Joe Biden nominates Marty Walsh as new Labor Secretary US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Irish-American Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh as his new Secretary of Labor. US • 08 Jan
DC police arrest 68 after violent storming of Capitol Police in Washington DC have made 68 arrests related to the violent storming of the US Capitol yesterday. US • 07 Jan
Global leaders condemn 'assault on US democracy' World leaders and governments expressed shock and outrage at the storming of the US Capitol in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump. US Election 2020 • 07 Jan
Nancy Pelosi re-elected as US House speaker Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected speaker of the US House of Representatives, as a new Congress took office amid political uncertainty, with Senate control undecided ... US Election 2020 • 03 Jan
Who is in US President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet? The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to ... News Lens • 16 Dec 20
Republican Senate leader congratulates Biden on victory The most senior Republican in the US Senate has congratulated Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victories. US Election 2020 • 15 Dec 20
Biden tells US 'it's time to turn the page' Joe Biden has said that US democracy proved "resilient" against Donald Trump's "abuse of power" after the Electoral College confirmed him as the next US ... US Election 2020 • 15 Dec 20
Biden, Kamala Harris named Time's 'Person of the Year' US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were jointly named Time magazine's 2020 'Person of the Year', chosen from a list of finalists ... US • 11 Dec 20
Hunter Biden's taxes investigated by US prosecutor Us President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has said the US Attorney's Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs. US • 10 Dec 20
Biden picks first African-American US defence secretary President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, as the ... World • 08 Dec 20
Podcast: Joe Biden's America First Joe Biden's foreign policy vision for America was clear as he announced part of his new administration last month, stating that America "'is back", ready ... US Election 2020 • 07 Dec 20
Biden selects Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary US President-elect Joe Biden has today selected former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as his choice for Treasury secretary. Business • 30 Nov 20
Trump administration in last major Supreme Court fight US President Donald Trump's administration will wage its last major policy fight before the Supreme Court as it seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from the ... US Election 2020 • 30 Nov 20
Arizona, Wisconsin certify Joe Biden as election winner Wisconsin's governor Tony Evers has certified Joe Biden's election win in the key swing state. Earlier, Arizona also certified its election results in favour of ... World • 30 Nov 20
Trump questions if Supreme Court will hear challenges Senior US Republicans have said a transition to a Joe Biden presidency looks inevitable as President Donald Trump questioned whether the Supreme Court would even ... World • 29 Nov 20
Joe Biden: 'You can ask about Ireland anytime you want' Since becoming the projected winner of the US presidential election more than two weeks ago, Joe Biden has been preparing for his transition to the ... US Election 2020 • 25 Nov 20
Biden to name Yellen as US Treasury Secretary US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as US Treasury secretary. Business • 24 Nov 20
Trump drops block on aid for Biden transition team US President Donald Trump has said he no longer opposes government aid for Joe Biden's transition team in his closest statement yet to finally conceding ... World • 24 Nov 20
Setback for Trump as Georgia confirms Biden as winner US President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the results of the 3 November election was dealt another blow after president-elect Joe Biden was certified as ... US Election 2020 • 20 Nov 20
Irish violinist to play at Joe Biden's inauguration One of Ireland's top concert violinists will play at the inauguration of US President Elect Joe Biden. Patricia Treacy is from Blackrock in Co Louth. US Election 2020 • 19 Nov 20
Biden begins filling administration positions Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has named several new members of his administration. US • 17 Nov 20
Biden warns 'more may die' without coordinated response US president-elect Joe Biden has said "more people may die" if outgoing President Donald Trump continues to block efforts to plan for a US transition ... US Election 2020 • 16 Nov 20
'No evidence' of compromised votes - US officials There is no evidence of compromised ballots or corrupt voting systems in the US election, officials have said. US Election 2020 • 13 Nov 20
Can Donald Trump block Joe Biden's US election victory? Since US media declared Joe Biden's White House victory on Saturday, President Donald Trump has refused to concede and repeatedly made baseless claims of election ... US Election 2020 • 12 Nov 20
