"The US military is locked and loaded every day," HR McMaster said.

Donald Trump has come under fire for not explicitly denouncing white supremacists in the aftermath of violent clashes in Virginia, with the president being urged to take a public stand against groups that espouse racism and hate.

Jared Kushner made the proposal at a meeting with the Russian ambassador to the US last December, a person familiar with the talks said.

Donald Trump's national security adviser has insisted the US president's revelations to Russian officials about the terrorist threat from Islamic State were "wholly appropriate" and amounted to a routine sharing of information.

Donald Trump's National Security Advisor says the US President shared information in a way that was "wholly appropriate" with Russia's Foreign Minister.

The revelations could further damage Mr Trump's already fraught relationship with US intelligence agencies.

Two HSE officials directly involved in the Grace foster abuse scandal were promoted to senior roles to protect vulnerable adults at risk of abuse two years after the damning Conal Devine report was completed.

The valuable Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery tops the bill on today’s card at Navan, and Birdcage can make the most of the drop back to five furlongs to land the spoils for trainer Ger Lyons.

Unions have accused the HSE of re-writing the Haddington Road Agreement.

Those who reckon toys ain’t what they used to be before the era of newfangled electronic gizmos should be in heaven at a toy museum opening in Waterford this week.

A Dublin man who had unlawful carnal knowledge charges against him dropped after problems arose with the legislation has had his sentence for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a "parody of love" adjourned.

DISGRACED former US president Richard Nixon and his 1972 re-election campaign tried to tie Democrats to the mob, gay liberation and even slavery, according to newly released papers and tapes.

AN INSURANCE company has been ordered to pay €200,000 to a former professional rugby player by the Financial Services Ombudsman after it refused to pay out a claim under an insurance scheme run by the Irish Rugby Football Union.

THE country’s remaining sub-post offices could face extinction because more and more social welfare payments are being processed through banks, Irish Postmasters Union (IPU) president Joe McArdle has said.

LATE on Tuesday of last week I got in to Dallas for the first time since I left there in 1973.

Eleven children died and 60 others came ill after eating food served at an Indian temple celebration, officials said today.