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READ MORE Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl said the debate had been “a disgrace” with constant heckling and interruptions between Government and Opposition benches. Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has faced criticism for his remarks during the debate where he said extending the eviction ban would be like “making sweets free for children”. “It’s Continue reading

The ex-White House communications director, who resigned from former President Donald Trump’s administration in 2020 to co-host “The View,” shared an intriguing prediction Thursday about the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris — and Taylor Swift. “If Taylor Swift endorses Kamala – which I think she will – the best way for the campaign Continue reading

CHICAGO — The Instagram message posted by “Behind Enemy Lines,” a little-known anarchist group, on Tuesday afternoon was clear. “If you believe that a message was sent to the DNC by the city-approved and peace-policed march, than stay home tonight,” the group said, referring to the relatively peaceful first day of protests at the Democratic Continue reading

CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, which garnered hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, have been negotiating for weeks to secure a speaking slot for a Palestinian American at the Democratic National Convention this week. The negotiations stalled late Wednesday when leaders Continue reading

Voters open to changing their mind are few and far between, but potentially important: ANALYSIS A close election may come down to persuadable Americans, those who don’t currently intend to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump but don’t flatly rule it out. Persuadables are few and far between, especially among Continue reading

CHICAGO — The “uncommitted” delegates at the Democratic National Convention pressed their demands for a speaking slot Thursday to address conditions in Gaza, gaining support from several individuals and groups at the convention, even as organizers sought to preserve the party’s show of unity. On the final day of the convention, pro-Palestinian activists and delegates Continue reading

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

LOADING ERROR LOADING In 2016, the Democratic Party became the country’s first major political party to formally call for abolishing the death penalty. The party’s platform that year, released in the aftermath of a high-profile botched execution, called the punishment “cruel and unusual,” “arbitrary and unjust,” expensive to taxpayers and ineffective in deterring crime. During Continue reading

“Historic,” the word most often used to describe Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy, is just shorthand for the fact that in nearly 250 years of this country’s existence, no one who looks like her has ever been at the top of a major party’s ticket. Racism and sexism are rigorous gatekeepers of America’s halls Continue reading