White House tries to deal with scandalsTHE WHITE House has offered contrasting reactions to sex and corruption scandals which have shaken up two official agencies.Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Rush to judgment dividing US in Trayvon Martin murder caseAMERICA: For some George Zimmerman is a murderer; for others he is just a regular neighbourhood watch volunteer who fired in…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Bleak day for Obamacare with court's broccoli defenceIf Americans are forced to buy health insurance, then maybe they could be made buy anythingThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Uproar over Obama's open mic comments on missile defenceTHE UPROAR over US president Barack Obama’s comments to his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, regarding the US missile defence…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
No more nice guy as Santorum lashes outThe former US senator’s behaviour in recent days has raised questions about his characterWed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Court clears way for challenge to Obama health lawTHE US Supreme Court will today hear two hours of deliberations on the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” at the heart…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Obama fast-tracks construction of petrol pipelinePRESIDENT BARACK Obama has angered both Republicans and the environmentalists who supported him with a partial flip-flop on his…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Major gaffe by aide sketches poor picture of RomneyMITT ROMNEY’S 12-point victory in the Illinois primary on Tuesday night has been marred by a colossal gaffe from his top campaign…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
No white knight, no dark horse likely to oust RomneyTHE END of the Republicans’ long nomination process could be in sight, following Mitt Romney’s decisive win in the Illinois primary…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Jokes and Guinness flow freely at reunion of 'dear and steadfast friends'‘I GIVE my word to you, Mr Prime Minister, and to the people of Ireland,” US president Barack Obama pledged at the White House…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Obama piles on the praise as Endamania takes holdIreland punches above its weight internationally, says US president after talks on the economyWed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Kenny urges US firms to invest in Ireland's recoveryTAOISEACH IN NEW YORK: ENDA KENNY had just travelled from Wall Street, where he rang the bell to open the New York Stock Exchange…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Illinois a key test for Santorum's strategyMITT ROMNEY and Rick Santorum campaigned furiously across Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois yesterday in the run-up to today…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Obama brings Moneygall cousin to his local for a pintEAT YOUR hearts out, politicians of the worldMon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Irishman who deciphered the cyber-virus attack on IranAMERICA: LIAM Ó MURCHÚ is a 33-year-old, baby-faced Irishman from Athy, Co Kildare, with smiley eyes and a dimple in his chin…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Bin Laden plot to kill Obama and Petraeus revealedBEFORE HIS death last May, Osama bin Laden ordered a Pakistani member of al-Qaeda to assassinate President Barack Obama and Gen…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Romney enters fray in Republican 'war on women'OF ALL the positions taken by hopefuls in the chaotic race for the Republican presidential nomination, none are as potentially…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Cameron and Obama focus on growth and military policyBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron said that he and President Barack Obama “made important progress” in talks at the White …Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Romney out of depth in Deep South as Santorum enjoys highs of victoryTHE RACE for the Republican presidential nomination was overturned yet again on Tuesday night, when the religious conservative…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Obama hits back at claims about rising petrol costsTHE OBAMA administration has launched an aggressive media campaign to counter the perception that the US president is responsible…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Pelosi broke the marble ceiling to become political powerhouseNancy Pelosi, who is speaking at Trinity College Dublin today, is a woman of many firstsTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Latest US primaries could play crucial roleTWO OF the poorest and most conservative states in the US could play a decisive role in the Republican presidential nomination…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Deal struck on US prisoners transfer to Afghan custodyUS AND Afghan officials reached an agreement on the transfer of prisoners from US to Afghan custody yesterday, after a video-…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Irishmen killed building America finally get proper burialAMERICA: Just five weeks after sailing to find work in the US, in 1832, five Irish people perished, ignored by wealthy compatriots…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Some Republicans fear party may be ideologically pure but utterly unelectableWE WERE talking to Kevin DeWine, the personification of a slick, establishment Republican and the chairman of the Ohio state …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Evangelical right beguiled by Santorum's religious credentialsAMERICA: Evangelical Christians gave Rick Santorum his first primary victory in Iowa in January and they could push the former…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Obama is a university snob, claims SantorumConservative card is waved aloft as battle for Republican souls reaches fever pitchMon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up?POLITICS: The Real Romney By Michael Kranish and Scott Helman HarperCollins, 401pp. £17.99Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
A day for Americans to remember two men and a presidencyAMERICA: EVERY AMERICAN school child knows that when George Washington was confronted with evidence that he’d chopped down his…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Cause of death not yet known, say policeTHE MUSIC industry mourned the pop star Whitney Houston at the annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night, following her …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Romney's campaign back on track after two winsMITT ROMNEY saved face and restored his nominal title of Republican frontrunner this weekend when he won the Maine caucuses and…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Inside the first marriagePOLITICS : The Obamas: A Mission, a Marriage By Jodi Kantor Allen Lane, 368pp. £14.99Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Fresh skirmishes in culture war open new front for RepublicansAMERICA: Birth control, abortion and gay marriage are back on the agenda, to the delight of the rightSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Clinton-hosted conference to focus on investment for IrelandTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton will participate…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Romney takes Tea Party vote from Gingrich in NevadaTHE REPUBLICAN front-runner Mitt Romney’s 25-point victory over Newt Gingrich in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday night makes …Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
A tribute to Wharton's timeless theme of love in a cruel societyAMERICA: Across the US, fans celebrate the 150th birthday of Edith Wharton, the first woman to win a PulitzerSat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Fundraiser, confidante and cheerleader for NewtNewt Gingrich is the man Obama “will be befuddled by”, says his close friend Gay GainesMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Romney/Gingrich divide narrows as polls indicate tieTHERE WILL probably be only one viable Republican presidential hopeful left after next Tuesday’s Florida primary, though the …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
EU science commissioner in USEuropean Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan Quinn is visiting Washington and Boston this week …Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Romney hounded by memory of Seamus the dog and 'Crate Gate'AMERICA: MITT ROMNEY, who is likely to be the Republican presidential nominee, is hounded by the memory of Seamus the Irish …Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Race is set to be short if Romney romps homeBEFORE SHE cast her ballot at Webster Elementary School yesterday morning, Pat Howard, a 66-year-old retired attorney and Democrat…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Rivals gang up on frontrunner, accusing him of destroying jobs to enrich himselfREPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ganged up on the frontrunner Mitt Romney on the eve of today’s New Hampshire primary, criticising the former…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Peacemongering ideas of Ron Paul find popularity with post-9/11 disaffectedIT WAS Ron Paul’s anti-war stance that attracted Tatiana Moroz (32) to his campaign.Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Debate gets personal as Republican primary heats upTHERE WAS something strange about watching six middle-aged men in charcoal grey suits and white shirts devote so much discussion…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Bachmann bows out, Perry stays inMICHELE BACHMANN, the founder of the Tea Party caucus in the US House of Representatives, has withdrawn from the race for Republican…Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Candidates lead US to face its 'Mormon moment'AMERICA: Two Republican candidates, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman, are part of the LDS eliteSat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Duke's fans in Iowa still see things in black and whiteWHERE IS John Wayne now that the Republican party needs him? The movie actor died in 1979, but among Iowa conservatives he’s …Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryYEARS HAVE PASSED since Ronan Connolly, now 31, left his job as a teacher at the Gaelscoil Ultain in Monaghan town, set off with…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Double vision over US status: right and left talk it up and downAMERICA: THE US has two visions of itself: a rose-tinted belief in American exceptionalism, vaunted by Republican presidential…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Too young to vote, but they can be sentenced to die in a US prisonAmnesty campaign aims to prevent the US imposing life sentences on childrenWed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
