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# US politics

Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
Opinion: Biden’s Gaza policy is likely to cost him the election
Dr Laurence Davis
This month
April 2024
Reflections from Boston: Radical steps needed to make the American Dream achievable for all
Larry Donnelly
US judge refuses to throw out Trump unclassified documents case for second time in two months
Last month
March 2024
Larry Donnelly: Who will Trump pick as his running mate?
Larry Donnelly
Biden: 'There's a place for Nikki Haley supporters in my campaign'
Today Nikki Haley, Trump’s competitor for the Republican nomination, announced that she is suspending her presidential campaign.
February
February 2024
Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader in November
Larry Donnelly: Quick takes on US politics - where are we now in the race for the White House?
Larry Donnelly
Republicans win vote to impeach US Homeland Security Secretary as border dispute escalates
Democrats narrow gap in Congress by winning seat vacated by disgraced George Santos
US Vice President Kamala Harris says she's 'ready to serve' as debates continue over Biden's age
Larry Donnelly: US democracy isn't perfect, but it's easier to vote there than in Ireland
Larry Donnelly
WATCH: President Biden insists his ‘memory is fine’ after critical report
The report described the 81-year-old’s memory as “hazy” and having “significant limitations”,
January
January 2024
New Hampshire voters cast ballots in presidential primary as Trump aims to see off final rival Nikki Haley
Iowans to brave freezing temperatures in first votes of US Republican nomination race
Poll: Are you following the US presidential race?
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax evasion charges
US Republicans push impeachment of Biden's immigration chief
Larry Donnelly: Here's hoping this year's politics in the US and Ireland are better than 2023
Larry Donnelly
Last year
2023
US House of Representatives approves impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden
Larry Donnelly: Nikki Haley would crush Biden, but can she beat Trump?
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: Polls are now showing that if Biden and Trump ran now, Trump would win
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: A new House Speaker has been elected in the US - Mike Johnson, now what?
Larry Donnelly
Why was the US House Speaker ousted and what happens next?
US Republicans vote to oust the Speaker of the House of Representatives in unprecedented move
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three gun charges
Threat of US government shutdown ends as Congress passes temporary funding
Larry Donnelly: A poor GOP debate, questions about Biden and a dysfunctional Congress
Larry Donnelly
Biden warns US democracy in peril from 'extremist' Trump
Republicans battled over immigration, China and the economy - but frontrunner Trump was a no-show
Larry Donnelly: Could Elvis’s cousin, a Democrat, be Mississippi’s next governor?
Larry Donnelly
Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election conspiracy case
Prosecutors say Donald Trump inflated net worth up to $2.2 bn per year from 2011 to 2021
Quiz: Is this quote from The Simpsons or a Republican presidential debate?
Rudy Giuliani expected to turn himself in on Georgia 2020 election indictment charges
Republican candidates face first TV debate in the US - minus Donald Trump
Judge approves $200,000 bond for Trump in racketeering case as deadline looms
Donald Trump confirms he will skip Republican presidential primary debates
Larry Donnelly: If we had no Trump or Biden for 2024 - who would the potential candidates be?
Larry Donnelly
Two years of the Taliban: 'It cannot last as it rules by fear and violence'
David Loyn
'Joe Biden's the president': DeSantis rejects Trump's election fraud claims