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US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spar over the bank's renovation costs

Trump says may allow lawsuit against Fed chair

US President Donald Trump said today that he is "considering allowing a major lawsuit against" the US Federal Reserve chief to proceed, as he renewed pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.

Business • 12 Aug

US President Donald Trump holds a poster which reads "BLS Overestimates Biden Jobs by Nearly 1.5 Million" in the Oval Office

Trump picks Antoni to lead US labour statistics agency

US President Donald Trump said he was nominating economist EJ Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, 10 days after firing the agency's previous leader following a weak scorecard of the job market, accusing her without evidence of manipulating the figures.

Business • 12 Aug

Orsted plans to raise $9.4 billion in rights issue

Denmark's Orsted has today asked its shareholders for 60 billion crowns ($9.4 billion), sending the stock sharply lower as the wind farm developer seeks to boost its finances amid US President Donald Trump's opposition to wind power.

Business • 11 Aug

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: A person sleeps in Lafayette Park outside the White House on July 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump signed an executive order making it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets. (Ph

Homeless must be moved 'far' from Washington - Trump

US President Donald Trump has pledged to evict homeless people from the nation's capital and jail criminals, despite Washington's mayor arguing there is no current spike in crime.

US • 11 Aug

First Lady Melania Trump (right) looks on as US President Donald Trump dons his MAGA hat

Can Trump explain away Epstein scandal to his supporters?

Donald Trump has called the Epstein scandal 'bulls**t' but unlike many other scandals involving the US president, it just won't go away, writes Fergal Gallagher.

US • 10 Aug

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not in the picture) in Berlin, Germany, on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Merz assumes Zelensky will join Trump-Putin summit

Germany assumes that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

World • 11 Aug

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire in a house after Russian artillery shelling of the city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine

Europe and Ukraine press US ahead of Trump-Putin talks

European officials were reported to have presented their own Ukraine peace proposals to the US as US President Donald Trump prepared for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war.

World • 10 Aug

A White House official said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting IRS commissioner

Trump fires IRS commissioner, Bessent named acting head

US President Donald Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting commissioner, a White House official and a source familiar with the matter said.

US • 09 Aug

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters

Watch: 'Now I love her ad' - Trump praises Sydney Sweeney

US President Donald Trump has praised actress Sydney Sweeney, after a reporter told him she was a registered Republican.

US • 05 Aug

US agency opens probe into official who prosecuted Trump

A US federal agency has opened a formal investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw two criminal probes into President Donald Trump following his first term in the White House.

US • 03 Aug

File photograph of British socialite Ghislane Maxwell

Maxwell transferred to low security prison camp in US

Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping sex offender Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls, the US Bureau of Prisons has said.

US • 02 Aug

A US nuclear submarine pictured in South Korea in 2023

Trump moves nuclear submarines after Medvedev statements

US President Donald Trump has said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved to the "appropriate regions" in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

US • 01 Aug

Fed board should assume control if Powell won't cut:Trump

US President Donald Trump has today urged the Federal Reserve board to assume control if Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to refuse to lower interest rates.

Business • 01 Aug

an exhibit on democracy in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment references - report

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History removed a label referencing Donald Trump's two impeachments last month following pressure from the White House, The Washington Post reported.

US • 01 Aug

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US

Markets dive after Trump hits more countries with tariffs

US President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets tumbling and countries and companies scrambling to seek ways to strike better deals.

US • 01 Aug

Trump renews attack on Fed chair after rates held again

The US President has attacked the head of the country's central bank again, a day after the Federal Reserve voted to keep its key lending rate steady for the fifth month in a row.

US • 31 Jul

Mark Carney and Donald Trump walk side by side with trees in the background

Trump says Canada's Palestine stance may hurt trade deal

US President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada, after the country announced it is backing Palestinian statehood.

World • 31 Jul

US urges judges to release Epstein, Maxwell transcripts

The Trump administration ha urged two judges to release testimony heard by the grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges as the US President seeks to calm an uproar over his administration's handling of the matter

US • 30 Jul

Fran McNulty and Evelyn O'Rourke talk with economist Kate English on Behind the Story

Behind the Story: What now amid Trump's Turnberry tariffs

A trade deal between the European Union and the US could see certain Irish exporters "at the same position" as they are now, an economist has said.

Ireland • 30 Jul

The Paramount water tower at its studios in Los Angeles

US clears way for $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger

The $8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media has won approval from US regulators, clearing the way for a sale that evolved into a clash over press freedom in the era of President Donald Trump.

Business • 25 Jul

Epstein accomplice Maxwell meets US justice dept official

Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answered "every single question" she was asked during an interview with a top US justice department official, her lawyer has said.

US • 24 Jul

Files on Martin Luther King Jr's assassination released

The US Justice Department has released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in 1968.

US • 22 Jul

US prosecutors expect to interview Ghislaine Maxwell soon

The US Justice Department has asked lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell if she would be willing to speak with prosecutors, while Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he expects to meet with her in the coming days.

US • 23 Jul

The G20 is made up of 19 nations and two regional organisations and its members account for more than 80% of the world's economic output

G20 nations agree central bank independence 'crucial'

The G20 nations stressed today that central banks must remain independent, after months of escalating attacks by US President Donald Trump on Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.

Business • 18 Jul

Trump blames Federal Reserve board on Powell, rates

US President Donald Trump today blamed US Federal Reserve officials as he reiterated his criticisms of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and again called for lower interest rates.

Business • 18 Jul