# US President

Last month

March 2023

Voices

Larry Donnelly: There's no denying that the ties between America and Ireland are exceptional

Our columnist looks at the truly special relationship between Ireland and the most powerful country on earth.

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Mar 17th 2023, 7:30 AM

This year

2023

# gfa 25

Events to mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary planned amid speculation over Biden visit

There has been much speculation about whether the US President will visit Northern Ireland for the anniversary.

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Jan 31st 2023, 12:05 AM

Last year

2022

# New York

Key week for Ireland's term on UN Security Council during Ukraine-dominated General Assembly

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will also arrive in New York later today.

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Sep 21st 2022, 2:19 PM

# Up In The Air

Biden promises to defend Taiwan but refuses to confirm re-election bid in rare TV interview

The US president said it ‘remains to be seen’ if he will seek re-election.

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Sep 19th 2022, 7:42 AM

# london-NYC

Taoiseach to travel to NY for UN events, but will timetable allow for Biden meeting this week?

The Taoiseach will deliver Ireland’s National Statement in the UN on Thursday.

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Sep 18th 2022, 8:30 AM

# cancer fight

Joe Biden evokes US Moon mission in pledge to halve cancer deaths in next 25 years

Biden is pushing government-backed efforts to search for cures.

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Sep 13th 2022, 9:11 AM

# Joe Biden

Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19

The US president is experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’, the White House said today.

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Jul 21st 2022, 3:32 PM

All time

# China v US

China vows to respond after US imposes sanctions on Xinjiang

The law is the latest in a series intensifying US penalties over China’s alleged abuse of ethnic and religious minorities in the western region.

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Dec 17th 2021, 1:28 PM

# Clinton

Former US president Bill Clinton in hospital with infection

Doctors said Clinton was responding well at the center in Irvine, California.

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Oct 15th 2021, 6:52 AM

# Taliban

Biden: US soldiers could remain in Afghanistan past deadline to ensure Americans get out

The US president said it was not possible to complete withdrawal from Afghanistan without “chaos”.

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Aug 19th 2021, 8:04 AM

# Coronavirus

'We're halfway there': Biden says US on course for 100 million Covid jabs in his first 100 days

The US President said that plans are in place to roll out the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as soon as it becomes available.

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Feb 26th 2021, 2:48 PM

# team biden

The First Lady, the Second Gentleman and the other new White House faces to look out for

There are several ‘firsts’ among the new residents of the 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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Jan 22nd 2021, 12:05 PM

Voices

Opinion: The UN Security Council needs an 'outsider' and Ireland fits that bill

Andrew Anderson of Front Line Defenders says Ireland can play a pivotal role at the UN Security Council by improving international relations at a difficult time.

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Jan 20th 2021, 7:00 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: Let's face it, if it weren't for Covid-19, Trump would be planning his inauguration

Larry Donnelly looks back over the 2020 race for the White House and says the pandemic utterly changed the direction of the election.

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Dec 27th 2020, 10:00 AM

# US Election

Donald Trump plans to hold a campaign rally in Florida on Saturday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to unveil plans to probe the president’s capacity to govern after contracting Covid-19.

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Oct 9th 2020, 7:09 AM

# Presidency

Trump says he will not participate in virtual debate with Biden

It was announced earlier that the candidates would “participate from separate remote locations”.

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Oct 8th 2020, 1:42 PM

# US President

Trump remains out of sight as doctor says he is symptom-free

White House aides said Donald Trump has returned to the Oval Office.

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Oct 7th 2020, 9:40 PM

# Coronavirus

Donald Trump's car trip to wave to his supporters is 'insanity', doctor says

An attending physician at Walter Reed Medical Centre said “the irresponsibility is astounding” and was done “for political theatre”.

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Oct 5th 2020, 7:10 AM

# line of succession

Trump, Pence, Pelosi: How does the presidential line of succession work?

Donald Trump is to leave the White House to attend a medical centre after testing positive for Covid-19.

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Oct 2nd 2020, 11:01 PM

# hydroxychloroquine

Trump defends supporting viral video of doctors promoting disproved coronavirus treatment

Scientific studies have shown hydroxychloroquine can do more harm than good when used to treat symptoms of Covid-19.

