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Unemployed Irish tech workers in US scramble to find work

Those on visas in the US who have been laid off have little time to secure alternative employment before visas expire

International Relations

Dan O’Brien: Ireland must be prepared to choose sides in the new cold war

Excessive trade and investment dependency on China poses high and escalating risks, and Irish government policy needs to change to reflect this

Marion McKeone: ‘Trump in a dress’ could lead charge of Maga Republicans back to the White House

Polished, telegenic and unflappable, former news anchor Kari Lake is running for governor in Arizona in the US midterms and may even find herself on a Trump 2024 ticket as his running mate

Climate & Environment

Lucinda Creighton: Thunberg’s fictional claims must be exposed by those who know the truth

The ‘capitalist system’ attacked by the climate activist has in fact improved the lives of people globally beyond recognition – and the developing world has benefited the most

Europe ahead of US in fintech law, says Stripe boss

Patrick Collison cites example of e-money rules and open banking/PSD2 legislation in helping to foster innovation in Europe

Marion McKeone: $1bn damages award and still Alex Jones taunts Sandy Hook families

The shock jock who claimed the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, questions whether the families will ever see any of the cash awarded by a Connecticut court. But even if he doesn’t end up paying, his InfoWars social media outlets where he spreads his lies are likely to be hobbled by the award

In Washington DC, the challenge is narrowing down where to go

Some of the highlights in the US capital include the Museum of African American History and Culture and the Library of Congress

Rosemary Mac Cabe: How this avowed homebird found herself with a new life, living abroad

We really never know what’s coming; three years ago I was happily living in Dublin. Now I’m married in the US with two stepsons and a baby; although it still feels like home, just 3,600 miles away

Trump on trial: the billionaire’s crumbling empire dealt a fresh blow by new legal challenges

The subject of more than 4,000 state and federal cases, hundreds of personal injury, contract, fraud and tax dispute settlements, criminal probes, claims of sexual misconduct, bankruptcies and two impeachments, will Trump finally meet his moment of reckoning?

Marion McKeone: Ravenous Republicans eyeing House majority with slew of extremist candidates

The primaries have ended with hardliners winning out over moderates, setting the scene for bitterly contested midterms in November

Marion McKeone: Biden finally springs for Trump’s throat in an invigorating offensive

The US president’s speech in Philadelphia last Thursday carried the fight to his predecessor, hammering home the theme that American democracy is under attack from far-right elements

Marion McKeone: DeSantis emerges as the new GOP pretender as Trump’s grip loosens

Described by party strategists as ‘Trump with a brain’, Ron DeSantis has emerged for Republicans as a creditable contender to the former US president, but he is also widely perceived as lacking in personality or charisma

Marion McKeone: Formidable Fetterman leads Democrats’ charge as Senate race hots up

The 6’9” Pennsylvanian holds a strong lead over celebrity chat show host Dr Mehmet Oz in the most eye-catching of the midterm contests in the US

Business Post's View

Republicans must stand back and let justice take its course

The GOP’s attack on the American legal system in defence of the conman Donald Trump is threatening the very credibility and standing of the United States itself

Marion McKeone: FBI’s stunning Mar-A-Lago raid puts Trump on the back foot

The former US president is facing explosive allegations that he brought top-secret and classified documents with him to his Palm Beach residence, and may have committed crimes under three different laws

The unforgiven: Liz Cheney’s lonely fight for survival in Wyoming

The congresswoman and daughter of former US vice-president Dick Cheney is all but certain to lose her seat to a Donald Trump-backed opponent in the Republican primary this Tuesday. But in swimming pointedly against the tide of MAGA mania, is she eyeing a much bigger political prize on the horizon?

Irish start-up Bobbie on Target as big box US retailer takes on its infant formula

Company behind European-style organic formula for the US market increases production as national shortage continues

Marion McKeone: Biden makes a bad fist of a Saudi Arabian showdown

The US President’s fist-bump with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah during the week was met with derision by both his domestic allies and foes

Marion McKeone: Beleaguered Biden’s lack of stomach for a battle is laid bare

With inflation rampant and his green energy agenda being nullified by one intransigent senator, these are dark days for the increasingly impotent US president

Marion McKeone: Trump sweats as his former counsel plays ball with Jan 6 committee

Pat Cipollone’s testimony on Friday about the events of the January 6 riot at the Capitol Building was delivered behind closed doors, but all the indications are that he was a co-operative witness, spelling more bad news for former US president Donald Trump