Trump ‘detached from reality’ as he pursued claims of stolen election, says Bill BarrFormer attorney general describes ex-president’s claims of fraud as ‘bulls**t’, ‘nonsense’ and ‘crazy stuff’Mon Jun 13 2022 - 20:08
Biden urges UK and EU to negotiate over Northen Ireland protocolJohnson’s Washington envoy on protocol says UK signed up to deal ‘in theory’ but now had real-world experienceMon Jun 13 2022 - 19:59
Troubles amnesty: Oireachtas committee chairman would back legal action against UKFergus O’Dowd says it is a matter for the committee as a whole to decide on such a recommendationMon Jun 13 2022 - 01:01
Forces behind US Capitol riots ‘remain at work today’, Biden saysCongressional committee says evidence will say former president suggested vice president Pence ‘deserved’ to be hanged,Sat Jun 11 2022 - 09:01
Texas shooting reopens debate on whether graphic images can change minds on gun controlActor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey tells White House of young girl identified by her green Converse shoesFri Jun 10 2022 - 20:00
Committee suggests Trump knew he lost election but devised stolen-election lie to stay in powerPublic hearing told of multi-pronged conspiracy aimed at overturning presidential election resultFri Jun 10 2022 - 09:34
‘He told my teacher goodnight and shot her in the head’: Girl tells US Congress of Uvalde school shootingParents of victims urge politicians to change gun laws following attack in which 21 killedWed Jun 08 2022 - 18:35
January 6th hearings promise revelations about attack on US CapitolCommittee will address whether there was an orchestrated attempt to frustrate the transfer of power following the electionWed Jun 08 2022 - 16:00
Voters in San Francisco oust progressive district attorney in recall electionLos Angeles contest for mayor to go to run-off in NovemberWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:57
Perception vs reality: How Ireland is marketed to tourists abroadWe focus on 'rip off' culture and queues at Dublin Airport, but foreign visitors are focused on other things, for now...Sat Jun 04 2022 - 06:00
Former Trump aide appears in US court on contempt chargesPeter Navarro charged over not co-operating with US Capitol attacks investigationFri Jun 03 2022 - 22:00
Trump’s influence on Republican Party faces new test in ArizonaAmerica Letter: Debate over 2020 election result likely to be centre stage in primary contestFri Jun 03 2022 - 19:39
Teacher falsely accused of leaving Uvalde school door open considers legal actionBiden urged US Congress to ban assault weapons after years of ‘carnage’Fri Jun 03 2022 - 18:32
Biden urges ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines to tackle US gun violenceUS president says too many schools and other everyday places had ‘become killing fields’Fri Jun 03 2022 - 06:31
Ukraine seeks UN-backed mission to ship grain from ports blocked by RussiaUS announces further sanctions on oligarchs as Zelenskiy says war driving world to ‘brink of food crisis’Thu Jun 02 2022 - 19:12
Vanishing reservoir lakes herald America’s future water crisisThe American southwest faces potential water and power generation crisis as 20-year megadrought continues at Lake PowellTue May 31 2022 - 18:00
Texas school shooting: US justice department to open investigation into police responseUS president and first lady visit the memorial at Robb Elementary School in UvaldeSun May 29 2022 - 20:38
Trigger-happy nation: Guns deeply embedded in US cultureMartin US Letter from Texas or ArizonaSat May 28 2022 - 05:00
Donald Trump strongly defends gun rights at NRA conferenceFormer president calls for improved school security and drastic changes in mental health servicesSat May 28 2022 - 00:35
Grieving families pay tribute in Texas as questions grow around police responseA memorial of bouquets surround a series of simple white crosses that stand under a tree outside the schoolThu May 26 2022 - 21:53
‘She wanted to be an artist’: Texas mourns for dead schoolchildrenHundreds of locals attend vigil in memory those killed in attack on primary schoolThu May 26 2022 - 07:46
Texas gunman warned on social media he would carry out school shootingGovernor blames mental health challenges rather than easy access to weaponsWed May 25 2022 - 22:18
Texas shooting: Biden offers comfort but far-reaching gun reforms unlikelyThe reality is the US president does not have the votes in congress to have any far-reaching weapon controls enactedWed May 25 2022 - 15:11
