Suzanne Lynch

Suzanne Lynch

Washington Correspondent

Suzanne Lynch is the former Irish Times Washington Correspondent

Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman speaks during the inauguration of US president Joe Biden in Washington, DC in January. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images
Despite the troubles of the Trump years the US continues to offer so much

America Letter: Outgoing Washington Correspondent Suzanne Lynch reflects on the US

Former president Donald Trump speaks with Republican congressional candidate Mike Carey at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio on Saturday. Photograph: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty
Trump candidate’s Ohio success spells trouble for Republicans

Former president lends support to coal lobbyist Mike Carey who won in 10-way primary

US president Joe Biden at the White House on Friday. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Biden warns of ‘hard work’ ahead despite strong economic numbers

US Wrap: President urges Americans to get vaccinated as Delta Covid surge continues

A pop up Covid-19 vaccination site at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri. Photograph: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
US health officials report sharp increase in vaccination rates

Development after government pressure as Delta variant continues surge across country

Protesters outside New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s office in Manhattan calling for his resignation or impeachment on Wednesday. Photograph: Desiree Rios/The New York Times
Andrew Cuomo’s legal and political troubles mount as he refuses to quit

New York governor faces new criminal inquiries after report detailing sexual harassment

Lieutenant governor for New York Kathy Hochul: Would be the most Irish-American New York politician to hold the position since Hugh Carey four decades ago. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images
Irish-American woman in prime position to be governor of New York

Kathy Hochul will replace Andrew Cuomo if he quits or is impeached in harassment scandal

Outstanding issues which could impact the scope of the booster programme include advice on mixing vaccines, the space between second and booster doses, and precise definitions of the cohorts to be targeted. Photograph: Laetitia Vancon/New York Times
One million people to be targeted in Covid-19 booster shot plan

Healthcare workers and over-80s among those to receive booster under preliminary proposals

Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo: “I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. That is just not who I am, and that’s not who I have ever been.” Photograph: Johannes Eisele
Biden leads calls for New York governor to resign

NY attorney general determines Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women

New York attorney general Letitia James and New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Photograph: David Dee Delgado and Spencer Platt/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Cuomo’s political prospects in jeopardy after damning report

Governor’s future in hands of NY state assembly after inquiry finds he sexually harassed 11 women

After taking many countries off its highest warning level since June, the US has been adding more countries back because of rising COVID-19 cases. File photograph: iStock
US advises against travel to Ireland, warning of rising Covid-19 cases

Greece, Iran and US Virgin Islands among others listed under ‘avoid travel’ warning

Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (centre) and Cori Bush (D-MO) (right) protest on the steps to the House of Representatives at the US Capitol Building for an extension of the eviction moratorium. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty
Potential eviction of millions of Americans splits Democrats

End of Covid-19 rent measure sparks calls for House of Representatives to return from recess

An Afghan security official stands guard as people arrive to offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. Photograph: Alil Rezayee/EPA
First group of at-risk Afghans arrives in US

Taliban have the momentum in Afghanistan as US withdraws, says retired US general

Former US president Donald Trump attempted to overturn the election results, notes released on Friday show. Photograph: Andy Jacobsohn/AFP via Getty Images
Trump pressured officials to declare US election corrupt, notes show

Justice department orders US treasury to turn over former president’s tax returns

While the Hamilton is back in business after a tough year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, management is facing a new challenge – finding staff. File photograph: Amr Alfiky/New York Times
US economy faces bottlenecks as it begins road to recovery

America Letter: Labour shortages and supply issues make it difficult for businesses to keep up

US President Joe Biden: ‘This is about life and death. I know people talk about freedom... but with freedom comes responsibility.’ Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Federal employees in US will have to show proof of vaccination

US Wrap: New rules announced as Biden urges unvaccinated to get jab to curb virus

Dr Anthony Fauci: ‘We’re not changing the science. The virus changed, and the science evolved with the changing virus.’ Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times
US federal health agency performs U-turn on indoor mask-wearing

Republicans furious as CDU recommends masks in certain settings due to Delta surge

US Capitol police officer Sgt Aquilino Gonell testifies before the House Select Committee. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police officer recalls US Capitol riots

Four officers give harrowing testimony on day one of the investigative hearings

The US Capitol Building. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty
US Capitol riot hearing reopens Republican Party divisions

Senior GOP figures point fingers at Nancy Pelosi for security failings on day of attack

People confront British soldiers on William Street in Derry minutes before paratroopers opened fire, killing 14 civilians on what became known as Bloody Sunday. File photograph: Getty
US group told that UK amnesty agenda for Troubles ‘immoral’

‘They robbed me of my mother, I was 12 years of age. They cannot rob me of justice’

Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and US president Joe Biden: “Iraq has been a vital partner for the United States for some time now in the Middle East,” says Mr Biden. Photograph: Susan Walsh
Biden agrees to terminate US combat mission in Iraq by year-end

US looks forward to ‘full and fair’ polls in Iraq in October and continuing strategic dialogue

Liz Cheney before a meeting at the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol last week. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times
Republicans row over Capitol riot investigation committee

Police officers to testify on Tuesday about storming of building by Trump supporters

People wearing masks wait to cross the street in Hollywood, California, on Monday, on the second day of the return of the indoor mask mandate in Los Angeles County due to a spike in coronavirus cases. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Return of the mask as dominant Delta variant gives Americans the jitters

America Letter: Reports of fully vaccinated becoming infected with Covid causing worry

People leaving the Nationals Park stadium as the game between the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres was interrupted due to a shooting outside the stadium in Washington, DC, on July 17th. File photograph: Getty
US gun violence triggers Biden action to deal with acute problem

Justice department launches ‘strike forces’ to tackle flow of illegal weapons

US vice-president Kamala Harris meets Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals stakeholders: “The status quo of people living with uncertainty from one case to another is simply wrong.” Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP
Kamala Harris hosts ‘dreamers’ at White House and calls for immigration reform

Trump-terminated DACA leaves young migrants in legal limbo as Biden fights ruling

Republican Jim Jordan during a press conference in Washington Wednesday reacts furiously to Nancy Pelosi’s decision to reject him for committee investigating January 6th riot. Photograph: Epa/Shawn Thew
Pelosi rejects Republicans Jordan and Banks for January 6th committee

Controversy as Trump allies not included on committee investigating storming of Capitol

Brexit minister David Frost pictured speaking at Westminster parliament on Wednesday where he announced UK government’s bid for changes to the Northern Ireland protocol. Photograph: PRU/AFP via Getty Images
Brexit: EU ‘will not renegotiate’ Northern Ireland protocol as UK demands changes

British government seeks ‘standstill’ period and significant amendments to protocol

British PM Boris Johnson discussed the Northern Ireland protocol with Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Tuesday. File photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
British government to seek several changes to operation of Northern Ireland protocol

Ministers to outline new proposals on trade between Britain and the North at Westminster

A woman is innoculated with a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Citizens are being urged to ‘get vaccinated’. Photograph: Getty
Coronavirus Delta mutation represents over 80% of all US cases

Health officials in United States reiterate calls for Americans to avail of vaccination

Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke with British prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday. Photograph: The Irish Times
Johnson tells Martin EU must show ‘pragmatism’ on protocol

US urges Britain, EU to negotiate within ‘existing mechanisms’ of Brexit agreement

An unused common detainee space in the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty
US repatriation of Guantanamo inmate spurs hopes facility could close

Transfer of Moroccan national by Biden administration a first since Trump era pause

The White House has accused the Chinese government of teaming up with criminal gangs to commit widespread cyber attacks, including one on Microsoft this year that affected tens of thousands of organisations.
US accuses China of instigating global cyber attacks

White House says security agents are teaming up with criminal gangs

Brooklyn Borough President and New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
‘This is your city’: Presumptive next mayor of New York pays tribute to Irish-Americans

‘Some of the greatest’ on NYPD have Irish heritage, says former officer Eric Adams

Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AFP via Getty
US senior health official warns of ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’

About 97% of people entering US hospitals with Covid-19 are unvaccinated

The demand for labour has also put pressure on US president Joe Biden. Photograph: Alex Edelman/Pool/EPA
American economic picture clouded by inflationary dangers

US Letter: Housing and labour shortages add to uncertainty even as GDP roars ahead

German chancellor Angela Merkel and US president Joe Biden, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg
Merkel and Biden reassert ties between US and Germany

US president raises American concerns about Russian gas link with chancellor

A US patrol in Afghanistan. The US will evacuate thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who helped US forces in the country starting in late July. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images
US announces it will evacuate Afghan nationals who helped in war

Several Congress members urged Biden administration to look after at-risk contractors

Chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus Chris Turner speaks at a news conference held by Democratic members of the Texas state legislature. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
Battle over US voting rights escalates as Texas Democrats flee state

‘Have you no shame?’ Biden asks Republicans seeking to impose stricter voting rules

Police scuffle and detain an anti-government demonstrator during a protest in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo
Biden praises Cuban protesters for ‘bravely asserting rights’

Thousands took to the streets of the socialist country in anti-government protests

The US president Joe Biden at a White House event to mark the news that 850,000 new jobs were created last month – a higher figure than had been expected. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Biden hails ‘historic progress’ on economy ahead of July 4th celebrations

President enters the holiday weekend missing his target to have 70 per cent of Americans inoculated with at least one shot of a Co(...)

A group comprised primarily of volunteers for the Board of Elections count absentee ballots for the New York city mayoral race. Photograph: Dave Sanders/The New York Times
New York voting debacle could shake faith in democratic process

America Letter: As race for mayor tightens, Trump pounces on vote counting slip-up

The supreme court, which has six Republican-nominated justices, voted along ideological lines, with the three liberal-leaning members of the court dissenting. Photograph: Michael Reynolds
US supreme court upholds Arizona voting laws in boost for Republicans

Laws on vote discarding and third-party delivery deemed not in breach of 1965 Act

Allen Weisselberg (C), the chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, is escorted by police officers into a court hearing. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA
Trump Organization CFO accused of tax fraud and conspiracy

Alan Weisselberg facing 15 charges as first member of Trump Organization indicted

Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld has passed away. File photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Donald Rumsfeld, former US defence secretary, dies aged 88

Republican who twice served as defence secretary is credited as architect of Iraq War

US president Joe Biden said ‘we have to act, and act fast’ ahead of the annual fire season. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Biden vows to raise firefighters’ pay as parts of US gripped by heatwave

President bemoans ‘regular cycle’ as concerns rise about drought and wildfires

Afghan forces flying over Lashkar Gah, in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, in May 2021. Photograph: Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times
US poised to speed up visa process for Afghan citizens due to safety fears

House votes on Bill to assist people who helped US troops as Taliban influence grows

Former US president Donald Trump speaking to supporters during a “save America” rally at Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio. Photograph: Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg
Flags, chants and badges at Trump’s first post-presidential rally

The former president’s supporters gathered in force in a small rural county in Ohio

Former US president Donald Trump speaks during his rally in Wellington, Ohio, on June 26th, 2021. Photograph: STEPHEN ZENNER/AFP via Getty Images
‘We won the election twice’: Donald Trump returns to rally stage in Ohio

Former president attacks Biden, Republican opponents and hints at third run

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in the US Capitol in Washington on Friday. Photograph: EPA/Shawn Thew
Biden meets Afghan president for talks ahead of US withdrawal

Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Washington comes at critical moment for the two countries

Derek Chauvin had a record of using excessive force before George Floyd died beneath his knee in what prosecutors branded a ‘shocking abuse of authority’. File photographs: Getty
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22½ years in prison for murder of George Floyd

Chauvin placed Floyd in a fatal knee-to-neck restraint for nine minutes and 29 seconds

US president Joe Biden and Pope Francis: The Vatican issued a pre-emptory warning the Eucharist vote could “become a source of discord rather than unity within the episcopate and the larger church in the United States”. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP
Biden’s Catholicism puts him in church crosshairs over abortion

America Letter: US bishops support banning pro-choice politicians from taking Eucharist

US president Joe Biden delivers remarks alongside vice-president Kamala Harris on the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Biden agrees $1tn infrastructure package with senators

Plan covers projects in clean energy, power grid upgrade and public transportation

Cian McLaughlin was last seen on the afternoon of June 8th at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
US authorities receive fresh information in search for missing Irishman

Wyoming resident spoke to Cian McLaughlin at the national park before he went missing

President Joe Biden speaking about gun violence and crime prevention, at the White House in Washington. Photograph: (Doug Mills/the New York Times
Biden to crack down on violent crime

US president warns shooting could spike as murders and violence increase across America

New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams at an an election night party in Brooklyn: “I am going to be your mayor,” he told supporters, adding: “The little guy won.” Adams currently leads in first-choice votes. Photograph: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Adams takes early lead in New York mayoral Democratic primary race

Former police officer secures 32 per cent of first preference vote

The US Ambassador’s residence at the the Phoenix park. File photograph: Alan Betson
Boston politician named as next US Ambassador to Ireland

Biden administration nominates representative who campaigned for president

Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned about the impact of the Delta variant, which now represents about 20% of all new Covid-19 cases in the US. File photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP
White House urges young adults to get vaccinated against Covid-19

‘Few extra weeks’ needed to hit goal of administering one shot to 70% of adults by July 4th

Kathryn Garcia, a Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, does yoga in Times Square in Manhattan on Sunday. Photograph: Michelle V Agins/The New York Times
New Yorkers to vote on Democratic candidate for mayoral election

Winner is most likely to succeed Bill de Blasio when election takes place in November

June 14th: Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US president Joe Biden, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg and Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson arrive for a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/Pool/AFP via Getty
Few breakthroughs on EU-US strains as Biden-Putin meeting dominates US news

America Letter: It remains unclear if special envoy to Northern Ireland will be appointed

Democratic senator Joe Manchin (centre) has proposed a compromise to the voting rights Bill. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/ EPA
Republican senators vow to block voting rights Bill

Democrats boosted by senator Joe Manchin’s proposed slimmed-down version of Bill

Cian McLaughlin was last seen ten days ago near the Grand Teton National Park
Search continues for Irishman missing in Wyoming

Cian McLaughlin last seen on ‘strenuous’ hike in Grand Teton National Park

US vice-president Kamala Harris (4-L) poses for a photo as president Joe Biden (C) signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Photograph: Oliver Contreras/Pool/EPA
Joe Biden signs law making Juneteenth a national holiday

US president says date ‘marks the long night of slavery and a promise of a morning to come’

Russian president Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with US president Joe Biden prior to the US-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva on June 16th. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty
Putin’s defiance over Alexei Navalny proves central dilemma for Biden

Meeting between US and Russian leaders will dictate shape of relations for at least a year

Russian president Vladimir Putin shakes hands with US president Joe Biden prior to the US-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Biden and Putin hold ‘positive’ talks but tough words over Navalny

US president warns Russian leader of ‘devastating’ fallout if jailed activist dies

US president Joe Biden attends a bilateral meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/EPA
Suzanne Lynch: Why exactly is Biden meeting Putin?

The Russian leader will get a boost but it’s difficult to see any benefit for the US president

US president Joe Biden sits in a limousine in Geneva. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Pool/AFP via Getty
Joe Biden set for tough talks with ‘worthy adversary’ Vladimir Putin

American president says US will ‘respond in kind’ if Russia continues with cyberactivities

A participant in the Novavax vaccine trial at Howard University in Washington. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
American Covid vaccine shows strong trial results, but will US need it?

