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Marion McKeone: US conservatives hit Target where it hurts in row over Pride merch

The latest attack on a corporation which defends LGBTQ rights has come from a group that backs Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign

Musk to host DeSantis’ presidential announcement, signalling starker partisanship on Twitter

Twitter announcement may affect platform’s relationship with advertiser Disney, which is currently in a row with DeSantis

McCarthy signals impasse in White House debt talks

Chief negotiator suggests two sides have reached a standoff

The five Washington dealmakers trying to avoid a US default

Five insiders have been tasked with cutting a deal to avert a US debt default. Here’s what you need to know about them

Dublin-based P3 sets ‘significant’ US growth in its sights following deal with luxury chain

Company says it hopes to use partnership with Omni Hotels and Resorts as a ‘springboard’ for success in North America

Republican congressman charged with fraud, money laundering

The charges follow a five-month investigation that began shortly after George Santos’s election in November

Biden prepares to face down McCarthy as debt limit crisis nears

The stakes are higher than just politics — the White House could be on the line

Yellen warns of US ‘constitutional crisis’ amid debt-cap stalemate

The Treasury Secretary cautioned ‘financial catastrophe’ if lawmakers fail to resolve the issue

What will happen if US lawmakers fail to solve the debt ceiling row?

As the outlook for the economy darkens, the wrangling over increasing the $31.4 trillion statutory limit could roil markets further

Marion McKeone: Studios’ showdown with writers leaves Hollywood a ghost town

It’s a tense wait to see who will blink first in the week-old strike of 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America against a brutal squeeze on pay and conditions by studios and streaming giants

Trump assumes candidate race is already won, sets Biden in his sights

While the former president prepares an attack campaign on Biden, strategists say it’s too soon to declare the nomination contest over

US debt-cap row to restrain auction sizes even as deficit grows

With the Treasury constrained from what it can do thanks to hitting the debt ceiling in January, dealers aren’t expecting much from today’s quarterly refunding announcement

Anton Savage: So much more than a rabble rouser, Jerry Springer changed the face of modern TV

The subject matter of Springer’s show may have featured a cast of deadbeat dads, closeted sexuality and love-triangles, but making ordinary folk celebrities made possible the likes of Big Brother, Love Island, the Kardashians and even YouTube and TikTok content

Marion McKeone: Dropping of charges against Alec Baldwin no surprise to entertainment-law insiders

The criminal investigation against the actor, charged with involuntary manslaughter after a prop gun in his hands went off, has been plagued by missteps from the outset

Ireland to support EU response to US green subsidies only if small countries aren’t hit – McGrath

Finance Minister says if Ireland is to support a ‘significant new response’ from the EU to US Inflation Reduction Act it is ‘essential’ that smaller countries are protected

Presidential Visit

Tour de force: Biden basks in whistlestop homecoming

In spite of the feel-good factor of his obvious regard for Ireland, the US president’s visit will have had little impact on the stalemate in Belfast other than to put British backs up

‘Well Mom, I said it would happen’: a historic Dáil address by Joe Biden

Though not completely devoid of clichéd ramblings, the US president’s speech to the house was thoughtful and genuine

Presidential Visit

‘I know it’s not easy’: Biden praises Ireland for welcoming Ukrainian refugees

US President says relationship between Ireland and US is growing ‘stronger and stronger’ ahead of meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Comment: Is the US still a welcoming environment for Irish companies?

In the years ahead, business will not be “as usual” for Irish companies in the US market, writes law firm Clark Hill member Kevin Kent

'Dividends of peace are all around us’ - Biden hails Good Friday Agreement in first Irish presidential speech

Joe Biden arrived into Belfast last night along with Joe Kennedy, the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, where they were greeted by Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister