Joe Biden has formally entered the 2020 race for president.

Colluding with Russia? The special counsel says no.

Passengers booked to fly from Cork to the US east coast in two weeks’ time face an anxious wait as Norwegian Air International scrambles to replace its grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft.

Australia has announced that the last child refugees held on the Pacific atoll of Nauru will soon be sent to the US, ending the banishment of children under the government's harsh asylum seeker policy.

China’s leaders will attempt to re-stabilie bilateral ties and ease tensions in its non-US relationships in 2019. At the same time, they are likely to use the year to form a deeper judgment about the future of US politics and foreign policy, says Kevin Rudd

Whether one is a nation, an individual, or a corporation, it does not do to enter a tougher environment without the financial wherewithal and without a plan, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Whether one is a nation, an individual, or a corporation, it does not do to enter a tougher environment without the financial wherewithal and without a plan, writes Kyran Fitzgerald 

Nearly two years after leaving the White House, former President Barack Obama is set to return to the US political landscape.

Cynics tend to dismiss the practice of holding Cabinet meetings outside Dublin as a “Cabinet Roadshow” yet there is little doubt that conducting government business in different locations across the country is welcomed by local communities and provides an opportunity to meet regional organisations and groups.

Robert Mercer and his daughter were key players in Trump’s victory. But they will find a repeat performance difficult, writes Bette Browne

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia.

US president Donald Trump is "in excellent health", according to a White House doctor who performed a routine medical.

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to scale back two sprawling national monuments in Utah, pledging to "reverse federal overreach and restore the rights of this land to your citizens".

White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered an extraordinary denunciation of a Democratic congresswoman today, accusing her of politicising what he called a "sacred" presidential effort to console the grieving loved ones of a slain soldier.

A judge in Hawaii has blocked the latest version of the Trump administration travel ban just hours before it was set to take effect.

US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's guilty plea to charges of endangering comrades in Afghanistan has set up a sentencing hearing that could land him in prison for life.

A successful business making pens which have been bought by famous people around the globe was almost bankrupted by an uncle of the two teenage entrepreneurs.

The new US ambassador to Russia has presented his diplomatic credentials to President Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump hosts Thailand's junta leader at the White House on Monday, a rare instance of a military ruler being feted in Washington before even a nominal return to civilian rule.

It is a sad day for golf when Tiger Woods is relegated to serving as an assistant captain at the Presidents Cup. Cart driver? Asking players if they like mayo or mustard on their sandwich? Say it ain’t so, Tiger. Say it ain’t so.

Latest: Harvard University has reversed its decision to name Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow, a day after CIA chief Mike Pompeo scrapped an appearance over the designation for the soldier who was convicted of leaking classified information.

A man believed to be an American citizen who was fighting with Islamic State militants has surrendered in Syria and is being held in American custody.

The US justice department has said it has no information about wiretaps that President Donald Trump claimed had been made of Trump Tower in New York.

Putin’s paranoia, backed by a prolific State propaganda machine, is leaving many in the West nervous about Russia’s future moves, writes Peter Apps.

President Donald Trump's plan to end the stalemate in Afghanistan and eliminate the rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional US forces, senior officials said.

President Donald Trump has again threatened to end required payments to insurance companies unless lawmakers repeal and replace the Obama-era healthcare law.

Donald Trump has told his fellow Republicans they must not go off on their summer holidays without sending him an Obamacare repeal bill to sign.

President Donald Trump had a second, previously undisclosed conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Germany earlier this month.

The Trump administration has again told Congress that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal, but insisted Tehran would face consequences for breaching "the spirit" of the agreement.

The latest Republican effort to repeal "Obamacare" was fatally wounded in the Senate when two more party senators announced their opposition to legislation strongly backed by President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration is seeking talks that could lead to the renegotiation of a free-trade agreement with South Korea.

The unique relationship between Ireland and the US will be to the forefront of this year’s Kennedy Summer School when it visits the ancestral home of JFK.

Her disclosure of classified documents in 2010 ushered in the age of leaks. Now, freed from prison, she talks to Matthew Shaer about why she did it - and the isolation that followed.

Legendary sports writer Frank Deford spent five decades as one of the defining voices of Sports Illustrated.

Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in captivity, died on Monday, his family said.

President Barack Obama granted Ms Manning clemency in his final days in office in January.

So far 14 people have emerged as candidates to replace fired FBI Director James Comey.

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.

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey.

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates has spoken publicly for the first time about concerns she brought to the Trump White House on Russia.

The US House of Representatives has approved a Bill erasing much of former president Barack Obama's healthcare law, sending the measure to the Senate.

President Donald Trump's tax plan will amount to "the biggest tax cut" and the "largest tax reform" in US history, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions for almost 100 days.

President Donald Trump’s election caused quite a few jitters in Irish industrial policy circles.