Appointment of first black woman to US supreme court moves step closer
Final vote on confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson expected later this week
Judge Jackson pledges to be neutral if she secures US supreme court role
Ketanji Brown Jackson would become first black woman to serve on court if ratified
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s US supreme court confirmation hearings to begin
Nominee could become first black woman in court’s history but process may be contentious
Pat Leahy: Reflections on the Taoiseach’s Covid-hit week in Washington
No Oval Office meeting, but Martin used trip to clearly position Ireland with the West
US senators relaunch move to secure thousands of visas for Irish people
Democrat and Republican politicians put forward Bill to revive E3 visa scheme
Brown Jackson emerges as frontrunner for vacant US supreme court seat
If appointed, she would be first black woman to sit on country’s most powerful bench
White House to ‘develop options’ to hold Belarus to account after flight diversion
Biden condemns arrest of journalist Raman Protasevich in ‘strongest possible terms’
FBI chief defends agency’s handling of Capitol riots
Bureau ‘alerted law enforcement personnel’ of potential hazards on eve of demonstration
Democrats push for stimulus deal before Trump impeachment trial
Republican senator says deal possible if Democrats drop bid to raise minimum wage
Barrett tells senators her Catholic faith will not influence her court rulings
Questions on abortion, gun law and healthcare put to supreme court nominee
FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh nears completion
US Senate expected to receive report by early on Thursday to review
‘Stanford Analytica’, Russian sanctions and scenic airport landings
Planet Business: A week of more Brexit ‘b******s’ enlivened by Zuck’s trip to Capitol Hill
Zuckerberg remains serial apologist for privacy mishaps
Facebook chief responds to US legislators with mixture of half-truths and mistruths
Facebook shares surge as US senators question Zuckerberg
Social media giant’s chief denies Facebook ‘wilfully blind’ to abuse
Hopes for US migrant deal fade after Trump ‘s***hole’ controversy
Daca scheme for undocumented migrants ‘probably dead’, US president tweets
Outrage over ‘s***hole countries’ remark despite Trump denial
UN describes alleged comments as racist, African Union ‘frankly alarmed’
Trump’s hardline demands temper hopes of immigration deal
White House says package tackling fate of young immigrants needs to include border wall
Trump denies reaching deal with Democrats over ‘Dreamers’
News of deal stuns Washington but president says border security must be part of agreement
Anger among Irish as Trump ends protections for undocumented youth
‘It is back to being nerve-wracking again,’ says Cork father of Irish ‘Dreamer’
Maureen Dowd: Washington hit with pre-traumatic stress disorder
As Trump’s swearing in approaches, finally bipartisan consensus: It’s time to flip out
Miriam Lord: Warm words for Billy Lawless in US Senate
Illinois senator Dick Durbin congratulates Taoiseach’s appointee to Seanad
America at Large: Battle on to rid baseball of tobacco-chewing scourge
American municipalities now starting to outlaw the vile habit from sports venues
Obama’s Havana moment
Weekend Read: The US president’s historic visit to Cuba this week was a victory lap for his doctrine of diplomacy. But it's one of Obama’s few foreign-policy success stories
US speaker of the House defends Irish tax regime
Republican Paul Ryan speaks to ‘Irish Times’ ahead of his first St Patrick’s Day lunch
Sandra Bland funeral service attended by hundreds
Family disputes the reported circumstances of her death in a Texas jail cell
Ending ‘Double Irish’ should be start of tax changes - US lawmaker
Closing loophole was ‘more than overdue,’ says outspoken critic of US tax avoidance Sandy Levin
More back-slapping than back-stabbing at start of new US Congress
Biden takes selfies with teens while Boehner forces smiles with Republican rebels
Washington memorial – A shutdown battleground
Democrat and Republicans try to to deflect blame for the shutdown
Gilmore pushes for US immigration reform at ‘critical’ time
Tanaiste meets House Republicans to raise plight of 50,000 undocumented Irish
Gilmore in US to lobby for immigration support
New immigration bill would put estimated 50,000 ‘undocumented’ Irish, on the path to citizenship
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