North Carolina sues over transgender bathroom banUS justice department and state file legal actions in civil rights standoffTue May 10 2016 - 01:00
Republican divisions fester over Trump takeoverHouse speaker Ryan offers to step aside as chairman in nominee-picking conventionMon May 09 2016 - 21:04
Puerto Rico at sea with US Congress over financial bailoutUS territory in the Caribbean shares fiscal pain suffered by another island: IrelandSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Donald Trump v Hillary ClintonThe billionaire businessman is the last man standing in the Republican camp. But polls suggest the Democrat will take the White HouseSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
Britain would be ‘better off without’ the EU, says Donald TrumpPresumptive Republican nominee weighs in on Brexit, blaming EU for migration crisisFri May 06 2016 - 18:00
Adam Clayton: Prince was pioneer of ‘new America’ music sceneU2 bassist hails superstar at NY gala to promote Irish Music Generation programmeFri May 06 2016 - 08:02
Republican speaker Paul Ryan refuses to back TrumpFormer vice-presidential candidate’s remarks underline split in partyFri May 06 2016 - 00:15
Ohio governor John Kasich exits race for White HouseDonald Trump assured of Republican Party nomination after final rival drops outThu May 05 2016 - 10:33
Ted Cruz hits a dead end in IndianaTrump adds midwest to his victories putting him in pole position to face ClintonWed May 04 2016 - 19:12
Donald Trump set for Republican nomination as Cruz drops outResounding Indiana victory turns focus to November presidential election and Hillary ClintonWed May 04 2016 - 06:34
Trump attracts defecting Democrats as ‘he makes sense’Billionaire Republican converts life-long Indiana Democrats with ‘strong arm’ plansWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump clinches pivotal Indiana primaryWhitehouse hopeful sees off challenge from Texas senator Ted Cruz in midwest stateWed May 04 2016 - 00:49
Cruz calls Trump ‘a pathological liar’ over JFK assassin claimsTexan attacks billionaire for repeating tabloid allegation that his father knew OswaldTue May 03 2016 - 19:44
US Election: Cruz in last-gasp push to stop Trump in IndianaTexan fights rearguard action in US midwest to prevent billionaire securing nominationTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
America Letter: Republican elite turning to Trump as nomineeTurning tide indicates how politicians are slowly catching up with grassroots votersSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
Ted Cruz hits back after ‘Lucifer in the flesh’ jibeWar of words between Texas senator and ex-US congressional leader John BoehnerFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
Trump and Clinton poised for bruising battle to November ballotFavourites move closer to presidential title fight with decisive victories in the north eastWed Apr 27 2016 - 22:00
First ever Robert Emmet statue re-dedicated at ceremony in USSculpture of 19th century Irish rebel commemorated at event marking 1916 RisingWed Apr 27 2016 - 20:15
US election: voters in Pennsylvania stand by their menAt polling stations in Philadelphia, Trump and Sanders supporters had plenty to sayWed Apr 27 2016 - 15:56
Donald Trump wins clean sweep, declares Republican race ‘over’Clinton scores four out of five north-eastern state victories forcing Sanders to change tackWed Apr 27 2016 - 08:05
Little sisterly love for Hillary among Bernie fans in City of Brotherly LoveClinton faces uphill climb to rally Sanders’s youthful support if she wins Democratic raceTue Apr 26 2016 - 21:18
Chernobyl campaigner Adi Roche urges UN not to forget disasterActivist delivers landmark speech to world body 30 years after nuclear disasterTue Apr 26 2016 - 18:14
Donald Trump rubbishes Cruz-Kasich pact aimed at stopping himBillionaire brands rivals as ‘weak’ and ‘pathetic’ for deal splitting remaining statesMon Apr 25 2016 - 18:45
Alan Kelly defends Irish Water as ‘necessity’ for StateMinister for Environment says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘need to do their deal’Mon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
