Trump says he will not ‘fire people’ over Signal security leak
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Yale, Harvard remove employees and Columbia president quits as Trump adds pressure to schools
The US government is pressurising universities to combat anti-Semitism on campus or lose federal funding
Top vaccine official resigns from US FDA, citing Robert F Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’
Dr Peter Marks steered the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine program during the coronavirus pandemic
Steve Wall: ‘When Bono was offered the medal, I tweeted: Surely he won’t accept that. I didn’t know he already had’
The Stunning and The Walls musician and actor on honesty, activism and a life in the arts
US inflation gauge rises as consumer gloom deepens
Wall Street stocks slide after data adds to worries that US is heading for stagflation
US ‘demanding all of Ukraine’s natural resources for years’
Putin says Trump’s push to control Greenland is not surprising amid tension over mineral-rich territory
Trump policy decisions to have big impact on overseas aid and global climate agenda
Irish political leaders and officials facing busy 2025 in optimising influence and shaping opinion
Donald Trump says Irish pharma sector among next targets as he announces 25% tariffs on car imports
US president singles out pharma sector critical to Irish economy as a target for similar tariffs in coming weeks
Signal controversy: The texted messages on Yemen attack
The Atlantic releases more details from US government communications
Punt: The Irish and the NFL – Fascinating insight into tough grind faced by Irish sportsmen lured by lucre of American football
Television: We follow Monaghan’s Rory Beggan and Down’s Charlie Smyth as they try their luck with NFL place-kicking
US magazine editor says he was added to Trump advisers’ text group on bombing Houthis
Jeffrey Goldberg says top officials discussed plans to bomb Houthi militias in Yemen
The inside story of Evie, the US conservative women’s magazine with big ambitions, and sex tips for wives
‘I think more women want a soft life, a beautiful life, than feeling all this pressure to do all these things,’ says cofounder Brittany Hugoboom
Trump pulls security clearance for Clinton, Harris, Blinken and others
US department also revokes temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
George Foreman: A life in pictures
George Foreman, an Olympic gold medallist and heavy weight champion, was one of the great second acts in sports
Russian drone attack kills three in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
Drone strike comes after Ukraine and Russia agreed a limited ceasefire in principle on Wednesday
George Foreman: Heavyweight boxing champion dies aged 76
Foreman, a two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist, retired in 1997
JFK files: What do they reveal about John F Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnr
Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education
Department’s main job is distributing money to college students through grants and loans
Unredacted JFK assassination files released as history buffs hunt for clues
Experts say it may be some time before their full significance becomes clear
‘A feeling of confidence that I might one day be president’ – An Irish Diary on George Francis Train
Businessman was an inveterate traveller and thought to be the inspiration for Phileas Fogg
Teachers disliked the ‘homework helper’ app. But AI-powered cheating makes it look quaint
The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 was perhaps the first sign of trouble for Chegg. Its lawsuit against Google is a sign of the turmoil to come in education
‘There’s a lot of pain, a lot of desperation being exploited by the Maga movement’
Samuel Rogers’ whirlwind romance with his now-Irish husband in Boston in early 2023 led him to move to Ireland later that year
Do you want some good news on St Patrick’s Day? Course you don’t
You are in a dysfunctional long-distance relationship with an orange clown. You’re only human. But there is something we can all do
A Time for Truth by Sarah Corbett Lynch: Daughter of Jason Corbett makes for a compelling and understandably angry narrator
The daughter of the Limerick man killed by Molly Martens and her father gives her side of the story in a powerful, heart-breaking read
Was Micheál Martin’s trip to the White House a diplomatic victory or a ritual humiliation?
Conservative commentator Michael Brendan Dougherty and Trinity College professor Daniel Geary debate what might happen next in US-Irish relations
How Putin is undermining western power through propaganda and sabotage
Worldview: A former German ambassador and head of Nato intelligence says western societies must do more to protect themselves from Russia’s hybrid warfare
BMW signals €1bn tariff hit on 2025 earnings
With threats from trade and China, German car maker shares have fallen over 20% in last year
Show, Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld: Stories of startling acuity
Sittenfeld captures what it is to be a fairly comfortable white woman in the American Midwest
Philosopher Richard Kearney and healthcare pioneer Michael Dowling awarded St Patrick’s Day Medals
Taoiseach pays tribute to ‘exceptional work being carried out by the Irish research diaspora across the US’
How Donald Trump is using fear, obscure laws and immigration agents to crack down on dissent
The arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is a legal US resident, will have a chilling effect
The science and psychology of tech bubbles
The warning signs might be there, but few want to listen while someone is still willing to speculate
Micheál Martin hails ‘positive’ meeting with Trump as leaders exchange compliments during St Patrick’s Day events
Donald Trump expresses affection for Ireland but criticises the EU during White House meeting
Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump in Washington: How the day progressed
Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump in White House before attending St Patrick's Day events
Russia warns against ‘rose-tinted glasses’ over Trump after biggest Ukrainian drone strike of war
Kyiv says show of drone power should encourage Moscow to accept its offer of an air and sea truce
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