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Congress backs bill to aid US computer chip firms in bid to counter China

US politicians have passed a 280 billion dollars (£230 billion) package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals like ...

28 Jul 2022 at 21:25

Local News

Donegal Town man meets US President Joe Biden on St Patrick's Day

This St Patrick’s Day will certainly be one to remember for a young man from Donegal Town who met President Joe Biden during the Washington DC celebrations. Triple World Champion Irish dancer Gerard Byrne was part of the Riverdance troupe that ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:33

World

Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result and is currently asymptomatic, her spokesman Drew ...

07 Apr 2022 at 17:55

World

Biden admits nation is weary from Covid, but US in a better place

President Joe Biden acknowledged that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and demoralised, but insisted at a news conference marking his first year in office that he has “outperformed” expectations. And he said he would likely ...

19 Jan 2022 at 23:25

World

Biden calls on Fed to fight inflation as president marks first year in office

At a news conference marking his first year in office, President Joe Biden called on the Federal Reserve to do more to fight inflation by pulling back on its monetary boosting of the US economy. Inflation at nearly a 40-year high ...

19 Jan 2022 at 22:55

World

Joe Biden calls for unity in State of the Union address

President Joe Biden called for unity and tried to emphasise conciliation over conflict in his State of the Union address. The 80-year-old almost defiantly ignored the bitter divisions between Republicans and Democrats and his ...

08 Feb 2023 at 10:40

NI Secretary meets with US special envoy Joe Kennedy III

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has met with the new US special envoy Joe Kennedy III. Mr Heaton-Harris is on a five-day trip to the US for a series of meetings, and to attempt to drum up investment ...

24 Jan 2023 at 20:01

Movies

Dwayne Johnson visits Capitol Hill after approach to run for US president

Dwayne Johnson visited Capitol Hill to address military recruitment issues after admitting he was approached “out of the blue” by political parties to run for president last year. The Hollywood star was pictured ...

16 Nov 2023 at 03:56

World

Joe Biden expected to emphasise reassurance in State of the Union address

President Joe Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation’s condition rather than roll out flashy policy proposals as he delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night seeking ...

07 Feb 2023 at 18:33

Ireland

Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake – Taoiseach

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s boycott of Washington DC’s St Patrick’s events was a “big mistake”, Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said. The Taoiseach said the decision was “not in the ...

16 Mar 2025 at 18:24

‘No Kings’ protests against Trump taking place across US

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‘No Kings’ protests against Trump planned across US

Thousands of people have gathered across the US for “No Kings” demonstrations against the direction of the country under Donald Trump. The president’s Republican Party has called the protests “Hate America” ...

19 Oct 2025 at 01:03

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