Rinos and their hunters: Texas row highlights party divisions In a state where Democrats barely feature, the colourful impeachment of Ken Paxton has given rise to a turf war among GOP supportersWed Sept 06 2023 - 18:17
Controversial Northern Ireland legacy Bill to become law after final Westminster voteMPs in the Commons voted by 288 to 205 to reject amendments introduced in the House of LordsWed Sept 06 2023 - 15:51
Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for role in US Capitol attackEnrique Tarrio convicted of charges, including seditious conspiracy, for role in planning storming of the CapitolWed Sept 06 2023 - 09:14
US first lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19President Joe Biden tests negative for virusTue Sept 05 2023 - 07:09
Impeachment trial that may oust Texas attorney general to commence on TuesdayRepublicans in the state voted strongly to impeach fellow party member over corruption allegations earlier this yearMon Sept 04 2023 - 19:23
Joe Biden highlights job creation record as he hits out at ‘the last guy’ Donald TrumpUS president says with age comes ‘a little bit of wisdom’ as voters raise concern he is too old to seek re-electionMon Sept 04 2023 - 18:17
As politics resumes in Washington, another US government shutdown could be on the cardsRow over budget likely as Republicans in House of Representatives seeking cuts in government spendingSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
US Capitol riots: Proud Boys leader given 18-year sentence for January 6th attack Ethan Nordean received the 18-year sentence for crimes that included seditious conspiracy, committed when thousands of Trump supporters overran the Capitol buildingFri Sept 01 2023 - 15:35
Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion chargesFormer US president has waived his right to appear in person in court next week to be arraignedThu Aug 31 2023 - 16:46
Donald Trump pledges to release ‘irrefutable’ proof of election fraud ahead of Georgia court appearanceFormer president charged over attempts to overturn 2020 election result in southern state - his fourth criminal indictmentTue Aug 15 2023 - 19:17
Donald Trump: Georgia indictment adds to time-consuming legal diary ahead of White House runFormer president insists he is victim of a witch hunt and is using legal cases to generate funds and political supportTue Aug 15 2023 - 08:22
Trump’s various trials will dominate the backdrop of the US presidential electionSome Republican strategists worry about the former president concentrating on re-litigating his defeat in 2020Fri Aug 04 2023 - 14:08
Trump to appear in court to face charges he sought to overturn 2020 election resultFormer president to be arraigned on Thursday in Washington, already facing two other criminal trials in coming monthsThu Aug 03 2023 - 09:20
US in extraordinary position as Trump conviction would not bar him from presidencyIf found guilty, the former president could face up to 20 years in prison on some of the chargesWed Aug 02 2023 - 06:31
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 electionSat Jul 22 2023 - 04:00
While Joe Biden wants to invest in US public transport, Republicans have other ideasSome on the right oppose what they see as the president’s green agenda, while some believe the federal government is just spending too much moneyFri Jul 21 2023 - 17:01
Trump set to stand trial in May over classified documentsFormer US president already scheduled to be in court in New York in March on charges linked to hush money paymentsFri Jul 21 2023 - 16:22
Trump target letter and Michigan prosecutions suggest investigation into aftermath of 2020 election getting widerGroup of Republicans facing felony charges over alleged ‘fake elector’ schemeWed Jul 19 2023 - 19:45
World will be left in more dangerous place if Russia not held accountable for Ukraine aggression, Ryan tells UNIreland stands fully with the people of Ukraine, Minister says in address to UN general assemblyWed Jul 19 2023 - 06:37
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 closeFormer president already facing two other trials but remains front runner to secure Republican Party nomination for White House raceTue Jul 18 2023 - 20:42
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 RyanTue Jul 18 2023 - 19:57
Donald Trump says he is the target of a criminal inquiry into 2020 electionFormer president confirms he has received a letter from special counsel over the possibility of new chargesTue Jul 18 2023 - 16:19
Joe Manchin fuels speculation he may run as third-party candidate for White HouseCentrist Democrat attends a No Labels event but says it is too early to decide whether he would seek presidencyTue Jul 18 2023 - 10:44
