America Letter: Nearly half a century after Roe v Wade ruling, Bills are limiting access

President’s criticism of judge who ruled against immigration order leads to intervention

As the US supreme court turns inward, the rest of the world is in turn paying less attention to it

America Letter: Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford testimonies an ugly mirror of torn culture

America Letter: 85-year-old Ruth Baden Ginsburg has vowed to remain on the bench for another five years to the delight of her fans

US president’s second nominee to the court could buffer him from impeachment

Trump interviews four federal appeals court judges to replace retiring Anthony Kennedy

President’s appointments of conservative judges across the board could be biggest legacy

America Letter: Surprise at Joe Crowley’s defeat signals Democrat distance from voters

Departure of moderate judge paves way for US president to appoint more conservative replacement

Elevation of Donald Trump’s nominee restores court’s conservative majority

Appointment after fractious partisan battle restores 5-4 conservative majority to court

US secretary of state: Washington mulling ‘appropriate response’ after chemical attack

Trump’s supreme court pick set to be confirmed after Democratic filibuster overturned

Move to change rules, from 60-40 majority to simple majority, could now be invoked

Supreme Court nominee grilled by senators about views on abortion, guns and torture

Oral arguments to be heard on Tuesday in a battle that may go to supreme court

Kerry and Albright join business leaders criticising curbs on some foreigners

US president faces showdown with Democrats over appointment

‘Judge Gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline’

US preclearance; Trump’s latest selection; reviving Dublin; Waterford Hospital; Apple

Party could employ same tactics Republicans used to block Barack Obama’s pick for court

Democrats vow to resist US president’s conservative reshaping of the federal judiciary

Tens of thousands turn out for event on the National Mall in Washington DC

US president has moved at breakneck speed with orders to fulfil his big campaign pledges

New president intends to sign a raft of executive orders undoing Obama policies

It is no accident that it is non-whites who are disproportionately underrepresented

By reshaping the electoral landscape, Donald Trump has also refashioned his party

The president-elect pledged to build a wall on the border with Mexico and ban Muslims from entering the US, among other vote-winning commitments. Now he has the backing of a Republican Congress, will the policies become reality?

Robust democratic process underlines people’s will is still sovereign in the US

Tougher immigration law, more jobs, ending corruption and Mexican wall ‘not optional’

President says he will work with Republican’s team to smooth transition

Safety, gay and immigration rights, and corporation tax under a Trump administration are some of the concerns among Americans-in-Ireland and Irish-in-America

Party now able to fill vacancy on supreme court vacant since death of Antonin Scalia

Ruth Bader Ginsburg criticised by New York Times and Washington Post over remarks

Court’s 5-3 ruling will block other states from introducing similar restrictions on abortion

Senator Billy Lawless says thousands pinned hopes on Obama’s immigration reform plan

Charlie Flanagan disappointed at failure of move which may have helped Irish undocumented

US president finds a welcome modern application for 1916 Proclamation

The nomination of moderate Merrick Garland for Supreme Court is a shrewd move