US politicians urge Biden to appoint Northern Ireland envoyBipartisan group of US Congress writes to president amid concerns over peace dealThu May 13 2021 - 17:32
Cheney ousted as Trump’s influence lingers in Republican PartyFormer president welcomes removal of ‘horrible human being’ from her leadership postThu May 13 2021 - 00:31
Cheney faces ousting as Republicans reject her criticism of TrumpParty stands by former US president as he continues false claims about election he lostTue May 11 2021 - 21:19
Biden pushes for compromise amid hostility to $2.3tn infrastructure planGOP increasingly suspicious of president’s proposal in face of poor employment figuresTue May 11 2021 - 21:18
Biden condemns ransomware attack on US pipeline as criminalDefending strategy, president rejects idea people turning down jobs due to benefitsMon May 10 2021 - 21:37
US jobs numbers deal setback to Biden’s $1.9tn rescue planSecuring support for more spending plans set to be a significant challenge for the presidentSun May 09 2021 - 19:15
Biden reunites separated families but immigration challenges remainVolume of arrivals at US-Mexico border putting extreme pressure on systemSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
US vaccination rollout is stalling due to dwindling demandAmerica Letter: Some states have taken to giving out free beer to encourage people to get their jabFri May 07 2021 - 20:00
Liz Cheney’s leadership position threatened as GOP support drains awayProminent Trump critic looks set to fall prey to party still in thrall to former presidentThu May 06 2021 - 19:15
Facebook retains ban on Donald Trump but signals further reviewFormer US president was denied access to his account after Capitol riots in JanuaryWed May 05 2021 - 19:04
United States urged to appoint special envoy to Northern IrelandCongressional hearing on Belfast Agreement told of issues still facing NorthWed May 05 2021 - 17:50
US sets target of 70% of population having one vaccine shot by July 4thBiden signals plan to vaccinate teenagers and focus on rural areas with mobile clinicsTue May 04 2021 - 20:44
Samantha Power sworn in as head of US international aid agencyFormer ambassador to UN pays tribute to Kamala Harris as she takes oath of officeMon May 03 2021 - 21:40
Facebook decision on current ban on Trump to be announcedFormer US president continues to allege voter fraud in election won by Joe BidenMon May 03 2021 - 19:00
Suzanne Lynch: Biden brings back big government with a bangAn array of new policy initiatives could have profound implications for the US economySat May 01 2021 - 01:00
Florida tightens voting laws and draws Democrat ireRepublican legislature latest to make polls more secure in wake of Trump’s fraud claimsFri Apr 30 2021 - 20:09
Population shifts could have profound affect on US political mapAmerica Letter: Census results shape how electoral college votes are allocated in presidential electionsFri Apr 30 2021 - 20:00
Rudy Giuliani’s apartment searched as part of Ukraine investigationAuthorities examine whether lawyer illegally lobbied Trump administration in 2019Thu Apr 29 2021 - 20:01
Biden unveils $1.8tn plan for family support as he marks 100 days in officeAmerican Families Plan proposes extra state support for childcare and educationThu Apr 29 2021 - 06:36
Trump may be gone, but right-wing fake news still swirlsFalse stories involving Kamala Harris, and Biden’s climate plan, travelled far and wideWed Apr 28 2021 - 18:10
Biden to set out to Congress key achievements of his first 100 days in officePresident also expected to outline second part of his infrastructure plan, and to address foreign policy issuesTue Apr 27 2021 - 20:52
California governor Newsom faces prospect of recall electionState officials receive over 1.6m petition signatures – enough to trigger a new ballotTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:25
US to send up to 60m AstraZeneca vaccine doses abroadExports will not begin immediately as there are ‘zero doses’ available, White House saysMon Apr 26 2021 - 19:49
Signs of hope that Derek Chauvin verdict may help US turn a cornerAmerica Letter: The scale of the challenge to reform the criminal justice system is hugeFri Apr 23 2021 - 20:00
Joe Biden to visit UK in June but ‘no current plans’ for Ireland stopUS president to attend G7 in England and Nato summit in Brussels on first overseas tripFri Apr 23 2021 - 18:30
