US prepares for return to the moon after 50 years New Artemis programme to launch on Monday could pave the way for astronauts to travel to Mars in the late 2030sSun Aug 28 2022 - 17:32
Reaction to abortion ruling appears to offer hope to Democrats for November electionsAmerica Letter: Narrative of inevitable Republican victory in midterms is beginning to changeFri Aug 26 2022 - 20:00
Biden administration announces student debt-relief packageMove criticised by opponents as being inflationary and giving a break to wealthy studentsWed Aug 24 2022 - 19:45
Trump has been condemned by January 6th committee - but consequences remain unclearLike any TV production with good ratings, this show will now get a second seasonSat Jul 23 2022 - 05:00
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of US CongressRight-wing figure defied subpoena from committee investigating January 6th attackFri Jul 22 2022 - 21:12
Uvalde shooting puts focus on proliferation of police forces in USAmerica Letter: With 15,000 law enforcement bodies, the question of who is in charge can be complexFri Jul 22 2022 - 20:00
Trump watched television and did not contact authorities as supporters attacked US Capitol, committee hearsVice-president’s security staff feared for their lives and contacted families to say goodbye as protesters closed in on January 6th last yearFri Jul 22 2022 - 06:12
Steve Bannon’s legal team call no witnesses in contempt trialClosing arguments in case involving former Trump strategist due on FridayThu Jul 21 2022 - 21:10
Joe Biden ‘doing well’ after testing positive for Covid-19US president will continue to work while isolating, says White House press secretaryThu Jul 21 2022 - 20:16
Sinn Féin urges Biden administration to appoint special envoy to NorthMichelle O’Neill says it has been a good year for party fundraising in the United StatesThu Jul 21 2022 - 06:33
Biden stops short of declaring national climate emergency as he promises actionDemocrats’ climate proposals are being blocked in US Congress due to opposition from centrist senatorWed Jul 20 2022 - 20:55
US judge says he will not allow Steve Bannon trial be turned into ‘political circus’Witness says former White House strategist missed deadlines to provide documents to committee investigating January 6th attack on US CapitolWed Jul 20 2022 - 19:19
Steve Bannon ‘decided he was above the law’ and refused to co-operate with January 6th committee, say prosecutorsFormer White House strategist under Donald Trump denies charges against him as trial commences in WashingtonTue Jul 19 2022 - 23:13
Anthony Fauci says he will likely retire before the end of Biden’s termChief medical adviser to US president has led country’s response to many public health crises since 1980sMon Jul 18 2022 - 19:40
Criminal trial of Steve Bannon gets under way in Washington Former Trump strategist faces charges of contempt of US Congress for failing to co-operate with investigation into January 6th attackMon Jul 18 2022 - 19:40
Ancient Order of Hibernians votes to continue as male-only organisationMembers vote against proposal to change US Irish Catholic organisation’s constitution to admit womenMon Jul 18 2022 - 00:15
Plausible some victims of Uvalde shooting could have survived if police had acted sooner, report saysSchool shootingSun Jul 17 2022 - 22:39
Government working on scheme to allow Americans retire in Ireland Varadkar to tell Ancient Order of Hibernians measures would help make case for US immigration reform to benefit Irish peopleSat Jul 16 2022 - 06:00
‘We have to go to the ends of the earth to protect this tree’: Ancient California trees at risk of US wildfires Blazes are getting more intense and dangerous for giant sequoias in Yosemite National ParkFri Jul 15 2022 - 19:00
Battle begins in US over right to travel for abortion as some states put extreme laws in placeBiden cites case of 10-year-old rape victim who had to travel outside Ohio to access terminationThu Jul 14 2022 - 17:49
Parents of children killed in Uvalde furious over video leakFootage shows police waiting outside classroom for more than an hour while gunman insideWed Jul 13 2022 - 18:28
Alan Stanford asked to step aside from post at Pittsburgh theatreActor, writer and director reportedly removed from position as artistic and executive director after board meetingWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:15
First images from new space telescope reveal deepest parts of universe in new clarityBiden hails pictures from Webb Telescope as marking historic dayTue Jul 12 2022 - 00:34
Biden says he has four shotguns but all are kept securelyUS president reiterates call for assault gun ban in country ‘awash in weapons of war’Mon Jul 11 2022 - 19:09
Americans not happy as nearly 90% think country heading off trackEconomy, inflation and fuel prices are key issues as US mid-term elections loomFri Jul 08 2022 - 20:00
