graveyard full of Irish names is all that remains of a US town slowly consumed by a 50-year fire

The rich seam of anthracite coal running under Centralia caught fire in 1962, sporadically and unpredictably appearing overground to terrorise and drive out the population

Fri Sept 27 2024 - 16:37
US Election: Trump’s Hilton high-wire act vies with Harris’s Hollywood stardust

US Election: Trump’s Hilton high-wire act vies with Harris’s Hollywood stardust

Oprah Winfrey hosts vice-president’s star-studded event with a nod to gun control while Trump chases Jewish vote

Sat Sept 21 2024 - 05:00
Mitchell Scholars programme ‘faces closure unless reliable funding can be secured’

Mitchell Scholars programme ‘faces closure unless reliable funding can be secured’

‘Everybody loves the programme but nobody wants to pay for it,’ Trina Vargo of the US-Ireland Alliance says

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 11:16
Trump bares his teeth in Long Island as he promises to win back New York

Trump bares his teeth in Long Island as he promises to win back New York

New York’s most controversial son returns to form after Sunday’s threat on his life

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 06:33
US election campaign irrevocably poisoned by fallout from another apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump

US election campaign irrevocably poisoned by fallout from another apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump

In the US election campaign now, there is nothing but accusation and counteraccusation and a complete breakdown of anything approaching mutual respect

Tue Sept 17 2024 - 19:16
Trump assassination attempt: Suspect appears in Florida court charged with gun crimes

Trump assassination attempt: Suspect appears in Florida court charged with gun crimes

Ukrainian officials say they have nothing to do with Ryan Wesley Routh and accused Moscow of using link for propaganda purposes

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 21:23
Security detail for Trump worked but incident raises questions about safety of candidates

Security detail for Trump worked but incident raises questions about safety of candidates

Biden says he believes the Secret Service needs more personnel to cope with providing security detail

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 20:27
Irish couple who lost son to sepsis ‘thrilled’ as new senate Bill is signed in US

Irish couple who lost son to sepsis ‘thrilled’ as new senate Bill is signed in US

Ciarán and Orlaith Staunton, who have campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of sepsis, met senate majority leader Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill

Sat Sept 14 2024 - 17:40
One of the most dignified and powerful political speeches of the entire election year has been somewhat lost

One of the most dignified and powerful political speeches of the entire election year has been somewhat lost

Nathan Clark says the death of his 11-year-old son Aiden is ‘constantly shoved in our faces’ by ‘morally bankrupt politicians’

Sat Sept 14 2024 - 05:00
US Election: Advantage Harris, but can the Democratic nominee sway doubters?

US Election: Advantage Harris, but can the Democratic nominee sway doubters?

Trump appears to have underestimated his opponent and decided to cut his losses by declining to appear in second debate

Fri Sept 13 2024 - 16:15
Harris v Trump debate: What’s the state of play now in the US presidential race?

Harris v Trump debate: What’s the state of play now in the US presidential race?

Margins promise to be tight this November. It is too close to call

Fri Sept 13 2024 - 15:40
Second presidential debate unlikely as Harris deemed to have overshadowed Trump

Second presidential debate unlikely as Harris deemed to have overshadowed Trump

Former US president unenthusiastic about rematch with current vice-president in wake of performance which helped create sharper portrait of his rival in the elections

Wed Sept 11 2024 - 20:18
A night to forget for addled Trump as nimble Harris baits him in televised presidential debate

A night to forget for addled Trump as nimble Harris baits him in televised presidential debate

Minor things got under skin of former president, who was reduced to a pitiful, angry figure over 90 minutes

Wed Sept 11 2024 - 06:23
US presidential debate: Harris gets chance to make a case against shape-shifting Trump

US presidential debate: Harris gets chance to make a case against shape-shifting Trump

Persuading undecided minority she is best choice is the most important element of Tuesday’s TV debate

Tue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Presidential election debate offers opportunity and peril for Kamala Harris

Presidential election debate offers opportunity and peril for Kamala Harris

As polls tighten, vice president and Donald Trump will come face to face for the first time in their campaigns for White House

Mon Sept 09 2024 - 18:07
People in North Carolina who felt abandoned suddenly seem crucial to US election hopefuls

People in North Carolina who felt abandoned suddenly seem crucial to US election hopefuls

Anderson Clayton (26) is helping to challenge the assumption that the state is a definite win for the Republican Party

Sat Sept 07 2024 - 10:00
US presidential election: ‘I don’t see a path to the White House for Trump without North Carolina’

US presidential election: ‘I don’t see a path to the White House for Trump without North Carolina’

Since 1968, the eastern state has returned just two Democratic presidents: Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama. This year, the party believes it can turn the state blue again

Fri Sept 06 2024 - 14:32
Florida politician lashes Ireland as ‘anti-Semitic country’ in row with governor over football game visit

Florida politician lashes Ireland as ‘anti-Semitic country’ in row with governor over football game visit

State legislator Randy Fine castigated former Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis for attending American college football game at the Aviva in Dublin

