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Friday 4 December 2020
Larry Donnelly says while defeating Trump is a welcome victory, Democrats are in danger of storing up problems for the future by isolating the centre-ground.
It comes amid criticism that Trump’s efforts to subvert the results of the election could do long-lasting damage to democratic traditions.
Rudy Giuliani has been instrumental to Trump’s legal efforts to overturn the election.
The Fianna Fáil senator says recent events have convinced him that political discourse has changed and that a place for considered compromise must now be found in Irish politics.
The results of this week’s election may further complicate the American response to the economic crisis.
President Trump issued his statement while golfing at his club in Virginia.
Climate, Coronavirus, and Brexit.
Unsurprisingly, Covid-19 has played its part in the delay.
Uber and Lyft donated tens of millions of dollars to the campaign.
America’s first transgender state senator and first non-binary politician were victorious in the 3 November election.
Corkman Greg Delanty, a poet, found himself running as a candidate in the US election in 2004. It was a learning experience.
Joe Biden still retains a lead ahead of Trump, according to the polls.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
People have already starting casting their votes in the 2020 election.
Trump and Biden have targeted swing states in the final weeks before the election.
Larry Donnelly looks at the how the highest court in America became “such a political hot potato”.
Larry Donnelly looks at the state of the US election after this week’s ‘shameful’ debate, in the wake of the news about Trump and FLOTUS.
Larry Donnelly says based on recent events in his home country, it’s hard to argue that America is still the ‘land of opportunity’.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has met the family of Jacob Blake, who was shot by a white police officer.
Caoimhín de Barra looks at the dual US voting system and says the electoral college has the potential to cause major upheaval now and in future.
The nomination was one of the first acts of a Republican convention.
As Democrats rally against Trump, the race for Massachusetts’ Senate seat is also worth watching, Larry Donnelly writes.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been under intense pressure from Congress amid the reforms he has been implementing.
Kamala Harris was announced as Joe Biden’s pick for the Democratic vice-president nominee last night.
With Joe Biden set to choose his vice presidential nominee this week, we’re testing your knowledge of US Veeps.
Donnelly dismays at the polarised and simplistic discussion of politics in the US from all media sources, not just Fox News.
An independent commission said both candidates had agreed to participate in the three scheduled debates.
Larry Donnelly says we should not write off Trump in November, but if he does lose, it is merely the first step in a long road back to redemption for the US.
The results in yesterday’s primaries added more pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.
Joe Biden quoted Seamus Heaney after his Super Tuesday win in the US this week. Darach Ó Séaghdha examines Heaney’s words.
Klobuchar is due to appear with Biden at his rally in Dallas, Texas tonight.
It’s looking like Sanders versus Bloomberg for the Democratic National Convention in July, writes Larry Donnelly.
Bernie Sanders is leading the race to become the Democrat candidate.
Sanders’ centrist critics deliberately miss the point of his appeal, writes Conor Kenny.
Democrats in the US are choosing their election candidate to take on Trump.
The Democrats bowed to pressure on impeachment, but will it make a difference to the 2020 result?
Ireland has come under pressure in recent years to address its corporate tax rates for multinationals, but insists it has taken major steps to improve the system.
Let us explain what’s happening on the other side of the ocean.
Huma Abedin’s husband sent shirtless photos of himself to another woman while his four-year-old son slept by his side.
In a statement, he said he was behind the African-American community – but also defended the police force.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Some sun, then clouds, showers around
Max: 6 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 7 °C
Min: 1 °C
Mainly cloudy and chilly
Max: 5 °C
Min: 1 °C
