Netflix’s new drama 13 Reasons Why is an uncomfortable mirroring of some pernicious trends in modern society – but not in the way it imagines itself to be
With Sean Spicer’s resignation and a new Gallup poll showing Trump’s approval rating for his second quarter is lower than any other president since polling started, the US president’s second 100 days are even worse than the first
The US president’s daughter has placed herself at the centre of an administration that is dismantling women’s rights with alarming enthusiasm
The pursuit of power and money above everything – and fawning admiration of Russian oligarchs – may yet lead to the downfall of the Trump family’s wannabe political dynasty
The Irish-based retailer has hit the ground running, as Primark’s US stores are swooping into spaces vacated by its struggling competitors
As Putin ran rings around him in Hamburg on Friday, the blustering US president looked even more out of his depth
It celebrated its 241st birthday last Tuesday, but the US is currently looking like a very unhappy ship – summed up by the boorish behaviour of New Jersey governor Chris Christie
His Twitter attacks on MSNBC co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough and the subsequent coverage has diverted attention from Trump’s inability to tackle healthcare, his impending meeting with Putin, and a foreign policy that threatens to plunge diplomacy into crisis
The Democrats are too busy tearing themselves apart to take political advantage of the Republicans’ deeply unpopular moves to destroy Obamacare
The five-star Trump International is where hotel guests sip Trump branded wines and watch a Trump lookalike being hacked to death on the news; it is a microcosm of Trump’s world
When James Comey, fired as FBI director by Donald Trump earlier this year, went before the US Senate last week, his testimony painted the US president as a liar and bully – provoking a spluttering response from Trump in the White House’s Rose Garden
The story of Jared Kushner and his clan is a remarkable tale of double-dealing, sting operations and real estate gambits gone wrong. And that’s before you mention Russia
The president is now facing allegations that Jared Kushner wanted to open secret communications with Moscow
Why is the notoriously disloyal Trump risking obstruction of justice charges and impeachment in a bid to protect sacked Michael Flynn?
The idea that all Irish-Americans are Kennedy supporters and reliable Democratic voters is blarney – in fact, they’re some of Trump’s most loyal stormtroopers
