How would a Biden presidency affect Ireland – and the world?Hopes of a return to international co-operation under Biden may be prematureFri Oct 23 2020 - 20:00
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Did Trump or Biden change any minds?Head-to-head debate between the two presidential candidates a very different affair this timeFri Oct 23 2020 - 07:05
US presidential debate: who won, was it any good, were there any surprises?Six Irish Times journalists and commentators assess the Trump-Biden face-off in NashvilleFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:28
US election: Democrats target a major Senate upset in South CarolinaRepublican veteran Lindsey Graham faces an unexpectedly strong challenge for his seatFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:00
Amy Coney Barrett nears US supreme court after committee approvalDemocrats boycott vote and place posters on seats to protest potential healthcare changesThu Oct 22 2020 - 19:05
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Trump ready to go on the attack over Biden's son in final debateTrump and Biden prepare for final presidential debate face-off 12 days outThu Oct 22 2020 - 07:21
US election: Trump voters energised in North Carolina but state is on a knife-edgeOnce a stronghold of southern conservatism, North Carolina is now a swing stateThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00
Trump and Biden to face off in final debate on Thursday nightPresident hits out at moderator ahead of debate in NashvilleWed Oct 21 2020 - 20:50
Biden ‘inherited Irish immigrant spirit’, US campaign event toldOpposition to hard Brexit voiced at ‘Irish Americans for Biden’ meetingWed Oct 21 2020 - 08:34
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Trump ‘walks out’ of TV interview at White HousePresident castigates ‘liberal wealthy hypocrites’ at Pennsylvania rallyWed Oct 21 2020 - 06:37
'It’s his dishonesty, lack of character, his deceit' - ex-CIA chief excoriates TrumpJohn Brennan has become one of most vocal critics of the US president’s administrationWed Oct 21 2020 - 01:00
US election: Candidates neck-and-neck in Georgia, poll showsDemocrats hope for swing against Trump to turn state blue amid record early votingTue Oct 20 2020 - 21:45
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: With two weeks to go, Trump is faced with a dilemmaDebate commission announces moderator of Thursday night’s event may mute microphonesTue Oct 20 2020 - 06:59
Trump says public sick of coronavirus ‘idiots’ like FauciPresident criticises immunologist in call with staff and complains about focus on virusMon Oct 19 2020 - 22:14
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: With 15 days to go, Trump faces an uphill battle for victoryUS president holds rallies in defiance of state and federal coronavirus guidelinesMon Oct 19 2020 - 06:59
Joe Biden urges Americans to vote early as campaign enters final two weeksDemocratic presidential candidate visits North Carolina amid complacency concernsSun Oct 18 2020 - 21:48
Michigan’s governor blasts president’s call for state to open upTrump says Republicans are leading, but polls show otherwise as Covid cases spikeSun Oct 18 2020 - 19:15
Biden warns US-UK trade deal will not happen if Belfast Agreement underminedPresidential candidate pledges support for Irish in America in campaign memoSun Oct 18 2020 - 15:29
Trump predicts ‘red wave’ at mid-west rallies as polls show Biden aheadUS president holds rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin despite spike in Covid-19 casesSun Oct 18 2020 - 08:20
Four more Trump years? It could all come down to the fight for FloridaJoe Biden leads the election polls nationally, but in Florida the race is razor-tightSat Oct 17 2020 - 05:00
US election: The swing states that will decide the race to the White HousePolls suggest that Joe Biden is on track but many are wary after 2016’s shock resultSat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00
Trump tries to woo ‘American seniors’ as backing by demographic fallsPresident fails to condemn conspiracy theory group on TV as Biden gets more viewsFri Oct 16 2020 - 20:24
Healthcare part of US election dominated by TrumpAmerica Letter: Reshaping judiciary one of few promises kept by incumbent presidentFri Oct 16 2020 - 20:00
Covid-19: Thanksgiving family gatherings a risk, warns FauciThird wave fears grow as US case total passes eight million and Trump plans more ralliesFri Oct 16 2020 - 19:32
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Greetings from Florida, one of the most closely watched racesPresident refuses to denounce far-right conspiracy movement QAnon during combative broadcastFri Oct 16 2020 - 09:34
US Senate to vote on Amy Coney Barrett nomination next weekSupreme court appointment now almost certain for Trump nomineeFri Oct 16 2020 - 00:00
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Voters queue up amid worrying sign for Trump in key stateNew poll puts Joe Biden seven points ahead of Donald Trump in GeorgiaThu Oct 15 2020 - 08:50
US election highlights divisions within Native American Navajo NationCommunity has been hit hard by Covid-19 pandemic as its leaders choose political sidesThu Oct 15 2020 - 01:00
Trump and Biden to hold competing prime-time TV ‘town halls’Still unclear if final scheduled presidential debate will go ahead next weekWed Oct 14 2020 - 21:10
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Trump returns to 2016 playbook in PennsylvaniaPresident tells crowd he is not a Washington politician as election day loomsWed Oct 14 2020 - 06:39
Trump talks of ‘American dream’ as rallies persist amid criticism‘I’ll kiss the guys and beautiful women . . . a big fat kiss,’ says recently Covid-ill presidentTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:30
Barrett tells senators her Catholic faith will not influence her court rulingsQuestions on abortion, gun law and healthcare put to supreme court nomineeTue Oct 13 2020 - 20:21
Donald Trump rally: ‘I’ll just give you all a big fat kiss’Dr Anthony Fauci says president is ‘asking for trouble’ with Florida campaign eventTue Oct 13 2020 - 07:05
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Defiant Trump resumes campaigning in FloridaAnthony Fauci warns US president is ‘asking for trouble’ by holding large ralliesTue Oct 13 2020 - 06:52
Trump plans hectic campaign in run-up to election dayUS president to hold multiple events as polls show him still trailing Democratic opponentTue Oct 13 2020 - 01:00
Biden tears into Trump’s coronavirus record and makes play for OhioPolitically important state has leaned Republican lately but Biden holds slender leadMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:00
Trump’s nominee promises to uphold supreme court independenceIt’s ‘bigotry’ to say someone is too Catholic to be on bench, Amy Coney Barrett hearing toldMon Oct 12 2020 - 20:43
US election: Democrats’ hopes rising in Arizona as Trump supporters’ faith ebbsAs the election enters its final stages, party targeting a seismic win in a once-staunchly Republican stateMon Oct 12 2020 - 19:15
Suzanne Lynch's US Election Diary: Trump picks fight with Fauci as he returns to campaign trailConfirmation hearing for supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to begin in US Senate this afternoonMon Oct 12 2020 - 07:45
‘Covid-immune’ Donald Trump to hit campaign trail in FloridaUS president declares he ‘passed highest test’ and attacks Biden from White House balconySun Oct 11 2020 - 19:52
Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing to begin in US SenateJudiciary committee will hold four days of hearings set to involve ethical clashSun Oct 11 2020 - 19:32
Trump holds first campaign-rally style event since Covid-19 diagnosisUS president spoke from White House balcony to a crowd below chanting ‘USA, USA’Sat Oct 10 2020 - 20:55
Republicans confident they can withstand Democratic surge in TexasShifting demographics and growing anti-Trump factor have spurred Democrats’ hopesSat Oct 10 2020 - 05:01
Trump set to make first public appearance since Covid-19 diagnosisSecond debate with Biden cancelled, as president considers balcony speechSat Oct 10 2020 - 00:07
Trump’s handling of his illness only deepens his electoral troubleAmerica Letter: As election day approaches, this president needs all the help he can getFri Oct 09 2020 - 20:00
Six charged in plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen WhitmerRight-wing militia linked to plot to target governor in her second home, says FBIThu Oct 08 2020 - 21:09
US election: Trump refuses to participate in second debatePresident says he will shun virtual-only event as Biden campaign rejects timetable changeThu Oct 08 2020 - 20:54
Harris v Pence debate lacked fireworks, but that’s probably a good thingUS vice-presidential debate: On coronavirus record, Pence tries to defend the indefensibleThu Oct 08 2020 - 08:04
Trump speech writer latest inner circle member to test positive for Covid-19Stephen Miller diagnosed as doctors treating US president give upbeat assessment of conditionWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:08
Trump continues to play down Covid infection and commits to second debateUS president doing ‘extremely well’, says doctor, after dramatic return to White HouseTue Oct 06 2020 - 21:43
