US attorney general Jeff Sessions has agreed to appear before the Senate intelligence committee as it investigates alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election.

US sanctions against any country offering asylum to Edward Snowden have advanced in Congress as the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker remained in a Moscow airport while Russia weighed a request for him to stay permanently.

The US government will today announce new rules on compensation for top financial sector executives.

Veteran US Senator Patrick Leahy will be honoured with an award from Irish academics today for his contribution to politics.

US PRESIDENT George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged yesterday to keep their forces in Iraq however long it takes to overthrow Saddam Hussein.