The Irish Times

Elizabeth Holmes describes Theranos’s ‘big idea’ to jurors

Defence in surprise move to put founder on stand in case focusing on Silicon Valley culture

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 12:33

Maureen Dowd: Pity Colin Powell broke his own rules to enable Iraq invasion

He could have been president, but his tragedy is that he walked a path he knew to be wrong

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 18:36

US lawmakers nearing potential breakthrough on debt ceiling

Stop-gap measure considered to extend limit to December

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 08:40

Biden defends choice of Lloyd Austin to lead the Pentagon

President-elect addresses concerns department would not be led by a civilian

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 21:03

Donald Trump tweets that he has fired his defence secretary

Mark Esper ‘terminated’ by US president after clashes over response to street protests

Mon Nov 09 2020 - 19:51

The Donald Trump years: his presidential story – so far

The 45th US president: 2017-2020 timeline

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 17:57

Trump hails ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ at White House ceremony

Israel, Bahrain and UAE sign peace agreement in foreign policy win for administration

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 21:01

Watching Donald Trump is excruciating. How did we get here?

Maureen Dowd: The euphoria of seeing a first black president has given way to desolation and racial strife

Sun Jun 07 2020 - 16:07

Trump urges suppression of protests over Floyd killing

Focus turns to police behaviour after 10th consecutive night of unrest across the US

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 21:41

Trump under fire from US military after troops threat

President criticised by Mattis and Kelly as Republican senator ‘struggles’ to back him

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 20:40

Democrats dream of John Bolton bombshell in impeachment trial

Call for witnesses intensifies after report that draft of Bolton’s book could damage Trump

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 10:48

Trump clears way for Turkish operation against Syria’s Kurds

US president threatens on Twitter to ‘totally destroy and obliterate’ Turkish economy

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 19:05

US director of national intelligence to step down in August

Dan Coats held position for two years and regularly clashed with Donald Trump

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 07:49

Trump may have backed himself into a corner over Iran

US president’s ambiguous response to latest provocation is in keeping with his incoherent policy on Iran

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 19:30

US-backed fighters expect ‘fierce battle’ with Islamic State

Terror group remains holed up in Syrian enclave in spite of Trump’s ‘100 per cent victory’ claim

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 16:50

Trump says US may declare Isis defeated next week

President says coalition has reclaimed all territory held by terror group in Syria and Iraq

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 15:49

US consensus on troop withdrawal dangerously interventionist

US Politics: Opposition to Trump’s plan to exit Afghanistan smacks of ‘horror of retreat’

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 04:00

US court clears way for Trump’s restrictions on transgender troops

Supreme court judges put earlier decisions that had blocked plan on hold

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 15:35

Trump cancels US delegation to Davos and Pelosi Afghan trip, citing shutdown

President withdraws permission for House speaker to use military aircraft for trip

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 00:07

China sentences Canadian to death for drug smuggling

Trudeau condemns decision as tensions rise in dispute over arrest of Huawei executive

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 19:18

Erdogan snub exposes US disarray on withdrawal from Syria

Turkish president accuses Trump administration of issuing mixed messages on Syria

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 21:20

American man ‘sent CV to Islamic State’ seeking teaching job

Texan man offered his services to terror group as English teacher, documents suggest

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 09:50

The world in 2019: a good year for the pessimists

Brexit activated, Trump unshackled, populism bedded in – it’s a glass-half-empty outlook

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00

White House says Trump won’t pull troops from Afghanistan

Statement contradicts reports last week that the US was to withdraw 7,000 soldiers

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 22:47

Trauma of Trump presidency has focused Democratic minds

US Politics: Donald Trump has forced the Democrats to stand up for American power

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 15:10

Europe reacts with alarm to James Mattis resignation

Ministers fearful over withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 20:46

Trump threatens ‘very long shutdown’ amid border wall funding row

Democrats and US president blame each other for crisis as shutdown looms

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 19:06

Mattis’s exit is far more serious than other White House departures

Resignation of Donald Trump’s defence secretary is as shocking as it is unsurprising

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 12:56

US defence secretary Jim Mattis resigns after Syria withdrawal

The retired marine general viewed as a sober voice of experience in the ear of Donald Trump

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 10:18

US defence secretary Jim Mattis to leave position next year

Retired general was seen as a stabilising force in Donald Trump’s cabinet

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 22:44

Trump and Saudi crown prince meet on sidelines of G20 summit

Russian president Putin high fives prince but other leaders still outraged over Khashoggi murder

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 21:29

85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen, charity says

Peace talks likely in early December as Yemen become worst humanitarian crisis in world

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 07:55

Future of several key Trump administration officials in doubt

Surprise Melania Trump criticism puts deputy national security adviser Ricardel at risk

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 20:46

Melania Trump calls for dismissal of senior government aide

US first lady clashed with national security adviser Mira Ricardel

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 07:52