Trump renews attack on ‘fake news media’ coverage of Putin summitSenate votes 98-0 not to allow US officials to be questioned by Russia as summit fallout continuesThu Jul 19 2018 - 20:58
Trump forced to clarify position on Russian meddling a second timePresident’s remarks appear to undercut findings of US intelligence servicesWed Jul 18 2018 - 19:02
Trump says he misspoke about Russia at Putin press conferenceUS president says he meant to say ‘no reason Russia wouldn’t have interfered’ in 2016 electionTue Jul 17 2018 - 20:29
Trump’s humiliating performance contrasts with Putin’s controlPress conference shows a rambling, inexperienced and amateur US presidentTue Jul 17 2018 - 01:15
Trump’s defence of Russia sparks barrage of US criticism‘It is clear the summit in Helsinki was a tragic mistake,’ says John McCainTue Jul 17 2018 - 00:05
McCain blasts Trump for ‘tragic mistake’ after Putin summitSenator rails against ‘disgraceful performance’ as Republicans round on TrumpMon Jul 16 2018 - 21:54
EU an economic ‘foe’, Trump says in advance of Putin meetingUS president downplays expectations for landmark summit with Russian counterpartSun Jul 15 2018 - 22:14
Pulse of America: Democrats fight back in Nevada ghost townsThere is much antipathy here to Trump – but shaping it coherently could pose a challengeSat Jul 14 2018 - 05:00
Trump under pressure as Russians indicted for hacking emailsDemocrats push Trump to cancel Putin meeting in light of latest US election scandalSat Jul 14 2018 - 01:00
Las Vegas offers a brief glimpse of an alternative United StatesAmerica Letter: Even the city’s gaudy strip brings echoes of a more progressive pastSat Jul 14 2018 - 01:00
EU Brexit negotiator focuses on contentious Irish backstopBorder issue ‘most difficult’ problem during fraught UK exit talks, says Michel BarnierFri Jul 13 2018 - 16:58
US midterm elections: the stakes are high in swing state NevadaThe Democrats see an opportunity to turn this purple state a permanent blueFri Jul 13 2018 - 02:00
Pulse of America: Supporters on Route 66 happy to follow Trump down the roadRepublicans in Kingman believe president will win again in 2020Thu Jul 12 2018 - 02:00
Trump’s supreme court pick may have saved his presidencyUS president’s second nominee to the court could buffer him from impeachmentWed Jul 11 2018 - 05:00
Trump gives Republican insider Brett Kavanaugh US supreme court positionMove likely to secure conservative majority on the court for decades to comeWed Jul 11 2018 - 01:00
Pulse of America: Trump gives birth to a crop of unlikely activistsAn Arizona teacher radicalised in #RedforEd campaign is among those pushing for changeWed Jul 11 2018 - 01:00
Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for US supreme courtMove is likely to secure the conservative majority on the court for decades to comeTue Jul 10 2018 - 06:34
Pulse of America: 'Toughest sheriff’ Joe Arpaio and a presidential pardonFigure whose zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigrants landed him a court conviction was a Trump supporter ‘from day one’Tue Jul 10 2018 - 02:00
Pulse of America: Fear and insecurity at Mexico borderFamilies visit loved ones detained in an Ice facility as immigration policies tightenMon Jul 09 2018 - 02:00
Pulse of America: 'Trump will go down in history as the greatest US president'This year’s midterm elections will be the first real test of the Trump presidencySat Jul 07 2018 - 06:20
Democrats at sea as confidence falters during challenging weekAmerica Letter: Surprise at Joe Crowley’s defeat signals Democrat distance from votersSat Jun 30 2018 - 01:00
Gunman who killed five in US newsroom shooting had feud with publicationJarred Ramos unsuccessfully sued the Maryland newspaper targeted in attack, it saysThu Jun 28 2018 - 23:53
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin announce Helsinki summitKremlin and White House make joint announcement of next month’s meetingThu Jun 28 2018 - 14:35
Boost for Trump’s agenda as Kennedy retires from US supreme courtDeparture of moderate judge paves way for US president to appoint more conservative replacementWed Jun 27 2018 - 20:53
