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# 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?
# us-politics - Wednesday 31 October, 2018
Red vs Blue: Here's what you need to know ahead of the US midterms
The elections come at a polarised time for US politics.
# us-politics - Thursday 25 October, 2018
Donald Trump says media must 'set a civil tone', then describes media as 'bad and hateful'
Trump was reacting to a spate of attempted mail bomb attacks on Democrats.
# us-politics - Tuesday 16 October, 2018
Donald Trump tweets insult at Stormy Daniels and threatens to 'go after' her
The US President has denied an affair with the former adult actress.
# us-politics - Friday 28 September, 2018
Trump tweets support for Kavanaugh after fiery hearing: 'He showed America exactly why I nominated him'
Trump pushed for the Senate to go ahead with a vote on his nomination.
# us-politics - Friday 14 September, 2018
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon fails in her bid to be Governor of New York
Two-time incumbent Andrew Cuomo defeated Nixon in the Democratic race.
# us-politics - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
Florida's crazy race for governor has racism claims and a candidate reading Trump books to his kids
Andrew Gillum is aiming to become Florida’s first African-American governor.
# us-politics - Monday 27 August, 2018
The feud between John McCain and Donald Trump has continued even after the senator's death
McCain has take a shot at Trumpian policies in a farewell statement to US citizens.
# us-politics - Friday 24 August, 2018
Veteran US senator John McCain chooses to stop brain cancer treatment
The 81-year-old was diagnosed last year.
# us-politics - Monday 11 June, 2018
'The seriousness with which Americans take their flag and national anthem is unusual'
Trump continues to exploit this sensitivity to try and boost his popularity, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
# us-politics - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
'We are both dragon energy' - Kanye and Trump tweet about each other as West wears MAGA hat
The White House has denied that a meeting is planned.
# us-politics - Wednesday 18 April, 2018
'A woman of incredible determination' - Tributes pour in for former US First Lady Barbara Bush who has died aged 92
“I had the best job in America,” she wrote in a 1994 memoir.
# us-politics - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
US government employees are able to go back to work today as Trump signs bill ending shutdown
The House voted 266 to 150 to extend federal funding for another three weeks.
# us-politics - Sunday 31 December, 2017
2017: How was it for Trump?
A stunning year in politics on the other side of the Atlantic has ended on a remarkable note, writes Larry Donnelly.
# us-politics - Tuesday 12 December, 2017
Trump accused of 'slut-shaming' Senator after tweeting she would beg and 'do anything' for donations
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says it was a ‘sexist smear’ by the president.
# us-politics - Wednesday 8 November, 2017
A transgender politician beat 'Virginia's chief homophobe' to a state seat for the Democrats
Danica Roem is the first openly transgender person in US history to win a seat in a state legislature.
# us-politics - Monday 25 September, 2017
Former US congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case
Weiner, weeping as he read from a written statement on a page he held in front of him, called his crime his “rock bottom”.
# us-politics - Tuesday 13 June, 2017
Secret Service says it has no tapes of Trump's Comey conversations
Sean Spicer said an announcement would come “when the president is ready to make it.”
# us-politics - Tuesday 6 June, 2017
Donald Trump is reportedly ready to live-tweet James Comey's box office testimony
On Thursday, the former FBI director appears before congress to give highly-anticipated testimony.
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Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?
THE GREEN PARTY’S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils.
Some academics have argued that there is no evidence to support the benefits of giving young children homework, and others have suggested that it may even be detrimental to their development.
The move was previously explored by an Oireachtas committee, while at least one Irish school has already stopped giving homework to primary school pupils.
But what do you think? Should primary schools stop giving pupils homework?
Poll Results:
No (757)
Yes (741)
I don't know/No opinion (66)
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Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
By TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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