Marco Rubio picks up another title from Trump
Proliferation of roles raises questions about whether Rubio can play any substantial role in the US administration
Marco Rubio
US politician Marco Rubio
Donald Trump sacks national security adviser Mike Waltz over ‘Signalgate’
Waltz had accidentally added Atlantic magazine editor to Signal group discussing attacks in Yemen
Donald Trump’s approval rating in the US is way down, and no one knows what he’s going to do next
As he reaches the 100th day of his second term, President Trump can point to few policy successes
Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal needs to happen soon
Senate minority leader Schumer fears Trump will ‘cave’ to Putin
In Trump’s America, it can be dangerous to criticise the president’s friends
Worldview: The administration has rescinded the legal status of close to 1,000 international university students since mid-March
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy clash again as US warns it could abandon Ukraine talks
US secretary of state cancels visit to London, where peace discussions were to be held
US will abandon Russia-Ukraine peace deal if no progress soon, say Trump and Rubio
Donald Trump says he expects to sign a full minerals deal with Ukraine next week
Iran and US agree to further talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Countries began high-level talks in Oman on Saturday
US immigration judge rules Palestinian Columbia student Khalil can be deported
USA-TRUMP/COLUMBIA (UPDATE 3, PIX):UPDATE 3-US immigration judge rules Palestinian Columbia student Khalil can be deported
The Irish Times view on the US government’s Signal leak: an absurd and startling blunder
The actions may have been in breach of laws, which forbid government employees from using personal channels when conducting official business
Trump’s rebranding of Afrikaners as victims is calculated to appeal to the American far right
Worldview: When Trump or Musk talk about the murders of white farmers, they’re sending a signal in support of white nationalism
US travel ban: Trump administration considers restrictions on 41 countries, expels South African ambassador
Marco Rubio says ambassador is a ‘race-baiting politician’ who is ‘no longer welcome’ in US
Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump in Washington: How the day progressed
Micheál Martin meets Donald Trump in White House before attending St Patrick's Day events
US officials hold Venezuela meetings amid hunt for alternative oil supplies
Meetings indicate a policy shift with view to coaxing Maduro away from Moscow’s embrace
‘This is terror against the city’ – Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘barbaric’ rocket attack on Kyiv
Five civilians killed in a rocket attack on a Kyiv TV tower as Zelenskiy urges EU to prove it sides with country in conflict
Janan Ganesh: The incoherence at the heart of anti-westernism
The West can’t stop its rivals reading it wrong, but it can choose not to encourage them
How Ukraine question divides the American right
‘For a party many years into an illiberal drift, Republicans are oddly firm in defence of Ukraine’
Top US general defends calls with China
Gen Mark Milley says he had been aiming to ease tensions with Beijing and not to ‘usurp authority’
US gun violence triggers Biden action to deal with acute problem
Justice department launches ‘strike forces’ to tackle flow of illegal weapons
‘There is no food, money or work’: how shortages fuelled Cuba protests
Demonstrators call for freedom and end to shortages in largest protests in decades
UFOs: Why the United States has been gripped by flying-saucer reports
UFOs are no longer a taboo topic for the US government. An official report is due this month
Conservative Christians jeer ‘traitor’ Pence for refusing to overturn election
Former US vice-president dismisses systemic racism and criticises ‘worst border crisis’
White House to ‘develop options’ to hold Belarus to account after flight diversion
Biden condemns arrest of journalist Raman Protasevich in ‘strongest possible terms’
‘What we need here’s a union’: the fight for better working conditions at Amazon
David v Goliath: Bessemer, Alabama, could become first unionised US Amazon facility
Joe Biden overturns Trump ban on trans people joining US military
House of Representatives is set to formally charge Trump with inciting insurrection
Democrats push for stimulus deal before Trump impeachment trial
Republican senator says deal possible if Democrats drop bid to raise minimum wage
Jennifer O’Connell: Forget the voice of reason, Ivanka has only been the voice of Ivanka
After four years, a medium-sized insurrection must seem like a small price to pay
US elections: Republicans reach 50 Senate seats with Alaska win
Several incumbents successfully defend seats despite strong challenges from Democrats
White House walls close in as Trump unleashes bitter legal fight
Drama and anxiety as America counts carefully amid Republican claims of fraud
Trump suggests 2020 election result can never be accurate
US president continues his attacks on the reliability of postal voting in this year’s race
Merkel demands Kremlin explanation as Navalny poisoning confirmed
Chemical nerve agent Novichok was used to poison Russian opposition leader, Germany says
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new security law
Lai has been a prominent democracy activist and an ardent critic of Beijing
Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal after call with Trump
Purchase of Chinese video app may include operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada
Microsoft eyes acquisition of TikTok’s US operations
Speculation comes as Trump administration considers US ban for Chinese-owned social media group
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