The Irish Times

First snow of winter causes havoc for travellers but brings out the best of the US

America Letter: Drivers share food and water while stranded for 24 hours on motorway

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 20:00

Trump offers sympathy as US Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000

The coronavirus death toll is a ‘very sad milestone’, US president says in tweet

Thu May 28 2020 - 19:41

US presidential race: Who will Joe Biden pick as his running mate?

The 77-year-old presumed Democratic nominee has committed to appointing a female running mate

Mon Apr 27 2020 - 20:00

Republican senator blasts Trump administration on Iran

Mike Lee calls briefing on Suleimani killing ‘probably the worst’ he had experienced

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 10:07

Virginia governor denies appearing in racist photo

Ralph Northam resisting calls for him to resign after initially apologising for image

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 08:58

Saudi arrests over Khashoggi death ‘good first step’, says Trump

US politicians react to Saudi Arabia’s announcement the journalist is dead

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 07:20

US Senate panel narrowly backs Pompeo as secretary of state

Republican Rand Paul withdraws opposition after assurances over foreign policy approach

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 09:01

Democrats enjoy first major victories of Trump era

Governorship wins in Virginia and New Jersey as voters reject provocative Republican campaigns

Wed Nov 08 2017 - 09:37

Trump’s missile strike wins support from both parties

Republicans and Democrats back decision but want details on long-term plan for Syria

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 19:44

Jeff Sessions confirmed as Donald Trump’s attorney general

Alabama senator criticised by Democrats for record on civil rights and immigration

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 07:26

Mike Pence to attend Ireland Funds event in Washington

US vice-president with Sligo family links will be guest of honour at meal on March 15th

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00

Democrats face eight hard steps to retake the White House

Despite catastrophic loss to Donald Trump, the pulverised party can still pick itself up

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 12:20

Fintan O’Toole: The United Hates of America has raised its middle finger to the world

There is still another America, an America that will wake up feeling it has lost its country

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 08:08

North Carolina goes down to the wire after rush of early voters

Number of blacks voting falls as vicious campaign attacks alienate Obama’s core base

Sun Nov 06 2016 - 19:33

Alienation over Trump and Clinton leaves Senate contest in disarray

Unpopular presidential candidates make fight for Congress highly competitive

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 01:00

Hillary Clinton makes push for victory in ‘firewall’ state

Democrat must shore up vote in urban and suburban Pennsylvania to shut out Trump

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 01:00

Donald Trump hoping to halt slide in final presidential debate

Obama chides Trump for voter fraud claim, telling Republican to ‘stop whining’

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00

Donald Trump ramps up claims election being rigged

As he lags in polls, candidate says media in league with Hillary Clinton campaign

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 08:24

Trump seeks to defend groping women remarks with ferocious attack on Clintons

Republican candidate breaks new ground with threat to jail his opponent if elected

Mon Oct 10 2016 - 06:25

Diarmaid Ferriter: Irish-Americans will not all vote as immigrants

They may have experienced racism but Irish migrants have a history of attacking others too

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 07:00

Brian Boyd: Clinton’s running mate does not know his Irish American history

Tim Kaine talked about the how the Irish had suffered in America; but this needs to be put up against what the Irish inflicted

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 12:08

Mike Pence claims win in US vice-presidential debate

Affable Tim Kaine took one for Team Clinton by serving as her attack dog

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 01:00

VP debate: Democrat Kaine cites past racism towards Irish

Republican VP nominee Mike Pence avoids defending Donald Trump in TV event

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 08:39

Pence’s debate performance offers a lesson to Trump

Debate analysis: Republican VP candidate presents strategy for his running mate

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 07:41

VP debate: Irish-Americans Tim Kaine and Mike Pence to lock horns

Both have close ties to Ireland, but senator and governor differ on immigration dispute

Tue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00

Hillary Clinton turns to comedy to win back millennials

Democrat’s support among young voters, a key part of the Obama coalition, has slumped

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 17:55

Questions swirl around Trump’s taxes and Clinton’s health

Republican’s failure to disclose tax returns and Democrat’s illness cover-up scrutinised

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 01:00

Genealogist finds Tim Kaine also has Irish roots in Cork

Woman who unveiled Obama’s ancestory finds new link in VP candidate’s family tree

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 01:00

Tim Kaine says Hillary Clinton has learned from email ‘mistake’

Democratic candidate can improve trust deficit with voters, says running mate

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 00:22

PanDEMonium: Simon Carswell’s Democratic convention diary

Father of dead Muslin soldiers tells Trump he has sacrificed nothing

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 19:07

Hillary Clinton: A man you can bait with a tweet cannot be trusted with a nuclear weapon

Democrat makes history by accepting nomination to take on Trump in November

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 07:29

Barack Obama rebukes Trump as ‘homegrown demagogue’

President urges voters to rally behind Clinton as hopeful alternative to Trump’s dystopia

Thu Jul 28 2016 - 08:39

Bill Clinton’s convention speech made Hillary human again

If anyone wondered whether Bill Clinton still ‘has it’, his deeply personal speech at the Democratic convention erased all doubts – and will only help his wife

Wed Jul 27 2016 - 12:22

Brian Boyd: Why I sometimes pretend that I am not Irish on my holidays

What we have to endure from ill-informed foreigners is tantamount to a hate crime in today’s language

Wed Jul 27 2016 - 02:19