Deadline to bring back Stormont powersharing pushed back until 2024 Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations continue, with speculation mounting that a deal could be doneThu Feb 09 2023 - 17:56
Martin welcomes return of Bertie Ahern to Fianna Fáil but says 2025 presidential bid ‘is just speculation’Tánaiste says significant time has passed and cites former taoiseach’s ‘outstanding contribution to peace’Thu Feb 09 2023 - 08:37
Tánaiste strongly criticises British plans for Northern Ireland legacy legislation on Washington visitMinister for Foreign Affairs says UK move would break trust on principles on which peace had been builtWed Feb 08 2023 - 20:33
Biden’s State of the Union address: Five things to knowPresident seemed to draw energy from heckling by some Republicans in his State of the Union address to US CongressWed Feb 08 2023 - 10:03
Balloon affair: US-China relations thrown off course by suspected spy missionUS fighter aircraft shoots craft down over Atlantic, but Republicans accuse Biden of weak response to incursionSun Feb 05 2023 - 09:15
US shoots down Chinese balloon over Atlantic OceanUS military forces in place to retrieve parts of the balloon structure that survive fall into the seaSat Feb 04 2023 - 21:06
Is the $1 trillion coin a gimmick or could the concept save the US from a debt default crisis? Old idea of minting special platinum coin to fund the government has been re-floated, but critics remain highly scepticalFri Feb 03 2023 - 21:59
Blinken China visit postponed over surveillance balloon in US skiesStatement from China’s minister for foreign affairs says the airship was was blown off courseFri Feb 03 2023 - 18:38
EU looks to US with goal of depriving China of most advanced technologiesCommissioner speaks in Washington of ‘dependencies’ and supply chains as ‘geopolitical instruments’Thu Feb 02 2023 - 16:59
Significant breakthroughs unlikely as Blinken visits BeijingTalks come as some senior US military figures predict war within the next two yearsThu Feb 02 2023 - 13:00
New talks process likely to try reach deal on US debt limit but clock is tickingFears US government could run out of money to pay its bills later in the year if no agreement reached to permit additional borrowingThu Feb 02 2023 - 06:44
No classified documents found in FBI search of Biden holiday home Search was performed with the co-operation of the US president and his legal teamWed Feb 01 2023 - 19:02
Tyre Nichols killing: Anger and outrage leads to calls for policing reform in USBiden and Trump criticise attack by police officers on 29-year-old motorist which is set out in horrific video footage released at the weekendSun Jan 29 2023 - 11:03
‘Some classified documents are a matter of life and death’Calls to review US system of dealing with secret material in aftermath of recent revelationsSat Jan 28 2023 - 11:00
Tyre Nichols: As video released of motorist’s beating to death, more protests over police brutality likelyMemphis police chief warned on Friday that the video of officers beating Mr Nichols was ‘perhaps worse’ than Rodney King footageSat Jan 28 2023 - 09:45
US debates calling time on career politicians America Letter: Limiting the time politicians can serve in Congress would require a change to constitutionFri Jan 27 2023 - 19:00
UK considering further changes to planned Northern Ireland legacy BillHeaton-Harris meets group of US congressmen opposed to controversial legislation in Washington DCThu Jan 26 2023 - 06:50
Discovery of classified documents in Pence’s home raises questions over US controls for securing secret files Latest revelations may ease pressure on Biden and Trump who also face investigations into how they handled such materialWed Jan 25 2023 - 06:21
Biden announces new measures to protect access to medical abortionUS president says he will continue to defend women’s right to choose on 50th anniversary of original Roe v Wade court rulingSun Jan 22 2023 - 18:00
‘Double standards’ claim as Trump house raided, while Biden’s is searched by appointmentFirst time in living memory home of a sitting president has been searched by FBISun Jan 22 2023 - 09:36
‘What America’s women lost’: Reproductive health and contraception at risk post-RoeWomen ‘being put in dangerous situations with heartbreaking results’ since US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022Sun Jan 22 2023 - 06:00
US politicians urge Sunak to drop planned Northern Ireland legacy legislation Group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress claim proposed Bill would ‘deny justice to thousands of families’Sat Jan 21 2023 - 00:02
Who is George Santos? Focus intensifies on US congressman with mysterious backstoryMany of the New Yorker’s pronouncements have proven to be false, including his CV and claims his family fled the HolocaustFri Jan 20 2023 - 15:16
Fears of US default grow as politicians squabble over raising the debt ceilingExisting borrowing limits to be reached this week but ‘extraordinary measures’ will hold back the crisis until late summerFri Jan 20 2023 - 05:00
US Republican politician arrested after shootings at Democrats’ homesSolomon Peña was defeated in New Mexico state election in November and complained result was riggedWed Jan 18 2023 - 11:41
