Trump inauguration: This is America now. Let the show begin
We don’t know what will emerge from Trump 2.0 but we do know what is dying – American liberalism
We don’t know what will emerge from Trump 2.0 but we do know what is dying – American liberalism
The billionaire businessman has managed to connect with millions of ordinary Americans in a way the Democrats cannot
US Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members began with the 44-year-old former Fox News television host
Trump will face significant logistical and legal limits to his stated aim of deporting a million migrants a year
Thirty-eight Republicans vote against package, hastily assembled after the president-elect and Elon Musk scuttled a prior bipartisan deal
Chamber hears a compelling grace note from departing figure of the old Republican Party
Thanksgiving pardon comes in advance of sentencing of president’s son for illegal possession of handgun and tax evasion
Democrats are eating a giant helping of crow since voters delivered a stunning victory for the Republican candidate
By elevating men accused of sexual misconduct to key roles, incoming US president Donald Trump has delivered a searing affront to women
Former Florida attorney general served as the top law enforcement officer of that state from 2011 to 2019
‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing
Controversial Florida congressman has supported some of Trump’s most controversial policies
President-elect sometimes lashes out without following up – but not always
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
Fears grow in US immigrant communities as president-elect says he has ‘no choice’ but to act on campaign pledge
Wiles, a veteran of Florida politics and Trump’s campaign manager, is the mind behind his political success
Future trade between the US and EU could be affected by the imposition of tariffs imposed by the new US regime
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
For almost a decade, he has loudly proclaimed a number of core policy goals. Now he has the opportunity to radically remake Washington
Majority in House of Representatives would produce full sweep of power in Congress
US election: Tariffs and corporation tax are key areas to watch when calculating risk to Irish economy of Republican presidential victory
US election: Control of the US House of Representatives remained unclear, with many of the most competitive races still uncalled
Americans going to polls in one of closest presidential contests in recent history with eyes on swing states
Polling experts and campaigns in the dark as to whether Harris or Trump will be sworn in as 47th president
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
US Election: Often, those who crossover are celebrated more than those who were ever thus. There’s a huge degree of humility required
US Election: Character and reputation were once prized in US leaders. How does a man with no character now have a chance of being re-elected president?
US election context: Amid a stark housing crisis, about 7,000 eviction orders are served every month in Maricopa County - affecting all kinds of people
Trump failed to rebrand after the assassination attempt. Harris remained a status quo candidate
US presidential election has seen the most poisonous campaign in living memory. As election day looms, the national mood is anxious
Trump’s criminality, venality, misogyny, xenophobia and psychological instability render him unfit for any office
Two tragic cases in Georgia sparked debate about maternal mortality in the US, particularly among black women
Republican candidate Trump climbs into passenger seat of garbage truck in Wisconsin to bring attention to remarks by Joe Biden
Former president refused to concede defeat in 2020 and there are signs he could do it again
Republicans have jumped on the US president’s latest gaffe. The White House says he was misinterpreted
As symbolic locations go, Harris could not have made a more pointed choice to offer what was billed as her closing message of this extraordinary election campaign
US election: Fox’s pro-Trump slant is often jaw-dropping while CNN is frequently accused of an equally obvious pro-Democrat bias
Discrediting his moments of rhetorical or aesthetic flair as the work of nasty impulses ensures the Democrats will never learn from them
Cardinal Timothy Dolan enabled the Republican presidential candidate to cast himself as a saintly martyr saved by God
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will prove key to the presidential election outcome and Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Shapiro and Tony Evers are under pressure to deliver for their party
Manisha Singh was under secretary for the economy in the Department of State under Trump and says she would gladly serve again
Trump narrowly escaped being shot in the head in Butler on July 13th
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
Conspiracy idea about liberal elites using migrants served as the motive for at least five mass killings over the past 13 years and was cited by perpetrators of three. Trump has weaponised it
Singer also addressed AI images shared by Trump which falsely depicted her endorsing his campaign
Many Irish Catholics are drawn to the disruptive energies of Trumpism as they engage in what they see as a ‘spiritual war’ against liberalism
Persuading undecided minority she is best choice is the most important element of Tuesday’s TV debate
The US author, whose new novel Creation Lake is longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, on US politics, the war in Gaza and her love of Ireland
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