A United States Senate panel, following the House of Representatives' lead, has authorised subpoenas for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the sacking of federal prosecutors.

Critics of President George Bush were foiled tonight as they tried to push through an anti-war motion in the US Senate.

UP TO 50,000 Irish illegal immigrants are choosing to spend Christmas alone in the US rather than give up the fight for green cards.

The United Nations is a disaster waiting to happen – a potential towering inferno that could be as devastating for workers, staff and visitors as the terror attacks on the World Trade Center’s twin towers, a US senator has said.

A United Arab Emirates company offered today to delay part of its £4 billion takeover of six US ports from a British firm to give the Bush administration more time to convince politicians the deal posed no security risks.

President George Bush, head bowed in prayer, today opened an ambitious second term in which he boldly promises to spark democracy in the Middle East and reshape state pension plans.

The White House has emphatically denied that President George Bush’s chief political strategist was involved in revealing the identity of a CIA officer, possibly breaking the law.

The antibiotic Cipro has gone from relative obscurity to part of America’s new vocabulary in less than two weeks.