Trump’s first hours: With each stroke of the pen came seismic hammer blowsExecutive order pardoning January 6th Capitol rioters is the most eye-catching of a day of sweeping legislative actionTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:43
Donald Trump returns to strike sombre tone of vindication and providential intercessionIcy, strained inauguration day is rich with human drama - and the abiding American theme of defeat and redemptionMon Jan 20 2025 - 21:56
Donald Trump set to be sworn in as 47th US president, completing remarkable comebackAmong the first tasks on incoming US president’s agenda are starting mass deportations and keeping TikTok from ‘going dark’Mon Jan 20 2025 - 10:06
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg bending the knee before Trump shows they stand for nothingWhat is the point of having all the money if you can’t stand up for traditional American values or stick up the middle finger if someone is trying to intimidate you or put you in prisonSat Jan 18 2025 - 05:00
Trump is like the boy who got everything he wished for. What will he do with it?The billionaire businessman has managed to connect with millions of ordinary Americans in a way the Democrats cannotFri Jan 17 2025 - 14:05
‘Oligarchy is taking shape in America,’ warns Biden in farewell speech of lasting significanceDeparting US president uses farewell address to highlight ‘dangerous concentration of power among a few ultra-wealthy people’Thu Jan 16 2025 - 06:58
Sparks fly as US defence secretary nominee Pete Hegseth soldiers on before Senate committee US Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet members began with the 44-year-old former Fox News television hostTue Jan 14 2025 - 20:45
The Sequoia, like Jimmy Carter, redolent of a very different eraWhile the grand old former presidential yacht is bound for a maritime museum, it felt like Washington was saying goodbye to a political epoch as well as a unique president this weekSat Jan 11 2025 - 05:00
Trump becomes first US president to be recorded as a convicted felonTrump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying records in 'hush money' caseFri Jan 10 2025 - 17:43
Jimmy Carter’s final miracle sees five living US presidents come together for poignant funeralBarack Obama was seated beside Donald Trump with former vice-president Mike Pence just behind themThu Jan 09 2025 - 20:10
Washington bade Jimmy Carter a merciless goodbye but this week, the city is finally saying farewellThe body of the steadfast outsider, ferried on a horse drawn caisson to the steps of the Capitol, where he lies in state until Thursday morningWed Jan 08 2025 - 07:28
‘We must never forget’: Quiet dignity of ceremony to certify Trump’s win contrasts with Capitol riot of four years agoUS politicians gathered to participate in ritual to register the return of electoral college votes and Donald Trump’s victory in NovemberTue Jan 07 2025 - 12:17
Trump comes full circle as Washington marks anniversary of Capitol riotCongress certifies Donald Trump’s election win amid unprecedented security measures that saw thousands of additional police drafted into the cityMon Jan 06 2025 - 21:33
First major US winter storm of year sweeps into mid-Atlantic statesGovernors in Kansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergencyMon Jan 06 2025 - 18:38
Undocumented Irish still fighting for legal status in US as Donald Trump promises new crackdownFormer congressman Bruce Morrison says Irish who overstayed holiday visa waivers lose right to a defence if new president takes aggressive approach on illegal immigrationThu Dec 26 2024 - 06:00
Donald Trump is changing America in ways that will reverberate long after he is deadThe US president is a once-in-a-lifetime master manipulator of the unseen energies that sway the electorateSat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00
Despite his attacks on the ‘fake news media’, Trump remains an avid, old-school news junkieSecond coming has swept a torrent of new doubts and insecurities through newsroomsSat Dec 14 2024 - 15:10
Irish couple’s End Sepsis scheme marks first White House event dedicated to informing US public on diseaseOrlaith and Ciaran Staunton founded programme following death of their son Rory in 2012, days after contracting the illnessFri Dec 13 2024 - 18:39
‘This is not easy for me’: FBI director resigns before Donald Trump takes officeChristopher Wray steps down, clearing the way for president-elect Donald Trump’s intended replacement Kash PatelThu Dec 12 2024 - 06:48
Charges dropped against US teen arrested in Kansas City over killing of Irish chef Shaun BradyIrish man was shot several times outside his restaurant last AugustWed Dec 11 2024 - 20:59
Luigi Mangione: Manhattan murder manhunt ends in everyday American fashion at McDonald’sIvy League graduate (26) is arrested in the Pennsylvania railroad town of Altoona over the shooting of United Healthcare chief executive Brian ThompsonTue Dec 10 2024 - 07:09
Former US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney exits Senate with reminder of political principlesChamber hears a compelling grace note from departing figure of the old Republican PartySat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
Bearing thrifts: Elon Musk targets Washington waste with his ‘naughty and nice list’Richest man in the world meets politicians on Capitol Hill to discuss his plans to trim some $2 trillion from federal government spendingFri Dec 06 2024 - 07:10
‘Inordinately unqualified’: Trump’s US defence secretary nominee battles allegations of sexual assault, harassment and drunken behaviourFormer Fox host Pete Hegseth’s professional record and private life have been heavily scrutinisedThu Dec 05 2024 - 07:22
Is Donald Trump chasing Ireland’s corporate tax boom?It may be a little self-serving for Irish voices to be squawking about the potential threat to corporate tax take, but the worry is realThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Analysis: Joe Biden's pardon for son Hunter shows he no longer has faith in the systemThanksgiving pardon comes in advance of sentencing of president’s son for illegal possession of handgun and tax evasionMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:31
