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‘Great replacement theory’ a tool for Trump to fuel doubts about election
Conspiracy idea about liberal elites using migrants served as the motive for at least five mass killings over the past 13 years and was cited by perpetrators of three. Trump has weaponised it
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US president in statement signed ‘childless cat lady’
Singer also addressed AI images shared by Trump which falsely depicted her endorsing his campaign
Conservative Catholics could swing US election in favour of Trump and Vance
Many Irish Catholics are drawn to the disruptive energies of Trumpism as they engage in what they see as a ‘spiritual war’ against liberalism
US presidential debate: Harris gets chance to make a case against shape-shifting Trump
Persuading undecided minority she is best choice is the most important element of Tuesday’s TV debate
Rachel Kushner: ‘Ireland is my favourite place to go as a writer. It’s completely magical’
The US author, whose new novel Creation Lake is longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, on US politics, the war in Gaza and her love of Ireland
US presidential election: ‘I don’t see a path to the White House for Trump without North Carolina’
Since 1968, the eastern state has returned just two Democratic presidents: Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama. This year, the party believes it can turn the state blue again
WhatsApp accounts of Biden and Trump staffers targeted by Iranian hackers, Meta says
Investigators linked activity to same network blamed for hacking incident reported by Trump campaign
Former US politician George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft
New York Republican expelled from Congress after investigation found ‘overwhelming evidence’ he exploited his position for profit
When the Clock Broke by John Ganz: A superb book about the roots of Trumpism
Ganz examines the restive period of early 1990s, when ‘an intense anguish’ took hold in American life
Limerick mayor’s ‘great frustration’ over pay during his time in Land Development Agency revealed
Plus: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú's pay cut, Irish Ambassador to the US gets a profile boost, and Simon Coveney sails again
Being in the US right now is living in the pages of a burning history book
‘All you scumbags... What are you going to do when the Trumpamaniacs run wild on you?’ Hulk Hogan asks
Joe Biden pulls out of presidential race. What happens next and who could replace him?
Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris and the Democratic delegates may follow, but they are not required to do so
Maureen Dowd: Everyone wants Biden gone. Even the people who don’t want him gone really want him gone
‘Everyone’s waiting for Joe.’ Will he throw his support to Kamala Harris or ask for an open convention?
White working class moving to Republican Party, yet Trump never delivered for those workers, says academic
Democratic Party has lost touch with this class due to supporting globalised trade and leftist politics, academic Larry Donnelly tells Patrick MacGill Summer School
Milwaukee has seen happier days, but the Rust Belt’s best-kept secret shows how a lost America can be resurrected
In this Democratic haven, a laid-back and instantly likable city, many locals are unimpressed as the carnival of the Republican convention comes to town
More Democrats call for Biden to step aside from re-election bid
US president pledges to remain in White House race, but pressure is building
The favourite: Seven days that shook America and reshaped Donald Trump’s election campaign
Last weekend’s attempted assassination has electrified the former president’s base and rallied party rivals. As he extends his lead in the polls, the clock ticks on Joe Biden as pressure to quit the race increases
‘I am not supposed to be here’: Trump recalls assassination attempt in Milwaukee, preaching fire and brimstone
There had been whispers that the shooting had changed Trump, as near death experiences often do
Usha Vance’s career puts her in awkward contrast with husband JD Vance’s political persona
A political cipher, Usha was a registered Democrat, now her husband is Trump’s vice-presidential pick
Trump’s Middle East policy laid bare by new document
Republican Party policy document calls for resumption of Trump’s ban on the entry to the US of citizens from certain Muslim countries
How the assassination attempt could affect the race for The White House
In the News podcast: Irish Times Washington Correspondent Keith Duggan discusses the implications of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life
If the Democrats are to have any chance now, they will have to be brave
The political calculus has changed after last weekend. Facing a newly revitalised Trump with a visibly and increasingly enfeebled Biden now seems even more likely to end in catastrophe for the Democrats
For his already fanatical devotees Trump’s survival will add to his messianic appeal
That Trump became a victim of the very violence he has done so much to validate will not provoke either him or his fans to think again. It will merely serve to fortify a mindset in which America is already at war with itself
‘We must unite as one nation’, says Biden after Donald Trump attempted assassination
Dead suspect identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) while questions asked over US secret service after attack on former president
Trump rally shooting: ‘Anyone who wasn’t going to vote for him, will now’
Supporters of former US president speak outside Trump Tower with their reaction to attempted assassination
Possible Trump running mate says Biden campaign ‘rhetoric’ to blame for assassination attempt
Shooting has altered expected tone and mood of Republican national convention in Milwaukee
Donald Trump assassination attempt: A bird’s eye view graphic
Former US president was injured after several shots were made at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania
In a society roiling with violence even those who weaponise it are vulnerable
A projection of strength arising from this event may well help Trump win the White House in November
US supreme court accused of becoming a law unto itself
Revelations involving judges Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have left them open to charges of corruption and venality
Trump seemed rattled by his conviction. We should watch what he does next
If Trump keeps railing about himself in apocalyptic terms, it could give Biden an opportunity. And Biden badly needs an opportunity
A Great Disorder by Richard Slotkin: Ambitious mapping of America’s past to its present via myth
Mere deconstruction of national myths is insufficient. Slotkin points to the US’s New Deal and African-American civil rights movement as mythic mechanisms to potentially control America’s future
Trump’s legal funds face financial crunch as they are depleted by trial expenditure
Trump, a criminal defendant in a trial under way in Manhattan, must find other sources of cash to defray the mounting costs of his court battles
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