US Politics Kevin McCarthy’s historic removal as Speaker threatens US credit rating downgradeMoody’s has said that its confidence in the US is wavering because of concerns about governance
News Focus Marion McKeone: No end in sight to car strikes as motor unions drive a hard bargainWalkouts are set to continue as auto manufacturers refuse to bend to workers demands for a 40 per cent pay hike
Opinion Lucinda Creighton: Democrats must be willing to call out their own ‘swamp’ politicians or risk losing electionUnless 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
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
Politics Several arrests following Leinster House protestsHerds of protestors blocked cars from leaving Leinster House this evening
Analysis Elaine Byrne: Biden should have the courage to not run again, despite his excellent recordBy 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
US Politics Marion McKeone: Biden deftly ducks as auto unions test their cloutWorried about blue-collar tilt to right, president backs UAW which is angling for slice of pie as Big Three record bumper profits
US Politics Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy launches impeachment probe against US President Joe BidenIf House Republicans succeed in impeaching Biden, he would be the fourth impeached US president
US Politics Marion McKeone: Democrats race to reboot Harris to boost Biden’s chance of election successWith 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
US Politics Marion McKeone: Far right Republicans demand Biden impeachment with threats of government shutdownThe 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
US Politics Marion McKeone: Fractious succession wannabes confirm GOP as a party adrift and out of touchTrumpless first Republican debate provided a spectacle of disunity in a party driven by angry populism over guiding principles
US Politics Mugshot scowl as Trump faces nemesis in GeorgiaAs 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
US Politics Trump turns himself in and posts historic mugshot on social mediaThe former president faced arrest if he did not surrender to a county jail in Georgia on charges relating to the 2020 election
Marion McKeone in America Marion McKeone: Trump tornado descends on Iowa State Fair and sweeps up everything in his pathOther 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
US Politics Trump indicted over attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential voteTrump currently holds a commanding lead in polls over his Republican rivals
Marion McKeone in America Analysis: Ramp-up of probe into Hunter Biden a body blow to JoeAttorney 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 in America Donald Trump’s legal dramas have drowned out Joe Biden’s solid economic resultsBy most measures the US economy is doing very well, but the message doesn’t seem to be cutting through the noise
US Politics Marion McKeone: Trump’s decision to take advice of Insane, Certifiable & Associates proves no defenceIn 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
Letter From America Marion McKeone: US mulls terms limits as country now ruled by elderly and infirmCongress 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
US Politics Donald Trump charged for efforts to overturn 2020 electionFormer US president denies any wrongdoing as he leads the field of Republicans seeking the 2024 presidential nomination
