The worse Trump behaves, the more room there is for optimism
Are the scales of Maga delusion finally falling from the eyes of Trump voters?
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US Senate approves Bill to force release of all Epstein files by unanimous consent
Legislation will go to Donald Trump to be signed into law with questions raised about his links to dead paedophile
Democratic fumble hands shutdown victory to Trump despite a wave of boos from NFL fans
Despite being seemingly caught off-guard by a wave of boos, the US president went almost straight back to declaring his wins
Democratic cave-in to avert US shutdown may lead to a changing of guard within the party
Democratic cave-in may lead to a substantial change of the old-guard leadership
The Irish Times view on US elections: signs of life for Democrats
Wins arrive at the close of a bleak year defined by self-doubt and internal recriminations
US government shutdown: standoff could lead to thousands of federal job losses
Senate rejects short-term spending measure, deepening partisan divide
Texas gives final approval to aggressive redrawing of its congressional map
Redistricting set to deliver Republicans five seats in US Congress and preserve party’s thin majority in advance of 2026 midterm elections
Trump ally Jeanine Pirro confirmed as top federal prosecutor for Washington DC
Former Fox News host publicly supported baseless claims that Trump lost first presidency because of fraud
‘Ireland is not anti-Semitic’: Taoiseach rejects criticism from veteran US senator
Idaho Republican and chair of US Senate foreign relations committe Jim Risch said Ireland was on ‘a hateful, anti-Semitic path’
Elon Musk says Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending Bill is a ‘disgusting abomination’
Musk’s online outburst comes as Republicans continue crucial negotiations over Bill on Capitol Hill
No limits? Why the United States could be on the verge of a constitutional crisis
Donald Trump and his closest advisers have taken steps to circumvent the constraints upon the executive authority of president in pursuit of vaguely defined goals. Can they be stopped?
Mitch McConnell cuts a lonely figure as US Senate approves RFK jnr nomination
Kentucky senator is sole voice of protest in Republican party, but blew his chance to stop Trump’s return to power
US Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy jnr as secretary of health
Kennedy, a vaccine critic, confirmed by 52-48 vote, overcoming resistance from medical establishment
Sparks fly as US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth soldiers on before Senate committee
US Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members began with the 44-year-old former Fox News television host
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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