Republicans nominate Kevin McCarthy to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker of House of RepresentativesRight-wing Republicans have been pressing McCarthy to enact changes that would maximise their powerTue Nov 15 2022 - 20:45
Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats election denier Kari Lake in Arizona governor raceVictory staves off major threat to state’s voting rights posed by former TV anchor endorsed by TrumpTue Nov 15 2022 - 06:43
Democrats could still win House of Representatives, Biden says Democrats have retained control of the US Senate while counting continues in several key contests to determine fate of House of RepresentativesSun Nov 13 2022 - 19:03
US midterms: Democrats retain control of Senate after crucial Nevada victorySenator Catherine Cortez Masto has beaten Republican challenger Adam LaxaltSun Nov 13 2022 - 10:31
Democrats increasingly confident of winning key Senate seatsRepublicans believe they can win majority in House of RepresentativesFri Nov 11 2022 - 20:29
America Letter: Trump is under pressure but ready to fightAnother bid for the White House has been undermined by a better-than-anticipated Democratic performance in the midtermsFri Nov 11 2022 - 19:00
US Senate election in the balance as Republicans edge to House majorityFinal outcome of midterm elections still unknown after Democrats stave off Republican ‘red wave’Thu Nov 10 2022 - 21:34
Biden says he will work with Republicans after ‘a good day for democracy’ US president spoke after Democrat candidates outperformed expectations and anticipated Republican ‘red wave’ failed to materialiseWed Nov 09 2022 - 22:35
Projected Republican tsunami fizzles out to become a rippleUS midterm elections: Democrats performed far better than anticipated by pollsters and mediaWed Nov 09 2022 - 19:34
Republican landslide fails to materialise in US midterm elections Democrats take Senate seat from Republicans but control of the chamber remains in the balanceWed Nov 09 2022 - 18:14
Republicans set to prioritise border security and Biden investigations if they win back HouseUS Midterms: President and predecessor Donald Trump make final speeches to supporters on eve of electionsMon Nov 07 2022 - 20:51
US midterm elections: What are the early results to look out for?The issues involved as Americans go to the pollsMon Nov 07 2022 - 16:30
US midterm elections: five races to watchOutcome of Tuesday’s polls across the US will shape political landscape for next two years at leastMon Nov 07 2022 - 10:11
HSE cyberattack: More than 100,000 people whose personal data stolen to be contactedMove opens way to further controversy over attack and risk of litigation arising from itMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
US midterm elections: Republicans have slight lead over Democrats, poll showsBiden and Obama hit the campaign trail in support of party candidates ahead of polling day on TuesdaySun Nov 06 2022 - 19:57
Signs that influence of ‘the big lie’ about 2020 election is spreading beyond Republican baseSignificant number of Republicans and independents question whether defeated candidates should have to accept resultsFri Nov 04 2022 - 21:00
Trump hints at White House bid in 2024‘I will very, very, very probably do it again,’ former US president tells Iowa rallyFri Nov 04 2022 - 16:44
US midterm elections: Democrats make last-ditch efforts as margins for Senate razor thinWhile historical trends and opinion polls suggest Republicans will regain control of the House of Representatives, the fate of the Senate is more uncertainFri Nov 04 2022 - 12:36
Republicans growing in confidence about taking back control of US SenateDemocrats also claim they can pick up senate seatsThu Nov 03 2022 - 20:36
Midterm elections: Biden warns US democracy is at riskPresident concerned about political violence in aftermath of attack on husband of Nancy PelosiThu Nov 03 2022 - 07:40
Biden warns voters Republicans are ‘coming after’ social security, medical programmesPresident seeks to make future of health and social welfare programmes an issue ahead of midterm electionsTue Nov 01 2022 - 20:52
Prosecutors claim Trump firms operated scheme to allow top executives evade tax Senior figure received off-the-books benefits including rent on apartment, a Mercedes car and private school fees for family members, jury hearsMon Oct 31 2022 - 21:00
Ireland accuses Belarus of ‘hijacking’ Ryanair plane to detain opposition journalistIreland condemns Lukashenko regime at UN Security Council after investigation finds aircraft was forced to land after false bomb threatMon Oct 31 2022 - 20:47
US Republican warns opposition to British proposals on Troubles legacy will continue if it wins electionMike Kelly says any attempt by London to curtail the investigation of Troubles era crimes would be highly problematicMon Oct 31 2022 - 01:00
US midterm elections: All to play for in OhioTim Ryan and JD Vance neck-and-neck as Senate contest enters final daysFri Oct 28 2022 - 19:00
