Amid ominous polls, Republicans start to express dissent towards Trump for the first timeA comment about the military has sharpened anxiety about what the future holds for the USFri Nov 21 2025 - 06:34
‘She’s been degraded’: A man’s battle in Washington to free his Irish wife from Ice detentionJim Brown tells representatives about the plight of his wife, Donna Hughes-Brown, who has been detained since July after returning from Ireland Thu Nov 20 2025 - 09:21
Donald Trump the storyteller no longer has full control of the narrativeAnother extraordinary scene in the Oval Office saw the US president take exception to a question directed at Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin SalmanWed Nov 19 2025 - 06:48
Donald Trump feuds with once ally Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of Epstein voteTaylor Greene has defected from Trump on everything from US foreign policy to inflation to the ongoing Epstein files sagaSun Nov 16 2025 - 13:13
Donald Trump may yet make his mark on the NFL after decades out in the coldAmerican football is another strand of elite American society that has refused to permit Trump into its inner circleSat Nov 15 2025 - 05:00
Epstein files: Trump taunted from beyond the graveRepublicans who have contorted themselves into whatever shape requested by the president are beginning to think about the post-Trump eraFri Nov 14 2025 - 13:59
Democratic fumble hands shutdown victory to Trump despite a wave of boos from NFL fans Despite being seemingly caught off-guard by a wave of boos, the US president went almost straight back to declaring his winsTue Nov 11 2025 - 19:38
Democratic cave-in to avert US shutdown may lead to a changing of guard within the partyDemocratic cave-in may lead to a substantial change of the old-guard leadershipMon Nov 10 2025 - 19:26
The Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy 50 years on: ‘The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead’The Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck – and inspiration for Gordon Lightfoot’s chilling ballad – still resonates: a tale of courage, loss and the haunting pull of the inland seasSun Nov 09 2025 - 06:00
Say Nothing breakout star Lola Petticrew: ‘New York is beautiful. But it’s not quite Belfast’The plainspoken west Belfast actor on their love of Ballymurphy, ongoing intergenerational trauma in the North, and why they refuse to just ‘shut up, smile, wave and wear pretty clothes’Sat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
Zohran Mamdani win leaves New York’s financial elite facing life under a ‘Marxist’ mayorMamdani tapped into people’s desperation for change but now has to convince the business class he is more than a charismatic noviceFri Nov 07 2025 - 06:43
After fairytale in New York, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani starts a new chapterCity’s rising star and mayore-elect may reflect a shifting mood among the electorateWed Nov 05 2025 - 20:45
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issues challenge to Donald Trump after stunning winDemocratic Socialist (34) achieves ‘one of the great US political upsets’, as Democrats post governor wins in New Jersey and VirginiaWed Nov 05 2025 - 06:40
Dick Cheney was the most influential and consequential US vice-president in living memoryThe architect-in-chief of America’s ‘war on terror’ was later vilified for relentlessly hawkish foreign policyTue Nov 04 2025 - 18:15
Obama’s star turn before crucial votes laid bare Democrats’ talent shortageAs millions head to the polls, former US president’s oratory skills reminded his party of a brighter pastTue Nov 04 2025 - 06:00
More than 50 years on, The Exorcist still possesses the United StatesUS Letter: Scenes were filmed in Washington DC, where the 1973 movie is celebrated to this daySat Nov 01 2025 - 05:00
Who is Zohran Mamdani?The one-time aspiring rapper has crafted an ingenious campaign for a manifesto based on universal fairnessFri Oct 31 2025 - 14:00
‘She is slowly breaking down’: Irish grandmother detained in US has deportation hearing delayed until DecemberDonna Hughes-Brown (58) has been detained since July in conditions her husband describes as ‘absolutely horrible’Thu Oct 30 2025 - 07:01
Irish grandmother detained in US over $25 cheque to have deportation hearing on WednesdayDonna Hughes-Brown (58) has been in detention since late July following family trip to IrelandTue Oct 28 2025 - 16:11
Donald Trump vs Xi Jinping: who holds the stronger hand?As tensions escalate, our correspondents examine the contrasting styles and strategies of the two leaders ahead of a pivotal summitSun Oct 26 2025 - 14:22
How New York became the front line in Trump’s America As the US president trains his sights on New York’s attorney general and federal agents target street vendors on Canal Street, the city has become the stage for a struggle between power and resistanceSun Oct 26 2025 - 05:00
As the diggers tear into the White House, Trump is reminded: ‘It’s not yours’ At a meeting with the Nato chief, Trump had a model of his new, disco-and-waltzing-friendly White House ballroom sitting on a tableThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:49
‘He was aware’: Ex-Biden press secretary mounts lonely defence of former presidentKarine Jean-Pierre’s comments while publicising a memoir puts her at odds with Maga and many in the liberal mediaWed Oct 22 2025 - 08:03
Staying loyal to Donald Trump tests Republican speaker’s survival skillsMike Johnson finds himself with plenty of explaining to do amid US government shutdown, the president’s social media outbursts and growing pressure to release the Jeffrey Epstein filesTue Oct 21 2025 - 06:55
