Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates
US senators urged to block funding Bill unless Democrats meet demands
Troubled waters: Tensions in Irish Coast Guard
Friction over disciplinary actions taken against volunteers, and view management is too risk averse
G7 tax deal faces opposition in US Congress
Republicans say accord harms US competitiveness and fails to solve battle over digital taxes
Apple to bring social media app Parler back to App Store
Major tech platforms cut ties with Parler following attack on the Capitol in January
Trump doubles down on his false claims of election misconduct
Officials in Georgia accuse president of undermining faith in US election system
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: Defiant Trump resumes campaigning in Florida
Anthony Fauci warns US president is ‘asking for trouble’ by holding large rallies
Trump’s nominee promises to uphold supreme court independence
It’s ‘bigotry’ to say someone is too Catholic to be on bench, Amy Coney Barrett hearing told
Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing to begin in US Senate
Judiciary committee will hold four days of hearings set to involve ethical clash
Coronavirus adds new twist to Coney Barrett supreme court nomination
Mitch McConnell to go ahead with Senate judiciary committee hearing despite Covid-19
Maureen Dowd: Reality bursts the Trumpworld bubble
In a moment that feels biblical, the implacable coronavirus has come to the US president’s door
‘Next 48 hours critical’: Contradictory views on Trump’s Covid progress
Doctor ‘extremely happy’, but source close to president strikes a more negative note
Toll of disease on Trump may raise deep questions
If president’s Covid-19 worsens, campaign will weaken and succession may loom
US House votes to limit Trump’s powers to attack Iran
US Wrap: Vote comes as president claims Iranians were planning to blow up embassy
Republican senator blasts Trump administration on Iran
Mike Lee calls briefing on Suleimani killing ‘probably the worst’ he had experienced
Mike Pence defends conditions at migrant detention centres in Texas
Children shake heads when asked by US vice president if they have somewhere to wash
US Senate votes to block funding for Trump’s border wall
President will be forced to issue first veto after Republicans oppose emergency declaration
Competing Bills to end US government shutdown fail in Senate
Short-term fix viable only with ‘large down payment’ on border wall, White House says
Senate votes to cut US military aid to Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Decision a rebuke to Donald Trump’s response to journalist’s killing in Istanbul
Prospects grow for Yemen talks in Sweden next week
US Senate advances measure to cut support for Saudi-led coalition, in rebuke to Trump
Democrats back Pelosi for US Congress speaker role
Bill to protect special counsel including Robert Mueller blocked on Senate floor again
George Soros fights back against populist foes and conspiracy theories
Billionaire investor doubles down on his project to foster growth of pluralist democracies
Failure on healthcare reform is a major defeat for Republicans
Latest delay raises questions about whether Trump can follow through on campaign promises
Obamacare repeal plan in disarray as Republican senators withdraw
Collapse raises doubts about prospects of Congress reforming healthcare this session
Social entrepreneurship platform ChangeX raises €550,000
Platform backed by high-profile investors seeks more money as it launches new service
Trump says he has no tapes of conversations with Comey
US president had said the sacked FBI director ‘better hope’ tapes of exchanges did not exist
US cabinet hopefuls in the frame for Trump seal of approval
President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend
Struggles in Utah feed Republicans’ fears of post-election split
State traditionally aligned with GOP sees support flow from Trump to Mormon ex-CIA man
AT&T-Time Warner deal faces major regulatory hurdle
US Senate antitrust subcommittee meet next month to discuss potential $85.4 billion deal
Senior Republicans urge Trump to end bid for presidency
Party in crisis after recordings of tycoon making sexist comments emerge ahead of debate
Trump’s dark past sends Republican Party into tailspin
Republicans call on nominee to step aside but no rules to replace billionaire by force
Trump remains defiant but Republican campaign in crisis
More than 60 prominent Republican issue statements condemning Trump’s remarks
Trump says there is ‘zero chance’ he will quit over vulgar remarks
Arnold Schwarzenegger joins growing list of Republicans vowing now to not to vote for the candidate
Trump on lewd remarks: ‘I was wrong and I apologise’
Republican calls leaked tape of his vulgar boasts about groping women ‘a distraction’
Monsanto shares close below price offered in Bayer deal
Shares up but market reacts to expectations of ‘regulatory hiccups’
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