A Trump speech attacking ‘our election infrastructure’ sets alarm bells ringing
Fears grow over fair midterms as Trump claims documents reveal ‘vulnerabilities’ in US election system and alleges compromise of election data by China
Trump presidency
US to tighten visa regulations for foreign journalists and students
New Trump administration rules limit visas to 240 days for most members of media and 90 days for Chinese nationals
Ice ordered to halt most vehicle stops after two recent killings
Order from Trump White House comes after Ice officers killed a man in Houston and another man in the Maine city of Biddeford
Oil prices rise as Trump threatens further strikes on Iran
US resumes blockade on the Islamic Republic’s shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
Chipmakers lead losses, oil rises on US standoff with Iran
Inflation fears reignited as Trump reinstates Hormuz blockade
Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to serve rest of Republican’s US Senate term
Darline Graham Nordone’s brother, a South Carolina senator and Trump ally, died on Saturday aged 71 after a brief illness
Trump fires remaining three members of bipartisan election commission
Removing officials from body months before midterm elections is an ‘extraordinary step’, says Democrat senator
Oil extends gains as US strikes in Iran rattle markets
Fresh hostilities will test suppliers’ ability to keep vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz chokepoint
US carries out new attacks on Iran, Trump says agreement to halt fighting is ‘over’
Strikes intended to degrade Iran’s ability ‘to threaten freedom of navigation’ in Strait of Hormuz, US says
Asian stocks tumble on AI jitters after Samsung forecast
Oil remains steady as investors eye supply and demand
The Patriot Front white supremacists represented the dark side of America on July 4th
Donald Trump has persisted with voter-fraud allegations that contain racial undertones
Donald Trump is expected to visit Ireland in September
US president expected to visit Doonbeg golf course in Co Clare and possibly play in pro-am event on day before Irish Open
Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference
Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials
OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake
Sam Altman’s start-up in early talks for a public ownership deal as political pressure rises
Trump’s moneymaking as president ‘completely unprecedented’
White House argues that since sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump jnr run the family business, there are no conflicts of interest
Asian stocks set for record-breaking quarter, oil recedes
Resurgent dollar pushed the yen to a four-decade low
US supreme court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots
Donald Trump had previously vowed to end mail-in voting before November’s congressional elections
Trump-backed ‘Great American State Fair’ opens with conservative undertones and small crowds
At the kickoff to the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations, attendees were asked if they knew ‘Jesus loves you’
Trump and the stock market: making bribery profitable again?
Investors seem more concerned about companies getting caught than the corrupt acts themselves
The rise and fall of US hegemony
On the eve of its 250th birthday, America and the world order it created are in crisis
Oil prices hold decline amid signs of peace talks progress
US waiver would allow some sales of crude and fuels from Iran
The UFC came to the White House for Trump’s 80th birthday, but very few celebrities did
Seven cage fights take place in front of the White House under the banner of UFC Freedom 250
Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
Move comes hours after a court-ordered deadline to remove president’s name from performing arts venue in Washington
US tariffs may hit employment here by 3%, Government analysis warns
Ireland more exposed than other European countries when it came to exports to the US, paper explained
EU must learn to ‘fight back’ against ‘Maga ideologists’, commissioner tells Oireachtas group
Marta Kos says bloc is ‘squeezed between east and west’
Oil climbs as fresh US strikes on Iran threaten fragile truce
Trump accuses Tehran of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal
Trump’s unlikely tariff lever: a 1930s law on forced labour
Fresh US tariffs based on American law aimed at combatting forced labour
Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree on a ceasefire
Deal boosts hopes of broader agreement to end Iran war
European shares fall amid heightened Middle East tension
Banks and travel stocks suffer setback in Dublin while collapse of Akzo Nobel takeover wipes over 17% off its market cap
Trump begins rebuilding protectionist wall with proposed new tariffs
Earlier levies were struck down by the US Supreme Court
George Santos faces investigation over Kalshi betting
Authorities looking at possible insider trading over wagers on State of the Union attendance
Oil extends advance as peace talks stall
Prices rise for third day as fresh fighting flares up in the Middle East
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