Coronavirus adds new twist to Coney Barrett supreme court nominationMitch McConnell to go ahead with Senate judiciary committee hearing despite Covid-19Tue Oct 06 2020 - 19:08
Trump says ‘don’t be afraid’ of Covid-19 as he returns to the White HouseDoctors say the US president is not ‘out of the woods’ yet after spent three nights in hospitalTue Oct 06 2020 - 07:18
Trump leaves hospital, claiming to feel ‘better than 20 years ago’‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’: US president returning to White House after treatmentMon Oct 05 2020 - 23:57
White House press secretary tests positive for Covid-19Kayleigh McEnany says she ‘definitively had no knowledge’ of colleague’s diagnosis prior to press briefingMon Oct 05 2020 - 22:51
Trump’s drive-by visit to supporters shows immense lack of judgmentAnalysis: Move shows lack of empathy for relatives of those who died from coronavirusMon Oct 05 2020 - 07:08
White House defends Trump’s decision to leave hospital to wave to supportersMedic says US president’s taking motorcade ride during Covid-19 treatment irresponsibleMon Oct 05 2020 - 06:53
Covid-hit Trump could be out of hospital on Monday, say medicsUS president had two episodes of drops in oxygen levels on Friday and a high feverMon Oct 05 2020 - 00:07
Transfer of power not discussed, says US security adviserTrump administration ‘prepared’ with ‘great’ vice-presidentSun Oct 04 2020 - 20:07
Could Trump’s diagnosis help his chances of re-election?The presidential campaign has a lot of work to do without its star attractionSun Oct 04 2020 - 19:00
Timeline: Trump’s movements prior to hospital admissionThe week in detail: What the president did, where he went and who he was withSun Oct 04 2020 - 15:35
‘Next 48 hours critical’: Contradictory views on Trump’s Covid progressDoctor ‘extremely happy’, but source close to president strikes a more negative noteSun Oct 04 2020 - 07:27
US election: The scrap for Scranton – and PennsylvaniaJoe Biden should win in his home town. But the state of Pennsylvania could go either waySat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00
Trump’s election campaign in disarray after positive coronavirus testUS president cancels all campaign events in coming days while next debate is in doubtSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Trump transferred to military hospital 24 hours after Covid-19 diagnosisTwo-antibody combination drug currently in late-stage studies from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals given to president, doctor saysSat Oct 03 2020 - 00:34
Toll of disease on Trump may raise deep questionsIf president’s Covid-19 worsens, campaign will weaken and succession may loomFri Oct 02 2020 - 21:02
New York awakes as streets burst slowly back into lifeAmerica Letter: Despite dimmed theatres and empty hotels, the city is no ghost townFri Oct 02 2020 - 20:00
US election: Texas reduces postal-vote drop-off locations to one per countyElection officials criticise move by Republican governor calling it ‘prejudicial and dangerous’Fri Oct 02 2020 - 10:15
Republicans urge Trump to disavow neo-fascists after debate commentsUS Wrap: President launches xenophobic attack on Ilhan Omar at Minnesota rallyThu Oct 01 2020 - 22:04
Pelosi tells Coveney no trade deal with UK if Belfast Agreement jeopardisedMinister for Foreign Affairs struck ‘tone of optimism’ during meeting in WashingtonWed Sept 30 2020 - 22:20
US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?Five Irish Times journalists and commentators give their verdicts on the Ohio face-offWed Sept 30 2020 - 04:57
US election: Joe Biden and Donald Trump clash in chaotic presidential debateCandidates struggle to make substantive points amid repeated interruptionsWed Sept 30 2020 - 04:45
Coney Barrett meets Pence and senators ahead of confirmation hearingSupreme court nominee set for further round of meetings with Republican senatorsTue Sept 29 2020 - 20:20
Ireland will not be Brexit ‘collateral damage’, says Coveney in WashingtonMinister for Foreign Affairs speaking ahead of key meetings at White House, Capitol HillTue Sept 29 2020 - 17:28
Donald Trump’s Irish and Scottish golf courses ‘reported losses of $63.6m’New York Times investigation reveals broad loss-making pattern at president’s coursesMon Sept 28 2020 - 22:18
Trump and Biden prepare to face off in first presidential debateMillions of Americans are expected to tune into the live 90-minute debateMon Sept 28 2020 - 21:42
'Totally fake': Donald Trump rubbishes NYT report on his tax returnsNew York Times says data shows president’s finances are under stressMon Sept 28 2020 - 00:15
