America Letter: Podcast giant Joe Rogan may have played key role in US elections
Donald Trump profitably chatted to influential figure with broad church audience just days before the vote when Kamala Harris failed to seize the opportunity
Donald Trump profitably chatted to influential figure with broad church audience just days before the vote when Kamala Harris failed to seize the opportunity
Party is at an impasse: no obvious presidential candidate for 2028 and a dread knowledge that it has been outwitted by a more streetwise and cynical Trump-engineered Republican campaign. Again
‘Eggflation’ here hasn’t been as stark as in the US, where the Republicans’ focus on it helped Trump win votes. But the cost of groceries could still have an impact on Friday’s election
By elevating men accused of sexual misconduct to key roles, incoming US president Donald Trump has delivered a searing affront to women
Oz was an informal health adviser to Trump during Covid-19, when he promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that was not approved to treat the coronavirus
Ignore the right-wing blowhards: awards ceremonies are rarely as politically partisan as they like to pretend
‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing
Bidenomics policies must be curbed, the party has to be anti-woke, and it must accept that voters don’t care about democracy
Technological solutions to the problem of too much government is something that appeals to appeals to both Bitcoin advocates and Trump supporters. Both want to use AI and blockchain to leave messy problems like death, taxes and climate change behind
Postponement follows numerous attempts to delay case after US president-elect was convicted on 34 felonies earlier this year
In New York, state court judge preparing to rule on whether Trump’s hush-money conviction should be thrown out
President-elect sometimes lashes out without following up – but not always
Trump promises money in your pocket. To supporters in worn-out shoes and old jackets, that mattered. Harris spoke about ‘joy’, but you cannot tell people how to feel
Trump on track to retain control of the House and of Congress
More people voted for Trump, even though many didn’t like him, because they liked Democratic Party less
Data suggests we have an outsized exposure to any potential trade war between Brussels and Washington
US election: president-elect wins 312 Electoral College votes to Kamala Harris’s 226
Governor’s Whitmer, Shapiro, Newsom and Beshear seen to be ‘warming up’ for tilt at reanimating devastated organisation
Former Speaker says if president ended his bid sooner, Democratic Party could have held primary
Keith Duggan: On travels around the country I heard the same thing from so many people – that they were struggling to make ends meet
US election shows voters still demand that a woman candidate must be without fault
US president in Rose Garden speech directs words at fellow Democrats, who on Tuesday saw candidate Kamala Harris defeated and their representatives lose control of Senate
Defeated candidate commits to a peaceful transition of power
US Election: Donald Trump's clean sweep of battleground states makes nonsense of knife-edge prediction
Lesson from the US election is that liberals must realise young men have problems too
It is no longer possible to batten down the hatches and think 'this too will pass'
Democrat says result must be accepted as Republican claims ‘magnificent victory’
Republicans exultant as Democratic Party left facing a crisis of identity following a comprehensive electoral defeat
US Election: In Washington, it was difficult to imagine what the same streets would have looked like had Harris won Trump
US democracy will again be put to the test, and its government will veer sharply to the right
US election: Maga faithful dressed in red, white and blue show their support as they wait for results in Trump’s Florida base
US election: In 2016, Donald Trump relied on staff who did not share his aims. Now, he will return to the presidency with loyal staff members who have a clear agenda
Analysis: The former president’s re-election is an existential disaster for Democrats and a historic game-changer for allies of the US
US election: Donald Trump stands on the threshold of becoming the first convicted felon to be elected president of the United States
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Republican candidate declares a ‘magnificent victory for the American people’ at a campaign party in Florida
US election: Former US president on track to reach 270 majority needed to secure a second term in the White House
US election: Control of the US House of Representatives remained unclear, with many of the most competitive races still uncalled
US election: the fight between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remained tight as results rolled in on Tuesday night
Come what may, it’s a good day to salute the courage and persistence of the women on whose shoulders Harris’s extraordinary campaign was built
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman earlier said victory for Donald Trump would be ‘disaster’
US election key reads: Where to watch the results count? How does the electoral college work? A drive through Pennsylvania and Fintan O’Toole on why Trump 2.0 will see US become a fascist state
Americans going to polls in one of closest presidential contests in recent history with eyes on swing states
For weeks, aggregate polling has depicted a race that has become indecipherably close in seven battleground states which both parties have strong chance of winning
Americans go to the polls to choose between a man they know far too well and a woman they’d rather not get to know
US election: Kamala Harris escapes from Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump rails against Fox News and a much-threatened media sticks to seven swing states. The endgame is here
In the News podcast: In the News podcast: Hugh Linehan on the best way for Irish audiences to follow the 2024 US election results
A new Harvard review finds that people are usually more optimistic about the economy when their preferred party is in power
Polling experts and campaigns in the dark as to whether Harris or Trump will be sworn in as 47th president
On the final day of campaigning, Pennsylvania has become the battleground of a suffocatingly close election
Unlike in 2000, a contested election now raises the spectre of widespread civil unrest and even violence
Preparations under way for Republican candidate’s homecoming for election day
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
Steven Carroll reports from Florida where candidates seek to energise voters as polarising campaign draws to a close
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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