US vaccination take-up rates are slowing, as Novavax jab on course for autumn approval

British prime minister Boris Johnson (left) discussed the Northern Ireland protocol during a bilateral meeting with US president Joe Biden during the G7 summit in Cornwall. Photograph: PA
Biden had ‘candid discussion’ with Johnson on Northern Ireland protocol

Bilateral meeting focused on issue that overshadowed G7 summit of world leaders

New York mayoral candidate Andrew after visiting St Athanasius Catholic Academy in Brooklyn. Photograph: Getty Images
All to play for as New York mayor race heats up

Seasoned candidates steal a march on front-runner Yang in post-Covid city

JFK airport in New York: Thousands who live and work legally in the US under non-immigrant visas are unable to leave the country as they are not sure if they will be readmitted. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP
US still reluctant to let non-Americans enter country from overseas

America Letter: Thousands working under temporary visas unable to travel home

US vice president Kamala Harris and Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura in Guatemala City on Monday. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Immigration issue gives Kamala Harris her first real hiccup as VP

Comments following meeting with Guatemalan leader expose muddy messaging

US first lady Jill Biden waves as she sets off with President Joe Biden from the White House on his first overseas trip as president. Photograph: Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg
Joe Biden to put pressure on Boris Johnson over NI protocol during meeting

US national security adviser says concern ‘runs very deep’ on Northern Ireland issue

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden departing the White House on Wednesday. Mr Biden is due to meet with Boris Johnson and other world leaders during the week-long trip to Europe. Photograph: Chris Kleponis/EPA
Biden to emphasise importance of protocol in meeting with Johnson, says advisor

British to be urged to find solution and avoid any threat to Good Friday Agreement

Police patrol the waters at St Ives harbour, Cornwall, ahead of Friday’s G7 summit. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
Biden defends plan to meet Putin during first foreign trip as president

US Wrap: Week-long visit to Europe will take in G7 summit and meeting with Johnson

The US recorded its fastest rate of annual house price growth since 2005 in the first quarter of this year. Photograph: iStock
US’s red-hot post-Covid property market may undermine Biden’s economic vision

America Letter: First-time buyers are being priced out while well-heeled Americans snap up second homes

Last month Facebook announced it was maintaining its ban on Donald Trump. File photograph: Getty
Trump to make Saturday speech amid reports of summer rallies

Former US president to speak at North Carolina Republican Party convention

US president Joe Biden: “Do your part. Give it your all. Let’s celebrate a truly historic Independence Day.” Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP
Biden dubs June ‘month of action’ as he seeks to raise US vaccination rates

Goal of 70% of US having at least one jab by July 4th helped by offers of beer and free trips

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a remote area of Alaska which is home to polar bears, wolves and other wildlife. Photograph: Steven Kazlowski/Barcroft Medi via Getty Images
US suspends oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Biden administration reverses Trump-era programme in state’s wildlife refuge

US president Joe Biden speaks during a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre at the Greenwood Cultural Centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty
Biden pledges to close US racial wage gap on anniversary of Tulsa massacre

President’s visit marks 100 years since hundreds of black residents killed by white mob

US president Joe Biden with military service members at a Covid-19 vaccination site at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
US travel set to rebound as Americans celebrate Memorial weekend

Airlines add more seats and routes to meet pent-up demand

Viola Ford Fletcher (107) about to testify before a judiciary sub-committee in Washington DC. She is one of three known survivors of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which white mobs gunned down black people in the streets. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times
Biden’s Tulsa visit will highlight another dark event in the racial history of the US

America Letter: Achieving substantive change in policing would be a true tribute to George Floyd

US president Joe Biden eats an ice cream at Honey Hut Ice Cream in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Biden appeals to Republicans to back major infrastructure plan

US Wrap: President urges ‘bold investments in our families, our communities and our nation’

US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, earlier this year. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Marjorie Taylor Greene positions herself as Trump’s heir as controversies multiply

US congresswoman is under fire from Republican colleagues but has grassroots base

George Floyd’s family lawyer Ben Crump (third from left) holds up his fist with family members outside the White House as George Floyd’s daughter Gianna Floyd (centre) calls out ‘Say His Name’ as they speak with reporters after meeting with US president Joe Biden in Washington, DC, on May 25th. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty
George Floyd’s family meet Joe Biden on the anniversary of his death

Relative’s of black man killed by police officer call for ‘meaningful’ legislation reform

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told The Irish Times: “We certainly continue to closely monitor issues in Northern Ireland.” Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/EPA/Pool
White House says no decision made on Northern Ireland envoy appointment

Position was last held by Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney

United States secretary of state Antony Blinken (pictured) and national security adviser Jake Sullivan met separately with Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney at Shannon Airport on Monday. Photograph: Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty
US condemns ‘outrageous’ Ryanair flight diversion in talks with Coveney

Meetings with Biden’s highest-ranking figures involved talks on Israel and Northern Ireland

Protesters staging a die-in outside the courthouse, where a Purdue Pharmaceuticals bankruptcy hearing was being held. Photograph: Erik McGregor/ LightRocket via Getty
Empire of Pain: America’s opioid crisis and the family behind it

Book review: Patrick Radden Keefe offers a forensic account of the Sacklers’ direct involvement in the development and promotion o(...)

Blinken to visit Israel after ceasefire as Biden hails ‘quiet diplomacy’

US to discuss recovery efforts after Gaza conflict as some Democrats call for halt to arms deal

Those for and against abortion rights protest in front of the Mississippi state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi on Friday. Photograph: New York Times
US supreme court’s imbalance looms over Roe v Wade intervention

America Letter: Activists fret that nearly 50 years of reproductive rights could be undone

US president Joe Biden stressed that the US would work only with the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty
Biden welcomes announcement of ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

US president reiterates commitment to supporting Israel’s ‘Iron dome’ rocket defencre system

US first lady Jill Biden and Dr Anthony Fauci speak to Skylah Jackson’s family before her first Covid-19 vaccination. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty
US first lady enlists Fauci to promote jabs for teenagers

Jill Biden swerves question about once using an expletive to describe Kamala Harris

Former US president Donald Trump’s legal difficulties have intensified. File photograph: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Trump’s legal difficulties intensify as New York AG announces criminal inquiry

Letitia James is investigating Trump Organisation in ‘criminal capacity’, spokesman says

Trump supporters in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC on January 6th. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Key Republicans oppose setting up commission to investigate Capitol riots

US House may vote on Wednesday on bipartisan Bill to examine events of January 6th

Coveney supports appointment of Northern Ireland envoy by US government. File photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
Coveney supports appointment of Northern Ireland envoy by US government

White House prepares to name number of ambassadorial positions in coming weeks

Palestinian paramedics evacuate a wounded protester amid clashes with Israeli security forces near the settlement of Beit El and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Photograph: Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images
Israel says Gaza assault to continue on day of Palestinian protests and strikes

Further clashes as Netanyahu issues warning and world powers ramp up ceasefire efforts

The heavily damaged Aqsa avenue in Gaza City’s Dahduh neighbourhood following an Israeli bombardment on Tuesday. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
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

US president Joe Biden: “It’s the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do,” he said of the vaccine exports. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
US to export further 20m Covid-19 vaccines, Biden announces

Move marks first time vaccines already approved by US regulators will be sent abroad

United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres virtually addresses the UN Security Council on Sunday. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA
UN chief urges immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza

Security Council agreement proves elusive due to resistance from United States

Former US president George W Bush: Described his position as “border enforcement with a compassionate touch”.Photograph: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images
George W Bush enjoys something of a renaissance as his party tears itself apart

America Letter: Bush jnr’s new book about immigrants is his latest rehabilitation effort

US vice-president Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House after Biden spoke at an event. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
US states to reassess mask-wearing rules as CDC relaxes guidance in surprise move

Joe Biden hails ‘great milestone’ but some states wary of loosening rules

US president Joe Biden: Said on Thursday that he did not think there had been an overreaction by Israel towards the Palestinians. Photograph: TJ Kirkpatrick/The New York Times
Washington appears as steadfast as ever in support of Israel

As conflict with Palestinian militants escalates, Joe Biden makes clear where he stands

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