US court halts construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom
‘Unjust decision’ must be overturned by the supreme court ‘in its entirety’, president says on social media
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‘It’s far worse than I actually thought’: Trump rounds on US journalists at awkward White House press dinner
His jokes meet stony silence at gathering rescheduled after gunman sparked panic at April event
Why all the anti-Dublin bias?
Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford are fine, but none is a global city. Why, then, all the anti-Dublin bias?
Asian shares fall as chip and memory stocks extend losses into Friday
Investors pull away from shares in companies that have led markets higher this year
Man accused of fleeing US after hit-and-run spent more than decade in Ireland as fugitive
He had been arrested and charged in 2015 over traffic incident in suburb close to Washington
‘Revel and reflect’: The Fourth of July in Washington was a preposterous delight of a day
As fighter jets and thunderstorms enlivened the sky over the US capital, the great American cities fairly dazzled, and citizens seemed to be having a fine old time
Trump-backed ‘Great American State Fair’ opens with conservative undertones and small crowds
At the kickoff to the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations, attendees were asked if they knew ‘Jesus loves you’
The American Experiment on Netflix: Tom Hanks doc explores the US’s rocky road to ‘greatness’
Television: More than 60 experts, including Mike Pence and Hillary Clinton, weigh in on the US’s origins and enduring fabulosity
US Senate votes to halt Iran war in latest rebuke of Trump
It was the first time both chambers of Congress passed a resolution directing a president to remove US armed forces from hostilities
Donald Trump, the Creature from the Green Lagoon
The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington just holding on for dear life
The US at 250 is an edgy, doom-stalked place, not much in the mood to celebrate
The purpose of the commemoration is to present a vision of the founding of the US in line with Maga core principles
The UFC came to the White House for Trump’s 80th birthday, but very few celebrities did
Seven cage fights take place in front of the White House under the banner of UFC Freedom 250
Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
Move comes hours after a court-ordered deadline to remove president’s name from performing arts venue in Washington
Donald Trump’s subdued Memorial Day speech sounded like a denial of reality
The war with Iran and an inflation crisis is turning the ground beneath the US president into quicksand
Suspect shot dead near White House after firing at security checkpoint
Officers returned fire and hit the suspect – named as Nasire Best (21), who later died in hospital
Behind the pageantry, Beijing delivers stark Taiwan warning to Trump
Xi Jinping warns that any effort to steady US-China ties hinges on how Washington handles Taiwan
Suspect in White House press dinner shooting pleads not guilty to all charges
Cole Tomas Allen did not speak in court on Monday as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf
New video shows moment gunman tried to storm White House dinner, officials say
Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for Washington, posts video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer
What the royal state dinner guest list says about Trump’s America
Among the guests were at least 10 US billionaires, six Fox News hosts, Silicon Valley tech titans and assorted friends of the president’s
Jimmy Kimmel defends Melania ‘widow’ joke after the Trumps call for him to be fired
First lady accuses the comedian of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ over joke made days before the White House press dinner shooting
Grievance propelled Washington attack suspect across country, authorities say
Tutor told his colleagues and students in recent days that a personal emergency would keep him from his teaching
‘I wanted to see what was going on’: Trump says he held up security from rushing him out of hotel shooting
US Secret Service officers eventually led US president and other administration members to safety after the shots were fired
Who is Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting?
