The eight-month run-up to the US presidential elections will be turbulent. People will demand a president who knows how to fight but also to heal, writes Bette Browne

The Government looks set to unveil an unprecedented income-support scheme in the coming days in which it will pay 75% or 80% of the wages of the thousands of workers who have lost and will lose their jobs amid the Covid-19 crisis.

As Hillary Clinton appears in a new four-part documentary about her life, she speaks about the upcoming US presidential election, her hopes for the future of politics, and the most effective way to bring about change in society.

Tomorrow will be International Women’s Day, which is “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women”.

The politicians were asked to respond to comments from Scottish Secretary Alister Jack, who on Thursday said he favoured a tunnel rather than a bridge as a way to link the two nations.

The US President has long denigrated the non-partisan work of his intelligence analysts, but he has finally ratcheted that up to the firing of top officials, says Kent Harrington

Democratic primary withdrawals have left Joe Biden rejuvenated.

Two white men in their late-70s will now battle it out to become the standard-bearer for an increasingly diverse Democratic party in the US. Julie Pace reports from Washington

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is cutting its global growth forecasts over the coronavirus outbreak.

The billionaire had taken stock after his big-money gamble on Super Tuesday ended in failure.

‘Up the escalator, and down the lift’, is the old stock market adage that remains all too relevant.

It’s difficult but not impossible to see this year’s race to the White House becoming a more puerile spectacle than the one that was on show this past week.

Many Democrats are sceptical that a socialist could make it the White House, but Bernie Sanders is gaining momentum, writes Joseph Ax

The election in the US this year comes at a time of crisis for democracy. Elizabeth Drew looks at some of the Democratic candidates.

The democratic process, or at least versions of it, played out on either side of the Atlantic this week. In both instances, conclusions were long-fingered.

He flopped in Iowa, but the former US vice-president insists he will prevail and capture the Democratic nomination and oust Donald Trump from the White House, writes Mark Leibovich.

The race to select a Democratic candidate to depose incumbent president Donald Trump begins in Iowa on Monday. Bette Browne casts an eye over the runners and riders.

"It's the culture around him. It's his leadership team."

The digital discourse must be curated by the private companies that host it, but such power can not be exercised unless it is dispersed in a competitive marketplace, writes Francis Fukuyama.

By adopting narrow grounds for impeaching the president, Pelosi and House members wanted simple charges they could easily explain to constituents, writes Elizabeth Drew

The US has banned the Chinese company on the basis that it will use its hardware to spy, so it should do the same to the American social media giants, says Ngaire Woods.

This means if Trump is re-elected they will take home €47,727.27.

Stormont, despite positive post-election noises, remains mothballed. Tribalism is re-energised.

It was obvious in Wexford last week, when Fine Gael displayed Clinton-grade hubris.

Iran did not deserve punitive sanctions when Mr Trump re-imposed them, because it had not violated the terms of a nuclear deal, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

The idea of restructuring an economy with the aim of developing a more environmentally-friendly society isn't new, but is doable in Ireland, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

The case against Trump is very different to that against Nixon and Clinton as US foreign policy is at its very core and it comes at a time of rising global instability, says Carl Bildt

With televised hearings starting today, Democrats want to build a strong case that Trump abused his presidential powers. Republicans won’t be cowed easily, writes Susan Cornwell

Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy was already worried about pressure from Donald Trump to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden more than two months before the phone call that has led to the Trump impeachment inquiry, sources close to the case say.

US Congressman Elijah Cummings has died at the age of 68.

US Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren went after big tech during the Democratic debate on Tuesday night but brushed off rival Kamala Harris’s challenge to join her in calling for President Donald Trump’s suspension from Twitter.

Great communicators make powerful arguments in pithy, undeniable, one-liners.

Elizabeth Warren is now neck and neck with Joe Biden in Democratic primary polls, according to RealClearPolitics.

House Democrats have subpoenaed the US Energy Secretary as part of their impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.

The scandal over a phone call between US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky also involves a large cast of secondary players, writes Andy Sullivan.

America’s Democrats have made a serious mistake by launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, writes Eric Posner

If US intelligence agencies do not toe Donald Trump’s line, they will become public enemy number one for his base, says Kent Harrington

After an explosive statement by a CIA whistleblower, US legislators are examining evidence that Donald Trump used his presidency to pursue a personal vendetta, writes Brad Heath

A secret whistleblower complaint at the centre of an impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to “solicit interference from a foreign country” in next year’s US election.

It was alleged that Mr Trump threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine in a phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky in July if he didn't launch that investigation.