Trump and Netanyahu should beware of the unintended consequences of their actions in Iran
Worldview: Donald Trump must steer a path between the domestic promise of no more foreign wars and Netanyahu’s serial gambles on his support in Gaza and Iran
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How the culture war is remaking advertising
Brands are diluting or scrapping campaigns with social purpose as the movement against DEI intensifies
I gave my friends hats which said ‘Make America Hate Again’. That’s what Trump is trying to do
I find it hard to understand how public opinion in America is not revolted by events such as the $200 million ‘gift’ of a jumbo jet that will become the president’s private property
Kingspan embraces Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
Companies’ views of tax bill will mean little in the shadow of the Trump-Musk feud
Elon Musk says Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending Bill is a ‘disgusting abomination’
Musk’s online outburst comes as Republicans continue crucial negotiations over Bill on Capitol Hill
Did the media fail to do its job covering Joe Biden’s decline?
The ill health of US presidents has been kept from journalists on a number of occasions
Top Republicans threaten to block Trump’s spending bill if national debt is not reduced
‘We have enough to stop process until president gets serious about reducing deficit’
Maureen Dowd: Trump is a pro at quid pro quo
The US president is estimated to have added billions to his personal fortune in office, including by selling cryptocurrency
Donald Trump pressures Republicans to back his ‘big, beautiful’ tax Bill
Hardline Republicans demand deeper cuts to Medicaid and other social security programmes
The new White House influencer briefings are a terrible look
These propaganda dissemination sessions are more suited to Pyongyang
Wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia caught up in one of US’s key ideological flashpoints
Mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador, Abrego Garcia remains in prison while Republicans and Democrats argue over what the case says about where the US is going under Donald Trump
So much about Donald Trump just does not add up
With his miscalculations on trade tariffs, tax cuts and more, the future of the US is at stake
A 145% US tariff on China will hit Apple, and Ireland’s corporation tax
If 20% EU rate is reinstated, it would be best to wait for US consumers to feel the pinch
Tariff war a major self-inflicted wound for the United States
Warning signs that this was where American was headed have been there since the days of the Tea Party and Glenn Beck
Trump tariffs: On Wednesday, it was liberation. On Thursday, golf
‘Liberation Day’: The fallout from Trump’s scorched earth economic protectionist policy
No limits? Why the United States could be on the verge of a constitutional crisis
Donald Trump and his closest advisers have taken steps to circumvent the constraints upon the executive authority of president in pursuit of vaguely defined goals. Can they be stopped?
Self-inflicted security breach by Trump officials opens up line of attack for Democrats
Claim by director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made to look absurd during gruelling hearing
Nobody should be mocked or lampooned for decrying the consequences of the new arms race
The Irish approach to foreign policy should not be to exaggerate our purity or indulge dictators, but neither should we parrot criticisms of our neutrality from miliary aligned states
What experts expect to happen when Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump this week
The Oval Office 2025 has become a fascinating and volatile court, so the Taoiseach might expect one or two curveballs coming his way
Trump says ‘golden age of America has only just begun’ in speech riddled with exaggerations and inaccuracies
President offers up shocks and promises, riddled with exaggerations and factual inaccuracies, during address to Congress
Trump has flown US into turbulence and Americans aren’t sure where they’re going to land
Some Americans see a golden age dawning under Donald Trump, others fear their democracy is dying
Controversial Trump pick Hegseth narrowly confirmed as US defense secretary
Three Republicans joined every Democrat in voting no as Hegseth is confirmed in a tie-break vote
Tensions are already emerging in Camp Trump between populists and libertarians
Worldview: Ayn Rand’s articulation of a brutal, amoral ‘greed-is good’ philosophy embodies the spirit of the new administration
Trump inauguration: This is America now. Let the show begin
We don’t know what will emerge from Trump 2.0 but we do know what is dying – American liberalism
Trump is like the boy who got everything he wished for. What will he do with it?
The billionaire businessman has managed to connect with millions of ordinary Americans in a way the Democrats cannot
Sparks fly as US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth soldiers on before Senate committee
US Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members began with the 44-year-old former Fox News television host
What will Donald Trump 2.0 mean for the US - and the rest of the world?
Trump will face significant logistical and legal limits to his stated aim of deporting a million migrants a year
Setback for Trump as Republicans fail to pass spending Bill and shutdown looms
Thirty-eight Republicans vote against package, hastily assembled after the president-elect and Elon Musk scuttled a prior bipartisan deal
Former US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney exits Senate with reminder of political principles
Chamber hears a compelling grace note from departing figure of the old Republican Party
With 49 days left in office, Joe Biden pardons ‘selectively, and unfairly’ prosecuted son Hunter
Thanksgiving pardon comes in advance of sentencing of president’s son for illegal possession of handgun and tax evasion
My brother is doing the Trump dance
Democrats are eating a giant helping of crow since voters delivered a stunning victory for the Republican candidate
Donald Trump: protector of women — or predators?
By elevating men accused of sexual misconduct to key roles, incoming US president Donald Trump has delivered a searing affront to women
Trump nominates Pam Bondi for US attorney general after Gaetz withdraws
Former Florida attorney general served as the top law enforcement officer of that state from 2011 to 2019
If Democrats want to win the next US election, they should listen to Bernie Sanders
‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing
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