Trump heading to Texas amid warning of further floodingPresident pledges ‘rapid action’ from Congress over ‘catastrophic’ damage in HoustonTue Aug 29 2017 - 00:32
San Francisco remains liberal sanctuary in divided nationThere is no homogenous Trump voter, despite caricature of supporters as disenfranchisedSat Aug 19 2017 - 02:00
Utah’s Mormons maintain a cautious support for TrumpIn the mainly Republican state, some believe liberalism may finally be gaining a footholdFri Aug 18 2017 - 01:00
Trump casts a shadow for strangers on a Rockies trainUS president dominates conversation on the Amtrak journey despite the dramatic sceneryThu Aug 17 2017 - 01:00
Tension over pipelines simmer in the Nebraska sunFarming and trade major concern in state where one in four is employed in agricultureWed Aug 16 2017 - 01:00
Mexicans who have made homes in Dallas feel migrant unease‘Immigrants make a huge contribution. The economy would collapse without them’Tue Aug 15 2017 - 01:00
Evangelicals in ‘Bible Belt’ solidly behind Donald TrumpFormer governor Bill Clinton is still popular in Arkansas but Hillary never gets a mentionMon Aug 14 2017 - 01:00
Charlottesville violence: Victim of car attack namedImages emerge of man suspected of driving vehicle into protesters in far-right uniformSun Aug 13 2017 - 18:48
Memphis remains divided over legacy of the ConfederacyThe city faces continued conflict over a statue of a civil war general and Ku Klux Klan memberSat Aug 12 2017 - 02:00
Donald Trump renews his attack on North KoreaUS president warns country it should be ‘very, very nervous’ if it harms the USFri Aug 11 2017 - 00:19
History of segregation still evident in Mississippi regionMerger of two schools to promote greater racial mix marks progress from divided pastThu Aug 10 2017 - 01:00
Second half of Trump’s first year likely to be as eventful as firstWith Trump-Russia inquiry continuing, US economy could be thrown by any constitutional crisisWed Aug 09 2017 - 06:36
Trump’s silent majority: ‘Some around here thought his win was a miracle’Republican Party supporters in Alabama pleased with job US president is doingWed Aug 09 2017 - 01:00
Number of illegal Irish in US is overstated, envoy claimsJohn Deasy says the figure for the undocumented is likely to be closer to 10,000Tue Aug 08 2017 - 01:00
Life in a liberal enclave in a conservative US stateMade famous in a song, Chattanooga is described by locals as 'not typical Tennessee'Tue Aug 08 2017 - 01:00
A Trump region’s fight against its opioid epidemicAddiction to legally prescribed pain-relief medication is rife in eastern TennesseeMon Aug 07 2017 - 01:00
‘It’s a pretty scary moment’: Travels in Trump’s AmericaSuzanne Lynch takes the heartbeat of Trump’s US. Part one: North CarolinaSat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00
Trump fires Scaramucci after just 10 days in roleFormer communications director’s arrival led to departures of Spicer and PriebusMon Jul 31 2017 - 22:31
Obamacare and expletives dominate week of US politicsDonald Trump was busy with self-pardoning, health and army ban on transgender peopleSat Jul 29 2017 - 02:00
Relevance of Ireland at issue in US amid echoes of peace processAmerica Letter: Memorial for Martin McGuinness underlines distance travelledSat Jul 29 2017 - 01:00
Trump replaces White House chief of staff Reince PriebusUS president says homeland security secretary John Kelly has been appointed to roleSat Jul 29 2017 - 00:31
Republican party’s promise to repeal and replace Obamacare lies in ruinsJohn McCain splits with most Republican senators and seals the fate of so-called ‘skinny repeal’ billFri Jul 28 2017 - 21:15
Anthony Scaramucci: ‘Reince is a f*****g paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac’Trump’s communications director attacks chief of staff Priebus and senior adviser Bannon in rantFri Jul 28 2017 - 07:00
Defence chiefs up in arms over Trump’s transgender banPentagon says it will continue to employ transgender staff until new rules are issuedThu Jul 27 2017 - 22:24
Threat to exports lifted as US drops key corporate tax proposalPlan would have posed long-term threat to foreign direct investment in IrelandThu Jul 27 2017 - 20:15
