The Irish Times view on Joe Biden’s legacy: an admirable figure who made mistakes
Over a 50-year career, he has stood for decency, pragmatism and a belief in the capacity of politics to deliver meaningful progress
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Is TikTok’s US shutdown any more than a game of musical chairs among Chinese apps?
After the US supreme court upheld a ban on the video app unless it sheds its Chinese owners, a final decision on action rests with politicians
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TikTok faces US ban by Sunday after Supreme Court rejects appeal
Decision means video app could now ‘go dark’ for 170m US users
Biden’s legacy will be tarnished by his vanity and stubbornness
The outgoing US president will also be remembered for disastrous foreign policy choices, including his refusal to curb the excesses of Israel
‘Oligarchy is taking shape in America,’ warns Biden in farewell speech of lasting significance
Departing US president uses farewell address to highlight ‘dangerous concentration of power among a few ultra-wealthy people’
Israel and Hamas move closer to finalising ceasefire deal
Biden and Trump express optimism a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can be agreed within days
Maureen Dowd: At Jimmy Carter’s funeral, Donald Trump was narcissist non grata
Here was Carter, the righteous, ascending to heaven, as Trump, the felonious, ascended again to the Oval Office
Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop fact-checking ‘really shameful’
Comments follow Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to replace fact-checking departments with company-moderated community notes
Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning ‘the centre cannot hold’
Liberal democratic leaders out or embattled in office; the right on the rise ... Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning that ‘the centre cannot hold’
Wall Street stocks fall after US jobs report smashes expectations
S&P 500 loses post-election gains and Treasury yields rise as 256,000 positions added in December
Jimmy Carter’s final miracle sees five living US presidents come together for poignant funeral
Barack Obama was seated beside Donald Trump with former vice-president Mike Pence just behind them
LA fires: Some 180,000 ordered to evacuate with death toll of five expected to rise
Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu and Eaton blaze near Pasadena most destructive in city’s history
Dave Hannigan: Lionel Messi an odd and inexplicable choice for Medal of Freedom
Joe Biden choosing to give the Argentinian soccer genius this accolade shouldn’t be such a big deal. That doesn’t make it any less odd and inexplicable
At least 13 killed and dozens hurt in Russian air strike on southeastern Ukraine
Ukrainian drones hit military fuel facility for Volga river airbase 750km inside Russia
‘We must never forget’: Quiet dignity of ceremony to certify Trump’s win contrasts with Capitol riot of four years ago
US politicians gathered to participate in ritual to register the return of electoral college votes and Donald Trump’s victory in November
Blinken calls for push to get Gaza truce deal over ‘finish line’ before end of Biden presidency
Israel continues intense bombardment of Palestinian enclave, killing at least 48 in most recent attacks
Israeli strikes kill at least 14 in Gaza as mediators step up efforts reach ceasefire deal
Palestinian medics say more than 200 people injured in attacks by Israel in 24 hours
Accounting firms try to block new US disclosure rules about auditors
Regulator has been accused of piling pressure on companies with a flurry of rulemaking
Bono awarded US Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden
U2 singer pays tribute to bandmates and fellow activists as he becomes the first Irish recipient of highest US civilian honour since Mary Robinson
The Russians made them kneel in a line and shot them point blank: A dispatch from the front line
Lt Yulia Mykytenko gives her eye witness account of the horrors of Russia’s attack in the context of Christmas and looming new year
New Orleans tries to get Bourbon Street back to normal after attack
Joan of Arc parade in French Quarter on Monday will kick off carnival season ahead of Mardi Gras amid criticisms as to why bollards and safety barriers were not in operation in night of ramming and shooting
New Orleans attack: FBI says suspect acted alone and there appears to be no link to Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar joined Islamic State terror group last summer, investigators say
Silicon Valley seeks an audience at the court of Trump
Tech bros from Elon Musk to Sam Altman are looking to president-elect’s second term to unshackle them from regulatory restrictions
New Orleans: FBI identifies truck attack suspect as US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar
Texas man crashed truck into crowd and then opened fire on police, killing 10 people
Joe Biden leads tributes to Jimmy Carter following ex-president’s death aged 100
State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy
Jimmy Carter obituary: Former US president was unwavering champion of civil rights and a peace broker in the Middle East
An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford
Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates
Decision to change punishments to life in prison without parole follows month of pressure from campaigners
US Congress passes spending legislation to avert government shutdown
Late-night vote capped week that saw US president-elect Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat initial bipartisan deal
The mystery is not why we Irish have responded to Israel’s barbarism. It’s why others have not
I don’t believe in the idea of being on the right side of history. The histories of the future are none of our concern. Our concern is the present
Ukraine: Key events that shaped 2024 and will influence the conflict in 2025
Ukraine is still standing after more than 1,000 days of full-scale fighting with Russia, in the biggest war in Europe since 1945
Donald Trump is changing America in ways that will reverberate long after he is dead
The US president is a once-in-a-lifetime master manipulator of the unseen energies that sway the electorate
Joe Biden should pardon the 40 men on death row
If the outgoing US president decides not to act, the condemned men’s prospects are grim. Trump oversaw 13 federal executions during his final months in office
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza as US official says ceasefire may be close
Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave
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