NRA rejects Trump’s call for partial gun ban and age restrictionsPro-gun group set to pressurise US president if any move made to limit access to armsSun Feb 25 2018 - 20:52
Has the US reached a turning point on gun control?Florida school massacre has mobilised anti-gun campaigners like never beforeSat Feb 24 2018 - 05:01
How the US abandoned Jews during their refugee crisisAmerica Letter: The community’s history contradicts the stories the US tells itselfSat Feb 24 2018 - 01:00
Tillerson confirms to Coveney US will appoint NI special envoyTánaiste meets White House adviser Jared Kushner during Washington visitFri Feb 23 2018 - 23:45
Trump returns to familiar themes at conservative conferenceAmid gun control pressure, US president also spoke of building a wall and Hillary ClintonFri Feb 23 2018 - 21:46
Trump proposes arming up to 40% of US teachersUS president claims giving guns to trained staff ‘great deterrent’ to school shootingsFri Feb 23 2018 - 06:00
North’s political deadlock set to top agenda at US meetingCoveney set for talks with US secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington on FridayThu Feb 22 2018 - 23:39
NRA chief lashes Democrats for ‘exploiting’ Florida massacreGun rights figurehead: ‘They hate the Second Amendment, they hate individual freedom’Thu Feb 22 2018 - 20:07
In Trump’s America, abortion is as contentious as everUS is facing another battle on reproductive rights, 45 years after the Roe v Wade rulingMon Feb 19 2018 - 01:23
Democratic gains put the spotlight on gerrymanderingAmerica Letter: Party’s hopes for a mid-term boost could be frustrated by redistrictingSat Feb 17 2018 - 01:00
Florida school shooting: FBI warned about Cruz’s ‘desire to kill’ weeks before shootingAnger mounts at failure of authorities to stop suspect in school shooting that killed 17Fri Feb 16 2018 - 22:39
US indicts 13 Russians and three Russian firms over election interferenceInvestigators reveal multi-year campaign to subvert US electoral processFri Feb 16 2018 - 22:18
Future of ‘Dreamers’ in doubt as immigration Bills rejectedAfter week of debate, US Senate fail to agree legislation that could protect illegal minorsFri Feb 16 2018 - 15:22
Florida school shooting: Nikolas Cruz ‘confessed to police’Teenager charged with 17 counts of murder following deadly attack at high schoolFri Feb 16 2018 - 07:44
FBI was warned about suspected Florida school shooterNikolas Cruz (19) charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder following gun attackFri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00
Police still seeking motive for Florida school massacreFBI confirms it had been warned about postings on social media last yearThu Feb 15 2018 - 21:32
Florida school killings suspect ‘loner with behavioural issues’FBI had been warned following social-media comment Nikolas Cruz could pose threatThu Feb 15 2018 - 21:00
Trump silent on gun control after Florida school shootingTeenager charged with 17 murders as authorities deal with copycat threatsThu Feb 15 2018 - 17:37
‘This happens nowhere else other than the United States’Analysis: Shooting is deadliest since Sandy Hook but is the eighth in a US school this yearThu Feb 15 2018 - 07:52
At least 17 dead after high school shooting in FloridaSuspect in custody and thousands of students evacuated from school after attackWed Feb 14 2018 - 23:42
Trump toughens stance as immigration impasse continuesUS president insists his priorities must be met as senators scramble to agree packageWed Feb 14 2018 - 21:56
FBI flagged concerns about aide’s security clearance in March 2017White House says it was informed of abuse allegations against Rob Porter last weekTue Feb 13 2018 - 20:00
US interest in talks with North Korea indicated by Mike PenceWhite House unveils $1.5tn infrastructure plan as analysts fear debts and deficitsMon Feb 12 2018 - 21:30
Donald Trump’s curious relationship with the US militaryPresident who was exempted from serving in Vietnam is planning a military paradeSat Feb 10 2018 - 06:00
Congressmen extend warm welcome to Irish politiciansAmerica Letter: Dáil delegation delivers Washington a message about healthy politicsSat Feb 10 2018 - 01:00