Trump bans transgender people from US armyUS president’s decision criticised by John McCain among othersWed Jul 26 2017 - 21:58
Trump bans transgender people from serving in US militaryDecision to reverse key Obama-era policy takes Washington by surpriseWed Jul 26 2017 - 14:46
North should get special EU status, says Gerry AdamsSinn Féin president attends memorial mass for Martin McGuinness in WashingtonWed Jul 26 2017 - 10:51
McCain makes emotional return to US senate for Obamacare voteRepublicans decide to proceed with debate on Bill to repeal Affordable Care ActWed Jul 26 2017 - 10:23
Trump adds to pressure on US attorney general Jeff SessionsPresident renews attack on Sessions for recusing himself from Russia inquiryWed Jul 26 2017 - 07:20
US politicians and Irish-Americans attend Martin McGuinness MassLate Sinn Féin man ‘changed the course of history in Ireland’, says Richard NealTue Jul 25 2017 - 18:57
Jared Kushner denies seeking secret back channel to Russia‘I did not collude with Russians, nor do I know of anyone in the campaign who did’Mon Jul 24 2017 - 22:58
Trump recruits ‘victims of Obamacare’ in latest push to replace lawPresident applies greater pressure on senate Republicans to repeal Affordable Care ActMon Jul 24 2017 - 21:48
Ed Crawford front-runner to be next US ambassador to IrelandChairman of Nasdaq-listed company has worked with Irish community in ClevelandMon Jul 24 2017 - 05:30
Trump advisers seek to play down growing pardon rowLawyer claims move not under discussion following president’s Twitter outburstSun Jul 23 2017 - 21:31
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . the US healthcare debacleDonald Trump’s plan to replace Obamacare is in tatters after Republicans refused to back it in the US SenateSat Jul 22 2017 - 17:00
Spicer leaves post to give successors ‘a clean slate’Former press secretary was critical of president’s choice for communications directorSat Jul 22 2017 - 10:35
‘You don’t retire from being a woman’Ambassador Anne Anderson on her trailblazing career in male-dominated diplomacySat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00
Race, justice and incarceration: is the OJ Simpson story near an end?Simpson’s comment ‘I’m not a guy who lived a criminal life’ was seized upon after hearingSat Jul 22 2017 - 01:00
Spicer resignation comes at end of a tumultuous week for TrumpLatest personnel moves in the communications department may be a reflection of a White House under siegeSat Jul 22 2017 - 00:09
Healthcare fiasco may undermine TrumpPresident shows lack of leadership on issues and appears detached from RepublicansSat Jul 22 2017 - 00:05
OJ Simpson granted parole and will leave prison in OctoberFormer NFL star and actor acquitted of murder but later jailed for robbery, assaultThu Jul 20 2017 - 20:35
Trump’s troubles pile up as he marks sixth month in officeUS Wrap: Dollar slumps as Russian investigation widens and healthcare plan stallsThu Jul 20 2017 - 20:31
Support pours in for John McCain after brain cancer diagnosisVeteran senator says he will be ‘back soon’ as Trump and former presidents wish him wellThu Jul 20 2017 - 18:19
Trump says he should not have picked Sessions as attorney generalPresident says Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from Russia related matters was ‘very unfair ’Thu Jul 20 2017 - 07:36
Donald Trump jnr to testify over Russian-lawyer meetingJared Kushner due to be questioned in private over controversial Trump Tower meetingThu Jul 20 2017 - 07:24
Donald Trump orders senators to skip holiday to replace ObamacareUS president also attends electoral integrity commission as he repeats claim of voter fraudWed Jul 19 2017 - 20:54
Trump and Putin held second, undisclosed meeting at G20 summitHour-long conversation using Moscow-employed translator took place during leaders’ dinner in HamburgWed Jul 19 2017 - 06:35
Failure on healthcare reform is a major defeat for RepublicansLatest delay raises questions about whether Trump can follow through on campaign promisesTue Jul 18 2017 - 20:50
Obamacare repeal plan in disarray as Republican senators withdrawCollapse raises doubts about prospects of Congress reforming healthcare this sessionTue Jul 18 2017 - 20:45
