Democrats accuse Donald Trump of criminal briberyClaims come as House of Representatives prepares to hold historic impeachment voteMon Dec 16 2019 - 21:33
Bill Barr’s appointment may be shrewdest card Trump has playedAmerica Letter: Attorney general backs US president to hilt and appeals to religious voteFri Dec 13 2019 - 20:00
House committee approves Trump impeachment chargesVote along party lines after divisive hearings, paving way for full House vote next weekFri Dec 13 2019 - 17:01
Trump is likely to face impeachment vote next weekRepublicans indicate US president will face a short trial in Senate if he is impeachedThu Dec 12 2019 - 20:43
US congressmen urge UK leaders to uphold Belfast AgreementJoe Kennedy III, Richard Neal and Brendan Boyle send letter on eve of British electionWed Dec 11 2019 - 21:33
Vote on legislation to impeach Trump could come as early as ThursdayUS wrap: poll shows little change in public sentiment, with 45% favouring impeachmentWed Dec 11 2019 - 20:56
Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress cited against TrumpWhite House accuses Democrats of 'baseless, partisan attempt to undermine sitting president'Wed Dec 11 2019 - 01:00
Republicans decry Trump impeachment process as a shamUS president accused of ‘high crimes and misdemeanours’ and obstruction of CongressTue Dec 10 2019 - 22:24
White House and Democrats reach deal on Nafta revampUSMCA agreement follows months of wrangling around decades-long trade arrangement between US, Canada and MexicoTue Dec 10 2019 - 21:38
Democrats unveil impeachment charges against Donald TrumpUS president accused of ‘high crimes and misdeamours’ and obstruction of CongressTue Dec 10 2019 - 14:36
Justice report finds no political bias in FBI investigation of Trump campaignHowever watchdog notes ‘basic, fundamental and serious errors’ in FBI’s wiretap useMon Dec 09 2019 - 21:43
Restrained Trump gives Saudi Arabia the benefit of the doubtKilling of three US soldiers by Saudi national fails to dent president’s allegiance to kingdomMon Dec 09 2019 - 21:39
US president Donald Trump relishing impeachment fightRepublican majority will have large sway over outcome of third US impeachment everMon Dec 09 2019 - 00:52
Second shooting in week at naval site adds to Trump’s political woesSaudi air force trainee kills three as job news boosts impeachment-facing presidentFri Dec 06 2019 - 21:17
Trump facing prospect of pre-Christmas impeachment voteAmerica Letter: Inquiry entered new phase this week with Pelosi saying she had ‘no choice but to act’Fri Dec 06 2019 - 18:29
Trump faces impeachment this month as Pelosi gives go-aheadHouse speaker instructs judiciary committee to draft articles of impeachmentThu Dec 05 2019 - 22:41
McEntee urges US to refrain from new Irish and EU tariffsFears growing that whiskey could be in firing line of trade warThu Dec 05 2019 - 15:53
Trump’s conduct is impeachable, scholars tell hearingsLaw professors testify to House judiciary committee as new phase of inquiry beginsWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:53
US Congress reaffirms support for Belfast AgreementResolution warns that any UK-US trade deal is contingent on peace process being upheldTue Dec 03 2019 - 23:25
Impeachment report: Evidence of president’s misconduct is ‘overwhelming’Intelligence committee report effectively sets out grounds for Trump impeachmentTue Dec 03 2019 - 22:06
Kamala Harris drops out of US presidential raceDemocratic senator from California ‘lacks the financial resources’ to continue White House bidTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:21
Irish whiskey a potential target for new US tariffsTrump administration is expanding its trade war against European exportersTue Dec 03 2019 - 15:53
Trump complains of ‘delinquent’ Nato members before summitUS president arrives in London for meeting, with issue of defence spending still on agendaMon Dec 02 2019 - 22:00
White House will not attend next phase of impeachment inquiryJudiciary committee hearing fails to provide ‘semblance of a fair process’ and clashes with Nato tripMon Dec 02 2019 - 20:03
US Congress to vote on support for Good Friday AgreementHouse of Representatives resolution will seek to protect NI peace process post-BrexitMon Dec 02 2019 - 07:02