America Letter: Gas stove warning cooks up a political stormControversy proves that in an era of hyper-partisanship virtually any issue can be weaponisedFri Jan 13 2023 - 17:00
Divided Republicans could struggle to pass much law despite House majorityThe farce that preceded the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker has laid bare the turmoil within the GOPFri Jan 13 2023 - 16:00
Confidential files: Biden and Trump cases differ, but public may not see it that wayBiden administration is facing a serious political problem at a time when the the wind seemed to be at its backFri Jan 13 2023 - 08:11
Classified US government documents found at Biden homeDiscovery comes days after White House confirmed other documents found at former office of presidentThu Jan 12 2023 - 18:46
Kevin McCarthy finally elected speaker but divisions in Republican Party on full displayDramatic and chaotic scenes on the floor of the US House of Representatives as speaker elected after 15 separate votesSat Jan 07 2023 - 09:14
Washington authorities move to make city bus services free of chargeApart from commercial rewards or loyalty programmes, few goods and services are provided for nothing in the USFri Jan 06 2023 - 16:09
Kevin McCarthy continues to fall short after 11th speaker voteRepublican Party’s leader in the House has reportedly offered more concessions to his opponentsFri Jan 06 2023 - 06:36
More than 950 people arrested in connection with attack on US Capitol two years ago US department of justice says 192 people have been jailed to date arising from January 6th riot by supporters of Donald TrumpThu Jan 05 2023 - 19:44
Republican McCarthy defeated for sixth time in bid to become speaker of US House of RepresentativesParty impasse continues as group of right-wing Republicans back other member, while all Democrats vote for Hakeem JeffriesThu Jan 05 2023 - 06:56
‘The rest of the world is looking’: Deadlock over House of Representatives speaker continuesKevin McCarthy failed to win election in six separate votes as infighting goes on between Republican politicians over who should get top postThu Jan 05 2023 - 06:46
First day of new Republican-controlled US House of Representatives descends into chaos House of Representatives to reconvene on Wednesday after Republican leader loses three separate votes for the top jobWed Jan 04 2023 - 06:36
Kevin McCarthy fails to become speaker of US House of Representatives Rebellion in party ranks sees 19 Republicans vote for other candidatesWed Jan 04 2023 - 06:22
Kevin McCarthy faces uphill battle to become speaker as new US Congress convenesRepublicans take control of House of Representatives on Tuesday, but McCarthy needs support of party’s right wing to achieve his longtime ambitionMon Jan 02 2023 - 17:00
How Ireland has achieved important goals on UN Security Council - and faced the consequencesIreland achieved important objectives during its term - especially relating to humanitarian aid - while other stances incurred foreign relations consequences, notably concerning Russia and Ethiopia.Sat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
Irish in Canada falling out of legal status due to delays in processing residency applicationsThose on the outside of the system can be very vulnerable, immigrant support organisation warnsMon Dec 26 2022 - 03:00
‘A great place to live, but it can be expensive and you have to talk yourself up’Young Irish give advice on living and working in CanadaMon Dec 26 2022 - 03:00
Northern Ireland envoy to focus on ‘economic issues’ rather than politicsJoe Kennedy, a grandson of former presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, expected to be announced special envoy to Northern Ireland on MondaySat Dec 17 2022 - 11:36
Senator leaves Democrats just days after party gets majority in US SenateKyrsten Sinema of Arizona departs to become an independentFri Dec 09 2022 - 20:30
Ten years after Sandy Hook, assault rifle ban remains elusiveBiden says gun control measures would be common sense but Senate votes seem unlikelyFri Dec 09 2022 - 19:00
Trump weakened by legal and political blowsSome Republicans are questioning former president’s value to the partyFri Dec 09 2022 - 10:54
New York Irish couple to receive presidential award for work in highlighting dangers of sepsisNew protocols following campaign by Ciarán and Orlaith Staunton led to 16,000 lives being savedWed Dec 07 2022 - 08:42
Trump companies unlikely to be fatally hit by tax fraud verdictFormer president has hit out at legal proceedings as a ‘witch hunt’Wed Dec 07 2022 - 07:39
Senate win in Georgia makes it easier for Biden to govern and raises questions over Trump’s future role Herschel Walker is latest candidate strongly backed by former president to lose in US midterm electionsWed Dec 07 2022 - 06:34
Democrats secure majority in US Senate after Georgia victory Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker in run-off election to give party 51 seats in 100-member chamberWed Dec 07 2022 - 06:18
Vestager suggests solution achievable in EU-US dispute over green subsidies Europeans fear impact on manufacturing and jobs of measures in Biden’s inflation reduction lawsTue Dec 06 2022 - 19:17