New rail report proposes trains return to Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan for first time in decadesRyan says new report envisages rail link running down country’s spine from Ballina to Rosslare to connect major ports and be used mainly for freightTue Jul 18 2023 - 04:00
Millions to ‘pay the price’ for Russian refusal to extend Ukrainian grain export deal, says UNKremlin withdrew from key pact hours after explosions, that it blamed on Ukraine, closed major bridge linking Russia to occupied CrimeaMon Jul 17 2023 - 19:20
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 concernedSun Jul 16 2023 - 18:08
US Get Free movement issues ‘generational call to action’ to millennials and Gen ZA Capitol protest follows supreme court rulings on affirmative action, LGBTQ rights and student debtSun Jul 16 2023 - 17:18
US Republican candidates find novel ways to fundraiseGOP requires candidates for US president to have 40,000 individual donors if they are to take part in first TV debate next monthSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Actors strike in New York and Los Angeles as film production grinds to a haltFilm and TV writers also out for several weeks as disputes over pay and impact of new technology set to shut down HollywoodFri Jul 14 2023 - 19:24
Biden accuser facing charges over arms trafficking and sanctions violationsNew twist as whistleblower who Republicans sought to give evidence in investigation into corruption allegations against Hunter Biden is indicted by prosecutors in New YorkFri Jul 14 2023 - 14:00
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 GeorgiaWed Jul 12 2023 - 05:00
Convicted abuser Larry Nassar stabbed repeatedly in Florida prisonFormer US gymnastics team doctor serving jail sentence of up to 175 years for sexually assaulting young athletesMon Jul 10 2023 - 18:12
Lack of enthusiasm for a Trump-Biden rematch could open the door for a third-party candidateThe 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 TrumpSat Jul 08 2023 - 15:36
US to provide highly controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine to prevent it running out of artillery roundsIrish Government reiterates its opposition to use of cluster munitions, without referring directly to Biden administrationFri Jul 07 2023 - 21:21
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 HouseThu Jul 06 2023 - 21:24
US Secret Service investigates discovery of cocaine in the White HouseDiscovery of powdered substance in West Wing on Sunday led to evacuation of the buildingThu Jul 06 2023 - 10:57
Court blocks Biden administration from contacting tech companies over material it considers harmfulPreliminary injunction is granted by judge in case brought by Republicans who argue conservative views are being censored on social mediaWed Jul 05 2023 - 06:24
Hunter Biden, the ‘big guy’ and whether allegations of corruption represent a scandal or a smearUS president’s son expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges while his overseas business dealings still problematic for Joe BidenSun Jul 02 2023 - 09:00
Bidenomics: the economic model on which the US president will seek re-electionJoe 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 benchCourt strikes down Biden’s plans for student debt forgiveness and sets out significant decision for LGBTQ+ rightsFri Jun 30 2023 - 19:43
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 recordingRecording aired by CNN appears to indicate former US president had a classified Pentagon documentTue Jun 27 2023 - 06:18
Friends of Sinn Féin in US raise over $2m in last five yearsFunding used to pay for newspaper advertisements and travel costs, while $54,000 sent to Northern IrelandMon Jun 26 2023 - 06:50
Sinn Féin has access in Washington that other parties can only dream aboutMost 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 sayMon Jun 26 2023 - 06:45
US sees ‘cracks’ in Putin’s control of Russia after Wagner rebellionReports US intelligence detected signs in advance that mercenary group would attack Russian defence chiefsSun Jun 25 2023 - 17:20
Abortion in the US: a year since Roe v Wade was overturned, rights are complex, contested and often unclearTerminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutionsSat Jun 24 2023 - 16:57
Deep Throat’s Watergate garage is up the road from me, and they want to knock it downSite could be demolished as part of new development project 51 years after the Watergate burglarySat Jun 24 2023 - 10:00
All on board missing submersible near wreck of Titanic believed to have diedUS Coast Guard says debris found ‘consistent with a catastrophic implosion’ of vesselThu Jun 22 2023 - 21:27
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 BidenTue Jun 20 2023 - 20:41
