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The Democrats have stormed back into power, seizing control of both the House and Senate and delivering a political blow to Donald Trump.

But while the mid-terms may be over, the race to define America’s future is only just beginning.

Is Trump now a lame-duck president, or can he still dominate the Republican Party from the White House?

And as cracks begin to appear in the MAGA coalition, who is ready to take up the mantle?

With Republicans facing difficult questions about their future and Democrats already looking towards the next presidential race, the battle for 2028 has begun.

Today on the Indo Daily, Kevin Doyle is joined by Lorcan Nyhan of The Communications Clinic and Professor Scott Lucas of the Clinton Institute at UCD to examine what the mid-term results mean for Donald Trump, the Republican Party and the future of US politics.

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RTÉ is heading back before the Oireachtas as politicians demand answers on reform, funding and the future of Ireland's national broadcaster.
More than two years after the payments scandal plunged the organisation into crisis, questions remain over whether RTÉ is really becoming the leaner, more efficient broadcaster it promised to be.
With a €20m funding dispute still hanging over Montrose and TV licence fee revenue continuing to decline, pressure is growing on director general Kevin Bakhurst and his leadership team.
Fresh controversy surrounding RTÉ's new sports podcast with Ger Gilroy has only added to scrutiny of the broadcaster's strategy and decision-making.
As TDs prepare to put RTÉ executives under the spotlight once again, can they convince critics that meaningful change is finally happening?
Today on the Indo Daily, Kevin Doyle is joined by Irish Independent Ireland Editor Fionnán Sheahan to examine the challenges, controversies and questions facing RTÉ.

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Voting is under way in the US mid-term elections, with the potential for a major impact on Donald Trump's presidency.
One man who knows what it's like to be inside the pressure cooker of Trump's White House – albeit briefly – is former communications director Anthony Scaramucci.
Having long shaken off the ignominy of his 11-day reign, Scaramucci has repositioned himself as a prolific political commentator and author.
His new book, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump, places his former employer back under the microscope, though Scaramucci is adamant that it's no cheap takedown.
Instead, he argues that Trump is reflective of an America long on the precipice of oblivion.
On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Anthony Scaramucci to forecast the US mid-terms, the effect they're likely to have on Donald Trump, and who the president is likely to blame if the Republicans are on the receiving end of a drubbing.
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For years, ‘Red’ Larry McCarthy was one of the most feared figures in Irish gangland, emerging from the bloody feud that gripped Limerick and left a trail of violence across the city.
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After prison sentences in Ireland and Britain, the alleged crime boss has repeatedly claimed he has left that life behind.
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But now he is back in the headlines as he challenges a Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) case over properties that Cab says were bought with the proceeds of crime.
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How did Red Larry rise through the ranks of the McCarthy-Dundon criminal network, and why does Cab still consider him a major figure in organised crime?
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As his latest legal battle heads to the Court of Appeal, questions remain about his past, his present and his future.
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Today on the Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Sunday World journalist Eamon Dillon to trace the rise of Red Larry and examine the latest chapter in his long-running battle with Cab.
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AI could soon make cyber-attacks on public services far more frequent, with Ireland potentially facing serious disruption to everything from healthcare to banking and transport.
This episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by our sister podcast The Big Tech Show, as Adrian speaks to Peter Tanham, analyst at TheState.ie, former founder, political strategist and recently departed Meta global data policy executive, about why AI is changing the hacking game, how exposed our computer systems really are and why the HSE cyber-attack of 2021 could offer a warning of what lies ahead.
Is it time to stop hoping for the best and start preparing for the worst?
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