Mother of Daunte Wright tells funeral ‘he will be so missed’Wright was shot by police officer after he was pulled over in Minneapolis on April 11thThu Apr 22 2021 - 21:32
Joe Biden expected to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocideMove on anniversary of killing of estimated 1.5m civilians indicative of strained Turkey relationsThu Apr 22 2021 - 11:02
Minneapolis police faces government investigationJustice department to determine if pattern of excessive use of force existsWed Apr 21 2021 - 21:38
Chauvin moved to maximum-security prison as he awaits sentencingPolice officer who killed 16-year-old girl in Ohio is put on administrative leaveWed Apr 21 2021 - 21:18
‘A good first step’: Minneapolis wakes to new reality after Chauvin verdictAnxiety and fears subside as people pay their respects at George Floyd murder siteWed Apr 21 2021 - 20:33
Derek Chauvin verdict: What next for policing and race relations in America?With blue wall of silence broken in George Floyd trial, Biden calls for ‘real change’Wed Apr 21 2021 - 19:00
George Floyd murder: Celebrations in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin convictedBiden calls for new legislation on police reform, says verdict is ‘step forward’ for USWed Apr 21 2021 - 06:29
Former police officer Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murderCheers erupt outside courthouse in Minneapolis after verdict in case that gripped nationWed Apr 21 2021 - 00:42
George Floyd killing an act of violence that laid bare America’s racial divideThe African-American man’s death at the knee of Derek Chauvin had a profound impactTue Apr 20 2021 - 22:36
Derek Chauvin murder trial: Jury begins deliberationsEx-police officer could face up to 40 years in jail if convicted of George Floyd murderMon Apr 19 2021 - 22:18
Jury in Chauvin trial told to ‘pack suitcases’ as closing arguments beginVerdict in George Floyd death due this week as protests over Daunte Wright killing continueMon Apr 19 2021 - 01:00
Another black man dead at the hands of police pushes Minneapolis to the brinkThe police killing of Daunte Wright in the city where George Floyd was killed has shocked AmericaSat Apr 17 2021 - 06:00
Biden welcomes Japanese PM as first official foreign visitorChina tops the agenda of bilateral meeting with Yoshihide Suga in WashingtonFri Apr 16 2021 - 23:50
Eight die and several are injured in latest mass shooting in the USGunman opens fire at FedEx centre near Indianapolis airport in IndianaFri Apr 16 2021 - 21:12
Covid stopped my Trim homecoming and spared my mother’s blushesMexico to Meath cunning plan to beat US travel ban fell apart when I got virusFri Apr 16 2021 - 20:00
Police officer in Wright shooting faces court on charges of second-degree manslaughterKimberly Potter (48) shot and killed man after he was pulled over for a traffic offence in MinneapolisThu Apr 15 2021 - 21:50
Police officer who shot Daunte Wright to appear in courtProtests continue in Minneapolis as Kimberly Potter charged with manslaughterThu Apr 15 2021 - 06:40
Daunte Wright death: Police officer charged with second-degree manslaughterProtests continue in Minneapolis after shooting of 20-year-old black manWed Apr 14 2021 - 21:35
Daunte Wright shooting: Protests take place for third night in MinneapolisDecision to charge police officer over fatal shooting could be taken on WednesdayWed Apr 14 2021 - 06:42
Minneapolis police officer who shot Daunte Wright resignsUS Wrap: Father rejects explanation that officer accidentally used gun instead of taserWed Apr 14 2021 - 01:00
Minneapolis bristles with tension once again over police killingViolent scenes all too familiar as protests continue over shooting of Daunte WrightTue Apr 13 2021 - 22:03
Daunte Wright shooting: Clashes with police for second night in MinneapolisOfficers use tear gas and stun guns as protesters throw bricks and water bottlesTue Apr 13 2021 - 06:38
US police officer who killed Daunte Wright may have meant to use taserUS Wrap: Minneapolis braced for more unrest as Derek Chauvin trial continues nearbyTue Apr 13 2021 - 01:00
Buttigieg defends Biden’s multi-trillion infrastructure schemeTransportation secretary supports reversing corporate tax cuts to fund spending packageFri Apr 09 2021 - 22:18
Loyalist paramilitaries deny involvement in street violence and criticise Irish GovernmentAnother night of violence in Northern Ireland sees a further 19 police officers injured and two arrestsFri Apr 09 2021 - 21:19
