An estimated 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed without pay, as Republicans and Democrats blame each other

Many questions remain, not least the key issue of whether Hamas leadership had been privy to the full contents of the plan in advance

US president hails draft deal as ‘potentially one of the great days ever in civilisation’

The concept of what it is to be a human being as well as an elite sportsman was pushed to its very limits at Bethpage Black

Crowd’s baiting of Irish pair at Bethpage carries a sense of US anxiety and shrillness

US president could be afforded honour of speaking to Oireachtas if he visits Ireland for Ryder Cup event in 2027

It doesn’t take long to get a sense of the sheer immensity of the land mass and the cosmic gall behind Trump’s `51st state’ insult

From staged walkouts to ovations, a week in New York exposed unbridgeable chasm over Palestinian suffering

Prime minister notes link between countries ‘one of our strongest relationships ... with respect to shared values’

Irish passengers describe explosions, also say boat communications ‘jammed’ with Abba songs

Tánaiste will also officially open Ireland’s new embassy to the United States in Washington DC

Meeting with Canadian PM ‘copper fasten what is a very strong relationship’, says Taoiseach

UN General Assembly address a cascading message of folly and ruination

Micheál Martin says he disagrees with US president’s claims of ‘uncontrolled’ immigration and climate ‘con job’ during speech

Series of farcical mishaps confirm US president’s worst prejudices against the beleaguered organisation