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# us-politics - Wednesday 5 August, 2020
Donald Trump suggests he could accept Republican nomination from White House
Use of the presidential residence for such a partisan event would break with tradition.
# us-politics - Sunday 26 July, 2020
Larry Donnelly: Covid and BLM may have him down, but Trump may not yet be out
Larry Donnelly says Trump’s recent Fox News interview was a disaster and reflects his drop in the polls, but watch for the shift in his rhetoric from now on.
# us-politics - Wednesday 22 July, 2020
Donald Trump sending ‘surge’ of federal agents into US cities
Hundreds have already been sent to Kansas City to help quell violence.
# us-politics - Saturday 18 July, 2020
US politician and civil rights leader John Lewis dies aged 80
He was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists.
# us-politics - Thursday 11 June, 2020
'From the moment a hate crime is reported, the hate element is filtered out by the system'
Grace Tierney of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties is living in the US through lockdown and witnessing the Black Lives Matter protest. She says Ireland must ask itself the hard questions.
# us-politics - Sunday 7 June, 2020
Jeff Jarvis: 'As an old, white American man, I must confess it's people like me who got us here'
Noted US journalist Jeff Jarvis says white America must learn to share its power and morally confront its racial legacies.
# us-politics - Sunday 24 May, 2020
Larry Donnelly: An erratic Trump now leads a US further divided by Covid-19
Donnelly says voters this year will believe in Trump the straight-shooter or Trump the perpetually offended narcissist.
# us-politics - Sunday 17 May, 2020
Larry Donnelly: 'US politics may have lost civility, but online discourse here is no better'
Larry Donnelly charts the decline in civility in US politics and says Irish conversations online hint of a growing intolerance here.
# us-politics - Sunday 10 May, 2020
Larry Donnelly: Has America finally had enough of Trump?
Trump was on track to take a second term, but Covid-19 has changed everything, writes Donnelly.
# us-politics - Wednesday 8 April, 2020
Bernie Sanders suspends US presidential campaign
He said that “while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on”.
# us-politics - Saturday 4 April, 2020
Larry Donnelly: The US is polarised over Trump's handling of Covid-19, but Biden has also failed to inspire voters
Larry Donnelly says wildcards like Covid-19 will shape the Trump vs Biden race
# us-politics - Saturday 28 March, 2020
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
Larry Donnelly: Super Tuesday 2 makes Joe Biden the Democratic nominee in-waiting
Biden was all but counted out by most onlookers before recently, writes Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
Larry Donnelly: It's Super Tuesday, so is Biden the new 'comeback kid'?
Bernie may secretly have welcomed a Biden victory in South Carolina, but not to this extent, writes Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Sunday 23 February, 2020
Poll: Who do you think will challenge Donald Trump for president this November?
The race for the White House is heating up.
# us-politics - Wednesday 12 February, 2020
Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary, narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg
The 78-year-old beat back a strong challenge from Buttigieg last night.
# us-politics - Saturday 8 February, 2020
Trump fires officials who testified against him during impeachment trial
The US president was acquitted of all charges in his Senate impeachment trial this week.
# us-politics - Saturday 1 February, 2020
Larry Donnelly: Iowa and New Hampshire - a preview and a primer
The two states play a key role in nominating presidential candidates.
# us-politics - Sunday 22 December, 2019
White House believes Nancy Pelosi will 'yield' on impeachment delay
“We think her case is going nowhere,” said Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.
# us-politics - Friday 13 December, 2019
Vote postponed on Trump articles of impeachment after divisive 14-hour committee session
A 14-hour session was shut down by the House Judiciary Committee.
# us-politics - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
US Congress set to vote on reaffirming support for Good Friday Agreement today
The vote is due to take place at 11.30pm Irish time today.
# us-politics - Sunday 10 November, 2019
All eyes on Iowa: A view of the Democratic candidates from the key state
Irish journalist Colm Quinn is on the ground in Iowa to see how the Democratic frontrunners are doing.
