FBI director Kash Patel defends his behaviour after sensational magazine reportingDirector’s response overshadows announcement of federal fraud charges against civil rights organisation accused of giving money to extreme groups including the Ku Klux KlanWed Apr 22 2026 - 07:19
In Roswell, belief has become an industry In the town forever linked to a crashed object in 1947, the truth is out there – between the myth and merchSun Apr 19 2026 - 07:00
RFK jnr, Donald Trump’s wackiest cabinet member, comes under the microscopeUS health secretary Robert F Kennedy jnr spends an uncomfortable three hours before the Ways and Means Committee on Capitol HillFri Apr 17 2026 - 07:03
No rest for JD Vance as Trump gets cross with the pope againJust back from fruitless negotiations with Iran, the US vice-president found himself having to address a fraught new episode in the uneasy relationship between church and state in AmericaTue Apr 14 2026 - 07:26
Donald Trump orders naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks break downUS president says aim of move is to place chokehold on Tehran’s access to oil revenuesSun Apr 12 2026 - 20:03
How a New Mexico mountain town became home and final resting place of actor Dennis HopperEasy Rider director was so taken with Taos that he became its most notorious resident during the 1970s and its most feted retiree in the last years of his lifeSun Apr 12 2026 - 06:43
Say Nothing author Patrick Radden Keefe: ‘The truth often makes people uncomfortable’The US writer has found that getting answers involves brass neck persistence and blunt rejection, to which he has happily become immuneSun Apr 12 2026 - 06:00
Melania brings Epstein back into focus as Iran war hastens Maga mutiny against Trump The most valuable disseminators of the US president’s message have turned on himSat Apr 11 2026 - 05:47
Karoline Leavitt usually retaliates first, but a tough question made her pause The White House press secretary and JD Vance took questions on the Iran ceasefire while the US president remained elusiveThu Apr 09 2026 - 07:31
In Trump’s America, everyday conversations now would have been unimaginable three years agoIt’s difficult to escape the conclusion that the entire US political class has become slightly unmoored from realityWed Apr 08 2026 - 07:16
Along Route 50, a solitary stand against Trump’s immigration raidOn the wind‑scoured plains of rural Colorado, one student’s weekly protest draws on a local history shaped by hardship, endurance and quiet resistanceSun Apr 05 2026 - 07:00
Trump’s decision to fire devoted Pam Bondi reboots focus on Epstein filesFormer attorney general laughed loudest and defended Trump hardest, but devotion is no protection against sudden exile from his courtFri Apr 03 2026 - 06:42
Trump leaves world no wiser on Iran objectives in 19-minute prime-time address US president’s 19-minute speech contained little new about the Iran war’s likely outcome or how the spiralling global energy crisis will end Thu Apr 02 2026 - 07:21
Trump’s attempt to narrow who qualifies as American strains an already fragile relationship President’s attempt to narrow who qualifies as American tests a 150‑year‑old amendment — and strains an already fragile relationship with the courtWed Apr 01 2026 - 06:00
How a Kansas town still lives with the legacy of In Cold Blood From family lore to local museums, the community that hosted Truman Capote continues to navigate the tension between literary fame and lasting traumaSun Mar 29 2026 - 06:00
JD Vance has had a quiet few months. Now, he’s back in the spotlight US president’s Iran war is straining Republican loyalty, leaving Vance both heir‑apparent and uneasy messenger in a moment of political riskFri Mar 27 2026 - 06:00
Iran, Elvis and crime on minds during Donald Trump’s surreal Graceland tripIn Memphis it was possible to discern the key points that the Trump administration will use in advance of November’s midterm electionsTue Mar 24 2026 - 07:08
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: Kansas City turns a relic of its cattle past into a symbol of renewalA derelict rail bridge over the Missouri is being transformed into a cultural hub, reflecting the wider potential of America’s mid-sized citiesSun Mar 22 2026 - 06:41
Markwayne Mullin: Trump’s new Kristi Noem is a plumber, cowboy and 'Maga warrior'An Oklahoma senator with a penchant for punchy talk is set to become the newest member of Donald Trump’s cabinetFri Mar 20 2026 - 06:53
Tucker Carlson’s interview of former US counterterrorism official adds new dimension for Trump White House accuses its own counterintelligence head of repeating ‘false claim’ aired by DemocratsThu Mar 19 2026 - 07:21
Martin faced a choice in Trump meeting: meek silence, or speak up. He chose the latterDonald Trump complains about the lack of support from Europe for his Iran war, and gives a shout-out to Rory McIlroyWed Mar 18 2026 - 07:27
Facing Donald Trump’s cranky litany of complaints, Micheál Martin had two choicesAt the Oval Office, Micheál Martin drew on his skills of diplomacy to delicately defend Keir Starmer and EuropeTue Mar 17 2026 - 18:41
Micheál Martin, master of platitudes, steps into Trump’s Oval Office bear pitImmigration, tariffs, the Irish-US trade imbalance and State’s reputation as pro-Palestinian could derail diplomatic setpiece Tue Mar 17 2026 - 06:00
A curiously timeless German town on the Missouri weighs its past - and its futureA Rhineland dream transplanted to the Midwest, Hermann offers European architecture, easygoing days and a deep sense of placeSun Mar 15 2026 - 07:00
Trump presses Republicans to radically alter voting rules before midterm electionsIn addition to prosecuting a war, the US president has spent the week demanding swift passage of legislation that could reshape US voting rulesFri Mar 13 2026 - 07:51
