BREAKING: The Prime Minister and Taoiseach will both travel to Belfast today (Monday) as efforts to restore the power-sharing government at #Stormont reach a critical stage. pic.twitter.com/3PZhTR83nZ

— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) February 12, 2018

Those suggesting that a PM visit to Belfast would signal a done deal have short memories. We thought her visit to Brussels in December signalled a done deal too. #Stormont

— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) February 11, 2018

Brief Stormont talks update…
NIO nine months ago: "Some progress has been made…there are, however, a number of outstanding issues".
NIO tonight: "Good progress has been made in discussions during this latest phase of talks but some difficult issues remain."

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 5, 2018

Trying to shape the Stormont deal – three Acts covering Irish language, Ulster Scots, Culture/Respect https://t.co/2gdFU95iZ7 @EamonnMallie

— Brian Rowan (@BrianPJRowan) February 11, 2018

. @MaryLouMcDonald tells @MarkCarruthers7 the Stormont talks are now at decision time – describes @moneillsf as “my wing woman” but says ultimately as new SF President she will make calls that need to be made

— Mark Devenport (@markdevenport) February 11, 2018

"There has been a level of polarisation in Northern Ireland that I regard as very dangerous" says Sinn Fein leader @MaryLouMcDonald #Paterson pic.twitter.com/5pNlc63ODq

— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) February 11, 2018

A battle over language is at the heart of Northern Ireland’s crisis of governance – my first Washington Post byline on this story with William Booth after we explored why the Irish language is a key issue in the #Stormont talks process https://t.co/XS3FcctPDQ

— Amanda Ferguson (@AmandaFBelfast) February 9, 2018

Breaking : Jim Allister tells Nolan @bbc5live if a deal is done on an Irish Language Act , “the entire Britishness of NI will be hollowed out”

— Stephen Nolan (@StephenNolan) February 11, 2018

An unusual situation for a party which prides itself on discipline & a unified message: DUP MPs press ahead with soldier amnesty plan, despite Arlene Foster’s concernshttps://t.co/wOOP9wJOlj

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 5, 2018

Stormont- the place that props up those who take part in “Perverse Incentives” by potentially allowing them to remain in post. A truly shocking system that rewards corruption. https://t.co/EJ1yTJOaP4

— Gerry Carroll (@GerryCarrollPBP) February 9, 2018

It tells you something when a potential deal in NI hasn't even trended at any point.

— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) February 11, 2018

Lest anyone in the EU27 be left in any doubt as to the UK's priorities: keeping EU citizens out during the transition takes precedence over the Irish border, defining the future relationship & all that other stuff. https://t.co/qLzQpuzoq3

— Declan Gaffney (@djmgaffneyw4) February 11, 2018

High-value manufacturers would suffer even if Britain signed trade deals with every non-EU country after a hard Brexit, research suggests https://t.co/Hi2qdy65c7 pic.twitter.com/F2Iblpuucb

— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) February 11, 2018

When there's bad news for the Tories, Ruth Davidson goes missinghttps://t.co/tidnMEg6Vr

— The National (@ScotNational) February 11, 2018

Brexit lies about cost of EU will be the sinking of the good ship Britain, says @Kevin_Maguire https://t.co/JPwgoy7wI1 pic.twitter.com/EddfvsEWRP

— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) February 11, 2018

The cost to our economy of leaving the #singlemarket & #customsunion, (8%GDP, according to the govt’s own figures) is enough to pay for:
– a million extra doctors
– 500,000 social homes
or – our entire education system

.#BrexitImpact #brexit

— Richard Corbett (@RichardGCorbett) February 11, 2018

George Soros raises donation to anti-Brexit Best for Britain group https://t.co/N7YVouTj6L

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 11, 2018

BREAKING: South Africa's deputy president says ruling party leaders, meeting Monday, will finalize transition from President Zuma.

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 11, 2018

South Africa's Ramaphosa says working to resolve issue of Zuma's future https://t.co/dubQyATJf7 pic.twitter.com/0ZTJRaeYo4

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 11, 2018

A Saratov Airlines jet carrying 71 people crashed shortly after taking off from Moscow on Sunday. Officials say: "There is no chance of finding survivors."https://t.co/KPzWW2yHPI

— NPR (@NPR) February 11, 2018

No survivors after crash of regional jet near Moscow, says Russian transport minister. https://t.co/5FIXvaOlp9

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 11, 2018

Unpacking Iran’s drone incursion, Israel’s response and what may come next. Here’s me and @AcrossTheBay in @WSJ https://t.co/lmaJwuu9Tx

— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) February 11, 2018

You just can't make this up.

NBC opening ceremony coverage. Katie Couric talks about why The Netherlands is so good at speed skating as The Netherlands enters the stadium.

And this folks is why Americans are less bright about the rest of the world as they spread fake news! pic.twitter.com/7YC5deTl2w

— Jos Duijvestein 🇳🇱 🇨🇦 (@JosDuijvestein) February 10, 2018

Democracies don't usually fall all at once. They are undermined gradually by autocratic leaders & their parties. @PatrickKingsley does a great service in the @nytimes by describing the rise of autocracy in Hungary. (And note the role of #gerrymandering.)https://t.co/CQQ9afxBY5

— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) February 11, 2018

JUST IN: White House plan calls for $1.5 trillion in investments to fix nation's infrastructure. https://t.co/5Rs05kWtdw pic.twitter.com/a2c2iPusAg

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 11, 2018

White House grappling with fallout from aide's resignation https://t.co/VKGSkqhJbo pic.twitter.com/XV4MvU8vnS

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) February 11, 2018

Why are people who after a year have been unable to get permanent security clearances allowed to handle the nation's most sensitive information in the Trump administration? https://t.co/xahvIsbYKf

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 11, 2018

This is a lie. But it is true that in any autocratic system of government, the ruling regime would send out lackeys to whip up sentiment to jail political opponents. https://t.co/154temMr9R

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 11, 2018

CIA: It's "patently false" we lost $100,000 to Russian offering Trump secrets https://t.co/8ZgECtFTlJ pic.twitter.com/7LPwPnWWll

— The Hill (@thehill) February 11, 2018

This illegally forged document has been retweeted over 10,000 times and @Twitter refuses to do anything! The forgery is also being bolstered by Russian bots. Please report this tweet wherever it appears @MichaelSkolnik @AP @JakeSherman @samstein

— Maxine Waters (@MaxineWaters) February 11, 2018

Trump considering privatizing International Space Station, turning it into commercial venture: report https://t.co/NHuyMgBQkK pic.twitter.com/58Ef3dbsqw

— The Hill (@thehill) February 11, 2018

Dem senator demands records related to sale of Trump mansion to Russian https://t.co/Kyb8lHkn4g pic.twitter.com/bJkR2kHIs3

— The Hill (@thehill) February 11, 2018