# us-politics - Sunday 3 November, 2019
Larry Donnelly: Biden, Sanders or Warren look set for nomination... why hasn't the Democratic primary been more competitive?
Huge support for just three Democrat front runners in the race for nomination is unusual, writes Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Saturday 5 October, 2019
Bernie Sanders’ campaign reveals he suffered heart attack
Sanders is in the running for the Democratic nomination for president.
# us-politics - Saturday 29 June, 2019
Why is a 50-year-old debate about bussing black children to school hurting Joe Biden's campaign?
The question of bussing was raised during Thursday’s Democratic debate.
# us-politics - Wednesday 19 June, 2019
'Keep America Great': Donald Trump launches 2020 re-election bid in Florida
The US President warned against the rise of his rival Democrat party.
# us-politics - Sunday 28 April, 2019
Is Joe Biden the man to take on Donald Trump? His chances may not be as strong as they seem
Biden entered the contest as frontrunner, but how long will that last?
# us-politics - Monday 15 April, 2019
Explainer: Who is Pete Buttigieg, the millennial mayor who's the breakout star of the Democratic race?
(It’s pronounced ‘Boot-Edge-Edge’.)
# us-politics - Saturday 6 April, 2019
Quiz: How well do you remember the last few US presidential primaries?
It’s all kicking off Stateside, but do you remember past races?
# us-politics - Saturday 30 March, 2019
Opinion: The fallout from the Mueller Report exposes a Democratic Party adrift
Driven by enmity for Donald Trump the Democrats have forgotten that the way to beat your opponent in a democracy – is at the ballot box, writes Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Monday 25 March, 2019
To impeach or not to impeach? What the Mueller report means for Democrats
The report hasn’t recommended any more indictments, but that’s not the end of it.
# us-politics - Thursday 31 January, 2019
Opinion: Who will represent the Democrats in 2020?
After Trump’s election it would be a mistake to ignore the long shots, writes Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
Explainer: Who's to blame for the US shutdown and is there an end in sight?
It’s all about money, and a wall.
# us-politics - Tuesday 8 January, 2019
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is changing the face of US politics - here's how
She made history last week.
# us-politics - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
Last week, the US passed a bill to radically reform its criminal justice system - but what will it change?
The bill passed in the Senate last week after it received huge bipartisan support.
# us-politics - Wednesday 5 December, 2018
Former US security advisor Michael Flynn may not go to jail after giving 'substantial' evidence to Russia probe
Flynn admitted to lying about his contacts with Russians last year, following Trump’s November 2016 election.
# us-politics - Saturday 1 December, 2018
'We have lost a great American': Michael D Higgins, former US presidents pay tributes to George H.W. Bush
The 41st US President died on Friday at the age of 94.
Former US President George H.W. Bush dies aged 94
The 41st President helped steer America through the end of the Cold War.
# us-politics - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
Republican who said she would attend 'public hanging' and suppress liberal votes wins US senate vote
Cindy Hyde-Smith’s remarks were interpreted as alluding to Mississippi’s history of racist violence.
# us-politics - Saturday 3 November, 2018
Donald Trump is obsessed with 'winning', so what would losing the midterms mean for him?
Would the US President care, and should he?
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Poll: Have you been on or are you planning a staycation this year?
WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL essentially off the cards for the rest of the year, it seems a lot of people have bought into the concept of a staycation at home here in Ireland.
Social media platforms are flooded with #staycation posts in what will hopefully boost businesses in domestic tourism following a devastating period for the sector.
But with a spike in new cases in recent days, a regional lockdown in the Midlands, and new measures this week including the mandatory wearing of face masks in all shops and commercial premises, fears are mounting that we could be entering a second wave.
So today we’re asking: Have you been on or are you planning a staycation this year?
Poll Results:
Yes, I've already been on a staycation (3402)
No, I haven't been and have no plans for a staycation (2494)
Yes, I have a staycation planned in the coming months (2010)
No, I have not been on a staycation (759)
Yes, but I am going to cancel my planned staycation (207)
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Opinion: 'An unjustified panic against all international travel has developed in Ireland'
By Robert Dagg
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