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Marion McKeone: The leak’s the thing as Republicans sidestep fury over Roe vs Wade reversal

Nationwide anger at the leaked US Supreme Court ruling to effectively outlaw abortion in America was quickly channelled into manufactured outrage at the leak itself
  • Marion McKeone
  • May 7, 2022

Marion McKeone: Claim of ‘cocaine and orgies’ on Capitol Hill is a line too far for GOP

A fearless cultural warrior with a shaky relationship with the truth, Trump acolyte Madison Cawthorn may have finally embarrassed the party when he accused older colleagues in Washington of partaking in drugs and ‘sexual get-togethers’
  • Marion McKeone
  • April 3, 2022

Marion McKeone: Joe Biden is in a bind as Russia ratchets up the pressure in Ukraine

The US president has made it clear that war will not be declared on its rival superpower, but this leaves him with increasingly few options as the carnage continues in Ukraine
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 13, 2022

‘At least Putin is a Christian, not like Biden’: Why hard-line US conservatives are looking the other way on Ukraine

Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend were more concerned with masks, vaccines and cancel culture than Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian cities
  • Marion McKeone
  • February 26, 2022

Roe v Wade takes another blow as Supreme Court upholds Texas abortion law

Women’s rights under the constitution have been undermined by Texas’s abortion ban, but the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is refusing to step in
  • Marion McKeone
  • December 12, 2021

Race and right to bear arms hang heavy over trial of teen gunman

Seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse is in the dock for the shootings of three men during a riot in Wisconsin, but accusations of racial bias are flying thick and fast even before the proceedings begin
  • Marion McKeone
  • November 7, 2021

Bannon could embrace ‘martyr’ role as he defies House subpoena

The rabble-rousing former chief strategist to Donald Trump is refusing to cooperate with the authorities and may face criminal contempt charges as a result
  • Marion McKeone
  • October 17, 2021

Virginia governor race a straw in the wind for US midterms

The battle between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin to be the next governor of the eastern state is being seen as an early referendum on the ten-month-old presidency of Joe Biden
  • Marion McKeone
  • October 17, 2021

Return of Ryan to Republican fray falls flat as Trump’s hackles rise

Once the golden boy of the Republican Party, Paul Ryan’s comeback last Thursday night exposed him as yesterday’s man – and enraged Donald Trump in the process
  • Marion McKeone
  • May 30, 2021

Editorial: Bustling Biden needs global support for ambitious vision

As it approaches its 100th day in office, the Biden adminstration must work with countries such as China and India in order to address the likes of the climate crisis and global tax regimes
  • Business Post
  • April 25, 2021

Trump protégé fights for his political life amid sex and drugs controversy

Matt Gaetz, the Florida Congressman and a rising star in the Republican Party, is embroiled in a sex-trafficking scandal that threatens to consume his career
  • Marion McKeone
  • April 4, 2021

Biden’s American jobs plan puts Republicans on the back foot

The new US president’s populism is proving surprisingly popular with non-Democrats. But what will it ultimately mean for Ireland?
  • Marion McKeone
  • April 3, 2021

DC battles its democratic deficit and fights to become 51st state

With no votes and no senators, Washington, DC’s non-state status has long been an issue for its 712,000 permanent residents
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 29, 2021

Biden in crisis management mode as Covid catastrophe begins to fade

From climate change to gun control, and the increasing numbers gathering on the country’s border, US president Joe Biden has a daunting list of issues to tackle
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 29, 2021

President’s migrant move sparks right-wing backlash

The American president’s decision to reopen the US-Mexico border to unaccompanied minors has been greeted with fury by Republicans
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 21, 2021

Biden uses his Georgia visit to stand with Asian Americans

The US president has repeatedly condemned the scapegoating of Asian Americans for the coronavirus pandemic
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 21, 2021

US begins to emerge from its year of fear and trauma

Republicans will find it hard to oppose policies that are putting money back into people’s purses and tackling the pandemic, while Democrats dare to dream of an era of reform
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 14, 2021

Biden struggles to get relief bill over the line

The $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package has endured a difficult path through the US Senate in recent days
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 7, 2021

New York’s political bruiser falls to earth with a resounding crash

Hailed as a hero last year for his initial handling of the pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo is now fighting for his political life in the face of a sexual harassment scandal and allegations of coronavirus death tolls being manipulated
  • Marion McKeone
  • March 7, 2021

Trump faithful gather to plot the ‘greatest’ leader’s second coming

Flanked by a life-sized golden statue of Donald Trump, attendees at the CPAC convention in Florida flout Covid rules and fulminate against the socialist tyrant Joe Biden as well as their less gung-ho Republican colleagues
  • Marion McKeone
  • February 28, 2021

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