Tech companies are not likely to be off the hook in the Russia investigation for some time to come, writes, Bette Browne 

Donald Trump has engaged in a furious exchange of tweets and counter-tweets with a Republican senator, saying he "couldn't get elected dog catcher" while the congressman fired back that the president was "utterly untruthful".

US senator John McCain has issued a veiled criticism of President Donald Trump's medical deferments which kept him from serving in the Vietnam War.

Former US president George W. Bush has denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics, warning that the rise of "nativism", isolationism and conspiracy theories have clouded the nation's true identity.

The US president waived US federal restrictions on foreign ships' transport of cargo to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

"(The media) don't want to report that I spoke out forecefully against bigotry, hatred and violence."

Donald Trump was speaking in his own words when he vowed to retaliate against North Korean aggression with "fire and fury", the White House has said.

Failure to repeal Obamacare has exposed the fault lines in the US party, write Stephen Peoples and Thomas Beaumont

Applause and cheers greeted Senator John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, as he returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to vote for moving ahead on legislation to dismantle Obamacare.

Mark Leibovich takes stock of how Washington has — and hasn’t — changed in the time of Trump

Former US presidential candidate Senator John McCain has promised to beat the brain cancer he has been diagnosed with after having a blood clot removed.

No matter how embarrassing or unpatriotic the US president becomes, his elected officials have jobs to keep and any dissent would be quickly quashed, says Paul Waldman.

Catch up on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com this morning.

The Flynn investigation was part of a broader probe into Russian interference in last year's presidential election.

Politicians from around the world were quick to react on Twitter to news of the US strikes on Syria.

US President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries is playing well in Trump Country, those places that propelled him to the White House.

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed to work closely together and boost ties between the powers, the Kremlin said.

Your questions on the Apple tax ruling answered.  

Donald Trump's top aides have said the US president-elect is not ready to accept the finding by intelligence officials that Moscow hacked Democratic emails in a bid to elevate the billionaire property mogul.

The top Senate Republican says that Congress will investigate a CIA assessment that Russia interfered in the November election on behalf of Donald Trump, an intelligence conclusion that the incoming commander in chief has called "ridiculous".

It sounds like a bad political novel, but it’s real, writes Michael Moynihan in Lisbon

Jill Colvin looks at how Donald Trump kept reeling in support despite numerous gaffes that would have sunk anyone else

Trump could be a baboon and he would still be in the race, just as long as he was a baboon with a penis, Alison O’Connor.

An "unshackled" Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on his own party leaders, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and fight for the presidency "the way I want to".

Hillary goes into the second presidential debate tomorrow with rising poll numbers – but she can can still blow it, writes Matthew Cooper

Republican frustration with Donald Trump has mounted following a series of startling statements from the nominee, including his refusal to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan’s re-election.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been sold for approximately $4 billion to a group led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG.

The GOP’s leading candidates for the US presidential nomination are the equally despised authoritarian billionaire Donald Trump and religious zealot Ted Cruz, says Bette Browne

Former US president George Bush will be campaigning for his younger brother Jeb in South Carolina, marking his most direct entry into the 2016 White House race to date.

Donald Trump is brandishing the endorsement of conservative Republican firebrand Sarah Palin in the increasingly intense 2016 GOP presidential sweepstakes, giving the billionaire businessman a boost against Texas Senator Ted Cruz less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off caucuses.

Donald Trump has been slammed for his “outrageous” behaviour after he appeared to mock a disabled reporter by imitating him.

Donald Trump has responded to a question from CNN about whether Muslims pose a danger to the country by saying: “I love the Muslims. I think they’re great people.”

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump faces more criticism after he declined to correct a questioner at a town hall event who incorrectly said US president Barack Obama is a Muslim.