Mike Pence challenges rivals to back 15-week abortion ban
The ex-vice-president calls on Republicans to support a 15-week ban as a "minimum nationwide standard".
2023-06-24 08:19
Republican 2024 hopefuls back abortion limits one year after Roe v Wade overturned
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON Several Republican presidential candidates praised restrictions on abortion rights at a conference of Christian
2023-06-24 06:00
Arizona GOP election official sues Kari Lake for defamation
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a key GOP election official in Arizona, is suing defeated gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for defamation, arguing that her repeated false claims of malfeasance in the 2022 election have upended his life.
2023-06-24 00:54
Supreme Court rejects Texas and Louisiana challenge to Biden deportation priorities
The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, revived the Biden administration's immigration guidelines that prioritize which noncitizens to deport, dismissing a challenge from two Republican state attorneys general who argued the policies conflicted with immigration law.
2023-06-23 22:17
RTÉ boss Dee Forbes suspended amid Ryan Tubridy payment row
It comes after RTÉ admits presenter Ryan Tubridy was paid €345,000 more than was publicly declared.
2023-06-23 21:26
House conservatives' hardball tactics anger moderates and leave McCarthy in middle
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has a blunt message for House GOP moderates: Impeach President Joe Biden or face a fierce backlash from voters next year.
2023-06-23 18:28
Republican 2024 hopefuls converge on DC under the shadow of Trump
Sen. Ted Cruz dazzled the crowd, a surging Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker delivered the keynote and Donald Trump was not yet a candidate for president when the Faith and Freedom Coalition held its annual Road to Majority conference in 2015.
2023-06-23 17:19
U.S. House sidelines far-right Republican impeachment vote on Biden
By David Morgan WASHINGTON U.S. House Republicans turned aside an attempt by hardline conservatives to force an impeachment
2023-06-23 02:27
It's censure and impeachment season again
Americans' competing political realities are colliding fantastically on Capitol Hill this week in a public punishment, an ill-fated impeachment effort and the dissection of another special counsel's report.
2023-06-22 06:15
U.S. Republican hardliners try to force Biden impeachment vote
By David Morgan WASHINGTON At least two hardline Republicans plan to try to force the U.S. House to
2023-06-22 02:48
Donegal: Humpback whale sighting like 'lottery win'
Humpback whales have been recorded in north west waters for the first time in almost 25 years.
2023-06-21 17:51
Republicans on Capitol Hill criticize DOJ charges against Hunter Biden and vow to continue investigating the president's son
House and Senate Republicans have been quick to criticize the plea deal between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden, arguing Tuesday that the charges brought against President Joe Biden's son exemplify what they describe as the weaponization of the DOJ.
2023-06-21 00:24