Trump visits troops in Afghanistan and says Taliban considering ceasefireOn surprise visit to Kabul, US president says he has reopened talks with the TalibanFri Nov 29 2019 - 20:51
Trumps eyeing Congress seat vacated by Irish-American stalwart Peter KingAmerica Letter: Congressman is 20th Republican to announce they will not run in 2020Fri Nov 29 2019 - 20:00
Guiliani offered to work for Ukraine’s top prosecutor – reportsTrump’s personal lawyer was also seeking incriminating information on Biden at timeWed Nov 27 2019 - 21:01
Trump invited to attend impeachment hearing or 'stop complaining'US president invited to participate as House judiciary committee plans public hearingsTue Nov 26 2019 - 21:46
US Navy secretary ousted amid row between Trump and naval personnelRichard Spencer is forced to resign as president clashes with advisers on war crimes caseMon Nov 25 2019 - 21:24
The triumph of Nikki Haley over the curse of the Trump White HouseAmerica Letter: Former South Carolina governor may be Republicans’ greatest hopeSat Nov 23 2019 - 01:00
Impeachment inquiry witnesses turn up heat on Donald TrumpThis week’s public hearings shone an unflattering light on president’s Ukraine roleFri Nov 22 2019 - 14:51
Former Trump adviser warns over Ukraine conspiracy theoryImpeachment inquiry hears Russia ‘systematically attacked’ US democracyThu Nov 21 2019 - 21:37
Pompeo dismisses Sondland evidence at Trump impeachment hearingSecretary of State ‘didn’t see testimony’ but is ‘incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished’Wed Nov 20 2019 - 21:57
Trump directed campaign on Ukraine, ambassador tells inquiryQuid pro quo threat existed, US ambassador to EU tells impeachment hearingWed Nov 20 2019 - 21:51
Trump’s Ukraine call was improper, impeachment hearing toldFormer diplomat testifies US president said Ukraine is ‘full of terrible people’Tue Nov 19 2019 - 22:36
Impeachment hearings: Official who listened in to Ukraine phone call to testifyTrump hints he may testify at public hearings, ‘though I did nothing wrong’Mon Nov 18 2019 - 22:50
US says Israeli settlements no longer considered illegalPompeo announces reversal of US policy on West Bank settlementsMon Nov 18 2019 - 22:00
US envoy ‘intimidated’ by Donald Trump during live testimonyPresident tweets attack on Marie Yovanovitch during evidence to impeachment inquiryFri Nov 15 2019 - 18:42
Objectivity of witnesses brings great gravitas to impeachment hearingsAmerica Letter: Kent and Taylor cast light on claims Trump tried to use ally’s vulnerabilityFri Nov 15 2019 - 18:00
Trump impeachment hearing showed ‘evidence of bribery’, says PelosiRecalled US ambassador to Ukraine set to give key witness testimony at public hearingThu Nov 14 2019 - 22:06
Trump heard asking about ‘Ukraine investigation’, impeachment hearing toldNew claim emerges as part of impeachment inquiry into president’s dealings with UkraineWed Nov 13 2019 - 22:39
Tension and drama as Trump impeachment public hearings beginBoth sides refrain from aggression in cagey opening as president affects disinterestWed Nov 13 2019 - 19:30
US impeachment hearings: Five points to look out forAt the heart of the investigation is the ‘favour’ sought by Donald Trump from his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr ZelenskiyWed Nov 13 2019 - 07:51
Trump to meet Erdogan, as impeachment hearings to be televisedTurkish president visits White House after Trump abandoned Kurdish allies in SyriaWed Nov 13 2019 - 00:01
Trump hits out at start of key week in impeachment inquiryPresident accuses Democrats of releasing fake transcripts as public hearings to beginMon Nov 11 2019 - 18:50
Democrats look to learn lessons from likely margins and swing statesAmerica Letter: Trump unpopular nationally but very competitive in key decider statesFri Nov 08 2019 - 21:36
Michael Bloomberg poised to enter US presidential raceFormer Republican New York mayor preparing to enter Democratic primary contestFri Nov 08 2019 - 19:35
Trump fined $2m for improperly using foundation to fund 2016 campaignUS Wrap: president calls on Joe and Hunter Biden to testify in impeachment inquiryThu Nov 07 2019 - 22:08
Public hearings in Trump impeachment inquiry to start next weekFull impeachment vote expected to be held in House of Representatives before ChristmasWed Nov 06 2019 - 23:30