Donald Trump’s subdued Memorial Day speech sounded like a denial of realityThe war with Iran and an inflation crisis is turning the ground beneath the US president into quicksandTue May 26 2026 - 07:25
Donald Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ takes over the Federal Reserve. What happens next? Fed faces uncertain future as chairman, known for his backbone rather than economic steerage, steps down Fri May 15 2026 - 05:00
Peanut farmer-intellectual Jimmy Carter was just what Americans needed. They still need his ilkThere is a neat symmetry to Carter’s story and to his hometown’s quietly glowing presence in the USMon May 11 2026 - 06:00
How the once-derided Marco Rubio became Trump’s moonlighting starAs he revels in a multitasking role, the secretary of state has proven to be the president’s slickest advocate - and inspired talk of a future run for the White House’s top job Wed May 06 2026 - 07:25
Fears of a new era of black-voter suppression amid rush to remap US voting districts A supreme court ruling has raised the prospect of a ‘redistricting arms race’ with significant racial gerrymanderingTue May 05 2026 - 07:38
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: Home of Steel Magnolias retains its slow, distinct rhythmNatchitoches was already a perfectly preserved slice of historic Southern Americana. Then Hollywood cameMon May 04 2026 - 06:59
‘We’re taking back what’s ours’: Democrats’ surprise sensation is a fisherman from MaineGraham Platner is channelling economic frustration and hunger for change to become the party’s nominee in a crucial US Senate race Fri May 01 2026 - 06:57
Charles gives slyly provocative speech to Congress amid bipartisan applause and laughterBritish king cites power being subject to checks and balances and delivers pointed remarks on long British-US relationship Wed Apr 29 2026 - 07:19
In the US, Republicans and Democrats battle to redraw voting mapsTo ‘dummymander’ is to change voting districts in a way that inadvertently benefits an opponentTue Apr 28 2026 - 06:37
‘I’ll be there’: Richard Neal, a key ally of Ireland, objected to the last British monarch’s address to Congress — but not this timeCongressman quietly absented himself when a British monarch last addressed Congress. But times have changed – on both sides of the AtlanticTue Apr 28 2026 - 05:47
The Texas town where James Dean struck oil and Trump’s border wall ran into the sandWest Texas is deeply Republican but at Big Bend National Park, Trump’s border wall ran into the sandMon Apr 27 2026 - 09:00
Trump hosts ‘great guy’ Charles amid strain in US-UK relationsThere are British concerns that US president will use the king’s visit to vent his frustrations over Keir Starmer’s stance on Iran warMon Apr 27 2026 - 07:08
Donald Trump briefly felt spiritually close to the mainstream media. Then Elon Musk tweetedHis speech to White House correspondents’ dinner was keenly awaited, but controversy dissolved when gunfire beganMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
‘It’s a dangerous life’: Media-loving Trump reflects on a third assassination attemptAftermath of shooting marks rare moment of mutual understanding between president and mainstream mediaSun Apr 26 2026 - 19:37
Donald Trump’s dinner with the media descends into chaos as gunman storms hotelAt least half a dozen shots were fired inside the Hilton Hotel where US president and first lady were in attendanceSun Apr 26 2026 - 06:33
‘There were signs of low character’: How Tucker Carlson soured on Donald TrumpBroadcaster says sorry for the ‘very small ways’ he helped unleash a political force he now sees as ruinous and volatileFri Apr 24 2026 - 07:17
FBI director Kash Patel defends his behaviour after sensational magazine reportingDirector’s response overshadows announcement of federal fraud charges against civil rights organisation accused of giving money to extreme groups including the Ku Klux KlanWed Apr 22 2026 - 07:19
In Roswell, belief has become an industry In the town forever linked to a crashed object in 1947, the truth is out there – between the myth and merchSun Apr 19 2026 - 07:00
RFK jnr, Donald Trump’s wackiest cabinet member, comes under the microscopeUS health secretary Robert F Kennedy jnr spends an uncomfortable three hours before the Ways and Means Committee on Capitol HillFri Apr 17 2026 - 07:03
No rest for JD Vance as Trump gets cross with the pope againJust back from fruitless negotiations with Iran, the US vice-president found himself having to address a fraught new episode in the uneasy relationship between church and state in AmericaTue Apr 14 2026 - 07:26
Donald Trump orders naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks break downUS president says aim of move is to place chokehold on Tehran’s access to oil revenuesSun Apr 12 2026 - 20:03
How a New Mexico mountain town became home and final resting place of actor Dennis HopperEasy Rider director was so taken with Taos that he became its most notorious resident during the 1970s and its most feted retiree in the last years of his lifeSun Apr 12 2026 - 06:43
Say Nothing author Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘The truth often makes people uncomfortable’The US writer has found that getting answers involves brass neck persistence and blunt rejection, to which he has happily become immuneSun Apr 12 2026 - 06:00
Melania brings Epstein back into focus as Iran war hastens Maga mutiny against Trump The most valuable disseminators of the US president’s message have turned on himSat Apr 11 2026 - 05:47
Karoline Leavitt usually retaliates first, but a tough question made her pause The White House press secretary and JD Vance took questions on the Iran ceasefire while the US president remained elusiveThu Apr 09 2026 - 07:31
