US vice president ‘looking forward to celebrating Irish roots’
US vice president Mike Pence has said he is looking forward to celebrating his Irish roots next month as the country is “very near to his family’s heart”.
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No chance of US-UK trade deal if Brexit threatens Good Friday Agreement – Pelosi
There is “no chance” of a US-UK trade deal succeeding if Brexit jeopardises the Good Friday Agreement, the speaker of the US House of Representatives has warned.
US House votes to condemn Trump’s tweets against congresswomen
The Democratic-led House of Representatives has voted to condemn US president Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen, despite protestations by Mr Trump that he has not got “a racist bone in my body”.
Trump tells congresswomen to ‘go back and fix broken places from which they came’
President Donald Trump has said a group of Democratic congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”, ignoring the fact the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the US.
Facebook chief admits ‘execution mistake’ over deepfake clip of US congresswoman
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has admitted the social network took too long to notice an edited video of US congresswoman Nancy Pelosi that made her speech appear slurred.
Senate passes migrant aid bill for US southern border
The Republican-held Senate has passed a bipartisan 4.6 billion dollar measure to deliver aid to the US southern border.
Photo of drowned migrants on US border sparks anguish as aid funding urged
Leading Democrats have said they hope a photo of the bodies of a migrant father and his baby daughter will challenge the Trump administration’s conscience.
Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump does not know right from wrong
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said President Donald Trump does not know right from wrong and is “indifferent to law and any sense of ethics about who we are as a country”.
Pressure mounts on Democrats and Pelosi to impeach Trump
Progressive groups are expressing “deep disappointment” over House Democrats’ unwillingness to start impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump.
Trump family member ‘intervention’ needed for good of the nation – Pelosi
Senior Democrat Nancy Pelosi has questioned Donald Trump’s fitness to remain in office and suggested a family or staff “intervention” for the good of the nation.
Trump gives Democrats ultimatum over probes as he walks out of meeting
US President Donald Trump has quit a meeting with congressional Democrats, saying he would no longer work with them unless they drop their investigations into him.
Ex-White House aide faces contempt vote after failing to testify before Congress
Former White House aide Don McGahn has been told he will be held in contempt of the US Congress after failing to appear in front of the House Judiciary Committee.
Trump orders former White House aide not to testify before Congress
A former White House aide is defying a request to testify before the US Congress.
Queer Eye cast meet rising star of US politics to discuss LGBT rights
Four of Queer Eye’s Fab Five met a rising star of US politics as they discussed LGBT rights in Washington DC.