The Irish Times

US political discourse turns ever uglier – even between party colleagues

America Letter: Anti-Muslim rhetoric and slanging matches have real consequences

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 18:00

Biden urges Democrats to overcome divisions on spending Bills

US president visits Congress to discuss infrastructure legisation and vows to ‘get it done’

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 22:41

Few signs that Biden is prepared to step up pressure on Israel

US insists it is working hard behind scenes to halt Gaza conflict as it again blocks UN statement

Mon May 17 2021 - 21:00

Mother of Daunte Wright tells funeral ‘he will be so missed’

Wright was shot by police officer after he was pulled over in Minneapolis on April 11th

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 21:32

Another black man dead at the hands of police pushes Minneapolis to the brink

The police killing of Daunte Wright in the city where George Floyd was killed has shocked America

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 06:00

Biden welcomes Japanese PM as first official foreign visitor

China tops the agenda of bilateral meeting with Yoshihide Suga in Washington

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 23:50

‘Not a third Obama term’: Biden says world has changed in first sit-down interview

President-elect says he aims to represent ‘spectrum’ of Americans and Democratic party

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 09:27

Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Trump seeks to hold onto midwest states

Polls suggest president trails Democratic rival Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin

Wed Oct 28 2020 - 09:27

Somali-American congresswoman ‘hates’ US, Trump tells rally

Trump repeats doubts on vote security as Obama says he is ‘jealous of Covid’s coverage’

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 21:42

US election: The swing states that will decide the race to the White House

Polls suggest that Joe Biden is on track but many are wary after 2016’s shock result

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00

Trump tries to woo ‘American seniors’ as backing by demographic falls

President fails to condemn conspiracy theory group on TV as Biden gets more views

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 20:24

Biden has courted Muslim voters but not all Arab Americans back him

Almost 2 million-strong Arab Christian community could lean towards Trump

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 01:00

Timeline: Trump’s movements prior to hospital admission

The week in detail: What the president did, where he went and who he was with

Sun Oct 04 2020 - 15:35

Republicans urge Trump to disavow neo-fascists after debate comments

US Wrap: President launches xenophobic attack on Ilhan Omar at Minnesota rally

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 22:04

‘Minnesota needs Trump’: President sees rural path to election victory

State encapsulates demographic, social divides driving political polarisation in the US

Sun Sept 20 2020 - 18:00

Ocasio-Cortez delivers withering response to Republican’s ‘sexist slur’

Democrat says Ted Yoho called her ‘a f**king b**ch’ as female colleagues recount harassment by men

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 08:39

Rise of black candidates shows change is coming to Democratic Party

America Letter: Congressional primaries reveal increasingly progressive tilt

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 20:00

Tensions simmer in US after weekend of protests and violence

Trump denounces protesters and designates anti-fascist group Antifa a terrorist organisation

Sun May 31 2020 - 21:48

George Floyd death: Protesters and riot police clash in Minneapolis

Mayor seeks criminal charges against police seen kneeling on neck of black man

Thu May 28 2020 - 08:25

Iowa caucus set to go down to the wire as Democrats remain divided

High-profile supporters descend on the state ahead of party’s first presidential primary

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 18:00

Trump says a vote for a Democrat is a vote against Israel

US president rejects criticism of his claim that Jews who vote for Democrats are guilty of ‘disloyalty’

Wed Aug 21 2019 - 19:31

Democratic congresswoman rejects Israel’s offer to enter West Bank

Rashia Tlaib says ‘oppressive conditions’ were imposed to humiliate her on family visit

Fri Aug 16 2019 - 17:13

Two US congresswomen denied entry to Israel after Trump plea

Netanyahu move to prevent Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from travelling unexpected

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 22:36

Nigel Farage describes Trump’s ‘go back’ remarks as ‘genius’

Brexit Party leader praised Trump’s words as being politically shrewd, despite saying they made him uncomfortable

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 07:24

Trump says Democratic congresswoman ‘should apologise to America’

Elijah Cummings denounces Trump and has ‘no doubt’ US president is racist

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 19:52

Maureen Dowd: Democrats must escape trap of Trump’s malice

US president has shifted from subtlety to let toads of racism leap straight from his mouth

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 17:37

For this US president, the race card is his trump card

Donald Trump’s racist tweets are carefully calculated to sow division among his opponents

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 06:00

Trump renews attack on Democratic congresswoman

US president calls Ilhan Omar ‘foul-mouthed’ and says her home state ‘can’t stand her’

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 21:44

Trump says he was ‘not happy’ about ‘send her back’ chants

US president responds to outcry over his campaign rally, as Ilhan Omar calls him a ‘fascist’

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 21:27

House of Representatives condemns Trump over ‘racist’ tweets

Just four Republican party members back Democrats against ‘fear and hatred’ remarks

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 21:23

Who are ‘The Squad’? The Democratic women who riled Trump

US president’s ‘go back home’ comments seen as attack on four leftwing freshman Democrats

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 13:24

US politicians vote to condemn Trump comments as racist

Trump told four non-white Congresswomen to ‘go back’ to ‘crime infested places from which they came’

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 07:20

Donald Trump denies he is racist amid ‘go back’ tweets controversy

US president urges Republicans not to vote for resolution to condemn his remarks

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 21:26

US Congress members and their immigrant connections

Background of 2019 members who are immigrants or the children of immigrants

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 13:02