The Irish Times

Somewhere, Reagan weeps: Republicans are overreaching in the culture war

US Politics: To be un-woke is no doubt an electoral winner. To be anti-woke is riskier

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 15:44

The Irish Times view on the Washington insurrection: US democracy is still under attack

The divisions that shook the US with such violence at this time last year were reflected in Thursday’s anniversary commemorations

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 20:00

Storming of the US Capitol: What we know now about January 6th

Trump allies worked to keep him in power but it is unclear if riots were part of strategy

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 20:00

Sean Hannity of Fox News asked to co-operate in January 6th inquiry

Texts suggest host was aware of, and deeply concerned about, Trump plans near Capitol

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 13:50

House holds top Trump aide in contempt amid January 6th text revelations

Former chief of staff Mark Meadows censured as texts show Trump allies pleading during riot

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 10:46

Is this doctor the most influential spreader of Covid-19 misinformation online?

Joseph Mercola creates and profits from misleading Covid vaccine claims, researchers claim

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 06:03

Maureen Dowd: Why do Republicans hate cops?

GOP overwhelmingly stuck with Trump, perpetuating his sick mythology about Capitol riots

Sun Aug 01 2021 - 15:18

‘Get the shot’: Fox News anchors turn heads with vaccination pleas

Mixed messages persist, however, as the US grapples with Covid-related misinformation

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 06:00

Fox News’s dance with Donald Trump ends in legal jeopardy

America Letter: Network left sweating over a lawsuit on baseless voter fraud allegations

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 20:00

Fintan O’Toole: Assault on US Capitol showed Trump where his market is

If Trump is not impeached and prosecuted for subversion he still has good chance of winning

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 01:00

Trump claims he will ‘win’ Wisconsin as Georgia announces full recount

President continues to refuse to accept election result and talks of ‘corruption’

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 20:40

Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: When will Biden declare victory, how will Trump respond?

Democratic candidate makes inroads into president’s lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania overnight

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 07:24

Rooted in faith: Amy Coney Barrett’s path to the steps of the US supreme court

Donald Trump’s nominee personifies a rising Christian conservative legal movement

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 18:10

Donald Trump plans Florida rally for weekend amid Covid test secrecy

The US president, who is still recovering from coronavirus, refuses to say if he has tested negative

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 06:44

America at Large: The evolution of LeBron James still hampered by blind spots

Having found his voice late in his 20s, basketball’s best player has let it be heard

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 06:00

Donald Trump doubles down on law and order strategy in Kenosha

US president criticised for response to largely peaceful anti-racism protests across US

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 20:12

McIlroy v McGinley: The days of ‘shut up and dribble’ are gone

Selfishness is required to be the best in sport but BLM movement has changed things

Mon Jun 15 2020 - 06:00

His own worst enemy: How Trump failed coronavirus challenge

Deaf to advice from all but his family, US president has mishandled every step of the crisis

Thu May 14 2020 - 16:00

Maureen Dowd: Coronavirus exposes mental inadequacies of Trump

US president psychologically incapable of responding to complex and uncertain virus

Sun Mar 08 2020 - 18:14

Maureen Dowd: For the White House parasite, all restraint has gone

An unfettered Trump, playing out his own movie script, setting a torch to Washington

Sun Feb 23 2020 - 18:30

Disney has done the right thing on its past offences

Donald Clarke: Move to attach warnings to films on Disney+ is honest and responsible

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 05:00

Maureen Dowd: Trump’s Fourth of July plans are far from Yankee Doodle Dandy

President’s self-serving plans to hijack Independence Day party sucks the fun out of it

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 01:49

Fintan O’Toole: Trump’s test-marketing of barbarism entering new phase

Last year’s trial run for fascism was a success. Now the policy is being refined

Sat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00

Maureen Dowd: We are in a war over what kind of America we want

Trump’s genius for hate and division has driven us into a canyon that won’t be easy to exit

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 01:00

Trump administration sends thousands of troops to border

Extraordinary military operation against migrants ordered a week before midterm elections

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 09:07

Murdoch empire upheaval coincides with Fox News criticism from within

Media mogul plans to keep lucrative US network accused of fostering hatred

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 06:00

Sponsors bring a powerful new dynamic in times of controversy

Relationship between sport and sponsors often driven by public response

Sat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00

Inside the Trump White House: A daily battle for self-preservation

The US president still sees himself as a maligned outsider struggling to be taken seriously

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 10:37

Trump denies reaching deal with Democrats over ‘Dreamers’

News of deal stuns Washington but president says border security must be part of agreement

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 12:44

Donald Trump and the enemy within

The American right is building an alternative narrative about the White House crises

Thu May 18 2017 - 10:30

Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s winter White House where he calms down

President-elect rang in New Year in Gatsby-like opulence at his private club in Florida

Mon Jan 02 2017 - 13:11

Ruination of Republicanism: intellectual crisis in US conservatism

Conservatism has become offensive to people who value education and disdain made-for-TV rage

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 13:03

Belligerent Trump shows he is not for turning on immigration

Republican nominee thinks he can win US presidential election with only white voters

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 23:45