Sat Aug 31 2024 - 06:00
 Stephen King novels and Oprah Winfrey biographies among books banned in Florida as publishers hit back

Stephen King novels and Oprah Winfrey biographies among books banned in Florida as publishers hit back

Education officials in Florida sued over a spate of book removals across the state

Sat Aug 31 2024 - 06:00
Choctaw nation unveil statue marking ‘eternal bond’ with Ireland

Choctaw nation unveil statue marking ‘eternal bond’ with Ireland

After enduring Trail of Tears disaster, Choctaw people still contributed famine relief to Irish in 1840s

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 22:22
Murder of an Irish man: Killing of chef Shaun Brady highlights Kansas City’s shocking gun problem

Murder of an Irish man: Killing of chef Shaun Brady highlights Kansas City’s shocking gun problem

‘Shaun was everything great that an Irishman abroad could be,’ says former footballer Niall Quinn - one of the past invited guests at this weekend’s Kansas City Irish Fest that Brady catered for

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 11:02
Kamala Harris sails through first interview as Democrats ask: ‘where did it all go right?’

Kamala Harris sails through first interview as Democrats ask: ‘where did it all go right?’

No disasters or surprises as Democratic nominee spoke at length to CNN in Georgia alongside running mate Tim Walz

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 06:59
Trump staff ‘altercation’ drags sacrosanct Arlington cemetery into campaign mudslinging

Trump staff ‘altercation’ drags sacrosanct Arlington cemetery into campaign mudslinging

Staff member at the military cemetery reportedly tried to prevent Trump campaign members filming and taking photographs

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 06:45
Bobby’s kid: the new champion of Trump’s vision of Republicanism

Bobby’s kid: the new champion of Trump’s vision of Republicanism

Despite Robert F Kennedy jnr withdrawing from the presidential race, his political career is not over yet as he hints at a future official role in Trump’s administration

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 06:00
Nancy Pelosi: the ‘Mother of Dragons’ whose glacial grip on the Democratic Party never melts

Nancy Pelosi: the ‘Mother of Dragons’ whose glacial grip on the Democratic Party never melts

At a historic Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the party suggested it is overcoming internal tensions and has fresh belief that Kamala Harris can become president

Sat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Chicago Letter: The city is a reminder that for many black Americans, old problems stay new

Chicago Letter: The city is a reminder that for many black Americans, old problems stay new

Black Chicagoans leaving for the suburbs or for southern states in search of better living, employment and schooling opportunities

Sat Aug 24 2024 - 05:00
Leo Varadkar in America: ‘I always thought Kamala Harris has a lot of strength’

Leo Varadkar in America: ‘I always thought Kamala Harris has a lot of strength’

Former taoiseach spent week as guest of Nancy Pelosi at Democratic National Convention in Chicago

Fri Aug 23 2024 - 21:39
Kamala Harris hails ‘unlikely journey’ as she accepts the Democratic nomination amid surging party spirits

Kamala Harris hails ‘unlikely journey’ as she accepts the Democratic nomination amid surging party spirits

Vice-president’s speech contains clear and persuasive storytelling and a warning that Trump is ‘an unserious man’

Fri Aug 23 2024 - 07:09
‘Area Dad’ Tim Walz delights Democrats as the ultimate straight-shooting everyman

‘Area Dad’ Tim Walz delights Democrats as the ultimate straight-shooting everyman

Kamala Harris’s running mate focuses on his small-town upbringing and career as a teacher and football coach in speech to the Democratic convention

Thu Aug 22 2024 - 06:38
The Obamas bring pure currents of hope and soul and optimism to Democratic convention

The Obamas bring pure currents of hope and soul and optimism to Democratic convention

At the home of the Chicago Bulls, the faithful gathered for a golden couple of the city’s past

Wed Aug 21 2024 - 06:37
Bittersweet Biden passes the torch to Harris as giddy Democrats bask in optimism

Bittersweet Biden passes the torch to Harris as giddy Democrats bask in optimism

Opening evening of Democratic Convention marked a clear generational shift

Tue Aug 20 2024 - 17:04
Palestinian cause the dominant theme as protesters gather in Chicago

Palestinian cause the dominant theme as protesters gather in Chicago

Week-long series of protests planned at the Democratic convention in support of a ceasefire and a more proactive stance by the party in ending the bombardment of Gaza

Mon Aug 19 2024 - 20:36
Joe Biden can expect rapturous welcome at Democratic National Convention

Joe Biden can expect rapturous welcome at Democratic National Convention

Democratic campaign has enjoyed a supernova thrust under Kamala Harris while the Republicans are hearing alarm bells

Mon Aug 19 2024 - 12:12
Democrats return to Chicago as Kamala Harris looks to lay the ghosts of 1968 to rest

Democrats return to Chicago as Kamala Harris looks to lay the ghosts of 1968 to rest

Unlike the fiasco of 56 years ago, this year’s Democratic National Convention arrives on a wave of optimism

Sat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
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