US Senate prepares for Coney Barrett confirmation hearingsProcess to begin on October 12th and full vote in House to take place a week before electionSun Sept 27 2020 - 18:51
Trump selects Amy Coney Barrett for supreme courtJudge will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg if approved by Republican-led senateSat Sept 26 2020 - 22:33
Trump tells Latinos Biden would be ‘Venezuela on steroids’Hispanic voters courted ahead of election as president set to name supreme court justiceFri Sept 25 2020 - 20:02
Joe Biden’s responsible, socially distanced campaign is not without political riskAmerica Letter: Virus presents problem for candidate whose greatest strength is as a retail politician who can connect with peopleFri Sept 25 2020 - 20:00
Prospect of a contested US election outcome in 2020 is very realNo evidence for Donald Trump’s ‘rigged election’ claims, but sharp rise in early and postal voting could create problemsFri Sept 25 2020 - 16:00
Republican leaders reject Trump’s stance on peaceful transition of powerUS president doubles down on comments casting doubt on integrity of electionFri Sept 25 2020 - 01:00
Officers injured amid protests over Breonna Taylor case decisionPolice not charged by grand jury over shooting dead of woman in Louisville in MarchThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:21
Coveney to visit US next week amid heightened concerns over BrexitMinister for Foreign Affairs expected to meet Nancy Pelosi and Richard NealThu Sept 24 2020 - 20:30
US officer involved in Breonna Taylor killing charged with wanton endangermentTwo other officers who engaged in shoot-out with Taylor’s boyfriend after entering her apartment are clearedThu Sept 24 2020 - 09:47
Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses electionThe US president’s comments come as violence flared in US cities after decision on Breonna TaylorThu Sept 24 2020 - 07:44
Many Republicans dislike Trump but will not pass up supreme court majority opportunityAnalysis: Romney’s intervention disappoints Democrats but his conservative credentials are clearWed Sept 23 2020 - 11:15
US senators to consider Trump’s supreme court nomineeDemocrats had hoped Mitt Romney and others would stymie the US president’s attempts to appoint a successor to the late Ruth Bader GinsbergWed Sept 23 2020 - 02:00
Trump criticises China over coronavirus response in defiant UN speechUS president says UN must hold China accountable for ‘unleashing virus on world’Tue Sept 22 2020 - 20:40
Ginsburg replacement more and more likely to be RepublicanIn wake of McConnell speech, appointment of supreme court justice just matter of timingTue Sept 22 2020 - 19:20
Trump to name US supreme court justice successor by SaturdayThe US president to select late Ginsburg’s replacement amid controversy on action ahead of electionTue Sept 22 2020 - 06:47
Trump sanctions against Iran to be followed by warning at UNUS request other nations comply likely to deepen tensions with western alliesTue Sept 22 2020 - 01:00
‘Minnesota needs Trump’: President sees rural path to election victoryState encapsulates demographic, social divides driving political polarisation in the USSun Sept 20 2020 - 18:00
Crowds gather in Washington DC to mourn Ruth Bader GinsburgBrooklyn native was only the second woman to be appointed to the US Supreme CourtSun Sept 20 2020 - 17:17
Ginsburg’s death puts spotlight on US supreme court’s shortcomingsTrump could nominate third judge for lifelong term even if he loses upcoming electionSun Sept 20 2020 - 16:30
US supreme court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies aged 87Judge’s death raises possibility of third Trump nominee to US supreme courtSat Sept 19 2020 - 12:45
US election: Home of Fonz could decide if Trump or Biden becomes presidentMany believe November’s election will be won or lost in suburbs such as Elm Grove, MilwaukeeSat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
‘In-between places’ will decide who becomes the next US presidentAmerica Letter: US landscape is defined by small towns and cities – so too is its politicsFri Sept 18 2020 - 20:00
Poll puts Democrats ahead in some key races for Senate seatsRepublicans becoming increasingly concerned they could lose their majority in the SenateFri Sept 18 2020 - 19:05
Joe Biden warns Britain the Belfast Agreement cannot become ‘casualty of Brexit’Presidential candidate says any US-UK trade deal must be contingent upon respect for agreementWed Sept 16 2020 - 21:47
