US Capitol riot: Tucker Carlson’s alternative narrative provokes outrage - even among RepublicansFox News presenter uses new footage given to him by House speaker to argue January 6th, 2021, saw a largely peaceful gatheringWed Mar 08 2023 - 08:29
Capitol riot: Fox News seeks to portray January 6th as largely peaceful with new footageSecurity tapes are given exclusively to Fox News host Tucker Carlson by new House speaker Kevin McCarthyTue Mar 07 2023 - 06:32
Puerto Rico facing slow recovery after hurricanes, earthquakes and CovidThousands are still dealing with the fallout from a series of natural disasters to befall the island in recent yearsFri Mar 03 2023 - 19:00
Home comforts: Inside the new $60m Irish arts centre in New YorkThe three-storey facility in Manhattan also includes a bar and library, and hosts an education programmeFri Mar 03 2023 - 18:00
Biden welcomes new protocol deal and urges immediate return to StormontUS “stands ready to support the region’s vast potential"Tue Feb 28 2023 - 00:08
Protocol agreement will be ‘uniquely favourable’ to NI, says TaoiseachEU in concessionary mood because of challenges facing Europe including war and energy crisis, claims VaradkarMon Feb 27 2023 - 20:01
After hurricanes, earthquakes, financial crises and mass emigration, Puerto Rico contemplates its futureOptions for US territory in the Caribbean include becoming the 51st state, full independence or securing sovereignty while ceding some powers to WashingtonSat Feb 25 2023 - 10:00
Nearly 160 years after the civil war, ‘divorce’ again proposed between US statesMarjorie Taylor Greene suggests letting ‘red’ and ‘blue’ states live their own way, based on the political views and values of their citizensSat Feb 25 2023 - 01:00
World will be more dangerous for all if Russia is not held accountable, Minister tells UNPeter Burke says a generation of Russian youth has been ‘sacrificed to Putin’s imperialist fantasies’Thu Feb 23 2023 - 17:04
Man charged with murder of Irish-born bishop in Los AngelesAccused is husband of housekeeper of Bishop David O’ConnellWed Feb 22 2023 - 21:54
Investigator tantalises media over Trump’s alleged election interferenceEmily Kohrs tells CNN that ‘I don’t think you will be shocked’ about potential involvement of ‘big name’Wed Feb 22 2023 - 09:35
Murder of Irish bishop in LA: Housekeeper’s husband arrested after police stand-offPolice say witness heard suspect comment about bishop owing him moneyTue Feb 21 2023 - 00:31
Cork-born bishop shot dead in LA was ‘prayerful’ and ‘attentive’ to poorBishop David O’Connell (69) worked with underprivileged communities in LA for decades and was known as ‘a peacemaker’Mon Feb 20 2023 - 09:19
Biden faces challenge as US support for Ukraine increasingly comes under siegePresident’s critics are divided on why they oppose his policies on the war, but polls suggest support among Americans for backing Kyiv is holding upSun Feb 19 2023 - 16:00
American cinemas’ new pricing plans could be the source of high dramaAdditional charges to be levied for more popular seats in the middle of auditoriumFri Feb 17 2023 - 17:00
Georgia jury investigating Trump election antics urges perjury prosecutionsRedacted report notes ‘extensive testimony on the subject of alleged election fraud’ from poll workers, technical experts and state officialsThu Feb 16 2023 - 17:45
US military shoots down ‘car-sized’ object off Alaska coastIncident comes six days after US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloonFri Feb 10 2023 - 20:32
Donor intervention may play key role in deciding US Republican presidential candidate Right-wing billionaire industrialist Charles Koch prepares to weigh in on primary electionsFri Feb 10 2023 - 17:00
Mechanism governing dispatch of Irish troops abroad has to be reviewed, says Micheál MartinTánaiste says he was briefed by US authorities on visit to Washington about Chinese balloonThu Feb 09 2023 - 20:55
Deadline to bring back Stormont powersharing pushed back until 2024 Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations continue, with speculation mounting that a deal could be doneThu Feb 09 2023 - 17:56
Martin welcomes return of Bertie Ahern to Fianna Fáil but says 2025 presidential bid ‘is just speculation’Tánaiste says significant time has passed and cites former taoiseach’s ‘outstanding contribution to peace’Thu Feb 09 2023 - 08:37
Tánaiste strongly criticises British plans for Northern Ireland legacy legislation on Washington visitMinister for Foreign Affairs says UK move would break trust on principles on which peace had been builtWed Feb 08 2023 - 20:33
Biden’s State of the Union address: Five things to knowPresident seemed to draw energy from heckling by some Republicans in his State of the Union address to US CongressWed Feb 08 2023 - 10:03
Balloon affair: US-China relations thrown off course by suspected spy missionUS fighter aircraft shoots craft down over Atlantic, but Republicans accuse Biden of weak response to incursionSun Feb 05 2023 - 09:15
US shoots down Chinese balloon over Atlantic OceanUS military forces in place to retrieve parts of the balloon structure that survive fall into the seaSat Feb 04 2023 - 21:06
