Analysis: President Obama now needs all his oratorical powersEven the star power of the Clintons couldn’t save the party from an unpopular presidentWed Nov 05 2014 - 09:51
Greg Johnson: ‘Walking through the looking glass in Alice in Wonderland’A decade of Nasa training for astronaut Greg Johnson could not prepare him for that first take-off into spaceWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
US Supreme Court case touches on Irish passport rightsCase taken by American family who want son to have birthplace listed as IsraelTue Nov 04 2014 - 21:33
Republicans keep it local in race for US SenateRepublicans enter today’s elections with edge to control Senate for first time since 2006Tue Nov 04 2014 - 11:04
Cabinet to decide on diaspora presidential vote shortlyMinister for the Diaspora says vote could ‘evolve’ to Dáil electionsTue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
In fight for US Senate, women’s rights become a key battlegroundRepublicans being careful not to give Democrats any opportunity to attack them on key election issueSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Irish-American first-timers in final election run for CongressTwo candidates with strong Irish roots are chasing seats in Tuesday’s US midtermsSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Maryland governor Martin O’Malley can still see White HouseProfile: The progressive Democrat is starting to step out of Hillary Clinton’s shadowSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
US firms likely to create 1,000 jobs, Minister told on trade missionBruton says new business can be won after end of ‘Double Irish’ with fresh tax proposalsSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
US judge lifts quarantine on nurse who treated Ebola patientsKaci Hickox, who returned from Sierra Leone last week, ‘should not be isolated’Fri Oct 31 2014 - 22:10
US nurse faces legal fight over Ebola rulesKaci Hickox defies quarantine by leaving her home for a bike rideFri Oct 31 2014 - 12:53
US medtech group Teleflex announces another 100 jobs for AthloneInvestment will bring company’s workforce at two Irish plants to 435 over next three yearsThu Oct 30 2014 - 07:39
Chris Christie ‘not moving an inch’ on Ebola policyPublic safety trumps welfare of those quarantined, says New Jersey governorWed Oct 29 2014 - 12:48
Multinationals to advise on tax schemeUS companies have not complained about end of ‘Double Irish’ scheme, says BrutonWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
John Kerry sends ‘fellow would-be president’ to Northern IrelandGary Hart to play direct role in resolving issues of flags, parades and the pastSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
Ben Bradlee: a lion of US journalismTributes paid to former ‘Washington Post’ editor who steered coverage of WatergateThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
Renowned ‘Washington Post’ editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93Former newspaperman steered coverage of Watergate scandal that led to fall of NixonWed Oct 22 2014 - 09:58
Dunne family secures planning to build $22m New York projectCompany owned by developer’s wife and son receives permission for Soho buildingWed Oct 22 2014 - 09:25
Obama and Clinton woo voters as Republican look set to gainRepublican Party poised to pounce two weeks before midterm Senate electionsWed Oct 22 2014 - 08:21
US limits access for west African visitors from Ebola affected areasWHO says experimental Ebola vaccines could be available for testing in JanuaryWed Oct 22 2014 - 08:18
Democrats have at least one billionaire on their side in US midterm electionsBillionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is natural arch-nemesis to Koch brothersWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
US secretary of state appoints former senator as envoy to NIGary Hart sought Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988Tue Oct 21 2014 - 20:34
Kerry defends US reversal on supply of weapons to KurdsFailure to support Kurds fighting Islamic State would have been ‘irresponsible’Tue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
International community ‘lapped’ in race against EbolaUS ambassador to UN Samantha Power addresses fundraiser for Goal charitySat Oct 18 2014 - 08:24
Obama switches tack and picks former White House insider to fight EbolaUS president appoints former chief of staff rather than healthcare expertSat Oct 18 2014 - 07:02
Clinton banks some election capitalHer husband’s popularity explains why many of Hillary Clinton’s party colleagues describe themselves to midterm voters as Clinton rather than Obama Democrats. That should help her if she runs for the White HouseSat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Notorious anti-gay church that got the neighbours it deservedAmerica Letter: Kansas to see same-sex unions despite Westboro BaptistSat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Joe Biden’s son discharged from US military after failed drug testHunter Biden says he is embarrassed by his actionsFri Oct 17 2014 - 18:34
Obama open to appointing Ebola chiefPresident mulls new measures including travel bans to stem spread of deadly virusFri Oct 17 2014 - 07:31
Texas abortion clinics allowed to reopen after court interventionUS supreme court blocks earlier decision requiring clinics to meet tough conditionsThu Oct 16 2014 - 12:07
Obama calls emergency meeting on EbolaWoman told she had virus a day after taking internal flight with 132 passengersThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Global media react positively to ending of ‘double Irish’Ending of controverial tax arrangement scheme reported widely across the worldWed Oct 15 2014 - 13:06
US media reacts positively to ending of ‘double Irish’ schemeNews and financial media cite international pressure for end to controversial tax breakTue Oct 14 2014 - 20:42
Koch brothers pump funds into Republican Party for US midtermsKansas billionaires have been accused of ‘trying to buy the country’Tue Oct 14 2014 - 18:36
How conservative Kansas could save Senate for DemocratsIn one of the US’s most Republican states, voters poised to elect an Independent senatorTue Oct 14 2014 - 18:35
Health worker who treated US Ebola victim tests positiveClearly there was a breach in protocol, top US health official saysMon Oct 13 2014 - 06:32
As Columbus Day looms Native Americans pursue a balanced viewIndigenous people want their own day, saying Columbus led to exploitationSat Oct 11 2014 - 13:44
US police reveal Palin family’s involvement in ‘drunken brawl’Sarah Palin’s husband, son and daughter involved in fight at birthday partyFri Oct 10 2014 - 19:09
Same-sex marriage ruling is blocked by US judgeCourt rules just hours before Las Vegas was due to begin accepting applicationsThu Oct 09 2014 - 09:00
Kerry urges nations to act fast as Liberian Ebola victim dies in USThomas Eric Duncan dies in Texan hospital just a week after virus was first detectedThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
AIG failure would have been ‘scarier’ than that of LehmansFormer US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner testifies in court action against US governmentWed Oct 08 2014 - 07:33
Obama’s former defence secretary says president can ‘lack fire’Leon Panetta says failure to take action on Assad ‘a blow to American credibility’Wed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Same-sex marriage set to be allowed in 30 US statesSupreme court declines to hear appeals in five casesTue Oct 07 2014 - 01:00
Former minister has ‘no idea’ over pensionsGeoghegan-Quinn declines to she if she will seek payment of ministerial and TD pensionSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
American football in crisis over student deaths and serious injuriesUS Letter: football authorities will have to do more than pay out money to stop damageSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Yet another security lapse final straw for US secret service directorEmbattled Pierson resigns after gun found on man in lift with ObamaFri Oct 03 2014 - 08:39
Geoghegan-Quinn has ‘no idea’ if she will get Irish pensionsOutgoing EU Commissioner ‘gifted’ Dáil and ministerial pensions during time in EuropeFri Oct 03 2014 - 06:37
Texas students possibly exposed to EbolaFive children among 12-18 people exposed to patient who tested positive for diseaseThu Oct 02 2014 - 20:04
