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The latest news, opinion and analysis on Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States
Republicans advance Trump tax-cut Bill, opening way for debate
Legislation’s deep healthcare cuts and implications for national debt has worried members of US president’s party
Trump says Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell should ‘resign immediately’
President has repeatedly called for interest rate cuts which Fed has resisted
Why is the United Nations not doing more to stop the starvation in Gaza?
The UN Security Council will not intervene in Gaza, writes a former UN staffer. This does not mean that UN member states cannot
Trump keen for US to manufacture iPhones; here’s how India is doing it
‘This newest factory is the largest of several making Apple products in India ... The effects on the region are transformative’
Trump calls on Hamas to accept ‘final proposal’ for Gaza truce
Hamas official says militant group is ‘ready and serious regarding reaching an agreement’
Gaza ceasefire: Far-right Israeli ministers set to oppose truce
Development comes after US president Donald Trump announces Israel agrees to 60-day suspension of hostilities
Trump’s ‘big beautiful Bill’ may not be a cure-all for Republicans
Legislative victory for president could damage party, given the tax-and-spend measure’s low popularity
Trump makes tariff threat to trade partners as deadline looms
US president threatens to increase levies on Japan
Russia denies stalling peace efforts amid claims it has made fresh gains in Ukraine
Kyiv’s long-range strike drones hit Russian weapons plant more than 1,000km from front line
US Senate passes Trump’s sweeping tax and spending Bill
Package, passed after days of haggling, goes back to House of Representatives for final approva
Optimism grows for Gaza ceasefire but serious obstacles remain
Israeli military has told political leaders to either end the war or order an expansion
New US ambassador to Ireland takes office, thanking friend Donald Trump
Businessman Edward Walsh describes becoming the new US envoy in Dublin as ‘the honour of a lifetime’
‘They called you crooks when you were the best of us’: Bono joins ex-presidents in praising US aid workers as agency is shut
U2 singer sends recorded message with George W Bush and Barack Obama to USAid staff hit by cuts
‘A massive mistake’: Sole Republican holdout coming under fire over Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Republican senator Thom Tillis renounces budget Bill, as Elon Musk vows to unseat legislators who support it
The good bits of the brave new world promised by the digital revolution never happened in journalism
There was a time when we seemed to be on the cusp of something remarkable, but it never happened
John Boyne on Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie: Toxic masculinity steals the show
Debut novel explores similiar territory to the hit series Adolescence, but with a character 20 years older
Donald Trump’s administration says Harvard violated US civil rights law
Ruling marks escalation of row between White House and Ivy League university
The Irish Times view on Trump vs the Fed: rocky times ahead
Were it to be seen to do the president’s bidding, its independence would be undermined
DRC wants peace agreement with Rwanda-backed rebels before July meeting with Trump
M23 rebels occupy large area of mineral-rich eastern DRC
Israeli strikes kill at least 58 in Gaza ahead of US talks on ceasefire
Twenty people, including women, children and a local journalist, killed in Israeli air strike on beachfront cafe
US shoppers ditch Shein and Temu as Trump closes tax loophole
Once ascendant online retailers are shifting focus to Europe as US-China trade dispute takes a heavy toll
Canada scraps tech tax to advance trade talks with Donald Trump
US president had described levy as ‘direct and blatant’ attack on the country
There’s plenty of advice for students who still wish to travel to the US. But why would you?
Even the most ardent Trump supporter would agree that the internet is too large to police in anything like the comprehensive way the new visa restrictions suggest. The chilling effect is the point
EU-US trade deal: Cabinet expects 10% baseline tariffs to remain even if agreement is reached
Government trade forum to meet on Wednesday, a week before Trump’s deadline for 50% EU tariffs
‘We were possibly naive at the start’: Grace O’Malley Spirits resurgent following branding overhaul
‘I think some of us - looking back - might have been experts on the wrong side of the bar and learned that the hard way.’
Nato’s new defence spending commitment aims to reverse decades of military decline
New capability targets aimed at readying the West for war with Russia within five years
Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex-CIA chief says
An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan
Resurgent inflation could unfold as world economy reels from Trump’s trade policies - BIS
‘We were meant to have a soft landing – everything was going according to plan’, Bank for International Settlements says
Donald Trump has discovered that Iran’s supreme leader lies just as boldly as he does
‘As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie,’ the US president marvelled on Truth Socia
Musk fumes as Trump tax bill cuts electric vehicle credits
Bill, which the Senate advanced in a contentious vote on Saturday, would destroy millions of US jobs, Tesla chief says
Gaza Strip: Donald Trump reiterates calls for ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
US president says he believes it is possible to reach a ceasefire within a week
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
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