UN considers holding in-person voting for Security CouncilIreland is competing with Norway and Canada for two seats on UN bodyMon May 04 2020 - 01:00
Doubts over Joe Biden candidacy linger as sexual allegations resurfaceAmerica Letter: Trump campaign to ramp up digital ad attack strategy on DemocratFri May 01 2020 - 19:00
Governors in US confronted by more protests against lockdownMore than half of the states across America have lifted at least some restrictionsFri May 01 2020 - 18:59
Joe Biden denies sexually assaulting former aideDemocractic presidential candidate says incident ‘never happened’ in first public commentsFri May 01 2020 - 16:59
Scale of US economic devastation laid bare as 30m file for unemploymentUS Wrap: States begin to lift restrictions as figures show economy shrunk by 4.8%Thu Apr 30 2020 - 21:43
Biden faces new calls to comment on sexual assault allegationTara Reade filed criminal complaint with Washington DC police in early AprilThu Apr 30 2020 - 17:02
US economy shrinks by 4.8% with worse to come, warn expertsContraction in GDP between January and March exceeded most analysts’ expectationsWed Apr 29 2020 - 20:42
Amash may join race for US presidency as Libertarian candidateCongressman’s arrival in the race could influence the outcome of November’s electionWed Apr 29 2020 - 18:45
Trump to sign executive order requiring meat plants to stay openFlorida’s Republican governor DeSantis defends his state’s ‘measured’ handling of coronavirus pandemicTue Apr 28 2020 - 20:50
Trump resumes media attacks as future of coronavirus briefings in doubtSeveral states allow businesses to reopen despite concerns over testing capabilityMon Apr 27 2020 - 21:01
US presidential race: Who will Joe Biden pick as his running mate?The 77-year-old presumed Democratic nominee has committed to appointing a female running mateMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:00
UN to decide how to proceed with election for Security Council seatIreland competing with Norway and Canada for two non-permanent seats on key UN bodyMon Apr 27 2020 - 02:27
Several US states to reopen this week despite concerns about lack of testingExperts warn that premature resumption of normal life could risk a second wave of virusSun Apr 26 2020 - 19:11
Trump eyes resource-rich Greenland again with $12bn aid packageInvestment reflects US determination to check Russian and Chinese power in ArcticSat Apr 25 2020 - 05:01
Coronavirus: Trump bleach idea condemned by medical expertsUS president offers sarcasm as excuse to deflect criticism of life-threatening ‘solution’Fri Apr 24 2020 - 19:44
Trump has politicised Covid-19 in the absence of traditional campaigningAmerica Letter: Biden’s low profile may be strategic as Democrats allow Trump draw attention to his failingsFri Apr 24 2020 - 16:32
US Congress poised to back $480bn Covid-19 rescue packageGovernors slam Senate leader McConnell over ‘irresponsible’ state bankruptcy commentsThu Apr 23 2020 - 21:04
Trump details plan to halt immigration in response to Covid-19US president says that the measure would apply only to those seeking green cardsWed Apr 22 2020 - 20:35
Democrats accuse Trump of trying to ‘move conversation’ with immigration banPresident vows to halt all immigration into US as death toll from Covid-19 passes 43,000Tue Apr 21 2020 - 21:10
Trump faces backlash from state governors over Covid-19 testingSome states say they have insufficient tests to begin easing shutdown as protests continueMon Apr 20 2020 - 21:16
Coronavirus: Brexit a key issue, says US special envoyMick Mulvaney likely to focus on British plan for Troubles legacy mattersSat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
Trump seen to weigh in behind protests against coronavirus restrictionsWhite House guidelines to governors envisage three-phased approach to ‘reopen America’Fri Apr 17 2020 - 20:17
No more crab cakes, steaks or tapas in locked-down Washington eateriesAmerica Letter: Chefs feeding poor as bars and restaurants stay closed for Covid-19Fri Apr 17 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus: Trump outlines plan to reopen US economyPresident asserts the peak in new US cases of Covid-19 has passed as death toll hits 32,000Fri Apr 17 2020 - 00:35
US unemployment soars to 22m as additional 5.2m file for supportFurther lockdown restrictions announced in areas most heavily impacted by coronavirusThu Apr 16 2020 - 21:08