Podcast giant Joe Rogan may have played key role in US elections Donald Trump profitably chatted to influential figure with broad church audience just days before the vote when Kamala Harris failed to seize the opportunitySat Nov 30 2024 - 05:00
Democrats sift through the debris of a presidential season that went horribly wrongParty is at an impasse: no obvious presidential candidate for 2028 and a dread knowledge that it has been outwitted by a more streetwise and cynical Trump-engineered Republican campaign. AgainFri Nov 29 2024 - 15:01
Sinn Féin’s US political arm raises €366,000 in latest fundraising drive Major building companies and subcontractors in New York and New Jersey among biggest donors to Friends of Sinn FéinThu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
In Dallas, X marks the mundane spot that became an inflection point of US historyThe JFK assassination site remains preserved as if in a time warp, as polarisation and heightened political tensions are again to the fore in the United StatesSun Nov 24 2024 - 05:00
The week in US politics: Gaetz fiasco shows Trump he won’t get everything his wayTrump's initial nominee for AG withdraws following further controversy, while his pick for defence secretary Pete Hegseth counters allegation of sexual assaultSat Nov 23 2024 - 05:00
Family of Pat Finucane call for ‘fully independent’ inquiry at Capitol Hill Inquiry should have sufficiently wide terms of reference and should facilitate panel of judges with human rights law experience, Finucane family believesWed Nov 20 2024 - 00:01
‘It is a rough sport’: Katie Taylor floats above ‘dirty’ tactics allegation after win over SerranoBecause of the timing, the depth of what Taylor achieved here may not have fully registered as a genuinely great moment for Irish sportSun Nov 17 2024 - 14:20
Mike Tyson couldn’t turn back time, but he knew that all alongThe former heavyweight boxer was defeated by YouTuber Jake Paul by unanimous decision, but conjured up one last bleak magic actSat Nov 16 2024 - 20:03
Katie Taylor narrowly defeats Amanda Serrano in brutal contestIrish boxer booed by crowd after head clash during controversial bout in TexasSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:31
Long days and busy nights for those in hot pursuit of the American DreamAmerica Letter: ‘It was a punishing schedule, yes, but she was filled with optimism about the future. And she drove like Ayrton Senna’Sat Nov 16 2024 - 05:00
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano set to show true boxing values at strange big-money eventMike Tyson and Jake Paul top the bill in a voyeuristic contest whose appeal may have been overestimatedFri Nov 15 2024 - 12:22
Matt Gaetz perched on the tightrope between political glory and infamyDonald Trump has nominated the Maga folk hero as his attorney general, but Gaetz’s stunning rise may be undone by claims that he paid for sex with a minorFri Nov 15 2024 - 12:01
Keith Duggan: Mike Tyson’s massive payday for Jake Paul fight comes at a priceTyson is set to earn $20 million for fighting Jake Paul in live-streamed event that also features Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano rematchThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:50
Katie Taylor set for record $6m payday on Tyson v Paul Netflix card that has baffled and dismayed many boxing insiders Irish fighter’s biggest payday beckons as she fights Serrano on the undercard of the Netflix-sponsored Tyson-Jake Paul fightWed Nov 13 2024 - 07:00
Democrats play the blame game as the good news keeps rolling in for Republicans Trump on track to retain control of the House and of CongressSun Nov 10 2024 - 19:33
Trump returns to Washington with ‘Drain the Swamp’ intentions still aliveDonald Trump is coming to the capital as an experienced White House operative who has a popular vote mandate, control of the Senate and possibly the HouseSat Nov 09 2024 - 05:00
Why did Donald Trump win the US election? From travelling around the country, it’s clear why his message resonated with votersKeith Duggan: On travels around the country I heard the same thing from so many people – that they were struggling to make ends meetFri Nov 08 2024 - 17:00
Donald Trump returns to power and thrusts America into the unknownRepublicans exultant as Democratic Party left facing a crisis of identity following a comprehensive electoral defeatWed Nov 06 2024 - 23:10
Kamala Harris’s election night party looked perfect – until it wasn’tUS Election: In Washington, it was difficult to imagine what the same streets would have looked like had Harris won TrumpWed Nov 06 2024 - 21:47
Kamala Harris’s campaign promised much but is now doomed to infamyUS election: Donald Trump stands on the threshold of becoming the first convicted felon to be elected president of the United StatesWed Nov 06 2024 - 10:10
America decides, but fear is that nothing will be resolvedPolling experts and campaigns in the dark as to whether Harris or Trump will be sworn in as 47th presidentMon Nov 04 2024 - 21:53
‘We feel very special’: The industrial town set to play an outsized role in the US electionOn the final day of campaigning, Pennsylvania has become the battleground of a suffocatingly close electionMon Nov 04 2024 - 20:35
US election analysis: Eye-opening Iowa poll shows shift to Kamala Harris in key swing stateAfter months when all big polling companies showed Trump and Harris neck and neck in the seven battleground states, the Iowa poll stands out as sharp and boldSun Nov 03 2024 - 17:17
Harris vs Trump: America teeters on a knife edge ahead of an extraordinary electionUS presidential election has seen the most poisonous campaign in living memory. As election day looms, the national mood is anxiousSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:15
