The Irish Times

Appointment of first black woman to US supreme court moves step closer

Final vote on confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson expected later this week

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 23:28

Maureen Dowd: Real Justice – Justice Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been cast into the same medieval torture chamber as Anita Hill

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 17:12

Trump may be gone, but right-wing fake news still swirls

False stories involving Kamala Harris, and Biden’s climate plan, travelled far and wide

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 18:10

Scared conservatives are trying to bully LeBron James into silence

Outrage from the right toward his tweet is disingenuous, baseless and hypocritical

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 11:49

Security fears rise ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration

Incoming US president wants focus on issues facing country amid Trump impeachment

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 20:55

Trump doubles down on his false claims of election misconduct

Officials in Georgia accuse president of undermining faith in US election system

Mon Jan 04 2021 - 21:41

Biden urges Congress to approve Covid relief package

Investigators in New York reported to have stepped up their inquiry into Trump tax affairs

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 21:51

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has guaranteed a political bonfire

Maureen Dowd: Donald Trump is in position to reshape US supreme court long past his time in office

Mon Sept 21 2020 - 10:50

Trump faces outcry over claim he deliberately ‘played down’ coronavirus

US Wrap: President flies to battleground state of Michigan a day after rival Joe Biden

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 06:46

Trump accepts Republican nomination and attacks ‘weak’ rival Joe Biden

‘No one will be safe in Biden’s America,’ US president tells supporters in White House speech

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 08:46

Why is the US trying to ban TikTok?

App faces takeover or split in bid to allay concerns over links to Chinese Communist Party

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 05:15

Trump to send more federal forces to Portland after clashes, reports say

President claims federal agents in Seattle are not playing active role in response to protests

Mon Jul 27 2020 - 21:35

Donald Trump is an amateur populist – the real trouble is yet to come

US Politics: Ineffectual president will likely be succeeded by more diligent anti-liberals

Thu Jul 09 2020 - 11:06

The notorious Donald John Trump goes on trial

He had savaged all his fellow Republicans and yet here they were, his Praetorian guard

Sun Jan 26 2020 - 15:58

US ‘launches review of China-owned video app Tiktok’

TikTok says it stores US user data in US but company must still supply information to Chinese government

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 10:23

TikTok owner beefs up international operations ahead of IPO

Startup is exploring a share sale abroad, but remains a long-term objective

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 07:10

Trump administration signals willingness to fast-track UK trade deal after Brexit

Officials continue to highlight Ireland’s concerns about Brexit impact on Belfast agreement

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 08:24

US is unlikely to help Ireland in Brexit stand-off, says Bruton

Varadkar’s warning over united Ireland ‘wasn’t in any way provocative’ - former taoiseach

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 12:54

US imposes financial sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister

Mohammad Javad Zarif penalised a month after sanctions on supreme leader

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 08:17

American visas: The options available to Irish citizens

Q+A: Is there any special treatment at all for Irish people? What are the barriers to getting a green card?

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 16:47

Iran breaches limits on uranium enrichment in nuclear deal

Move defies European warning to stick to terms of 2015 agreement despite US sanctions

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 19:23

US president optimistic over stalled visa scheme for Irish

Varadkar says talks with Trump at Shannon Airport included Ireland’s trade surplus with US

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 07:34

Bill to extend E3 visas to Irish citizens back before US Congress

Plan to extend scheme to Irish citizens previously failed to get enough support in Senate

Thu May 02 2019 - 12:55

Pelosi pledges to raise Irish visa Bill with Republican Senate leader

Democrat says she will help renewed push in Congress to pass extension of E3 visas to Irish

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 01:00

Israel anticipates US recognition of sovereignty over Golan Heights

Pompeo omission of ‘occupied territories’ description from report boosts expectations

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 17:04

Taoiseach to raise issue of Irish access to US visa with Trump

Special envoy John Deasy confirms renewed push to secure opening up of E3 scheme

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 01:00

Irish-American relations at crossroads as Varadkar goes to Washington

Decline in emigration to US is prompting rethink of long-standing relationship

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 02:23

US consensus on troop withdrawal dangerously interventionist

US Politics: Opposition to Trump’s plan to exit Afghanistan smacks of ‘horror of retreat’

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 04:00

Competing Bills to end US government shutdown fail in Senate

Short-term fix viable only with ‘large down payment’ on border wall, White House says

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 22:11

Irish hopes of getting extra US visas suffer severe blow

US Senate fails to back proposal to give some E3 visas to Irish

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 12:46

Growing fears over passage of US visa deal for Irish citizens

Doubts raised by number of Senate members over expanding scheme to include Irish citizens

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 21:00

Donald Trump stokes tensions with Britain over anti-Muslim videos

Downing Street says US president was ‘wrong’ to share far-right videos online

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 20:47

White House plans to replace Tillerson with CIA head - reports

‘New York Times’ says Mike Pompeo lined up as new secretary of state, citing senior officials

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 16:34

In the age of Trump, maybe it gets worse from here

The longest period of great power peace and relative prosperity in history hangs by a thread. Three men can cut it

Sat Nov 04 2017 - 07:00