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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy at a news conference after the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act

US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad support

A divided US House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling yesterday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default.

Business • 01 Jun 23

The legislation would suspend the US debt limit up to January 1, 2025

US debt ceiling bill faces narrow path in House

The US House of Representatives is due to vote today on a bill to lift the government's debt ceiling, a critical step to avoid a potential economically destabilising default that could come early next week without congressional action.

Business • 31 May 23

The US House of Representatives Rules Committee is due to consider the 99-page debt ceiling bill later today

US debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress

A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion US debt ceiling faces its first test in Congress today, setting up what could be a nail-biting week of voting before the United States runs out of money to pay its bills.

Business • 30 May 23

The US debt ceiling is roughly equal to 120% of the country's annual economic output

What is the US debt ceiling?

The US is rapidly approaching the deadline for Congress to pass a deal to suspend the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling or risk a catastrophic default.

Business • 29 May 23

Poet Amanda Gorman reads her poem during President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021

Florida school restricts Biden inauguration poem

A celebrated poem by a black writer who read it at President Joe Biden's inauguration has been banned for young students at a school in Miami, a group fighting such restrictions has said.

US • 24 May 23

The two US political parties remain deeply divided about how to rein in the federal deficit

Time running short for US debt ceiling deal

Negotiators for Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy were set to reconvene on Wednesday morning, seeking a deal to raise the United States' $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and avoid a catastrophic default.

Business • 24 May 23

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and US President Joe Biden at talks yesterday

Still no deal on US debt ceiling as meeting ends

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement yesterday on how to raise the US government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling with just 10 days before a possible default that could sink the US economy, but vowed to keep talking.

Business • 23 May 23

"We're going to continue to strengthen our economies, building from the bottom up and the middle out," President Biden said.

Trade between US and Ireland 'will continue to grow'

The "thriving" economic relationship between Ireland and the US "will continue to grow", US President Joe Biden said yesterday in his historic address to the Oireachtas.

Business • 14 Apr 23

US President Joe Biden is welcomed by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park

Biden hails 'stronger relations' between US and Ireland

US President Joe Biden has paid tribute to Ireland's role in welcoming Ukrainians fleeing war and hailed 'stronger relations between the US and Ireland'.

Biden in Ireland • 13 Apr 23

US President Joe Biden as he entered the Dáil chamber before addressing a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas

Biden urges UK to protect peace in Northern Ireland

US President Joe Biden has declared he is home as he made a historic address to the Oireachtas where he spoke of the strength of the Irish-US relationship and promised a future of unlimited shared possibilities.

Biden in Ireland • 13 Apr 23

Eamon Thornton adorned his van after the election of Joe Biden as US president in 2020

'We're proud of him' - Carlingford awaits Joe Biden

Carlingford locals are bursting with pride that their village will be visited by US President Joe Biden today.

Ireland • 12 Apr 23

'The Beast' transports Joe Biden after the North American Leaders Summit in Mexico City in January

All you need to know about The Beast presidential car

US President Joe Biden is set to kick-start his Ireland visit today, commencing a four-day visit.

Joe Biden in Ireland • 11 Apr 23

Crowds lined the streets of Carlingford during Mr Biden's trip to the town in 2016 as Vice-President

'Tricky' weather for landing Biden helicopters in Louth

Landing helicopters during US President Joe Biden's visit to Co Louth will be tricky, as Wednesday will be a "dodgy day", according to Met Éireann.

Leinster • 12 Apr 23

Barack and Michelle Obama greet locals in his ancestral home of Moneygall in May 2011

Previous visits to Ireland by US presidents

Joe Biden will become the eighth sitting US president to visit Ireland this week where many of his predecessors have also sought out their roots.

Ireland • 11 Apr 23

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes President Biden at Belfast International Airport

Sunak greets Biden as Air Force One touches down

US President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast last night to begin a four-day visit to the island of Ireland.

Ireland • 11 Apr 23

Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to become US President in 2020

Biden says he plans to run for second term in 2024

US President Joe Biden has said he plans to run for president again in 2024, but was not prepared to announce it yet.

US • 10 Apr 23

Joe Biden is set to give an address at Ulster University's new Belfast campus on Wednesday

Biden to give key address at Ulster University

US President Joe Biden is to give a key address at Ulster University's newly opened campus to kickstart his historic visit to the island of Ireland next week.

Ireland • 08 Apr 23

US President Joe Biden will be the fourth president of the US to address the Dáil and Seanad

Party leaders won't speak at Biden Oireachtas address

Leaders of political parties will not have an opportunity to speak during the joint sitting of the Dáil and the Seanad which will be addressed by US President Joe Biden next Thursday.

Politics • 07 Apr 23

Joe Biden's fifth cousin Andrea McKevitt is hoping for an introduction to the US President

Preparations under way to welcome 'cousin Joe' to Louth

The 46th President of the United States' family history goes back to the Finnegans of Whitestown, with his great-great-grandfather emigrating to America in the 1840s

Leinster • 06 Apr 23

US President Joe Biden will arrive in Northern Ireland on Tuesday

NI security operation for Biden visit to cost £7m

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to be in Northern Ireland during the visit of US President Joe Biden there, PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has told the Policing Board.

Ulster • 06 Apr 23

Michael Carr standing on the pop up podium on Garden Street in Ballina

Biden speech in Ballina where 'buzz is off the charts'

US President Joe Biden will make a public address in front of St Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina, Co Mayo, on Friday 14 April, as part of his visit to Ireland.

Connacht • 05 Apr 23

Joe Biden and Leo Varadkar shake hands during a St Patrick's Day reception in the White House this year

Biden visit will 'cement' relations with US - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has said that Joe Biden's visit to Ireland will be an opportunity to look ahead to the hope and opportunity of the next 25 years, a quarter of a century on from the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

Ireland • 05 Apr 23

Joe Biden awarded the National Medal of Arts to rock legend Bruce Springsteen at the White House

Born to run: Biden teases 2024 'back-to-back' bid

US President Joe Biden used an arts awards ceremony to drop perhaps his heaviest hint yet that he is seeking a second White House term in 2024.

World • 22 Mar 23

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking in the Senate Room at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC

Irish-US relationship is 'two-way street' - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has begun a three-day visit to the United States, with a series of events in Washington DC, culminating with meetings with President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders on St Patrick's Day.

Ireland • 15 Mar 23

Joe Biden said today that Americans can have confidence that the banking system is safe

Biden says US banking system is safe after SVB collapse

US President Joe Biden declared the US banking system "safe" and vowed stiffer bank regulation, after US regulators were forced to step in with a series of emergency measures after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed, threatening to trigger a broader crisis.

Business • 13 Mar 23