US senator's impassioned speech slamming Ted Cruz goes viral

Colorado senator Michael Bennet has slammed his Texan counterpart Ted Cruz for "crocodile tears" over the US government shutdown, citing Cruz's role in the 2013 shutdown. The speech has been viewed over 6 million times online. Video: C-Span

100 days of the Government

Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin‘s second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison