Keith Byrne reunited with family after release from US prisonCourt order states Cork man, who faces deportation, has temporary release for 30 daysThu Jul 25 2019 - 13:24
Democrats find cold comfort in Robert Mueller’s testimonyEx-special counsel did not exonerate Donald Trump but stuck to report’s findingsWed Jul 24 2019 - 22:18
Robert Mueller before Congress: The five issues he will faceFormer FBI director faces questions on report into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential electionWed Jul 24 2019 - 09:22
Robert Mueller’s appearances before Congress: What can we expect?Special counsel’s testimony will impact on Democrats' decision on impeaching TrumpWed Jul 24 2019 - 01:00
Iranian reports of breaking up US spy ring ‘totally false’, says TrumpUK foreign secretary Hunt calls seizure of Stena Impero tanker an ‘act of state piracy’Tue Jul 23 2019 - 10:03
For this US president, the race card is his trump cardDonald Trump’s racist tweets are carefully calculated to sow division among his opponentsSat Jul 20 2019 - 06:00
Trump’s divisiveness has reached biblical proportionsAmerica Letter: A Sunday service in Washington offers food for thought on life in the USSat Jul 20 2019 - 01:00
Trump renews attack on Democratic congresswomanUS president calls Ilhan Omar ‘foul-mouthed’ and says her home state ‘can’t stand her’Fri Jul 19 2019 - 21:44
Keith Byrne signs passport form which could lead to deportationLawyers pursue further legal avenues in last-minute bid to halt deportationFri Jul 19 2019 - 19:39
Trump says he was ‘not happy’ about ‘send her back’ chantsUS president responds to outcry over his campaign rally, as Ilhan Omar calls him a ‘fascist’Thu Jul 18 2019 - 21:27
Crowd chants 'send her back' as Trump talks about Ilhan OmarAttempt to impeach US president fails as most Democrats vote against motionThu Jul 18 2019 - 09:04
Growing expectation Keith Byrne will be deported from US on FridayUS lawyers representing Irishman make last-ditch plea for leniency to US authoritiesWed Jul 17 2019 - 22:07
House of Representatives condemns Trump over ‘racist’ tweetsJust four Republican party members back Democrats against ‘fear and hatred’ remarksWed Jul 17 2019 - 21:23
Ireland approached to back Mark Carney as next IMF bossAs Christine Lagarde exits, Bank of England governor with Irish passport eyes up postWed Jul 17 2019 - 11:44
US politicians vote to condemn Trump comments as racistTrump told four non-white Congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘crime infested places from which they came’Wed Jul 17 2019 - 07:20
Donald Trump denies he is racist amid ‘go back’ tweets controversyUS president urges Republicans not to vote for resolution to condemn his remarksTue Jul 16 2019 - 21:26
Trump’s tweets about congresswomen draw international condemnationSome Republicans break ranks but president sticks by inflammatory commentsMon Jul 15 2019 - 21:45
Donald Trump renews attack on leftwing congresswomenTheresa May condemns ‘unacceptable language’ used by US president in weekend tweetsMon Jul 15 2019 - 13:29
Undocumented immigrants in US on high alert as officials begin sweepTrump says four US congresswomen should ‘go back’ to the ‘places from which they came’Mon Jul 15 2019 - 08:12
Trump shows support for Pelosi as rift with Ocasio-Cortez deepensSpat started when Pelosi seemed to criticise four new congresswomen in an interviewSun Jul 14 2019 - 19:37
Darroch affair a reminder that Trump’s genius is not always stableAmerica Letter: He scored a victory with Darroch but on other matters this lack of strategic thinking can be damagingFri Jul 12 2019 - 20:00
Fears among Irish in US as raids on undocumented to take placeAbout 2,000 families expected to be targeted in 10 cities as Donald Trump confirms raids from SundayFri Jul 12 2019 - 19:00
Trump’s labour secretary quits over Epstein sex crimes scandalAlexander Acosta criticised for role in prosecution of disgraced financier in 2008Fri Jul 12 2019 - 15:35
Democrats subpoena 12 as Trump ramps up immigration crackdownUS wrap: Robert Mueller to deliver testimony to judiciary and intelligence committeesFri Jul 12 2019 - 01:00
Acosta faces calls for resignation over Jeffrey Epstein plea dealUS Wrap: Trump appointee under pressure as Epstein faces fresh underage sex chargesThu Jul 11 2019 - 01:00
‘Pompous fool’ – Trump ratchets up row with UK ambassadorBritish foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt accuses US president of ‘disrespect’Tue Jul 09 2019 - 20:39
Emboldened Trump has eye on change in Downing StreetAnalysis: ‘Special relationship’ will survive US president’s extraordinary attack on UK ambassadorTue Jul 09 2019 - 18:24
US vice-president Mike Pence to visit Ireland in SeptemberEvangelical Christian, whose grandfather emigrated from Sligo, is expected in SeptemberThu Jul 04 2019 - 20:15
Stonewall riots key step on road to equal rightsAmerica Letter: Events of 50 years ago paved way for marriage equality decades laterSat Jun 29 2019 - 01:00
Democratic debate: Harris the star as Biden takes bruisingAtmosphere highly charged at second debate with Bernie Sanders failing to make any impactFri Jun 28 2019 - 11:39
Slipping Latino vote in Florida requires strategic rethink for DemocratsRepublicans woo Hispanic migrants opposed to socialism of their countries of originThu Jun 27 2019 - 21:02
Immigration top issue in Democrats’ first presidential debateRace to become Democratic candidate to take on Trump in 2020 begins in earnestThu Jun 27 2019 - 07:20
Suzanne Lynch at US detention centre: ‘It’s beyond belief that this is our country’Child detention camps under spotlight as US immigration system reaches crisis pointThu Jun 27 2019 - 01:00
Congress to vote for $4.5bn in extra funds for US migrant crisisCrisis deepens over conditions at detention centres holding childrenWed Jun 26 2019 - 23:24
‘Shut it down!’ Florida’s biggest migrant detention facility at centre of stormHarrowing deaths push migration question back to top of political agenda in USWed Jun 26 2019 - 21:23
Robert Mueller to testify before US Congress on investigation findingsDonald Trump hits out, falsely accusing the Special Counsel of destroying text messagesWed Jun 26 2019 - 06:43
Democrats take first steps on road to 2020 presidential electionPolls frontrunner Joe Biden has most to lose going into primary debatesWed Jun 26 2019 - 05:00
Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ if Iran attacks ‘anything American’US president insists he does not ‘need exit strategies’ when asked about risk of Iran warTue Jun 25 2019 - 22:33
Iran a source of ‘belligerence and aggression in Middle East’ – BoltonUS national security adviser says all options on table if Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limitTue Jun 25 2019 - 21:16
Democratic presidential hopefuls gather for first campaign debatesAmong the 10 taking to the stage on Wednesday, Elizabeth Warren is seen as the frontrunnerTue Jun 25 2019 - 20:59
Trump unveils ‘hard-hitting’ sanctions against Iran’s supreme leaderMove will deny access to ‘key financial resources’ for eight senior figuresMon Jun 24 2019 - 21:58
US delegation to visit Belfast with peace process on agendaHelsinki Commission three-day trip also linked to social issues in Northern IrelandMon Jun 24 2019 - 02:33
US to impose new sanctions on Iran as early as MondaySecurity adviser Bolton says Iran should not ‘mistake US discretion for weakness’Sun Jun 23 2019 - 16:05
‘Make Iran great again’: Trump defends decision to cancel air strikeUS president says he will be ‘best friend’ to Iran if nuclear weapon is not developedSat Jun 22 2019 - 17:32
Thirty years after false convictions, Netflix show creates wavesAmerica Letter: Central Park Five drama reminds of Trump’s call for death penaltySat Jun 22 2019 - 01:00
Trump may have backed himself into a corner over IranUS president’s ambiguous response to latest provocation is in keeping with his incoherent policy on IranFri Jun 21 2019 - 19:30
Trump says US was ‘cocked and loaded’ for Iran air strikeUS president says dawn strike was cancelled after he was told 150 people would be killedFri Jun 21 2019 - 14:37
Iran’s attack on US drone was ‘big mistake’, says TrumpPresident condemns downing of aircraft but says it may not have been intentionalThu Jun 20 2019 - 20:01
US Senate to vote on doubling funding to Northern Ireland bodyBid to increase funding to International Fund for Ireland passes House of RepresentativesWed Jun 19 2019 - 22:52
Trump rolls back signature Obama-era climate change policyNew rule allows states to set emissions and undoes former president’s Clean Power PlanWed Jun 19 2019 - 21:39
