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The latest news, opinion and analysis on Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States
Government keen to keep up appearances as European leaders arrive
Unity appears to be starkly lacking on climate change
Trump was ‘only kidding’ in asking UFC boss Dana White to be his press secretary
Trump has been without a press secretary since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia was forced out after just five days
Trump says he was ‘too tough’ on immigrants as he floats amnesty deal
US president concedes voters were turned off by deportations, Iran war and ‘bad messaging’ on the economy in midterm elections
Donald Trump takes credit for a stock market rally that welcomed his defeat
Trump, who had warned a Democratic victory would cause a 1929-style depression, took credit in a social media post
Nvidia investigating reports boss Jensen Huang had affair with Chinese ‘spy’
‘No reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised’, says US tech company’s board
What will the Democrats do with their majorities in Congress?
Despite flipping seats across the country, the Democratic Party brand remains deeply unpopular
Democrats deliver a moment of redemption for US as voters finally turn on Donald Trump
From economic discontent to immigration and the Iran war, voters have delivered a stinging rebuke to the president
Silicon Valley’s broligarchy bet everything on Trump. What will they do now?
When you run a company that treats human beings as a commodity, you tend to forget they have minds of their own
Simon Harris thinks Ireland is addicted to spending. As Minister for Finance, he’d know
Tightening up on spending – such as on semi-State bosses’ salaries – requires saying no and eschewing flat-rate percentage increases for public servants
‘We have seven guys here from Ireland for Abdul’: Student volunteers play role in landmark US vote
Irish student says volunteering for Abdul El-Sayed’s successful campaign gave insight into American politics
Jonathan Coe: ‘I’ve plunged headfirst into it: putting things into people’s mouths that they never said’
The novelist on writing a semi-fictionalised work of the type he used to be deeply sceptical of, his prog-rock band The Peer Group, and being big in France
Donald Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White
Announcing the move on social media, the US president praised White for being ‘a violent Fighter and Warrior’
Ireland has lessons for us Americans seeking to overcome ‘Trump trauma’
We in the United States hadn’t realised just how closely people in Ireland were following what was going on
‘We outvoted the billionaires’: What comes next after the US midterm elections?
A deafening electoral roar swept from coast to coast with the speed of a prairie fire on Tuesday, but can the Democrats’ decisive win put America’s ghosts to rest?
I’ve read the Booker 2026 shortlist. Two novels are brilliant on living through the mess of the 2020s
Black Bag, by Luke Kennard, and The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout, hinge on characters who confront the ways in which their lives are at the mercy of others
Trump appoints controversial aide Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff
Architect of sweeping immigration crackdown to replace Susie Wiles
Alarm in Europe over US plans for ‘security deal’ with Russia
European officials fear agreement could undermine Nato and restore Moscow’s sphere of influence
Trump signs proclamation to try to prevent changes to gold-covered Oval Office
US president seeks to make Oval Office a national monument to ensure designs are not ‘ripped down by stupid people’
Democrats routed Republicans in the US midterms. But can they capitalise on it?
It should not be forgotten that one description of Trump voters in 2016 was similar to Abdul El-Sayed’s: a ‘coalition of the dispossessed’
Ireland’s economic leprechaun is running amok in Europe
State’s wonky growth metrics now determine whether Europe is growing or stagnating
Paraguay president Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse
Leader steps down as half the population left without access to bank accounts
US stocks drop sharply as Democrats win raises fears about AI investment
Tech stocks lose 6.4 per cent in a day of chaotic trading
‘It’s going to intensify’: How Israel became a liability in US politics
Support for Israel has for generations been sacrosanct in Washington. After Tuesday’s midterm election result, it looks far less certain
‘Rupert does not want to be with a loser’: Murdoch’s media empire cools on Trump
Fox News hosts question Iran war strategy while New York Post has ‘Blue Tsunami’ on front page after Republicans’ defeat
Ireland should encourage US to change tack on foreign affairs, McEntee tells conference
State ‘simply cannot wait’ for a new government in Iran or in Israel to be formed or for possible changes in the US, she said
The race for the 2028 US presidential election has begun. Who’s in the lead?
The republicans and Democrats positioning themselves for a run at the Oval Office in 2028
Is there an identity crisis in Fine Gael?
Grassroots motion calling for party to affirm its centre-right credentials rejected as Democrats’ US midterm victory creates fresh questions for Ireland
‘Donald Trump’s presidency effectively ended’: Congressman on US Democratic wins in midterms
Irish-American politician Brendan Boyle, whose father emigrated from Donegal, set to become chairman of powerful US Congress committee
Embattled Pete Hegseth may face impeachment next week
After midterm election wins, Democrats plan investigations into Iran war decisions and Pentagon purges
Ireland braces for keener Trump eye on foreign affairs
One change that will benefit Ireland is the elevation of two strong friends to influential positions in the House of Representatives
Albanese urges Ireland to ‘show spine’ on Palestine during EU presidency
UN rapporteur tells TDs and Senators of sexual assaults on prisoners in Israeli prisons
Oil extends slide amid heightened hopes of end to Iran war
Midterm results give Democrats more control over military spending
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