Sean Whelan

Washington Correspondent

More than three million people are free to come out and vote in today's Republican primary, but most of them will not

Trump's dominance of Republican party leaves Haley behind

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley are to face off in the South Carolina primary. However, with Mr Trump expected to win, it seems Ms Haley has been left behind by the Republican Party as it morphs into the Trump party.

US • 24 Feb 24

Alexander Smirnov was an agent for the FBI

Sensational spy claims rock Hunter Biden case

Who is Alexander Smirnov and what is his connection to the US president, his son and the FBI?

Analysis and Comment • 21 Feb 24

Donald Trump lashed out at the New York judge who ruled he must pay $354.9 million in penalties saying the decision was an "election interference ploy"

A big week in the trials of Donald Trump

Last night, Donald Trump lashed out at the New York judge who ruled he must pay $354.9 million in penalties saying the decision was an "election interference ploy". So just how damaging are ongoing court cases for the former president?

Analysis and Comment • 18 Feb 24

Question marks over the US president's memory are likely to dictate future debates in the presidential election

Biden's Blues: The fallout from Hur's report

It's now open season on Joseph Robinet Biden. It took an official report to the Attorney General, on a Department of Justice headed notepaper, for the US media to scream the quiet part out loud: President Biden is old and forgets things.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Feb 24

The seven-bed dormer bungalow was badly damaged in the fire (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Martin vows to tackle 'campaign of arson and criminality'

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that gardaí will be fully resourced to crack down on what he called "an organised campaign of arson and criminality" against properties that may be used to house refugees and asylum seekers.

Ireland • 08 Feb 24

Donald Trump acknowledges supporters at the end of a campaign rally in New Hampshire

The numbers game: How will Trump fare in New Hampshire?

After a comprehensive victory in the Iowa caucus, Donald Trump is already looking ahead to New Hampshire, writes Washington Correspondent Sean Whelan.

Analysis and Comment • 21 Jan 24

A sign declares Donald Trump's victory in Iowa

Did Iowa set stage for inevitable Trump v Biden clash?

Opinion polls have suggested that 70% of Americans don't want another Trump v Biden contest, but some actual voters in Iowa may have told us differently.

US • 16 Jan 24

US President Joe Biden held a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Biden hoping to win election by talking about Trump

Farewell "Bidenomics" - turns out, it's the democracy, stupid.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Jan 24

This year's US election will see politics and the law intertwined in a way that has never been seen before

All eyes on six states and court dates in US for 2024

In the middle of January, a couple of weeks from now, the first act in the US presidential election takes place, with the Republican Party's Iowa Caucuses.

US • 02 Jan 24

Donald Trump at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, yesterday

Trump blocked from Colorado presidential primary ballot

Former US president Donald Trump cannot appear on the ballot in Colorado in next year's presidential election due to his role in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol by his supporters, the state's top court ruled.

US • 20 Dec 23