The Irish Times

Old pol, new tricks: How Biden is proving Democratic doubters wrong

Obama’s legacy looks dull as Biden is hailed as a transformational, progressive champion

Mon Mar 22 2021 - 04:00

Maureen Dowd: Efforts to cast Harris as an angry woman will not succeed

The US is rapidly moving past such caricatures. Besides, women should be angry

Sun Aug 16 2020 - 16:41

‘I ain’t dead, bitches!’: Roseanne exits ‘The Conners’, and she’s not happy

Roseanne Barr slates ABC’s decision on how to write her out of her ‘happy family show’

Wed Oct 17 2018 - 10:34

‘Roseanne’ spinoff show created – without Roseanne Barr

‘The Conners’ created after ‘Roseanne’ revival axed following Roseanne Barr racist slur

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 06:51

‘Roseanne’ controversy shines a light on race in Trump’s America

American Letter: Sitcom star’s tweets point to the lingering racism in US society

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 01:00

Trump says he wishes he had never hired Jeff Sessions

Twitter post the latest in a series of swipes by the president about attorney general

Wed May 30 2018 - 20:59

Donald Trump wades into Roseanne Barr tweet controversy

US president complains that no-one from ABC network has apologised for ‘horrible’ statements about him

Wed May 30 2018 - 20:32

How the right rushed to defend Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets

Shortly after the Roseanne show was cancelled, right-wing commentators were engaged in ‘mental gymnastics’

Wed May 30 2018 - 12:07

Roseanne Barr show axed over racist slur

Roseanne Barr compared a former Obama official to an ape in remarks on Twitter

Tue May 29 2018 - 19:28

Obama shuns the spotlight as he takes in Broadway show

‘Who is so rude to come in after the show starts with the flashlights and everything?’ audience member asks

Sun Feb 26 2017 - 14:33

‘As he once put it, Muhammad Ali was America’

Barack Obama among those to pay tribute to boxer at memorial service in Louisville

Sat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00

White House hires first openly transgender staff member

Appointment marks latest step in Barack Obama’s support for LGBT rights

Wed Aug 19 2015 - 14:37

US politicians pay tribute to Ireland’s vote on same-sex marriage

New York Times says Ireland has given a ‘powerful boost to the quest for gay equality’

Sun May 24 2015 - 08:53

Obama calls for end to conversion therapy for LGBT youth

White House responds to petition started after suicide of transgender teenager

Thu Apr 09 2015 - 09:45

Mayer’s time at Yahoo taken apart in new book

Nicholas Carlson pulls no punches in his study of high-profile tech boss Marissa Mayer

Thu Jan 29 2015 - 01:26

Sir Lecturealot Obama needs to realise he cannot reconcile in absentia

The US president always conveys tedium at the idea that he has to persuade people to go along with him

Mon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00