Socialist defeats leading Democrat Joe Crowley in New York primary electionVictory for newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests waning power of Irish-American Democrat voteWed Jun 27 2018 - 06:37
Trump welcomes US supreme court travel ban decisionCourt upholds US president’s controversial ban on citizens from five Muslim-majority countriesTue Jun 26 2018 - 20:34
Trump threatens Harley-Davidson with taxes ‘like never before’US president lashes out after motorcycle company decides to relocate productionTue Jun 26 2018 - 19:24
Trump calls for illegal immigrants to be sent home immediatelyPresident says US immigration laws ‘obsolete’ and ‘horrible’Tue Jun 26 2018 - 05:00
Trump may reap whirlwind for children and Congress gambitUS Letter: Images and audio of children crying in cages tarnishes N Korean successSat Jun 23 2018 - 05:30
Donald Trump signs order to halt policy of separating familiesPresident vows to continue ‘zero-tolerance policy’ on immigrationThu Jun 21 2018 - 01:21
Outrage persists at US policy of separating children from parentsPresident blames Congress and loopholes in the law for ‘illegal immigration crisis’Tue Jun 19 2018 - 21:33
‘Boston Globe’ journalist Kevin Cullen suspended for three monthsReport found initial coverage of the Boston bombings raised concerns of ‘fabrication’Mon Jun 18 2018 - 19:55
Even for Americans, this week’s famous suicides felt differentAmerica Letter: Deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain brought clear shift in moodSat Jun 16 2018 - 01:00
Trump campaign manager’s bail revoked over Russia inquiryPaul Manafort jailed to await trial for felony amid claims of influencing witnessesFri Jun 15 2018 - 20:53
US and China trade war looms as new tariffs unveiledWide range of products ranging from flat screen televisions to industrial components hitFri Jun 15 2018 - 16:55
Conor McGregor says he ‘regrets actions’ as court case adjournedDubliner attacked a UFC bus in Brooklyn in April leaving two other MMA fighters injuredThu Jun 14 2018 - 17:47
US looking to ‘major disarmament’ in North Korea by 2020Trump talks of meeting as success despite concerns over detail and ending ‘war games’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 20:55
Trump pledge to halt military drills on peninsula worries South KoreaSouth seeks clarification after summit between US and North Korean leadersWed Jun 13 2018 - 01:00
North’s ‘irresponsible’ leaders urged to return to governanceEamon Gilmore says NI central to European Brexit debate but voice from Belfast is ‘silent’Tue Jun 12 2018 - 18:04
Trump makes a deal with Kim – but what exactly is it?North Korea gained most from summit with vague promise of denuclearisationTue Jun 12 2018 - 18:00
Trump accuses Canada of ‘bragging’ over link with USComments come after Trump instructed aides not to sign the final G7 communiqueTue Jun 12 2018 - 00:23
Donald Trump ignites war of words with G7 alliesUS leader withdraws support for summit communique and attacks ‘dishonest’ TrudeauMon Jun 11 2018 - 01:00
Trump reportedly enraged when tuning into G7 news conferenceAnalysis: President's twitter storm latest example of impetuous approach to policymakingSun Jun 10 2018 - 17:56
France denounces Trump’s decision not to sign G7 communiquéMacron’s office warns that international co-operation ‘cannot be dictated by fits of anger and throwaway remarks’Sun Jun 10 2018 - 14:20
Fearful farmers are ‘the tip of the spear’ in Trump’s trade warsDonald Trump won 70% of the vote in parts of Kansas. Is that support under threat?Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00
Trump request to readmit Russia casts cloud over G7 summitCriticism includes accusation US president is making US foreign policy ‘international joke’Sat Jun 09 2018 - 01:00
Robert Kennedy’s actions remind of true purpose of politicsAmerica Letter: Half century ago, amid assassinations and protest, US had hopeSat Jun 09 2018 - 01:00
New charges against Trump associates as inquiry gathers pacePaul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik both accused of obstructing justiceFri Jun 08 2018 - 20:29
Trump hits out at allies and calls for Russia to be readmitted to G7US president sharply criticises EU, Canada and Mexico as he departs for G7 summitFri Jun 08 2018 - 14:54
