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General election candidate Philip Sutcliffe has quit the Independent Ireland party, with his resignation coming before a meeting to discuss his support for Conor McGregor. The Dublin city councillor was previously Mr McGregor’s boxing coach, and he accompanied Mr McGregor to his High Court hearing on Friday, where a jury found he had assaulted Nikita […]
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has distanced himself from criticism of Government immigration policy from his own Fianna Fáil candidates. It comes after Fianna Fáil candidate for Longford-Westmeath Dympna Cunniffe questioned in a social media post whether voters would want their children to pass a centre for asylum seekers while on their walk to school. The post […]
The Taoiseach has insisted his party has not been forced on to the back foot by controversies that have emerged during the election campaign. Fine Gael leader Simon Harris was asked whether scrutiny of Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s comments about teachers at a Fine Gael event and a furore over the candidature of senator John […]
More than 680 general election candidates are running for the Dáil across the State’s 43 constituencies. The deadline for nominations passed at the weekend and returning officers have now published the final list of candidates in each area. Below you can see who is standing in this year’s general election. Use the search bar to […]
Susie Wiles Susie Wiles will become the nation’s first female chief of staff. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Susie Wiles is set to make history as the country’s first female chief of staff to a president. A veteran Florida strategist who led Trump’s political operation for nearly four years, Wiles is seen as […]
Californians voted for some GOP-backed propositions and against some liberal ones. They voted in favor of increased criminal penalties and seemed poised to reject a minimum wage hike. Other blue states showed significant rightward movement on Election Day. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. […]
Democrats across the country were left in disbelief as they confronted the reality of another Donald Trump presidency, searching for answers about how he could have become the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years. What do you think? “Have they tried running an insane demagogue of their own?” Leo Fedyk, Boxing […]
This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter. CHICAGO — One Cook County judge was losing his bid to keep his job and two more were in peril as vote-counting continued after […]
Donald Trump overcame four indictments, a criminal conviction, a finding that he was liable for sexual abuse, accusations of inciting an insurrection, and the bullet of a would-be assassin to be declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, a shocking political comeback with massive consequences for the future of America. What do you think? […]
CHAPPAQUA, NY—Pressing her finger to the recently defeated candidate’s lips and urging her not to be afraid, a cloaked Hillary Clinton reportedly beckoned Kamala Harris to follow her into the woods Thursday morning. “Come, it’s time for you to join me beyond the pines—surrender yourself to the embrace of nature,” said the 2016 Democratic presidential […]