Latest: Robert Mueller said in his report that he could not conclusively determine that Donald Trump had committed criminal obstruction of justice.

From Washington to Pyongyang, Paul Manafort may change how the US and its tweeting president are viewed, writes David Eckles Wade.

Though many are comparing Trump’s sacking of the FBI director to Nixon’s infamous ‘Saturday Night Massacre’, the political landscape is very different now, writes Sean Wilentz

Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey during the bureau's investigation into whether the tycoon's campaign had links to Russia's meddling in the presidential election.

Some government ministers appear to be in a state of blatant contradiction, affirming confidence in the Mahon Tribunal in the Dáil, while being bitterly critical of it in public. They can’t have it both ways and still retain public credibility.