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Jul 29th 2020, 10:33 AM

# United States

Donald Trump sending ‘surge’ of federal agents into US cities

Hundreds have already been sent to Kansas City to help quell violence.

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Jul 22nd 2020, 10:36 PM

# MARY TRUMP

Judge rules Donald Trump's niece can publicise book about US president

Robert Trump had objected to Mary Trump publicly discussing family members.

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Jul 14th 2020, 10:16 AM

# black lives matter

Donald Trump pulls National Guard off Washington streets

“Far fewer protesters showed up last night than anticipated!” the US President tweeted.

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Jun 7th 2020, 4:52 PM

# US President

Donald Trump to sign executive order about social media, after his tweets were flagged

Trump tweeted that more mail-in voting would lead to a “rigged election” in November. The US President votes by mail-in voting.

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May 28th 2020, 7:46 AM

# presidential

Bernie Sanders formally endorses Joe Biden for president

“We’ve got to make Trump a one-term president,” Sanders said.

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Apr 13th 2020, 7:28 PM

# US President

US life expectancy is on the up - and the White House says it's thanks to Trump

The US government said that 2018 saw the first decline in drug overdose deaths in almost three decades.

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Jan 30th 2020, 11:01 PM

# Middle East

Trump hosts rival Israeli leaders on the eve of unveiling 'historic' peace plan

There is scepticism over the plan’s chances of success in the Middle East.

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Jan 28th 2020, 7:36 AM

# US Military

UNESCO warns Trump against targeting Iranian cultural sites

Donald Trump had threatened to target cultural sites in Iran.

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Jan 6th 2020, 3:30 PM

# Qassem Soleimani

Iraq's prime minister joins mourners in Baghdad for funeral of top Iranian general killed by US

Thousands of Iraqis chanted “Death to America” as they joined the funeral procession for General Qassem Soleimani.

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Jan 4th 2020, 11:01 AM

# US politics

Vote postponed on Trump articles of impeachment after divisive 14-hour committee session

A 14-hour session was shut down by the House Judiciary Committee.

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Dec 13th 2019, 7:09 AM

# road to the white house

New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg launches US presidential bid

The 77-year-old officially launched his campaign online this morning.

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Nov 24th 2019, 3:35 PM

# Testify

'I like the idea': Trump says he will strongly consider giving evidence at impeachment inquiry

House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump “could come right before the committee and talk, speak all the truth that he wants if he wants”.

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Nov 18th 2019, 6:03 PM

# Hospitalised

Jimmy Carter hospitalised for brain surgery following recent falls

Carter was US president from 1977 to 1981.

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Nov 12th 2019, 7:04 AM

# not a racist

'I am the least racist person anywhere in the world,' Donald Trump says

He made the comments at the first permanent English settlement in the United States, marking 400 years of representative democracy.

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Jul 30th 2019, 5:42 PM

# First Amendment

President Trump can't block critics from his Twitter account, US court rules

The US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks his critics.

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Jul 9th 2019, 8:40 PM

# e jean carroll

'She's not my type': Donald Trump hits back at claims that he sexually assaulted advice columnist

Trump claims that E Jean Carroll is “totally lying” about the accusation.

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Jun 25th 2019, 7:12 AM

# accusation

Advice columnist E Jean Carroll accuses Trump of 1990s sexual assault

The White House has described the story as “completely false and unrealistic”.

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Jun 21st 2019, 8:05 PM

# 2020 vision

'Keep America Great': Donald Trump launches 2020 re-election bid in Florida

The US President warned against the rise of his rival Democrat party.

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Jun 19th 2019, 7:16 AM

# trump visit

Donald Trump tells reporters Irish border 'will work out' after Brexit as he begins official two-day visit

Trump will stay at his Doonbeg golf resort in Clare for the next two nights.

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Jun 5th 2019, 5:41 PM

# Donald Trump

'Some small weapons': Trump plays down North Korean missile tests

The US President is in Japan ahead of a state visit.

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May 26th 2019, 7:45 AM