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Explainer: What is the Trump ‘fake elector’ scheme and why is it in the news?

Explainer: What is the Trump ‘fake elector’ scheme and why is it in the news?

A total of 16 people are facing felony charges in Michigan on foot of allegations they sent false certificates declaring that Donald Trump rather than Joe Biden had actually won the state in the 2020 election

Sat Jul 22 2023 - 04:00
While Joe Biden wants to invest in US public transport, Republicans have other ideas

While Joe Biden wants to invest in US public transport, Republicans have other ideas

Some on the right oppose what they see as the president’s green agenda, while some believe the federal government is just spending too much money

Fri Jul 21 2023 - 17:01
Trump set to stand trial in May over classified documents

Trump set to stand trial in May over classified documents

Former US president already scheduled to be in court in New York in March on charges linked to hush money payments

Fri Jul 21 2023 - 16:22
Trump target letter and Michigan prosecutions suggest investigation into aftermath of 2020 election getting wider

Trump target letter and Michigan prosecutions suggest investigation into aftermath of 2020 election getting wider

Group of Republicans facing felony charges over alleged ‘fake elector’ scheme

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 19:45
World will be left in more dangerous place if Russia not held accountable for Ukraine aggression, Ryan tells UN

World will be left in more dangerous place if Russia not held accountable for Ukraine aggression, Ryan tells UN

Ireland stands fully with the people of Ukraine, Minister says in address to UN general assembly

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 06:37
Irish company included on US technology export blacklist

Irish company included on US technology export blacklist

Firm added to ‘entity list’ for ‘engaging in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States’

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 06:32
Target letter sent to Trump may signal another criminal indictment may be close

Target letter sent to Trump may signal another criminal indictment may be close

Former president already facing two other trials but remains front runner to secure Republican Party nomination for White House race

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 20:42
Government’s social justice claims disputed by coalition of civil groups

Government’s social justice claims disputed by coalition of civil groups

Significant progress made on achieving sustainable development goals, says Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 19:57
Donald Trump says he is the target of a criminal inquiry into 2020 election

Donald Trump says he is the target of a criminal inquiry into 2020 election

Former president confirms he has received a letter from special counsel over the possibility of new charges

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 16:19
Joe Manchin fuels speculation he may run as third-party candidate for White House

Joe Manchin fuels speculation he may run as third-party candidate for White House

Centrist Democrat attends a No Labels event but says it is too early to decide whether he would seek presidency

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 10:44
New rail report proposes trains return to Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan for first time in decades

New rail report proposes trains return to Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan for first time in decades

Ryan says new report envisages rail link running down country’s spine from Ballina to Rosslare to connect major ports and be used mainly for freight

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 04:00
Millions to ‘pay the price’ for Russian refusal to extend Ukrainian grain export deal, says UN

Millions to ‘pay the price’ for Russian refusal to extend Ukrainian grain export deal, says UN

Kremlin withdrew from key pact hours after explosions, that it blamed on Ukraine, closed major bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 19:20
Joe Biden raises $72m in second quarter for re-election bid

Joe Biden raises $72m in second quarter for re-election bid

Fundraising by Biden-Harris campaign is strong but not a record for the period concerned

Sun Jul 16 2023 - 18:08
US Get Free movement issues ‘generational call to action’ to millennials and Gen Z

US Get Free movement issues ‘generational call to action’ to millennials and Gen Z

A Capitol protest follows supreme court rulings on affirmative action, LGBTQ rights and student debt

Sun Jul 16 2023 - 17:18
US Republican candidates find novel ways to fundraise

US Republican candidates find novel ways to fundraise

GOP requires candidates for US president to have 40,000 individual donors if they are to take part in first TV debate next month

Sat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Actors strike in New York and Los Angeles as film production grinds to a halt

Actors strike in New York and Los Angeles as film production grinds to a halt

Film and TV writers also out for several weeks as disputes over pay and impact of new technology set to shut down Hollywood

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 19:24
Biden accuser facing charges over arms trafficking and sanctions violations

Biden accuser facing charges over arms trafficking and sanctions violations

New twist as whistleblower who Republicans sought to give evidence in investigation into corruption allegations against Hunter Biden is indicted by prosecutors in New York

