Donald Trump is facing a formal impeachment inquiry, Democrats have confirmed.
House speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the inquiry yesterday, to investigate whether Mr Trump used his presidential powers by trying to get Ukraine's leader to help him undermine his potential 2020 election rival Joe Biden.
The US president denies any wrongdoing and has accused his opponents of "presidential harassment"
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MPs will return to the House of Commons later this morning after judges ruled Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful.
The British prime minister is return to London after yesterday's landmark UK Supreme Court decision.
Mr Johnson disagrees with the judgment - but is facing calls from opposition parties to resign in the wake of yesterday's ruling.
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Boris Johnson needs to put concrete proposals on replacing the backstop on the table by the first week of October, according to the Taoiseach.
Leo Varadkar has said Europe will need ideas well in advance of next month's EU summit.
Mr Varadkar met Boris Johnson yesterday at the UN general assembly in New York.
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The President has hit back at criticism that he overstepped his role by talking about Defence Forces pay.
Michael D Higgins said the members of the Defence Forces should be paid sufficient wages.
Critics claimed it was the President wading into politics when he should be staying out of day to day issues.
However, President Higgins says he "knew very clearly" what he was saying.
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The latest impact of global warming on oceans, glaciers and mountain ecosystems will be revealed later.
A major report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out this morning.
A team of more than 100 scientists from 30 countries will also consider the human consequences of a warmer planet.
