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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO's tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House

Musk calls Trump's budget bill a 'disgusting abomination'

Billionaire Elon Musk has plunged into the congressional debate over US President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill, calling it a "disgusting abomination" that will increase the federal deficit.

Business • 04 Jun

Jeff Sessions sent a letter of resignation to Donald Trump

Sessions exit raises fears over Russia investigation

US President Donald Trump's decision to oust Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replace him with a noted critic of Special Counsel Robert Mueller raised fears among Democrats about the future of Mr Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

US • 08 Nov 18

It turned out to be an election of firsts with what looks like the highest voter turnout in 50 years

Five things to take from US midterms

It has been one of the most hotly anticipated US midterm elections in living memory and voters have now had their say.

Us Politics • 07 Nov 18

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee look on during the hearing in Washington DC

Trump orders FBI to reopen Kavanaugh investigation

US President Donald Trump has ordered the FBI to reopen a background investigation into his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, at the request of a Republican-led committee.

US • 28 Sep 18

Students in California watch Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate

Americans transfixed by Kavanaugh hearing

People watched in bars, public transportation and parked cars. Donald Trump tuned in on board Air Force One. America stood transfixed as the dramatic standoff between Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford played out on live television.

Brett Kavanaugh • 28 Sep 18

Donald Trump said the US probe into alleged Russian meddling is a disaster for his country

Five moments from Trump-Putin press conference

US President Donald Trump met one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin behind closed doors today. Afterwards, they held a joint press conference.

News Lens • 16 Jul 18

Donald Trump said he was going to fire James Comey even without a recommendation

Trump warns Comey not to leak conversations

US President Donald Trump has warned sacked FBI director James Comey not to leak any conversations they had to the media.

us politics • 12 May 17

Donald Trump shakes hands with James Comey at the White House earlier this year

Caitríona Perry: Five key questions on Comey answered

RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Caitríona Perry explains the significance of the firing of FBI Director James Comey and what is likely to happen next.

us politics • 11 May 17

It was the FBI chief's most impassioned defense of his October 2016 decision to date

FBI's Comey defends decision on Clinton email inquiry

US FBI Director James Comey has defended his decision to announce last year that the agency had reopened an investigation into former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails, saying not doing so would have been "an act of concealment."

us election 2016 • 03 May 17

Donald Trump made many promises about what he would do in his first 100 days in office

Caitríona Perry: Trump's first 100 days in office

The notion of the "First 100 Days in Office" was first mentioned by the United States' 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in July 1933. He was serving the first of his four terms in office and the country was in post-Depression crisis.

Donald Trump • 28 Apr 17

Michael Flynn was fired by the White House after 24 days as Donald Trump's top national security aide

Pentagon investigating Flynn over foreign payments

The Pentagon has said it is investigating US President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn over payments he received from Russian government-linked firms.

United States • 28 Apr 17

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on 20 January

Timeline: 100 days of President Donald J Trump

Throughout his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump vowed to bring a number of changes in the first 100 days of his presidency.

Donald Trump • 28 Apr 17

Donald Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a cornerstone of his election campaign

Judge blocks Trump's order to cut sanctuary city funds

A US judge last night blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration's efforts to toughen immigration enforcement.

us politics • 26 Apr 17

Avigdor Lieberman and Jim Mattis ahead of a press conference this morning

US says 'no doubt' Syria still has chemical weapons

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis has said that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained some chemical weapons and warned President Bashar al-Assad's regime not to use them.

World • 21 Apr 17

'Mother of all bombs' dropped on Afghan cave system

'Right time' to use bomb in Afghanistan - US general

The top US military commander in Afghanistan has said that the decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs ever used in combat was purely tactical, and made as part of the campaign against the so-called Islamic State-linked fighters.

World • 14 Apr 17

Hawaii says the ban discriminates against Muslims

Hawaii judge extends order blocking Trump travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended an order blocking enforcement of President Trump's revamped travel ban.

US travel ban • 30 Mar 17

Environmental groups have called the Energy Independence Executive Order a threat to public health

US states and cities to challenge Trump executive order

A coalition of 23 US states and local governments has vowed to challenge President Trump's latest Executive Order in court

US • 29 Mar 17

Devin Nunes said the communications were apparently monitored legally

US spy agencies 'monitored' Trump team communications

US spy agencies scooped up the communications of members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team late last year, possibly including those of the president-elect himself, a senior Republican politician has said.

US • 22 Mar 17

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese President Xi Jinping

US, China seek stronger ties as N Korea tests rocket

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have pledged in talks to work to strengthen a relationship strained by disputes over North Korea and trade.

World • 19 Mar 17

President Donald Trump was away in Florida at the time

White House security bolstered after latest threat

The US Secret Service has bolstered security at the White House after a man was arrested after making threats at one its checkpoints, in the latest security incident since Donald Trump became president.

US • 19 Mar 17

John McCain was the 2008 Republican Party nominee for US president

McCain challenges Trump to prove wiretapping claim

A senior Republican politician has challenged President Donald Trump to prove his claim that his phone was tapped by predecessor Barack Obama during last year's campaign - or else retract the unsubstantiated allegation.

us politics • 13 Mar 17

Demonstrators protest in Washington against the travel ban

Legal challenges mount over Trump's revised travel ban

President Donald Trump's revised travel ban is facing mounting legal challenges as four more US states join action.

US politics • 10 Mar 17

Donald Trump introduced a new travel ban on Monday

Judge allows Hawaii to challenge Trump's new travel ban

The state of Hawaii can sue over US President Donald Trump's new executive order temporarily banning the entry of refugees and travellers from six Muslim-majority countries, a federal judge has ruled.

News • 08 Mar 17

This is not the first such controversy for Ben Carson

Trump cabinet member Carson: Slaves were 'immigrants'

President Donald Trump's housing secretary has provoked a firestorm by saying slaves brought from Africa were "immigrants" who dreamed of success for their families in the United States.

News • 06 Mar 17

Yesterday Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of tapping phones in Trump Tower during the presidential campaign

White House asks Congress to probe if Obama ordered tap

The White House has asked the US Congress to examine whether the Obama administration abused its investigative authority during the 2016 campaign, as part of the ongoing congressional investigation into Russia's influence on the election.

World • 07 Mar 17