‘A sick puppy’: Trump and ex-adviser John Bolton was a doomed relationship from the startJohn Bolton has been criminally indicted on federal charges relating to his time in US officeSat Oct 18 2025 - 05:00
Trump says Middle East ceasefire gives administration ‘credibility’ in Russia-Ukraine mediationUS president welcomes Zelenskiy to White House while saying Putin ‘really not ready’ to end conflictFri Oct 17 2025 - 20:15
Summer heat: Football just another front in Trump battle with US citiesUS president again raises idea of moving games in next year’s World Cup from host cities deemed unfit or unsafeThu Oct 16 2025 - 06:53
Unflattering magazine cover is only blemish for triumphant Trump after Gaza ceasefire Unflattering cover photograph is only blemish for triumphant US president following Gaza ceasefireWed Oct 15 2025 - 06:57
Trump’s wilful optimism generates momentum on one-day victory lap of Middle EastPainstaking steps towards political stability and reconstruction of Gaza remain details for another dayMon Oct 13 2025 - 19:44
You go to bed dreaming of a Nobel Peace prize and wake up to find a guy with latex glovesFlawed and fragile as the ceasefire is, it could not have happened had Kamala Harris won the election Sat Oct 11 2025 - 05:48
‘We are going to defend Chicago’: Trump’s Ice agents face pushbackAs US president attempts to send in the national guard, residents and officials resist what they call authoritarian over-reachFri Oct 10 2025 - 14:10
Russell Vought: The quiet man providing the spine and steel of the Trump administrationMost anti-performative figure in US president Donald Trump’s administration is coming into his ownSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Democrats take major gamble over US government shutdownDemocrats’ refusal to pass funding Bill sees Republicans threaten mass federal lay-offsFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:47
US government shuts down after senators fail to pass Republican funding BillAn estimated 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed without pay, as Republicans and Democrats blame each otherWed Oct 01 2025 - 07:12
Trump and Netanyahu’s new Gaza plan is a far cry from ‘the Riviera of the East’Many questions remain, not least the key issue of whether Hamas leadership had been privy to the full contents of the plan in advanceTue Sept 30 2025 - 06:59
Trump agrees new Gaza peace plan with Israel and warns Hamas to acceptUS president hails draft deal as ‘potentially one of the great days ever in civilisation’Mon Sept 29 2025 - 21:30
Ryder Cup: McIlroy and Lowry suffer psychological assault on ugly and unforgettable day The concept of what it is to be a human being as well as an elite sportsman was pushed to its very limits at Bethpage BlackSun Sept 28 2025 - 13:02
Ryder Cup: McIlroy and Lowry suffer psychological assault on ugly and unforgettable day Crowd’s baiting of Irish pair at Bethpage carries a sense of US anxiety and shrillness Sun Sept 28 2025 - 12:52
Taoiseach would have ‘no issue’ with Donald Trump addressing OireachtasUS president could be afforded honour of speaking to Oireachtas if he visits Ireland for Ryder Cup event in 2027Sun Sept 28 2025 - 06:00
For Canadians, relaxation comes naturally, even when the Taoiseach brings the rainIt doesn’t take long to get a sense of the sheer immensity of the land mass and the cosmic gall behind Trump’s `51st state’ insultSat Sept 27 2025 - 05:00
Netanyahu’s fiery defiance meets wall of global condemnation over GazaFrom staged walkouts to ovations, a week in New York exposed unbridgeable chasm over Palestinian sufferingFri Sept 26 2025 - 19:45
Taoiseach finds common ground with Canadian PM Mark Carney during Ottawa meeting Prime minister notes link between countries ‘one of our strongest relationships ... with respect to shared values’ Thu Sept 25 2025 - 21:22
Gaza flotilla on way to deliver aid expecting more ‘violent attacks’ at sea shortlyIrish passengers describe explosions, also say boat communications ‘jammed’ with Abba songsThu Sept 25 2025 - 19:08
Simon Harris to meet US secretary of commerce for mooted ‘economic relationship’ talksTánaiste will also officially open Ireland’s new embassy to the United States in Washington DCThu Sept 25 2025 - 00:01
Martin believes Trump has accepted Putin is ‘not serious’ about ending Ukraine invasionMeeting with Canadian PM ‘copper fasten what is a very strong relationship’, says TaoiseachWed Sept 24 2025 - 20:30
Trump delivers Maga rebuke to world with familiar litany of boasts and chastisementsUN General Assembly address a cascading message of folly and ruinationWed Sept 24 2025 - 06:00
Europe not ‘going to hell’, says Taoiseach following Trump address to UN General AssemblyMicheál Martin says he disagrees with US president’s claims of ‘uncontrolled’ immigration and climate ‘con job’ during speechTue Sept 23 2025 - 21:41
Laughter and darkness as Trump escalates grievances at the United NationsSeries of farcical mishaps confirm US president’s worst prejudices against the beleaguered organisationTue Sept 23 2025 - 19:18
Taoiseach accuses Israeli government of ‘genocidal intent from day one’ in GazaIrish leaders to push for peace in Palestinian territory and for a vote on sanctions on Israel at UN General AssemblyTue Sept 23 2025 - 06:00
Charlie Kirk memorial: Half of the US is in raptures, the other half looks awayRevivalist gathering attended by tens of thousands drew the Maga movement closer together than ever beforeMon Sept 22 2025 - 07:31
