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 … Business • 31 May
Trump rejects 'hoax' hearings as inquiry to reconvene President Donald Trump has branded Democrats a "disgrace" for holding impeachment proceedings while he attends a NATO summit in England and rejected participating in what … World • 02 Dec 19
US House votes to condemn Trump's 'racist comments' The US House of Representatives has formally condemned Donald Trump for xenophobic attacks on four minority Democratic lawmakers and hostile language targeting immigrants. World • 17 Jul 19
$4.5bn aid package for Mexican migrants approved The US House of Representatives has approved a $4.5 billion aid package to help migrants arriving from Mexico, following an outcry over the squalid conditions … World • 26 Jun 19
Irish-Americans express alarm over Brexit A group of prominent Irish-Americans has written to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the British Prime Minister Theresa May expressing alarm over the future of … US • 05 Feb 19
Delays at polling stations over voting machine problems Americans have experienced scattered delays at US polling places in about a dozen states, largely in sites still using ageing voting machines that were overwhelmed … US • 07 Nov 18
US Congress passes historic 'tax' reforms The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has given final approval to the biggest overhaul of the US tax code in 30 years, sending a sweeping … World • 20 Dec 17
Republicans hold on to hotly-contested Georgia seat US Republican candidate Karen Handel has won a closely contested special election for a House of Representatives seat in Georgia. News • 21 Jun 17