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 14:00
Grand jury starts to be assembled for Trump election interference case

Grand jury starts to be assembled for Trump election interference case

Former president already facing two other criminal trials in months ahead with focus now on Georgia

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 05:00
Convicted abuser Larry Nassar stabbed repeatedly in Florida prison

Convicted abuser Larry Nassar stabbed repeatedly in Florida prison

Former US gymnastics team doctor serving jail sentence of up to 175 years for sexually assaulting young athletes

Mon Jul 10 2023 - 18:12
Lack of enthusiasm for a Trump-Biden rematch could open the door for a third-party candidate

Lack of enthusiasm for a Trump-Biden rematch could open the door for a third-party candidate

The No Labels movement says it is offering a home to those tired of the political extremes, but Democrats fear a third-party candidate could hand the White House to Trump

Sat Jul 08 2023 - 15:36
US to provide highly controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine to prevent it running out of artillery rounds

US to provide highly controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine to prevent it running out of artillery rounds

Irish Government reiterates its opposition to use of cluster munitions, without referring directly to Biden administration

Fri Jul 07 2023 - 21:21
White House says provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine by US ‘under active consideration’

White House says provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine by US ‘under active consideration’

Weapons are banned by about 120 countries under treaty which Ireland played key role in negotiatingWhite House

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 21:24
US Secret Service investigates discovery of cocaine in the White House

US Secret Service investigates discovery of cocaine in the White House

Discovery of powdered substance in West Wing on Sunday led to evacuation of the building

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 10:57
Court blocks Biden administration from contacting tech companies over material it considers harmful

Court blocks Biden administration from contacting tech companies over material it considers harmful

Preliminary injunction is granted by judge in case brought by Republicans who argue conservative views are being censored on social media

Wed Jul 05 2023 - 06:24
Hunter Biden, the ‘big guy’ and whether allegations of corruption represent a scandal or a smear

Hunter Biden, the ‘big guy’ and whether allegations of corruption represent a scandal or a smear

US president’s son expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges while his overseas business dealings still problematic for Joe Biden

Sun Jul 02 2023 - 09:00
Bidenomics: the economic model on which the US president will seek re-election

Bidenomics: the economic model on which the US president will seek re-election

Joe Biden has made no secret of the fact that he is not a fan of ‘trickle-down economics’

Sat Jul 01 2023 - 12:00
US supreme court rulings show stark divisions on the bench

US supreme court rulings show stark divisions on the bench

Court strikes down Biden’s plans for student debt forgiveness and sets out significant decision for LGBTQ+ rights

Fri Jun 30 2023 - 19:43
US supreme court ruling on college admissions spells end for affirmative action, says Biden

US supreme court ruling on college admissions spells end for affirmative action, says Biden

Trump says decision that race can no longer be taken into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission is ‘a great day for America’

Thu Jun 29 2023 - 19:24
Trump discusses secret ‘papers’ on Iran attack in newly-released recording

Trump discusses secret ‘papers’ on Iran attack in newly-released recording

Recording aired by CNN appears to indicate former US president had a classified Pentagon document

Tue Jun 27 2023 - 06:18
Friends of Sinn Féin in US raise over $2m in last five years

Friends of Sinn Féin in US raise over $2m in last five years

Funding used to pay for newspaper advertisements and travel costs, while $54,000 sent to Northern Ireland

Mon Jun 26 2023 - 06:50
Sinn Féin has access in Washington that other parties can only dream about

Sinn Féin has access in Washington that other parties can only dream about

Most Americans see party through prism of Northern Ireland rather than as potential part of Dublin government, although some would be ‘shocked’ at manifesto, US analysts say

Mon Jun 26 2023 - 06:45
US sees ‘cracks’ in Putin’s control of Russia after Wagner rebellion

US sees ‘cracks’ in Putin’s control of Russia after Wagner rebellion

Reports US intelligence detected signs in advance that mercenary group would attack Russian defence chiefs

Sun Jun 25 2023 - 17:20
Abortion in the US: a year since Roe v Wade was overturned, rights are complex, contested and often unclear

Abortion in the US: a year since Roe v Wade was overturned, rights are complex, contested and often unclear

Terminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutions

Sat Jun 24 2023 - 16:57
Deep Throat’s Watergate garage is up the road from me, and they want to knock it down

Deep Throat’s Watergate garage is up the road from me, and they want to knock it down

Site could be demolished as part of new development project 51 years after the Watergate burglary

Sat Jun 24 2023 - 10:00
All on board missing submersible near wreck of Titanic believed to have died

All on board missing submersible near wreck of Titanic believed to have died

US Coast Guard says debris found ‘consistent with a catastrophic implosion’ of vessel

Thu Jun 22 2023 - 21:27
Republican investigations into Hunter Biden will continue despite deal on tax and gun issues

Republican investigations into Hunter Biden will continue despite deal on tax and gun issues

Republicans see business dealings as an avenue though which to attack President Joe Biden

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 20:41
No Twitter and no smartphones: Trump and an abrupt return to old ways of reporting

No Twitter and no smartphones: Trump and an abrupt return to old ways of reporting

Pen and paper was the only way to tell the story of what was happening at Trump’s appearance in court

Sat Jun 17 2023 - 12:00
What happens if Donald Trump faces trial as sitting president of the US?

What happens if Donald Trump faces trial as sitting president of the US?

A legal expert forecasts that Trump will ‘do his best to slow-walk’ the process under way against him

Sat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
Trump vows to appoint ‘real’ special prosecutor to go after Biden and his family if re-elected

Trump vows to appoint ‘real’ special prosecutor to go after Biden and his family if re-elected

Former president argues that indictment against him represents most ‘heinous abuse of power’ in US history

Wed Jun 14 2023 - 06:53
Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling highly-classified documents

Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling highly-classified documents

Former president brought before court in Miami on foot of investigation by special counsel Jack Smith

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 21:36
Trump court appearance: ‘I just had to come and show my support’

Trump court appearance: ‘I just had to come and show my support’

A crowd of Trump backers, interspersed with opponents of the former president, produce a colourful atmosphere outside the Miami court

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 19:09
Donald Trump in court: Miami police say things could take a turn for the worse

Donald Trump in court: Miami police say things could take a turn for the worse

Former president facing 37 charges arising over handling of classified documents at his residence in Florida

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 06:47
Dark clouds over Mar-a-Lago as Trump returns to Florida to appear in court

Dark clouds over Mar-a-Lago as Trump returns to Florida to appear in court

Prosecutors and national security experts concerned guests at former US president’s club were walking around close to stored top-secret files

Mon Jun 12 2023 - 21:02
Donald Trump will continue White House run even if convicted over classified documents, he says

Donald Trump will continue White House run even if convicted over classified documents, he says

Former president said he will ‘never leave’ as he prepares to fight 37 federal charges

Sun Jun 11 2023 - 09:12
US and China making efforts to reset relations but military proximity could spell danger

US and China making efforts to reset relations but military proximity could spell danger

Diplomatic efforts under way to reset relations, but with military forces operating in close proximity, accidents could happen

Sat Jun 10 2023 - 10:00
Trump held on to secret documents about nuclear programmes and military vulnerabilities, prosecutors claim

Trump held on to secret documents about nuclear programmes and military vulnerabilities, prosecutors claim

Former US president to appear in court in Miami facing 31 counts of violating Espionage Act through ‘wilful retention’ of classified records

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 21:37
How the United States government keeps its secrets – and what they do when they’re leaked

How the United States government keeps its secrets – and what they do when they’re leaked

When security rule breaches are suspected, rank and status does not matter and senior figures can be prosecuted

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 16:17
Biden, Sunak highlight stronger economic ties but impact of Brexit lingers

Biden, Sunak highlight stronger economic ties but impact of Brexit lingers

US and UK announce Atlantic declaration to boost trade in areas including defence, critical minerals

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 12:59
Timeline: Mar-a-Lago, classified documents and the charges against Trump

Timeline: Mar-a-Lago, classified documents and the charges against Trump

Events leading up to the formal charges against the former US president

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 09:20
Decision to indict Donald Trump will deepen political divisions in US

Decision to indict Donald Trump will deepen political divisions in US

Former president and supporters openly allege justice system is being weaponised by Biden administration

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 08:43
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