The latest news, analysis and in-depth features on the US presidential and congressional elections
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As global executive editor of Glamour, the Cork woman is one of the best known media people in the United States
The US president has issued pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes
Richest man in the world meets politicians on Capitol Hill to discuss his plans to trim some $2 trillion from federal government spending
Former Fox host Pete Hegseth’s professional record and private life have been heavily scrutinised
Move comes after US president-elect’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in May but prior to sentencing
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
Elise Stefanik, Trump’s choice for US ambassador to the UN, claims she was singled out
The threats posed by the US president-elect lie most obviously at home not abroad
Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum to write to US president-elect to tell him tariff would put common businesses at risk
Uncertainty could have implications for the future of American democracy beyond whatever constraints Trump will — or will not — feel over the course of his second term
Jack Smith bows to the reality that case will not proceed to trial before Trump returns to the presidency next year
With a week to go before Irish general election, you can see that cynicism has crept into our politics
New York judge was due to sentence the president-elect next week in the only criminal case against him to go to trial
Former and incoming US president had been scheduled to be sentenced on November 26th for payment to porn star
Billionaires Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick have been put forward by president-elect Donald Trump
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
Irish property websites report big uptick in traffic from US in wake of Trump victory
Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m
Melania won’t be spending much time in the White House, but someone else seems eager to fill the role of the president-elect’s helpmeet
Musk has been a near constant presence around the president-elect, including sitting in Trump on a call with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Russians find it easier to understand president-elect than other US politicians. ‘Trump is a palace guy. And Russians like palaces’
The intentions of the new administration are clear. If the promised heavy tariffs on goods entering the US from the EU are imposed, this is a big hit to our economic model
Donald Trump has nominated the Maga folk hero as his attorney general, but Gaetz’s stunning rise may be undone by claims that he paid for sex with a minor
Kyiv's forces tired, patched-up and outnumbered as Russia grinds forward in the east
Public alarm mounts among Democrats and in health circles about Robert F Kennedy Jr
‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing
Beijing has been on a charm offensive directed towards the rest of the world, including the European Union
Appointment would put Kennedy, who sowed doubts about Covid-19 vaccines, in charge of a department with a $1.8 trillion budget
The US president-elect has made several nominations for his administration
Calls grow for release of congressional ethics report on Trump’s nominee for attorney general
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran gained notoriety by blaming ‘wokeness’ for US military failures. Now he is set to be in charge
Parade of loyalists is Trump’s first show of force to US Senate Republicans, who will be under immense pressure to confirm his nominees – or sidestep that process altogether
Bidenomics policies must be curbed, the party has to be anti-woke, and it must accept that voters don’t care about democracy
Elon Musk should know that human social structures are more fluid than even the most complex of animal hierarchies
Controversial Florida congressman has supported some of Trump’s most controversial policies
Trump’s party set to control both house of Congress, according CNN and NBC
It has become an article of faith among many Republicans that the era of the US acting as the world’s policeman is over
Republicans elect John Thune to lead Senate while Trump gives government efficiency role to Elon Musk and picks Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth as secretary of defence
The evangelical pastor has previously stated that the West Bank is an integral part of Israel
Gail Slater, originally from Dalkey in south Co Dublin, is frontrunner to lead the US Federal Trade Commission under Donald Trump
The US president-elect has promised vengeance against perceived enemies – and his supporters have too
Donald Trump has promised to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, but many are relaxed about his return to power
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to be new US ambassador to Israel, president-elect announces
Postponement follows numerous attempts to delay case after US president-elect was convicted on 34 felonies earlier this year
Investment conference told US election result pose big risk to Ireland’s industrial strategy
In New York, state court judge preparing to rule on whether Trump’s hush-money conviction should be thrown out
Taoiseach says he told US president-elect that the EU and the US need to work together on many issues
Adviser championed policies during president-elect’s first term that included separating migrants from their children
President-elect sometimes lashes out without following up – but not always
A neuropsychologist on how to cope when the world is in turmoil
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
Vaccine sceptic expected to hold sway over health policy and top appointments
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
