https://www.rte.ie/news/us/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:14:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0718/1460501-us-rnc-vance/Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, US Senator JD Vance, presented himself to the nation as the son of a forgotten industrial Ohio town who will fight for the working class if elected in November.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 05:25:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0718/1460501-us-rnc-vance/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460550-trump-granddaughter/Kai Trump, the teenage granddaughter of former US president Donald Trump granddaughter, debuted at the Republican National Convention yesterday to applause and cheers to share a side of her grandfather "that people don't often see".Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:14:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460550-trump-granddaughter/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460476-trump-documents/US prosecutors have formally appealed a federal judge's decision to throw out the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding on to classified documents following the end of his presidency.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:47:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0717/1460476-trump-documents/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460466-adam-schiff-joe-biden/US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 while on a campaign trip to Las Vegas and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0718/1460466-adam-schiff-joe-biden/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460503-russia-us/The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich has resumed behind closed doors in a Russian court, as the 32-year-old faces espionage charges that his employer and the White House have labelled a sham.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:08:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0718/1460503-russia-us/Russiahttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460289-rust-trial/Alec Baldwin has informed a US prosecutor and sheriff that he may sue them after it emerged they withheld evidence from his defence team during their attempt to prosecute him over a fatal shooting on the Rust film set.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:24:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460289-rust-trial/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460287-us-rnc-trump/Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, have endorsed his candidacy at the party's convention, a display of unity three days after the former US president survived an assassination attempt.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:23:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460287-us-rnc-trump/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0717/1460474-gaza-pier/The US military's troubled mission to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza via a temporary pier has ended, according to a senior American officer.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:40:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2024/0717/1460474-gaza-pier/Middle Easthttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460300-trump-vance-ukraine/Donald Trump has picked JD Vance - a staunch opponent of aid for Ukraine who wants the US to refocus on Asia - as his running mate, signalling a potential shift away from Europe if the Republican candidate wins in November.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 07:40:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0717/1460300-trump-vance-ukraine/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460081-biden-says-bullseye-reference-to-trump-was-a-mistake/US President Joe Biden has pledged that he was "all in" to seek reelection next November and assailed Donald Trump's record as president, in his first political speech since his Republican rival's attempted assassination.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:06:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460081-biden-says-bullseye-reference-to-trump-was-a-mistake/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460082-secret-service-review/Facing growing criticism over a massive security failure, the US Secret Service has vowed to cooperate with an independent review after a shooter was allowed to open fire on Donald Trump.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:16:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460082-secret-service-review/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460084-trump-rnc-appearance/Donald Trump will safeguard gun rights by appointing federal judges who oppose new firearm limits if he is elected in November, despite narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, a senior adviser to his presidential campaign has said.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 03:44:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460084-trump-rnc-appearance/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460251-bob-menendez-us-senator/US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has been convicted on all 16 criminal counts he faced at his corruption trial by a jury in Manhattan federal court.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:21:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460251-bob-menendez-us-senator/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460098-jd-vance-profile/Donald Trump has put a youthful, loyal supporter for his Make America Great Again movement on the Republican ticket, hoping JD Vance's transformation from blue-collar Rust Belter to senator can help him secure victory.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:03:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0716/1460098-jd-vance-profile/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0715/1460009-trump-classified-documents/A US judge has dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents, dealing the former president another major legal victory as he seeks a return to the White House.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:13:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0715/1460009-trump-classified-documents/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459886-us-politics-trump-biden/Coverage of all today's developments in US politics as Donald Trump lands in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, a little more than 24 hours after he was wounded in a failed assassination attempt.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:58:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459886-us-politics-trump-biden/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459879-trump-vance-republican-national-convention/Donald Trump has selected JD Vance, a Republican US senator from Ohio, as his running mate, elevating a politician who once heavily criticised him but has since become one of the former president's most stalwart defenders.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:47:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459879-trump-vance-republican-national-convention/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459880-biden-state-of-nation/US President Joe Biden has used the formal setting of the White House Oval Office to stress the need for divided Americans to come together after a would-be assassin wounded Republican rival Donald Trump.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 01:18:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459880-biden-state-of-nation/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459869-us-trump-attack/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1459869-us-trump-attack/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1460036-congress-secret-service/The US Secret Service will begin fielding questions from Congress about why agents failed to prevent a gunman from almost killing Donald Trump, as the agency increases protection for the former president.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:07:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0715/1460036-congress-secret-service/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0714/1459805-donald-trump-us/Former US president Donald Trump said he was headed for Milwaukee, where republicans will formally make him their presidential nominee later this week after he survived an assassination attempt that further inflamed an already bitter US political divide.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0714/1459805-donald-trump-us/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459775-trump-assassination-attempt/Follow developments as they unfold after the assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:23:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459775-trump-assassination-attempt/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459776-trump-shooting-reaction/Various world leaders have condemned the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the right ear while one rally attendee and the shooter were left dead.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:36:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459776-trump-shooting-reaction/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0714/1459799-trump-shooter-crooks/The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the suspect in yesterday's attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump at a campaign rally.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:18:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0714/1459799-trump-shooter-crooks/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0714/1459807-us-ireland/Taoiseach Simon Harris has described the shooting of Donald Trump as a heinous act of political violence and said politicians must "dial down the rhetoric" when it comes to demonising opponents.