Donald Trump praises former aide accused of domestic abuseUS president’s comments come in week marred by shutdown and financial fearsFri Feb 09 2018 - 21:13
US shutdown exposes Republican contradictionsRand Paul’s filibuster underlines how the party is betraying its economic doctrineFri Feb 09 2018 - 19:08
US Congress approves funding Bill to end federal shutdownHouse approval spares Republican blushes after Rand Paul makes nine-hour speechFri Feb 09 2018 - 11:40
US financial markets routed in late sell-offDow Jones plunges more than 1,000 points as the S&P sheds 3.7 per centThu Feb 08 2018 - 23:37
Wall Street enters correction territory as markets plungeIseq down 1.58 per cent as European markets weakenThu Feb 08 2018 - 21:52
White House faces scrutiny after aide resigns over abuse claimsAllegations against Rob Porter come as government tries to avert another shutdownThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:53
Dáil budget oversight team meets Washington equivalentSeán Ó Feargaíl and Colm Brophy among delegation meeting members of US congressThu Feb 08 2018 - 06:00
Wall Street still jumpy but markets recover lost groundIrish shares gain €1.3bn as European bourses edge back upWed Feb 07 2018 - 22:15
US Senate agrees two-year $300bn budget dealHouse approval required for ‘breakthrough’ Bill that would increase defence spendingWed Feb 07 2018 - 20:19
White House seeks to calm nerves over stock market sell-offUS treasury secretary Mnuchin calls volatile trading ‘normal market correction, although large’Wed Feb 07 2018 - 01:00
Trump calls Democrats’ bluff as second shutdown loomsUS News: president says ‘we’ll do a shutdown’ if his immigration demands are not metTue Feb 06 2018 - 21:39
House of Representatives committee votes to make public Democrat memoTrump lambasts leading Democrat on House of Representatives intelligence committeeMon Feb 05 2018 - 21:45
Republicans accuse FBI of anti-Trump biasMemo claims FBI failed to disclose role of Democrats in funding researchSat Feb 03 2018 - 10:48
Q&A: What is the Republican memo and why is it controversial?White House expected to release memo related to Russia investigation on FridaySat Feb 03 2018 - 10:47
FBI and White House clash as memo inflames tensionsDonald Trump authorises release of document alleging bias in Russia investigationSat Feb 03 2018 - 01:10
What if the Monica Lewinsky scandal had happened in the #MeToo era?America Letter: Fox News hammers Bill Clinton in ‘Scandalous’. But he might deserve itSat Feb 03 2018 - 01:00
White House releases controversial memo about FBITrump claims bureau is politicised and biased against him in Russia investigationFri Feb 02 2018 - 19:53
Trump set to permit release of memo at centre of stand-off with FBIDocument written by Republicans criticises inquiry into president’s links with RussiaThu Feb 01 2018 - 19:23
Trump pledges to make America great ‘for all Americans’President vows to press ahead with border wall in inaugural State of the Union speechWed Jan 31 2018 - 21:06
US company Vigor to build Ocean Energy wave energy deviceDeal will see buoy designed by Cork-based firm enter US navy service by end of yearWed Jan 31 2018 - 17:54
Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘never a better time to live the American dream’US president Trump spoke about immigration, North Korea and economic successWed Jan 31 2018 - 07:31
State of the Union address: conventional, safe and moderateDonald Trump became a man reading carefully from a teleprompter rather than the president of the United States of AmericaWed Jan 31 2018 - 06:54
Tensions inflamed as US intelligence committee releases Russia memoRepublican congressman highlights ‘flaws’ in agencies’ election-meddling investigationTue Jan 30 2018 - 20:37
Five things to watch in Trump’s State of the Union addressUS president promises ‘a big speech, an important speech’ to Congress on TuesdayTue Jan 30 2018 - 14:04
Republicans vote to release memo attacking FBI over 2016 electionPresident Donald Trump has five days to decide on the release of the top secret memoTue Jan 30 2018 - 06:48