US president Donald Trump and his cabinet were rushed out from the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC following the shooting
How the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner unfolded as Trump rushed from stage
At least half a dozen shots were fired by a gunman inside the Hilton Hotel, Washington
How a New Mexico mountain town became home and final resting place of actor Dennis Hopper
Easy Rider director was so taken with Taos that he became its most notorious resident during the 1970s and its most feted retiree in the last years of his life
Karoline Leavitt usually retaliates first, but a tough question made her pause
The White House press secretary and JD Vance took questions on the Iran ceasefire while the US president remained elusive
In the Pennsylvania Avenue big house, it was the Potus Plámáser’s turn in the bully seat
At the Irish Ambassador’s house, the crisp sandwiches, green McDonald’s milkshakes and tricolour M&Ms went down a treat
Micheál Martin the Trumpologist: European leaders will look for lessons from Taoiseach’s Oval Office approach
Donald Trump can be unpredictable, vindictive and rude. How to deal with him is a central question preoccupying governments the world over
Trump takes aim at Nato, Keir Starmer and Europe in meeting with Taoiseach
Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’
Taoiseach manages Trump visit successfully with firm interjects and no clashes
Micheál Martin was a mute observer for large parts of the press conference but he made a series of firm interjections
Eight key moments from Martin-Trump meeting: from Catherine Connolly comments to Starmer
Taoiseach benefits from St Patrick’s Day news agenda dominated by US foreign policy
Martin was left with two choices as Trump recited an increasingly cranky litany of complaints
At the Oval Office, Micheál Martin drew on his skills of diplomacy to delicately defend Keir Starmer and Europe
Bank of Ireland to close New York office this year amid US leveraged finance exit
Chicago and Stamford operations will also shut down
Taoiseach says any supports to ease energy costs will be ‘targeted’
Tánaiste says Ireland does not back Trump call for western militaries to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
There’s something missing from Ireland’s debates on foreign policy: our interests
Bollocking the president of the United States on St Patrick’s Day is probably not what the people want their political leader to do
Kristi and Cory: Maga’s less alluring version of Wuthering Heights
Officials held a secret meeting to discuss what they saw as the toxic romance warping the Department of Homeland Security
Keith Duggan’s journey through America: The farther west you go the less real Trump becomes
US250: the country is in the grip of a long winter and an extended moment of uncertainty
Donald Trump’s decision on Iran strike may hinge on last-ditch talks this week
Warplanes and naval assets amount to biggest US regional military build-up since 2003 invasion of Iraq
Archbishop John McDowell: Ireland must not succumb to the racism gripping the US
Rite & Reason: One statistic suggests about 75 per cent of white people in the US have no relationship with people of colour. I suspect the percentage for Ireland would be even higher
The Washington Post’s darkest moment
The newspaper once brought down a president. Now, under Jeff Bezos, it is being dismantled from within
Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s embattled chief of staff may soon need to update his LinkedIn
Irish man who helped mastermind Labour’s return to power facing calls to be sacked by MPs angry over Peter Mandelson scandal
Donald Trump’s hunger for monuments is reshaping Washington
US president orders two-year closure of the Kennedy Center – the latest casualty in his architectural reimagining of the capital
A €120 dinner for two in Beijing, Berlin, Damascus and Odesa? Our correspondents couldn’t spend their money
From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking
What’s the best meal Keith Duggan can get for €120 in Washington?
Our Washington correspondent likes to keep things real with a meal at his favourite bookstore
Indie musician John Maus: ‘It sucks to be called a Donald Trump supporter’
Songwriter was labelled a Trump fan after the January 6th riots in the US – a situation that might have sunk him
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’
US president earlier announced the death of one of two National Guard members shot in Washington, DC
Washington shootings: Trump says one of the National Guard members has died
Gunman who critically injured two guardsmen in Washington, DC, is identified as being from Afghanistan
Two US national guard soldiers in critical condition after shooting in Washington DC
US president Donald Trump is in Florida ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday
Strong trading in London allows Doyle hotels book in 7% revenue rise
Strong trading in London helped boost revenue growth last year, Irish hotel group says
US senators take first step to end longest government shutdown in history
Eight Democrats cross party lines to back deal seeking to reopen federal administration after record budget impasse
More than 50 years on, The Exorcist still possesses the United States
US Letter: Scenes were filmed in Washington DC, where the 1973 movie is celebrated to this day
Russell Vought: The quiet man providing the spine and steel of the Trump administration
Most anti-performative figure in US president Donald Trump’s administration is coming into his own
Simon Harris to meet US secretary of commerce for mooted ‘economic relationship’ talks
Tánaiste will also officially open Ireland’s new embassy to the United States in Washington DC
Opposition must be wary of slating Trump’s Washington DC crackdown
I find myself packing pepper spray again
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