The Irish Times

Trump-backed doctor in cliffhanger race for Pennsylvania senate nomination

Controversial congressman Madison Cawthorn defeated in primary election

Wed May 18 2022 - 06:54

European stocks rise despite some worries over inflation data

Oil stocks rise on expected Chinese demand, and Ryanair gains signal good year for travel

Wed May 11 2022 - 19:47

Roe v Wade: Is the US on the cusp of overturning abortion rights?

A court decision this summer will determine whether the landmark ruling is struck down

Sat May 07 2022 - 06:00

Overturning Roe v Wade still leaves a battle for hearts and minds

Pregnant women need real choices so that abortion becomes unthinkable

Sat May 07 2022 - 00:00

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to US supreme court in historic first

Federal appelate judge becomes first black woman to serve on US’s highest court

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 19:51

Judge Jackson pledges to be neutral if she secures US supreme court role

Ketanji Brown Jackson would become first black woman to serve on court if ratified

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 20:49

The story behind Flutter’s difficult relationship with Fox in the US

Murdoch-backed Fox and Flutter have failed to resolve issues around Fox Bet

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 17:18

Killilea appeals order to pay nearly €20m to bankruptcy trustee

‘We will aggressively defend the judgment ... We don’t think her appeal has any merit,’ says trustee

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 05:50

The Irish Times view on the US supreme court: where politics is the law

The excessive power of the US’s highest court distorts the country’s democracy

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 19:45

Biden vows to replace Breyer with black woman on US supreme court

President hails retiring judge as ‘model public servant’ and will choose successor by March

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 11:37

Trump loses bid to deny White House records to Capitol riot panel

Judge says ‘presidents are not kings’ and Trump’s executive privilege claim is misplaced

Wed Nov 10 2021 - 06:43

Abortion rights protests: Thousands attend rallies across US

Rallies held in all 50 states amid fears that new Texas law rolls back abortion rights

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 09:45

Trump sues his niece and the New York Times over leaked tax documents

Former US president accuses defendants of conspiring in ‘insidious plot’ to obtain records

Wed Sept 22 2021 - 13:12

Apple must allow outside payment methods on App Store, judge rules

Decision a significant setback for world’s most valuable company

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 17:30

Texas abortion clinics will be protected, says US justice department

Law enabling citizens to sue anyone who ‘aids or abets’ abortions took effect last week

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 06:51

The Irish Times view on abortion in the United States: preparing for battle

A cruel supreme court decision has sent tremors through the political system

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 19:06

Most restrictive abortion law in US takes effect in Texas

Ban on terminations after six weeks of pregnancy set to affect up to 90% of cases

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 22:47

Apple settles ‘forced commission’ row with app developers

Tech giant to still bar developers telling customers about other ways to pay in iPhone apps

Fri Aug 27 2021 - 07:37

What Hollywood lost when Chadwick Boseman died

TV: In Off Camera with Sam Jones, the trailblazer knows his career is about more than bums on seats

Thu Jul 29 2021 - 23:15

Can Flutter find friends again in Fox to deliver on US online gambling promise?

Market Beat: Potential investors will need assurances that both sides can be partners

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 16:44

Cheltenham festival a winner for Flutter with €275m in bets placed

Paddy Power owner reports revenue growth of 32 per cent to €1.7 billion in first quarter

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 05:25

US execution halted after court agrees pastor should be present

Alabama case is latest in series of legal fights over personal spiritual advisers at executions

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 14:52

US judge blocks planned execution of first female inmate in seven decades

Lisa Montgomery (52) one of last people scheduled for federal execution

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 08:59

Joe Biden nominates Merrick Garland as US attorney general

US president-elect picks judge whose nomination to supreme court was blocked in 2016

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 21:36

Ted Cruz among Republican senators opposed to certifying US election results

Trump yet to concede presidential race to Biden despite losing by more than 7m votes

Sun Jan 03 2021 - 07:31

The Zoom transgression that sank one of the United States’ best-known journalists

How Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker writer and CNN legal analyst, lost his sweetest gig

Tue Dec 22 2020 - 11:24

US supreme court rejects Republican challenge to Pennsylvania’s election result

Plaintiffs asked court to nullify mailed ballots after the fact or to direct legislature to pick electors

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 23:44

Trump keeps up baseless fraud claims at rally for US senators in Georgia

Trump repeated attacks on Republicans who refuse to back him including Georgia’s governor Brian Kemp

Sun Dec 06 2020 - 08:10

Apropos of Apostrophes – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of a controversial punctuation mark

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 19:30

Court blocks Trump legal case over Pennsylvania vote

‘Calling an election unfair does not make it so,’ federal judge says

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 08:49

Trump doubles down on claims the election was fraudulent

Four lawsuits in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin filed by Republican supporters are dropped

Mon Nov 16 2020 - 21:50

Biden criticises Trump’s refusal to concede election ‘an embarrassment’

President-elect says Trump’s denial of the result is not slowing transition

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 07:43

Biden urges patience with counting as he holds lead over Trump in key states

Trump begins legal actions to stop counting process in some states

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 21:47

Even if Joe Biden wins, Democrats should be chastened

Trump’s vote has held up well, and Democrats’ hopes of retaking the Senate are fading

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 01:00