A vintage Trump performance in America’s heartland: Electoral fraud, Obama-bashing, ‘Newscum’With an eye on the midterm elections, the US president is trying to convince his voting base – and perhaps himself – that everything is still okayThu Mar 12 2026 - 06:53
The more Donald Trump spoke, the less his Iran plan seemed clearEnigmatic and ambivalent, the US president gave a TV interview in which he offered few clues as to what might happen next with ‘this excursion’ in the Middle EastTue Mar 10 2026 - 07:08
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: In the ruins of coal country, a Virginia town reinvents itselfAbingdon has rebuilt itself through theatre, heritage and a renewed sense of community — a rare bright spot in a battered regionSun Mar 08 2026 - 06:20
Kristi Noem falls from grace after disastrous handling of Trump’s immigration policy Previously the US secretary of homeland security, now she’s the first big Trump cabinet casualtyFri Mar 06 2026 - 07:11
James Talarico wins Democrat race in Texas amid voting chaos and chicanery claimsA change to voting procedures in Democrat Jasmine Crockett’s stronghold led to voter confusion and a court intervention to keep voting stations openWed Mar 04 2026 - 15:59
Iran sends drones and missiles across the Gulf as up to 2,000 Irish seek route homeGovernment working to finalise charter flight from Oman while confusion over Trump’s strategy continuesTue Mar 03 2026 - 23:35
US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the GulfHundreds reportedly killed across region as Donald Trump says military operations could last ‘four to five weeks’Mon Mar 02 2026 - 23:48
Americans left asking ‘what next’ after Trump leads country into warUS president had been warned air raids on Iranian leader unlikely to be successfulMon Mar 02 2026 - 06:00
Trump, the self-declared president of peace, goes to war seeking regime changeIranian-American jubilation at the death of Iran’s brutal supreme leader tempered by uncertainty over the country’s trajectorySun Mar 01 2026 - 07:46
Texas’s most explosive Senate race in decades could reshape politics in Lone Star State Bruising attack ads, spiralling spending and an energised Democratic field collide in a primary that could reshape politics in the Lone Star StateSun Mar 01 2026 - 06:30
Keith Duggan’s journey through America: The farther west you go the less real Trump becomesUS250: the country is in the grip of a long winter and an extended moment of uncertaintySat Feb 28 2026 - 06:00
Clintons confront another chapter of investigation and accusation in Epstein inquiryBill Clinton will need to answer for own links on Friday after wife used platform to turn focus to RepublicansFri Feb 27 2026 - 19:00
Donald Trump hails US economy, rounds on Democrats in longest state of the union addressPresident’s speech lasting one hour and 48 minutes sought to reinvigorate supporters in Republican heartland statesWed Feb 25 2026 - 06:40
‘I actually have a tonne of substance’: The congresswoman aiming to upset Trump again in Texas The congresswoman with a series of spectacular political take-downs to her name is bidding to become the first Democrat in nearly 40 years to reach the US Senate through TexasTue Feb 24 2026 - 07:49
‘Fight the system. Not the neighbour’: Democrat James Talarico preaches third way in TexasSeminarian running for Senate takes his radical Christian love and anti‑establishment message to conservative LubbockMon Feb 23 2026 - 07:25
Irish grandmother detained by Ice: ‘If I am the worst of the worst then America has a bigger problem than it thinks’Donna Hughes Brown was detained by Ice officials at Chicago airport when returning home from Ireland last July. Now she has a list of people she is fighting forSat Feb 21 2026 - 06:00
‘They’re real, but I haven’t seen ‘em’: Obama puts the question of aliens on Trump’s deskBarack Obama’s seemingly noncommittal view on the matter has taken on a life of its ownSat Feb 21 2026 - 05:51
Trump announces new 10% global tariff, as he criticises US supreme court members over rulingCourt ruling striking down tariffs jeopardises key power in delivering White House economic planFri Feb 20 2026 - 20:48
Nobody does it better. Donald Trump goes back on the roadUS president pushes ‘made in America’ message, but data shows loss of 80,000 manufacturing jobs in past year Fri Feb 20 2026 - 08:06
Pulled Stephen Colbert segment turns Texas Senate race into unholy hot messDemocratic rising star James Talarico’s appearance on Colbert’s show was dropped but then drew more than five million viewers on YouTubeWed Feb 18 2026 - 10:52
‘I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats’: The long, strange trip of Robert Kennedy JrFrom fringe protest candidate to Trump’s health secretary, RFK’s unlikely survival story is pure American surrealismSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
Georgia senator Jon Ossoff delivers a line that could be central to Democrats’ fightback against TrumpOssoff has skilfully walked the tightrope of thriving as a liberal in a conservative state as he seeks Senate re-electionFri Feb 13 2026 - 07:15
Dublin woman Gail Slater exits Trump administration less than a year after appointmentFormer anti-trust chief departs after months of internal acrimony over light-touch regulationThu Feb 12 2026 - 21:06
‘This screams cover-up’: Pam Bondi faces fury over handling of Epstein filesKey committee hears US attorney general accused of ‘incompetence’ and ‘jaded cruelty’ over abuse survivorsWed Feb 11 2026 - 19:36
Irishman detained in Texas overstayed 90-day visitor’s visa issued in 2009Texas court ruled against Seamus Culleton despite his being married to a US citizen and being a green card applicantWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:36