Ohioans to vote on whether judges can consider safety risk to the public when setting bail termsAmerica Letter: Republicans bid to change state’s constitution after controversial ruling by Ohio supreme courtFri Oct 28 2022 - 19:00
British legacy plan for Northern Ireland is wrong, Taoiseach saysGovernment coming under pressures to commission legal opinion on potential challenge in European Court of Human RightsFri Oct 28 2022 - 13:09
Second woman says US Republican candidate pressured her to have abortionTrump-backed Georgia candidate Herschel Walker running for US Senate on anti-abortion platformThu Oct 27 2022 - 09:33
US authorities disrupt activities of people working on behalf of ChinaMore than a dozen facing charges arising from three separate cases, attorney general saysMon Oct 24 2022 - 20:54
US midterms: On the doorsteps in Pennsylvania, a hint that momentum is shifting towards RepublicansLess than three weeks from the elections, polls suggest inflation and economy are more important than abortionFri Oct 21 2022 - 20:18
America Letter: Bridge-builder Biden hopes investments pay off President says collapse of Pittsburgh bridge last winter could have caused a catastropheFri Oct 21 2022 - 13:28
Fate of proposed NI legacy Bill ‘hanging in the balance’, says Irish-American group Ancient Order of Hibernians to step up lobbying in Washington to oppose British plans to end Troubles prosecutionsWed Oct 19 2022 - 18:29
US Capitol riots: Trump lashes out at congressional committeeFormer president fails to say whether he will comply with a subpoena issued by the committee investigating January 6th attackFri Oct 14 2022 - 19:04
Fears US will run out of Covid tests if new winter wave materialisesBiden administration urges take-up of updated vaccine as authorities try to clarify president’s ‘pandemic is over’ commentFri Oct 14 2022 - 19:00
Donohoe confident financial stability risk can be addressedIMF calls for fiscal tightening next year and more targeted energy supports as it predicts inflation will run at 6% next yearFri Oct 14 2022 - 18:18
Republicans attack Democrats over economy as inflation problems persist in USBiden highlights progress on job creation as businesses fear rising costs and supplies shortageFri Oct 14 2022 - 15:57
Concrete block levy to go ahead in modified form in Finance BillScheme to support businesses with rising energy costs looks set to be extended to professional businesses such as GPsFri Oct 14 2022 - 04:55
Committee investigating US Capitol attack to subpoena Donald TrumpMembers vote unanimously to seek former president’s evidence on oathThu Oct 13 2022 - 22:14
Donohoe says he is optimistic Irish economy will not go into recession Minister forecasts low growth during visit to IMF in Washington ahead of talks on return home on concrete levyThu Oct 13 2022 - 19:14
Biden says he does not think Putin will use nuclear weaponsUS president believes Russian leader has ‘totally miscalculated’ by invading UkraineWed Oct 12 2022 - 06:19
Dark shadow looms over women’s soccer in the USAmerican national team is the most successful the world but report this week reveals shocking culture of abuseFri Oct 07 2022 - 19:00
US midterm elections: Democrats bet political future on abortion issueThousands of women across the country will protest this weekend to demand reproductive rightsFri Oct 07 2022 - 16:00
Highest risk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ since Cuban missile crisis, says BidenPutin ‘not joking’ over potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, US president tells Democratic fundraiserFri Oct 07 2022 - 06:20
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possessionPresident urges state governors to follow his lead as he calls for end to ‘failed approach’Thu Oct 06 2022 - 23:54
Democrats furious and seek revenge against Saudi Arabia over Opec production cutsDemocratic Party figures fear Opec move to curtail production could see petrol prices rise ahead of midterm elections next monthThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:12
Biden pledges to help Puerto Rico prepare for future storms amid visit after Hurricane FionaPresident pledges funding to improve hurricane defences and to make power-generation network on the island more resilientMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:48
January 6th attacks: Oath Keepers ‘planned armed rebellion’ Five members of the right-wing group go on trial in Washington over attack on US Capitol last yearMon Oct 03 2022 - 20:13
US supreme court to rule on series of contentious cases as law term commencesJustices to consider voting arrangements, LGBT rights and affirmative action in universitiesSun Oct 02 2022 - 16:00
White House seeks to end hidden airline and hotel chargesBiden wants greater transparency and to generate more competitionFri Sept 30 2022 - 19:00
Hurricane Ian: ‘Substantial’ loss of life’ feared as Biden declares major disaster in Florida Storm, one of the most powerful ever to hit the state, has left a swath of destruction in its wakeThu Sept 29 2022 - 22:18