Call for new government to prioritise referendum on Irish emigrants’ votesSenator for the diaspora urges Varadkar and Martin to plan referendum for 2021Thu Apr 16 2020 - 18:18
WHO attack is yet more deflection by TrumpRather than take responsibility, the US president has looked for scapegoatsThu Apr 16 2020 - 05:00
Trump’s decision to cut WHO funding met with astonishmentNancy Pelosi says US president’s decision is ‘illegal’ and will be ‘swiftly challenged’Thu Apr 16 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Trump halts US funding for WHOPresident claims ‘so much death has been caused by mistakes’ of UN organisationWed Apr 15 2020 - 06:40
Trump is ‘spoiling for a fight’ says New York governorTensions between the president and state governors escalate as coronavirus deaths near 24,000 in USTue Apr 14 2020 - 20:34
Boost for Biden as Barack Obama backs presidential bidFormer US president says Joe Biden has ‘all the qualities we need in a president right now’Tue Apr 14 2020 - 18:45
Trump clashes with reporters as he defends coronavirus recordUS president attacks media as government delays in dealing with pandemic highlightedTue Apr 14 2020 - 06:59
Cuomo says ‘worst is over’ in New York as number of hospitalisations levels offWhite House denies Trump is considering firing Anthony Fauci, the public face of the federal response to coronavirusMon Apr 13 2020 - 21:06
US immunologist warns against hasty return to business as usualDr Anthony Fauci urges caution as Trump suggests economy could reopen soonSun Apr 12 2020 - 18:24
Coronavirus exposes racial divisions and health disparities in US societyAmerica Letter: African-Americans disproportionately affected by virus and dying at higher rateSat Apr 11 2020 - 05:00
Trump predicts US death toll from Covid-19 could reach 60,000Fatality rate in US ‘very low compared to other countries’, president claimsFri Apr 10 2020 - 21:14
Number of jobless claims in US rise by 6.2m in a week to 17 millionUp to 10% of US labour force now out of work as impact of pandemic cuts deepThu Apr 09 2020 - 20:58
WHO hits back at Trump for ‘politicising’ coronavirus pandemicUS president threatens to stop funding the global health agency, accusing it of being ‘China-centric’Wed Apr 08 2020 - 21:33
Bernie Sanders clears path for Biden as he drops bid for White HouseCampaign for Democratic nomination for US president suspended following key lossesWed Apr 08 2020 - 21:00
Bernie Sanders drops out of Democratic race for US presidential nomineeMove leaves Joe Biden the presumptive nominee against Donald TrumpWed Apr 08 2020 - 17:18
Trump threatens to withhold funds from ‘China-centric’ WHOUS president claims health body made mistakes: ‘They didn’t see it, how do you not see it?’Wed Apr 08 2020 - 07:21
Trump says economy ready to go ‘like a rocketship’ as deaths climbPresident makes claim as small businesses have difficulties accessing emergency fundsTue Apr 07 2020 - 21:59
Boris Johnson remains in intensive care being treated for coronavirusTaoiseach says: ‘We wish him a speedy recovery and a rapid return to health’Tue Apr 07 2020 - 10:50
Trump again touts anti-malaria drug as deaths in US pass 10,000Officials warn US could face its toughest week yet in battle against coronavirusMon Apr 06 2020 - 20:37
Donald Trump says virus will peak in US in next few daysAnthony Fauci says United States does not have Covid-19 outbreak under controlMon Apr 06 2020 - 06:36
Suzanne Lynch: America’s poor remain huddled in cities while others take to the hillsAmerica Letter: Pandemic exposes gulf between the haves and have-nots and raises questions about consumerismFri Apr 03 2020 - 20:00
Cuomo warns of New York ‘crisis’ after Covid-19 death toll in state passes 3,000Governor signs order directing hospitals with lower needs to redistribute ventilators to facilities facing surge in patientsFri Apr 03 2020 - 19:43
Irish citizens stranded on coronavirus ship off US to be repatriatedGroup of 10 Irish people on board MS Zaandam which docked in Florida on ThursdayFri Apr 03 2020 - 06:42
Coronavirus: 6.6m Americans file for unemployment in a weekFigures expose toll of pandemic on US economy, as key electoral states badly hitThu Apr 02 2020 - 20:46
Coronavirus: Trump’s tone changes as US faces brutal loss of lifePresident cedes stage as experts predict up to 240,000 deaths from Covid-19 in USWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:30
