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# Trump

Last week
16th February 2025 - 22nd February 2025
Veteran US lawmaker Mitch McConnell announces his retirement
TheJournal.ie
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Why is the US cosying up to Russia?
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This month
February 2025
AP blocked from Oval Office event for not using ‘Gulf of America’ but Google makes the change
US judge blocks Elon Musk's cost-cutting team from accessing Treasury data
Taoiseach says he's facing 'loud demands to attack' Trump but insists he must protect economy
Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp
Larry Donnelly
Trump’s threatened trade war: Should Canada and the EU band together?
Seána Glennon
Occupied Territories Bill: The global pressure on government is very different to that on opposition
Bobby McDonagh
Trump says Gaza would be 'turned over' to the US by Israel, with 'no American soldiers needed'
Last month
January 2025
Opinion: Under Trump 2.0, the planet is in big trouble
Sadhbh O' Neill
Trump orders opening of detention centre at Guantanamo Bay for up to 30,000 migrants
Opinion: Can Trump just order new names for the Gulf of Mexico and Denali?
Innisfree McKinnon
Google Maps to add 'Gulf of America' label to Gulf of Mexico after Trump order
Colombia backs down and agrees to accept deportation flights after Trump's tariff threat
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What did Trump do in his first days back in office?
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Priest: Most bishops in America wouldn't have had the courage to speak to Trump like that — but one did
Tony Flannery
Larry Donnelly: Trump is back with a bang. Buckle up. Uncertain times lie ahead.
Larry Donnelly
Why did Biden grant preemptive pardons for his family and Dr Anthony Fauci?
It's official: Donald Trump is US President again
Conor McGregor hangs out with Farage and Hegseth in Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration
What will Trump's inauguration look like after the last-minute decision to move it indoors?
It will be the first time since President Ronald Reagan took the oath of office in 1985 for his second term that the ceremony will be moved inside the US Capitol.
Quiz: How much do you know about inaugurations of US presidents?
Opinion: Elon Musk interfering in UK politics was not on our 2025 bingo card
Peter Flanagan
Larry Donnelly: It appears Trump is starting as he means to go on
Larry Donnelly
Kremlin says it's watching Trump's pursuit of Greenland 'very closely'
Split views over whether to move 'hugely important' Energy brief to Dept of Enterprise
Meanwhile Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look likely to swap the Health and Justice ministries.
Trump seeks to rename Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of America' while threatening Greenland, Panama
US Congress certifies Trump's election victory, four years after Capitol riots
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
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A look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025 in US politics
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Last year
2024
The world in 2025: Six actions global leaders can take to build a fairer and better planet
Karol Balfe
Larry Donnelly: Who were the 2024 political winners and losers here and in the US?
Larry Donnelly
New York judge rejects Trump's bid to dismiss Stormy Daniels hush money conviction
Canada's deputy prime minister resigns following row with Trudeau over looming US tariffs
Trump nominates construction firm president Edward Walsh as US ambassador to Ireland
Prosecutor fights Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction ahead of inauguration
Larry Donnelly: Was President Biden wrong to pardon his son?
Larry Donnelly
Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon when seeking hush money case dismissal
Opinion: Wake up — Ireland is in serious trouble now Trump is taking office
Aidan Regan
Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China