‘Exiled children’ in America celebrate 1916 RisingOld Irish republican calls Proclamation a ‘work in progress’ as goals remain unfulfilledMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Trump rumbles on, gathering support from all corners of USAmerica Letter: His appeal is winning votes from all, including Irish and Scots-IrishSat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00
Former INLA prisoner McAllister gets deportation reprieveBelfast man has been engaged in a decades-long fight for full residencyThu Apr 21 2016 - 22:27
Obama expected to step further into ‘Brexit’ debateUS president will offer arguments against Britain leaving EU if asked during UK visitThu Apr 21 2016 - 19:43
Trump and Clinton score towering victories in Empire StateSuccess of New York primaries pushes front-runners closer to party nominationsWed Apr 20 2016 - 22:00
New York wins boost Donald Trump and Hillary ClintonRepublican and Democratic frontrunners tighten their grips on party nominationsWed Apr 20 2016 - 08:40
Intel’s Irish staff may face job losses following announcementUS firm is to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide due to falling sales of personal computersTue Apr 19 2016 - 23:16
US presidential contenders take bites out of the Big AppleClintons enjoy Irish hospitality in New York at final campaign event before state primaryTue Apr 19 2016 - 23:00
Bill Clinton advises Irish politicians to ‘work together’Ex-president says it’s better for parties not to ‘hold firm’ as Ireland needs a governmentTue Apr 19 2016 - 07:28
US elections: Big prizes up for grabs in New York primaryEmpire State could reignite Donald Trump’s White House bid and propel Hillary ClintonTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:02
Low-key John Kasich offers himself as Republican alternativeVoters seem to like the Ohio governor. But so far hardly anyone has voted for himSat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
Brawl in Brooklyn left both Democrats battered and bruisedFeisty encounter between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sets nasty tone for partySat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash in fiery NY debateFerocious exchanges between candidates before state’s make-or-break primaryFri Apr 15 2016 - 07:44
US prosecutors drop battery charge against Trump aideAttorneys say there is insufficient evidence against man accused of grabbing reporterFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:00
Republican presidential hopeful opposes deporting illegal IrishOhio governor John Kasich would as president offer legalisation, not citizenshipThu Apr 14 2016 - 20:32
Bernie Sanders youth electrify rally in New YorkDemocratic candidate fires up millennials at Manhattan mega-rally ahead of key primaryThu Apr 14 2016 - 13:27
Trump lashes out at Republicans over White House contestBillionaire brands presidential nominating process ‘a scam’ and ‘a disgrace’Wed Apr 13 2016 - 21:22
Trump and Sanders preach about ‘rigged’ electoral systemPolitical outsiders running in White House race decry the rules of an insider’s gameWed Apr 13 2016 - 01:00
Hillary Clinton believes a Brexit ‘awful for Ireland’, says BillFormer US president campaigns for his wife among Irish-Americans in New YorkTue Apr 12 2016 - 23:17
New York mayor defends off-colour joke with Hillary ClintonRacially charged gag backfires as Democrat forced to defend attempt at political satireTue Apr 12 2016 - 23:00
Berkeley tragedy witnesses sue for ‘emotional harm’Three Irish women stepped off balcony moments before collapseTue Apr 12 2016 - 06:35
Trump furious at ‘rigged’ Republican selection rulesCruz sweeps all 34 Colorado delegates leading to Trump lashing out at partyMon Apr 11 2016 - 22:40
Black vote steadfastly behind Clinton as her husband ‘almost’ apologisesFormer president’s crime and welfare Bills attacked by Black Lives Matter protestersMon Apr 11 2016 - 19:45
Republican ticket likely to come down to horse-trading in ClevelandA contested convention may see unusual tactics to win over unbound party delegatesSat Apr 09 2016 - 03:00
Bill Clinton ‘almost’ apologises to Black Lives Matters protestersFormer president addresses feisty exchange at campaign rally for his wife in PhiladelphiaFri Apr 08 2016 - 21:01
US congressmen move to block ex-INLA man’s deportationMalachy McAllister who fled North in 1988 ordered to leave after decades-long fightFri Apr 08 2016 - 18:22
