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US Politics

Kevin McCarthy’s historic removal as Speaker threatens US credit rating downgrade

Moody’s has said that its confidence in the US is wavering because of concerns about governance
  • 08:16
News Focus

Marion McKeone: No end in sight to car strikes as motor unions drive a hard bargain

Walkouts are set to continue as auto manufacturers refuse to bend to workers demands for a 40 per cent pay hike
  • Marion McKeone
  • October 1, 2023

Simply Better
Back to School

Delicious recipes by Neven Maguire

Opinion

Lucinda Creighton: Democrats must be willing to call out their own ‘swamp’ politicians or risk losing election

Unless the party demands the resignation of Senator Bob Menendez, charged with bribery and corruption, the high moral ground which separates them from Trump and his ilk will all but disappear
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • October 1, 2023
Media

Marion McKeone: Toxicity of Murdoch brand makes for a damning epitaph as old fox ‘steps down’

He says he’s departing but few believe that the media tycoon will relinquish control of his media empire
  • Marion McKeone
  • September 24, 2023
Politics

Several arrests following Leinster House protests

Herds of protestors blocked cars from leaving Leinster House this evening
  • Cillian Sherlock
  • September 20, 2023
Analysis

Elaine Byrne: Biden should have the courage to not run again, despite his excellent record

By any objective measure, Joe Biden has been a very effective president – but most Americans, on both sides of the aisle, see his age as a liability
  • Elaine Byrne
  • September 17, 2023
US Politics

Marion McKeone: Biden deftly ducks as auto unions test their clout

Worried about blue-collar tilt to right, president backs UAW which is angling for slice of pie as Big Three record bumper profits
  • Marion McKeone
  • September 16, 2023
US Politics

Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy launches impeachment probe against US President Joe Biden

If House Republicans succeed in impeaching Biden, he would be the fourth impeached US president
  • Business Post
  • September 13, 2023
US Politics

Marion McKeone: Democrats race to reboot Harris to boost Biden’s chance of election success

With 77 per cent of Americans thinking the current President is too old for the job, they need to know that the vice president is up to par
  • Marion McKeone
  • September 10, 2023
US Politics

Marion McKeone: Far right Republicans demand Biden impeachment with threats of government shutdown

The Freedom Caucus group claims the US president used his vice presidency to benefit his son Hunter’s business interests, despite there being no evidence to this effect
  • Marion McKeone
  • September 2, 2023
US Politics

Marion McKeone: Fractious succession wannabes confirm GOP as a party adrift and out of touch

Trumpless first Republican debate provided a spectacle of disunity in a party driven by angry populism over guiding principles
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 27, 2023
US Politics

Mugshot scowl as Trump faces nemesis in Georgia

As the cogs turn on the most risky of the trials the former US president faces, the defiant response of the Maga faithful is increasingly at odds with a broader public disquiet about the prospect of a convicted felon as president
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 27, 2023
US Politics

Trump turns himself in and posts historic mugshot on social media

The former president faced arrest if he did not surrender to a county jail in Georgia on charges relating to the 2020 election
  • Business Post
  • August 25, 2023
Marion McKeone in America

Marion McKeone: Trump tornado descends on Iowa State Fair and sweeps up everything in his path

Other republican hopefuls, and Robert F Kennedy jr, pressed the flesh and tried the deep-fried pork chops at the state’s annual farming event but they couldn’t hope to compete with the former US president’s brand of mayhem
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 20, 2023
US Politics

Trump indicted over attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential vote

Trump currently holds a commanding lead in polls over his Republican rivals
  • Business Post
  • August 15, 2023
Marion McKeone in America

Analysis: Ramp-up of probe into Hunter Biden a body blow to Joe

Attorney general’s granting of special counsel powers for investigation into president’s son means the controversy will be to the forefront of the 2024 presidential election campaign
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 12, 2023
Marion McKeone in America

Donald Trump’s legal dramas have drowned out Joe Biden’s solid economic results

By most measures the US economy is doing very well, but the message doesn’t seem to be cutting through the noise
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 11, 2023
US Politics

Marion McKeone: Trump’s decision to take advice of Insane, Certifiable & Associates proves no defence

In his latest court appearance on charges relating to his refusal to relinquish power, Trump’s claim that he was following his lawyer’s advice has already been firmly rebuffed by prosecuting lawyers
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 5, 2023
Letter From America

Marion McKeone: US mulls terms limits as country now ruled by elderly and infirm

Congress age limits alone wouldn’t weed out peddlars of extremism and hate, but supporters of term limits face serious pushback from ageing politicians unwillingly to give up the prestige and power of their roles
  • Marion McKeone
  • August 4, 2023
US Politics

Donald Trump charged for efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former US president denies any wrongdoing as he leads the field of Republicans seeking the 2024 presidential nomination
  • Business Post
  • August 2, 2023

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