Is the $1 trillion coin a gimmick or could the concept save the US from a debt default crisis? Old idea of minting special platinum coin to fund the government has been re-floated, but critics remain highly scepticalFri Feb 03 2023 - 21:59
Blinken China visit postponed over surveillance balloon in US skiesStatement from China’s minister for foreign affairs says the airship was was blown off courseFri Feb 03 2023 - 18:38
EU looks to US with goal of depriving China of most advanced technologiesCommissioner speaks in Washington of ‘dependencies’ and supply chains as ‘geopolitical instruments’Thu Feb 02 2023 - 16:59
Significant breakthroughs unlikely as Blinken visits BeijingTalks come as some senior US military figures predict war within the next two yearsThu Feb 02 2023 - 13:00
New talks process likely to try reach deal on US debt limit but clock is tickingFears US government could run out of money to pay its bills later in the year if no agreement reached to permit additional borrowingThu Feb 02 2023 - 06:44
No classified documents found in FBI search of Biden holiday home Search was performed with the co-operation of the US president and his legal teamWed Feb 01 2023 - 19:02
Tyre Nichols killing: Anger and outrage leads to calls for policing reform in USBiden and Trump criticise attack by police officers on 29-year-old motorist which is set out in horrific video footage released at the weekendSun Jan 29 2023 - 11:03
‘Some classified documents are a matter of life and death’Calls to review US system of dealing with secret material in aftermath of recent revelationsSat Jan 28 2023 - 11:00
Tyre Nichols: As video released of motorist’s beating to death, more protests over police brutality likelyMemphis police chief warned on Friday that the video of officers beating Mr Nichols was ‘perhaps worse’ than Rodney King footageSat Jan 28 2023 - 09:45
US debates calling time on career politicians America Letter: Limiting the time politicians can serve in Congress would require a change to constitutionFri Jan 27 2023 - 19:00
UK considering further changes to planned Northern Ireland legacy BillHeaton-Harris meets group of US congressmen opposed to controversial legislation in Washington DCThu Jan 26 2023 - 06:50
Discovery of classified documents in Pence’s home raises questions over US controls for securing secret files Latest revelations may ease pressure on Biden and Trump who also face investigations into how they handled such materialWed Jan 25 2023 - 06:21
Biden announces new measures to protect access to medical abortionUS president says he will continue to defend women’s right to choose on 50th anniversary of original Roe v Wade court rulingSun Jan 22 2023 - 18:00
‘Double standards’ claim as Trump house raided, while Biden’s is searched by appointmentFirst time in living memory home of a sitting president has been searched by FBISun Jan 22 2023 - 09:36
‘What America’s women lost’: Reproductive health and contraception at risk post-RoeWomen ‘being put in dangerous situations with heartbreaking results’ since US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022Sun Jan 22 2023 - 06:00
US politicians urge Sunak to drop planned Northern Ireland legacy legislation Group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress claim proposed Bill would ‘deny justice to thousands of families’Sat Jan 21 2023 - 00:02
Who is George Santos? Focus intensifies on US congressman with mysterious backstoryMany of the New Yorker’s pronouncements have proven to be false, including his CV and claims his family fled the HolocaustFri Jan 20 2023 - 15:16
Fears of US default grow as politicians squabble over raising the debt ceilingExisting borrowing limits to be reached this week but ‘extraordinary measures’ will hold back the crisis until late summerFri Jan 20 2023 - 05:00
US Republican politician arrested after shootings at Democrats’ homesSolomon Peña was defeated in New Mexico state election in November and complained result was riggedWed Jan 18 2023 - 11:41
America Letter: Gas stove warning cooks up a political stormControversy proves that in an era of hyper-partisanship virtually any issue can be weaponisedFri Jan 13 2023 - 17:00
Divided Republicans could struggle to pass much law despite House majorityThe farce that preceded the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker has laid bare the turmoil within the GOPFri Jan 13 2023 - 16:00
Confidential files: Biden and Trump cases differ, but public may not see it that wayBiden administration is facing a serious political problem at a time when the the wind seemed to be at its backFri Jan 13 2023 - 08:11
Classified US government documents found at Biden homeDiscovery comes days after White House confirmed other documents found at former office of presidentThu Jan 12 2023 - 18:46
Kevin McCarthy finally elected speaker but divisions in Republican Party on full displayDramatic and chaotic scenes on the floor of the US House of Representatives as speaker elected after 15 separate votesSat Jan 07 2023 - 09:14
Washington authorities move to make city bus services free of chargeApart from commercial rewards or loyalty programmes, few goods and services are provided for nothing in the USFri Jan 06 2023 - 16:09