In Trump’s America, everyday conversations now would have been unimaginable three years agoIt’s difficult to escape the conclusion that the entire US political class has become slightly unmoored from realityWed Apr 08 2026 - 07:16
Along Route 50, a solitary stand against Trump’s immigration raidOn the wind‑scoured plains of rural Colorado, one student’s weekly protest draws on a local history shaped by hardship, endurance and quiet resistanceSun Apr 05 2026 - 07:00
Trump’s decision to fire devoted Pam Bondi reboots focus on Epstein filesFormer attorney general laughed loudest and defended Trump hardest, but devotion is no protection against sudden exile from his courtFri Apr 03 2026 - 06:42
Trump leaves world no wiser on Iran objectives in 19-minute prime-time address US president’s 19-minute speech contained little new about the Iran war’s likely outcome or how the spiralling global energy crisis will end Thu Apr 02 2026 - 07:21
Trump’s attempt to narrow who qualifies as American strains an already fragile relationship President’s attempt to narrow who qualifies as American tests a 150‑year‑old amendment — and strains an already fragile relationship with the courtWed Apr 01 2026 - 06:00
How a Kansas town still lives with the legacy of In Cold Blood From family lore to local museums, the community that hosted Truman Capote continues to navigate the tension between literary fame and lasting traumaSun Mar 29 2026 - 06:00
JD Vance has had a quiet few months. Now, he’s back in the spotlight US president’s Iran war is straining Republican loyalty, leaving Vance both heir‑apparent and uneasy messenger in a moment of political riskFri Mar 27 2026 - 06:00
Iran, Elvis and crime on minds during Donald Trump’s surreal Graceland tripIn Memphis it was possible to discern the key points that the Trump administration will use in advance of November’s midterm electionsTue Mar 24 2026 - 07:08
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: Kansas City turns a relic of its cattle past into a symbol of renewalA derelict rail bridge over the Missouri is being transformed into a cultural hub, reflecting the wider potential of America’s mid-sized citiesSun Mar 22 2026 - 06:41
Markwayne Mullin: Trump’s new Kristi Noem is a plumber, cowboy and 'Maga warrior'An Oklahoma senator with a penchant for punchy talk is set to become the newest member of Donald Trump’s cabinetFri Mar 20 2026 - 06:53
Tucker Carlson’s interview of former US counterterrorism official adds new dimension for Trump White House accuses its own counterintelligence head of repeating ‘false claim’ aired by DemocratsThu Mar 19 2026 - 07:21
Martin faced a choice in Trump meeting: meek silence, or speak up. He chose the latterDonald Trump complains about the lack of support from Europe for his Iran war, and gives a shout-out to Rory McIlroyWed Mar 18 2026 - 07:27
Facing Donald Trump’s cranky litany of complaints, Micheál Martin had two choicesAt the Oval Office, Micheál Martin drew on his skills of diplomacy to delicately defend Keir Starmer and EuropeTue Mar 17 2026 - 18:41
Micheál Martin, master of platitudes, steps into Trump’s Oval Office bear pitImmigration, tariffs, the Irish-US trade imbalance and State’s reputation as pro-Palestinian could derail diplomatic setpiece Tue Mar 17 2026 - 06:00
A curiously timeless German town on the Missouri weighs its past - and its futureA Rhineland dream transplanted to the Midwest, Hermann offers European architecture, easygoing days and a deep sense of placeSun Mar 15 2026 - 07:00
Trump presses Republicans to radically alter voting rules before midterm electionsIn addition to prosecuting a war, the US president has spent the week demanding swift passage of legislation that could reshape US voting rulesFri Mar 13 2026 - 07:51
A vintage Trump performance in America’s heartland: Electoral fraud, Obama-bashing, ‘Newscum’With an eye on the midterm elections, the US president is trying to convince his voting base – and perhaps himself – that everything is still okayThu Mar 12 2026 - 06:53
The more Donald Trump spoke, the less his Iran plan seemed clearEnigmatic and ambivalent, the US president gave a TV interview in which he offered few clues as to what might happen next with ‘this excursion’ in the Middle EastTue Mar 10 2026 - 07:08
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: In the ruins of coal country, a Virginia town reinvents itselfAbingdon has rebuilt itself through theatre, heritage and a renewed sense of community — a rare bright spot in a battered regionSun Mar 08 2026 - 06:20
Kristi Noem falls from grace after disastrous handling of Trump’s immigration policy Previously the US secretary of homeland security, now she’s the first big Trump cabinet casualtyFri Mar 06 2026 - 07:11
James Talarico wins Democrat race in Texas amid voting chaos and chicanery claimsA change to voting procedures in Democrat Jasmine Crockett’s stronghold led to voter confusion and a court intervention to keep voting stations openWed Mar 04 2026 - 15:59
Iran sends drones and missiles across the Gulf as up to 2,000 Irish seek route homeGovernment working to finalise charter flight from Oman while confusion over Trump’s strategy continuesTue Mar 03 2026 - 23:35
US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the GulfHundreds reportedly killed across region as Donald Trump says military operations could last ‘four to five weeks’Mon Mar 02 2026 - 23:48
Americans left asking ‘what next’ after Trump leads country into warUS president had been warned air raids on Iranian leader unlikely to be successfulMon Mar 02 2026 - 06:00
Trump, the self-declared president of peace, goes to war seeking regime changeIranian-American jubilation at the death of Iran’s brutal supreme leader tempered by uncertainty over the country’s trajectorySun Mar 01 2026 - 07:46
