Food banks and working for free, the life of a federal employee in the US

An estimated 800,000 federal employees haven’t been paid since the government shutdown began. Those working for the IRS and other agencies are being ordered to return to work during the shutdown. Video: The New York Times

100 days of the Government

Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin‘s second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison


US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."