Trump experiences major setback as favoured candidate crushed in Georgia primary US election Kemp decisively defeats Perdue in contest for Republican nomination for governorWed May 25 2022 - 10:17
Chicago clamps down on unaccompanied teens in tourist areasAmerica Letter: Move comes on foot of violence and ‘scenes of chaos’ in recent weeksSat May 21 2022 - 05:00
Oklahoma legislature passes near total ban on abortionBill would enable citizens to sue anyone who ‘aids or abets’ a woman to end a pregnancyFri May 20 2022 - 13:52
As 10 are massacred in Buffalo and 21 are shot in Wisconsin . . . a 16-year-old boy dies in ChicagoAfter another weekend of mass shootings in the US, doing nothing is not an optionFri May 20 2022 - 09:20
Irish Catholic body in US moves to open doors to women after nearly 200 yearsAncient Order of Hibernians plans led to rift with leadership of parallel women’s organisationWed May 18 2022 - 20:05
Trump-backed doctor in cliffhanger race for Pennsylvania senate nominationControversial congressman Madison Cawthorn defeated in primary electionWed May 18 2022 - 06:54
Biden tells Buffalo shooting mourners: ‘Evil will not win’White supremacy ‘a poison’, US president says following racially-motivated massacreTue May 17 2022 - 06:47
Buffalo shooting: Police believe suspect planned further attacksKilling of 10 at New York supermarket being treated as racially motivated hate crimeMon May 16 2022 - 20:04
Police investigate link to Buffalo killings and white supremacy conspiracy theories180-page document posted online outlined gunman’s plan to attack a black districtSun May 15 2022 - 10:07
Teenager who shot 10 people dead in Buffalo was mentally evaluated a year agoSuspect (18) surrendered to police after act of ‘racially motivated violent extremism’Sun May 15 2022 - 07:46
David Frost does Britain no favours in its US charm offensive on BrexitUK government has been lobbying intensively in Washington with little to show for itSat May 14 2022 - 00:41
US businesses taking liberties with new post-pandemic feesAmerica Letter: In addition to rising room rates, hotels have been adding hidden extrasFri May 13 2022 - 19:00
US to record 1m Covid deaths as concerns grow over pandemic fundingBiden to seek to re-intensify global vaccination programme at summitThu May 12 2022 - 01:00
US politicians warn British overriding protocol would threaten Belfast accordUS on verge of sending envoy to Northern Ireland, letter to UK foreign secretary suggestsWed May 11 2022 - 06:48
Ukrainian troops retaking territory in east as Russian forces focus on DonbasUS warns Moscow preparing for ‘prolonged conflict’ with western-allied neighbourTue May 10 2022 - 21:26
US turns to Cootehill for emergency supplies of infant formulaAbbott flying milk powder to US daily from Ireland after product recall and FDA inquiryTue May 10 2022 - 20:19
Biden worried Putin has no way out of Ukraine warUS president says Russian leader believed he could break up Nato and EUTue May 10 2022 - 06:28
Putin defends ‘pre-emptive’ invasion of Ukraine on second World War Victory DayRussian president claims invasion of Ukraine safeguarding motherland from the hostile WestMon May 09 2022 - 21:41
London must attend to protocol issues, Brandon Lewis saysUS urges North’s political leaders to re-establish power-sharing executiveMon May 09 2022 - 00:01
Roe v Wade: Is the US on the cusp of overturning abortion rights?A court decision this summer will determine whether the landmark ruling is struck downSat May 07 2022 - 06:00
G7 and Ukraine to hold talks as EU seeks accord on new Russia sanctionsKyiv and allies to discuss war effort as Kremlin prepares Red Square military paradeFri May 06 2022 - 20:34
Going to Saturday evening Mass with the US presidentAmerica Letter: Catholicism is important to Biden but abortion stance riles conservativesFri May 06 2022 - 19:00
US provided intelligence that helped Ukraine attack Russian flagship – reportsMoskva sank last month after attack by Ukrainian missilesFri May 06 2022 - 06:29
Trump’s preferred candidate comes from behind to win primary in OhioAnalysis: Result for JD Vance suggests Trump still has power to sway supportersWed May 04 2022 - 06:37
Biden warns draft abortion ruling could undermine other rightsUS president says same-sex marriage and birth control could also be threatenedTue May 03 2022 - 22:06
Biden urges Americans to elect more pro-choice politicians to CongressPresident says Roe v Wade ruling should be upheld as right to choose abortion is ‘fundamental’Tue May 03 2022 - 21:23