Chicago shooting: Bodies and blood on pavement cast dark cloud over Fourth of July paradeAnother mass shooting as US once again trains its sights on ease of gun ownershipFri Jul 08 2022 - 17:00
Biden pledges to veto any US-wide abortion ban by future Republican CongressUS president seeking to maintain availability of some reproductive healthcare servicesFri Jul 08 2022 - 12:01
An ‘opportunity’ to reset relationship, Taoiseach says as Boris Johnson resignsHope also expressed by Simon Coveney that there will be a rethink on plans to unilaterally disapply key parts of the Northern Ireland protocolThu Jul 07 2022 - 13:29
Illinois shooting suspect considered second attack, US police say The 21-year-old is accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade near ChicagoWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:14
Chicago attack: Accused man faces life in prison if convictedIrina and Kevin McCarthy, parents of a two-year-old toddler, are among the deadWed Jul 06 2022 - 06:32
Chicago shooting: Man charged with seven counts of first-degree murderGunman believed to have dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his appearance as he escapedTue Jul 05 2022 - 20:42
Suspect arrested over mass shooting at Chicago July 4th paradeSix people were killed and dozens more were injured as they watched parade in Highland Park suburbTue Jul 05 2022 - 06:39
Six killed in shooting at July 4th parade near ChicagoMore than 20 people hospitalised as manhunt under way for ‘armed and dangerous’ gunmanMon Jul 04 2022 - 21:19
Patchwork of rules now in place regarding abortion access across the USPharmacy chains putting limits on emergency contraception as demand surgesSat Jul 02 2022 - 06:00
Texas policy platform a sign of Republicans’ deepening drift to rightAmerica Letter: Social views previously on the margins making their way into mainstreamFri Jul 01 2022 - 20:00
US supreme court deals blow to Biden administration’s plans to tackle climate changeWhite House condemns ‘devastating decision that will take the country backwards’Thu Jun 30 2022 - 20:34
Biden pledges crackdown on smuggling after 50 found dead in truck in Texas 22 of dead believed to be Mexican nationals, seven were from Guatemala and at least two were HonduranTue Jun 28 2022 - 21:31
Trump tried to grab wheel of presidential car to join crowd on march to US Capitol, committee toldAide says former president was told crowd on January 6th was armed but did not careTue Jun 28 2022 - 21:15
Texas lorry deaths add fuel to US border immigration debate Analysis: Critics claim Biden has lost control of southern border amid surge in numbers attempting to cross from MexicoTue Jun 28 2022 - 18:03
Harris forecasts that protections for birth control and same sex marriage will come under threat‘I definitely believe this is not over,’ says Vice President in wake of US supreme court rulingMon Jun 27 2022 - 22:52
US supreme court backs right of coach to pray on pitch after games‘Trigger laws’ in several states aimed at restricting abortion face legal challengesMon Jun 27 2022 - 20:14
Third day of protest after US supreme court strikes down abortion rightsMost rallies peaceful but some incidents of disorder, including Democratic politician punched by Republican opponentSun Jun 26 2022 - 21:00
US liberals wonder if supreme court is making decisions based on law and history or their own right-wing agendaWhite House warns of ‘chilling’ comments by Justice Clarence Thomas that court should revisit cases of rights such as contraception and same-sex marriageSun Jun 26 2022 - 14:26
US supreme court has made ‘terrible decisions’, says Biden following overturning of Roe v WadeMore than 20 states expected to introduce new laws to ban or place restrictions on access to abortionSat Jun 25 2022 - 17:37
Incidence of threats and intimidation rises as political temperature heats up in the USAmerica Letter: “The darkness is spreading” as even life-long conservatives face abuse for being “Rinos”Sat Jun 25 2022 - 06:00
Roe v Wade ruling will enable abortion bans across more than 20 US statesLiberals fear supreme court judgment could open door to challenges on other social rightsFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:30
Roe v Wade: US supreme court strikes down abortion rightsDecision to overturn 1973 court ruling likely to render terminations illegal in many statesFri Jun 24 2022 - 18:06
January 6th hearing is told Trump pressured justice department to say election was corrupt Former official says former president urged him to say the 2020 election was corrupt 'and to leave the rest to me and Republican congressmen’Thu Jun 23 2022 - 21:45
Supreme court strikes down New York gun-control lawDecision on need for ‘proper cause’ may have implications for firearms rules in place in several statesThu Jun 23 2022 - 20:47
Washington must tread carefully on Britain’s NI protocol plans at G7 summitAnalysis: White House keen to maintain UK and EU unity in a coalition opposing Russian invasion of UkraineThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:58
