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Donald Trump calls election recount 'a scam'
Green Party candidate Jill Stein wants recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Nov 27th 2016, 10:26 AM
Clinton campaign to take part in recount of votes in Wisconsin
Green Party candidate Jill Stein has requested a recount in Wisconsin and has announced her intention to also seek recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Nov 26th 2016, 7:44 PM
Ben Carson (who ran for president) turns down White House job because he has 'no experience'
The Creationist retired neurosurgeon will not be joining Trump’s team.
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Nov 15th 2016, 7:58 PM
"I - and most pundits - got it wrong about Trump v Clinton"
Now that the first shock has abated, TheJournal.ie columnist Larry Donnelly ponders on a world post-Trump victory.
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Nov 12th 2016, 7:30 PM
Donald Trump is now sounding a lot keener on some parts of Obamacare
The US president-elect says he’ll try to keep some of it.
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Nov 12th 2016, 4:47 PM
'Making crazy seem normal': Campaign manager Conway credited with rescuing Trump campaign
She made his remarks “seem not so awful,” journalism professor Gabriel Kahn said.
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Nov 12th 2016, 10:00 AM
Trump will do well to pull off all the things he said he'd do on his first day in the office
The Donald has made a LOT of promises on the campaign trail.
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Nov 12th 2016, 7:10 AM
'Fake news had nothing to do with Donald Trump's victory' - Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook’s CEO is adamant that the proliferation of less-than-truthful news had no bearing on the US election result.
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Nov 11th 2016, 11:53 AM
Reports of Muslim students being targeted at colleges after Trump win
A number of incidents are said to have taken place since Donald Trump’s victory.
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Nov 11th 2016, 8:20 AM
How the US president-to-be picked up a Clare golf resort for a song
Doonbeg had a colourful history even before it was acquired by the brash billionaire.
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Nov 11th 2016, 8:00 AM
Is it time the US Electoral College voting system was done away with?
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the election. But ending the Electoral College would mean altering the US Constitution – no easy task.
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Nov 11th 2016, 6:05 AM
Meet the men (and woman) who could be running America from January
Veteran Republican politicians who backed the businessman through thick and thin are likely to fill top cabinet roles.
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Nov 10th 2016, 3:00 PM
From 'American Psycho' to 'The West Wig': How the papers covered Trump
‘Trump wins. Now the world waits.’
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Nov 10th 2016, 8:10 AM
Opinion: How did the media miss Trump's majority?
It’s Brexit all over again as the Trump victory takes mainstream media publications by surprise, writes Ciaran McCullagh.
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Nov 10th 2016, 6:00 AM
Opinion: Four reasons why Donald Trump won the election
Working class Americans have been neglected by the political establishment, writes Julien Mercille.
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Nov 9th 2016, 7:30 PM
The world reacts to Donald Trump's shock victory
We’ll be taking you through the declaration, the results and the speeches.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:00 PM
Hillary Clinton just delivered some powerful and emotional words to young women in her concession speech
“I know we haven’t shattered this glass ceiling but someday someone will…”
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Nov 9th 2016, 5:37 PM
Here's how Trump's victory affected the dollar
One market analyst described it as “a bloodbath”.
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Nov 9th 2016, 5:01 PM
'This is painful and it will be for a long time': Hillary Clinton speaks for first time after defeat
“I know how disappointed you feel because I do too,” she told her supporters.
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Nov 9th 2016, 4:56 PM
How 'protest votes' for Gary Johnson and Jill Stein might have helped Trump
Larry Donnelly tells us why it’s “undemocratic” that the Republican and Democrat parties have a “mutually beneficial stranglehold” on US politics.
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Nov 9th 2016, 4:43 PM
Doonbeg 'buzzing' after businessman Donald Trump voted US President
It’s been an eventful morning in the west Co Clare village – with a lot more activity to come.
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Nov 9th 2016, 4:40 PM
Katie Hopkins has been invited back on the Late Late this week to talk about Trump
This will be her fourth appearance.
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Nov 9th 2016, 3:43 PM
What made Trump's 'Make America Great Again' slogan so powerful?
It was the slogan that he built a campaign on.
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Nov 9th 2016, 1:30 PM
How Donald Trump's supporters reacted to the result
The polls may have doubted him but his supporters never did.
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Nov 9th 2016, 12:50 PM
"This was a whitelash" - political commentator struggles to contain emotions at US election result
Van Jones was clearly deeply upset at the imminent victory for Donald Trump.
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Nov 9th 2016, 12:40 PM
Where's Hillary? Clinton criticised for not giving her concession speech yet
Clinton called Donald Trump this morning to concede the race – but she will not speak publicly until later today.
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Nov 9th 2016, 11:27 AM
Open thread: How do you feel about Donald Trump winning the election?
A lot of people expected the race to be close, with most polls predicting Hillary Clinton would win.
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Nov 9th 2016, 10:54 AM
"Sincere congratulations" - How on earth will the Irish Government deal with President Trump?
Enda Kenny has condemned Trump’s campaign rhetoric in the past.
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Nov 9th 2016, 10:12 AM
Muslims, Mexican walls and misogyny allegations: The biggest moments of the US election
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton had many talked-about moments during their campaigns.
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Nov 9th 2016, 10:00 AM
Putin congratulates Trump, says he wants to 'improve relations' between Russia and US
A lot of far-right leaders are very happy with the election result.
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Nov 9th 2016, 9:58 AM
In pictures: How election night played out
Here’s how the night looked.
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Nov 9th 2016, 9:30 AM
'Trump triumphs': How the media reacted to shock election result
From ‘House of Horrors’ to ‘They said it couldn’t happen’.
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Nov 9th 2016, 8:45 AM
Up all night: How the momentum swung from Hillary to Trump
It was a night of changing emotions – ending with Donald Trump as President.
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Nov 9th 2016, 8:32 AM
In full: Donald Trump accepts victory in the US presidential race
Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States.
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Nov 9th 2016, 8:27 AM
Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States
Trump secured victory over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by claiming enough states to reach over the crucial 270 electoral college vote mark.
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Nov 9th 2016, 7:44 AM
Marijuana, assisted suicide, gun control - there was a lot on the table for US voters in this election
There was more than just the presidency at stake in yesterday’s vote.
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Nov 9th 2016, 7:21 AM
A sea of red: Here's the state-by-state guide of who's taken where
Trump is projected to win the presidency, according to Associated Press.
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Nov 9th 2016, 7:14 AM
Couldn't stay awake? Here are the defining moments of a truly seismic US election night
The polls didn’t see this one coming. No one saw this one coming.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:49 AM
Republicans look set to hold House of Representatives and Senate
While the final numbers aren’t in, it looks like yet more good news for the Republican Party.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:26 AM
Trump within reach of shock White House win. Minute-by-minute results and reaction
Join us for all the action.
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Nov 9th 2016, 6:00 AM
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