# us-politics - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# Supreme Court
# Supreme Court
Jackson is the first Black woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.
# us-politics - Tuesday 5 April, 2022
# US Politics
# US Politics
Palin was selected by John McCain in 2008 to be his running mate against Barack Obama.
# us-politics - Saturday 2 April, 2022
# US Politics
# US Politics
Our columnist says Republicans in the US are agitating around the culture wars to energise their base ahead of the US midterms in November.
# us-politics - Saturday 5 February, 2022
# Regularisation
# Regularisation
Our columnist welcomes the regularisation scheme for undocumented immigrants here and is reminded of Irish people in the same boat in the US.
# us-politics - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# US Court
# US Court
Joe Biden has pledged to name the first black woman to the US’s highest court.
# us-politics - Saturday 22 January, 2022
# Biden Under Pressure
# Biden Under Pressure
Our columnist says it’s not looking good for the Democrats in the 2022 midterms this November.
# us-politics - Thursday 6 January, 2022
# One Year On
# One Year On
Our columnist looks at US politics a year on from the infamous storming of the US Capitol Building.
# us-politics - Saturday 13 November, 2021
# Us Off-year Elections
# Us Off-year Elections
Our columnist says Democrats were bruised by recent elections and he now has this advice for both parties…
# us-politics - Wednesday 3 November, 2021
# Virginia
# Virginia
It was expected to be a comfortable Democratic win but became a toss-up in the closing days of the campaign.
# us-politics - Saturday 30 October, 2021
# US Politics
# US Politics
Voters in a number of states and municipalities will choose officials to represent them at a range of different levels.
# us-politics - Wednesday 20 October, 2021
# Biden Nominee
# Biden Nominee
Cronin was nominated for the role of ambassador by Biden in June.
# us-politics - Saturday 16 October, 2021
# Assessing Biden
# Assessing Biden
Our columnist says Biden is doing OK but has taken a major hit on the back of Afghanistan.
# us-politics - Wednesday 13 October, 2021
# EXTRACT
# EXTRACT
In the first chapter of his new book, Larry Donnelly describes how politics ran in the veins of his family.
# us-politics - Saturday 2 October, 2021
# Back To Boston
# Back To Boston
Our columnist finally returns to his home town of Boston after the post-Covid travel ban is lifted.
# us-politics - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# What Next?
# What Next?
The security analyst looks at the Taliban and discusses the possible future outcomes for the people of Afghanistan.
# us-politics - Friday 3 September, 2021
# Interview
# Interview
Mick Mulvaney spoke to The Journal about Afghanistan, the Good Friday Agreement and quitting the Trump administration.
# us-politics - Friday 27 August, 2021
# Islamic State
# Islamic State
ISIS-K, an affiliate of the Islamic State group, claimed responsibility for the Kabul terrorist attack.
# us-politics - Saturday 31 July, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our columnist muses on the Zappone furore, summer days and what’s next for Donald Trump.
# us-politics - Saturday 5 June, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our columnist sounds out the potential GOP field.
# us-politics - Sunday 25 April, 2021
# Column
# Column
Our columnist takes a look at the first stages of the Biden and Harris administration.
# us-politics - Saturday 13 February, 2021
# Acquitted
# Acquitted
The former US president was accused of inciting the deadly riot at the US Capitol last month.
# us-politics - Sunday 7 February, 2021
# Column
# Column
Larry Donnelly analyses the new US President’s first few weeks in action.
# us-politics - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Donald Trump
# Donald Trump
Trump commuted or pardoned the sentences of nearly 150 people in the past day.
# us-politics - Friday 15 January, 2021
# United States
# United States
Edward F Crawford took up the position in 2019.
# us-politics - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# US Politics
# US Politics
The US president was impeached by the House of Representatives last night.
# us-politics - Wednesday 13 January, 2021
# Trump
# Trump
Queens University’s Tom Albrecht and Tristan Sturm chart the parallels between last week’s attack on the US Capitol and a similar gathering at the German Reichstag building last year.
# us-politics - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Marty Walsh
# Marty Walsh
Biden says he considered nominating Bernie Sanders for the Cabinet position.
# us-politics - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# US Capitol
# US Capitol
The Washington police chief did not link the deaths from medical emergencies to the violence.
# us-politics - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# US Politics
# US Politics
Congress is today set to certify Biden’s presidential win.
# us-politics - Tuesday 5 January, 2021
# Georgia On My Mind
# Georgia On My Mind
Georgians go to the polls today to elect two senators.
# us-politics - Tuesday 29 December, 2020
# US Politics
# US Politics
If approved by the Senate, the override would be the first of Trump’s presidency.
# us-politics - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
America’s first transgender state senator and first non-binary politician were victorious in the 3 November election.
# US Election 2020
# US Election 2020
One-fifth said racial inequality was the most critical issue and more than one-sixth said the pandemic was most important.
# us-politics - Tuesday 3 November, 2020
# US Politics
# US Politics
Media outlets play a significant role in analysing election data and projecting a winner.
# us-politics - Sunday 25 October, 2020
# Replacing Ruth
# Replacing Ruth
Republicans have mostly united to support Donald Trump’s pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
# us-politics - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# Presidency
# Presidency
It was announced earlier that the candidates would “participate from separate remote locations”.
# us-politics - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Larry Donnelly says we are in a crucial phase of the US election cycle and if the Democrats don’t tackle Trump’s fear-based message, they could be in trouble.
# us-politics - Monday 31 August, 2020
# United States
# United States
Biden also blamed Donald Trump for “stoking violence” in US cities.
# us-politics - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Election
# Election
The US president spoke for 70 minutes at an event held at the White House.
# us-politics - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
# US Politics
# US Politics
Use of the presidential residence for such a partisan event would break with tradition.
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