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:12:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0714/1459807-us-ireland/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459777-trump-attack/Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a political rally, leaving the FBI hunting for information about how a gunman could attack a former US president.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:15:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459777-trump-attack/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459782-trump-us-politics-violence/The attempted assassination of Donald Trump by a gunman at his Pennsylvania rally has confirmed the worst fears of public figures warning that an escalation in incendiary political rhetoric on all sides in the US presidential race could lead to bloodshed.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:48:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459782-trump-us-politics-violence/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0714/1459813-watch-moment-trump-is-rushed-from-stage-after-shooting/Video captures the moment that US President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an attempted assassination during a campaign rally event.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:19:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0714/1459813-watch-moment-trump-is-rushed-from-stage-after-shooting/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459842-trump-rally-shooting/Donald Trump survived a weekend assassination attempt days before he is due to accept the formal Republican presidential nomination.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:41:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0714/1459842-trump-rally-shooting/Donald Trumphttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0714/1459839-us-politics/In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November's election.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:44:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0714/1459839-us-politics/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0714/1459846-explainer-ar-15-rifle/The attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump with a semi-automatic rifle illustrates once again how easy it is for shooters in the US to get their hands on inexpensive, easy-to-use, military-style weapons.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:10:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0714/1459846-explainer-ar-15-rifle/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0713/1459764-trump-rally-shooting/The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into "an assassination attempt" against former US President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, authorities saidSat, 13 Jul 2024 23:42:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0713/1459764-trump-rally-shooting/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0713/1459670-joe-biden/US President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit, telling a cheering crowd he was not going to leave the race and warning that Republican Donald Trump poses a serious threat.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 01:14:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0713/1459670-joe-biden/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0713/1459734-dr-ruth-westheimer/Dr Ruth Westheimer, the chirpy, diminutive therapist who became a pop culture figure as she encouraged Americans to have sex safely, frequently and creatively, has died at the age of 96.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:24:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0713/1459734-dr-ruth-westheimer/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0712/1459478-biden-analysis/Joe Biden is facing a tipping point, and with razor-thin margins in key battleground states, gaffes such as calling Volodymyr Zelensky "President Putin" matter, writes Sean Whelan.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:27:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/0712/1459478-biden-analysis/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0712/1459667-alec-baldwin-trial/A New Mexico judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin after his lawyers alleged police hid evidence of the source of the live round that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:36:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0712/1459667-alec-baldwin-trial/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0712/1459457-joe-biden/US President Joe Biden mixed up the names of Vice President Kamala Harris and his Republican rival Donald Trump last night but insisted he was pushing ahead with his re-election bid even as more of his fellow Democrats urged him to end his campaign.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0712/1459457-joe-biden/Joe Bidenhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459472-trump-hush-money/Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the judge who presided over his hush money trial to throw out his conviction, citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that a former US president enjoys broad immunity from prosecution.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 03:25:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459472-trump-hush-money/Donald Trumphttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459477-democrats-joe-biden/A growing number of Democrats in Congress are publicly calling on Democratic President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid after the 81-year-old incumbent's halting debate performance against Republican rival Donald Trump.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:58:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459477-democrats-joe-biden/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459471-watch-biden-refers-to-zelenskiy-as-president-putin/US President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian President Vladimir Putin before correcting himself at the NATO summit in Washington.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 02:46:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0712/1459471-watch-biden-refers-to-zelenskiy-as-president-putin/Ukrainehttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0712/1459474-orban-trump-meeting/Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Donald Trump after the end of the NATO summit and the pair discussed the "possibilities of peace", a spokesperson for the prime minister said as he pushes for a ceasefire in Ukraine.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:08:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0712/1459474-orban-trump-meeting/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0711/1459271-joe-biden-presidential-race/US President Joe Biden faces a major test of his presidential re-election campaign when he takes on a solo press conference at the NATO summit at 11.30pm Irish time this evening.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:54:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0711/1459271-joe-biden-presidential-race/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0711/1459460-alec-baldwin-trial/A lawyer for Alec Baldwin has rigorously questioned a police technician over her investigation of the Rust shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:10:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0711/1459460-alec-baldwin-trial/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0711/1459269-new-york-heat/The Third Avenue Bridge between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City got stuck open earlier this week due to extreme heat.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:01:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2024/0711/1459269-new-york-heat/UShttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0711/1459406-shelley-duvall-the-shining-star-dies-aged-75/The death has been announced of the American actress Shelley Duvall, who starred in Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation The Shining and the films of Robert Altman. She was 75.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:17:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0711/1459406-shelley-duvall-the-shining-star-dies-aged-75/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0711/1459420-scholz-welcomes-plan-to-station-us-missiles-in-germany/German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed a decision from the United States to periodically station long-range missiles in Germany as a step to increase deterrence.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:47:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0711/1459420-scholz-welcomes-plan-to-station-us-missiles-in-germany/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0710/1459149-baldwin-rust-trial/A US prosecutor has said Alec Baldwin broke "cardinal rules" of gun safety in the 2021 killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins as the actor went on trial in Hollywood's first on-set shooting fatality in three decades.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:06:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0710/1459149-baldwin-rust-trial/UShttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0710/1459092-nato-summit-washington/NATO leaders have pledged at their summit in Washington to give Ukraine at least €40bn in military aid "within the next year" to help it fight against Russia.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:27:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0710/1459092-nato-summit-washington/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0710/1459088-hurricane-beryl/At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:49:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0710/1459088-hurricane-beryl/Worldhttps://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0710/1459094-us-uk-politics/British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has indicated that Ukraine can use long-range missiles supplied by the UK to strike military targets in Russia during their war.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 06:31:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0710/1459094-us-uk-politics/World