Billionaires who promised massive donations have not paid anything so far

North Korea tests new weapon and says it no longer wants to deal with Mike Pompeo

Country graded in 11th place out of 161 economies, down from eighth spot last year

US president’s second nominee to the court could buffer him from impeachment

The bitter battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s selection could stretch all the way to the November elections

Wilbur Ross shows one can be a billionaire and not understand how the economy works

Trump’s brand of Republicanism dominates discussion on and off this year’s CPAC stage

Lobbyist helped Taiwanese government access Trump’s inner circle during campaign

Stephen Moore says Irish ‘tax advantage’ will remain even after president-elect’s proposals

Senior adviser to president-elect said US tax changes would have ‘very high impact on jobs’

Country ranked fourth in the world after Denmark, New Zealand and Norway

Troop cut announced as Beijing marks 70th anniversary of victory over Japan

The truly rich are so removed from ordinary people’s lives that we never see what they have

What the Republican Party really believes is, it’s your own fault

The experience of Kansas is just the latest evidence that Reagan’s trickle-down economics is a fantasy

Justice Scalia’s criticism of an attempt to curb pollution gives a taste of what’s to come

America Letter: the biggest gathering of grass-root conservatives in the US is under way

Governor of Virginia urges Taoiseach to reject plans to bring in plain packaging

The GOP is only just beginning to realise that Barack Obama will stand firm over the shutdown

Anti-capitalist group wants tax on Wall Street financial transactions

Republicans show a near-complete lack of expertise on anything substantive, thanks to conservative ‘experts’ who offer them a steady stream of misinformation

Varakar allocates €175,000 for the initiative