'Is she or isn't she? Democratic delegate maths' The Clinton and Sanders camps have appealed to voters to ignore media reports that Hillary Clinton has enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination … News • 07 Jun 16
Polls open in decisive US primaries Polls have opened in the US state of New Jersey, on a day of decisive primaries in the race for the White House. News • 07 Jun 16
Sanders wins Irish Democrats Abroad primary US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has won a second Irish Democrats Abroad primary election, this time in Galway. News • 05 Mar 16
Obama and Republicans aim to end budget crisis US President Barack Obama and Republican leaders appear ready to end a political crisis that has closed much of the US government and pushed the … News • 11 Oct 13
Obama budget to offer cuts for deficit deal US President Barack Obama is to offer cuts to social security and other entitlement programmes in a budget proposal aimed at swaying Republicans to compromise … News • 05 Apr 13
US politicians fail to agree budget deal The US government stumbled headlong on toward wide-ranging spending cuts that threaten to hinder the economic recovery, after President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed … News • 01 Mar 13
US Election: Barack Obama and Joe Biden profiles As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama passed a revamp of the national healthcare system and authorised the raid that killed Osama … Special Reports • 05 Nov 12
Weather forces change of Obama speech location Forecasts of thunderstorms have hindered US President Barack Obama's nomination party, forcing Democrats to move his planned acceptance speech from a 74,000-seat outdoor football stadium … News • 05 Sep 12
Democrats open convention for Obama re-election Democrats in the United States have launched their case for Barack Obama's re-election at their party convention, looking to draw a sharp contrast with Republican … News • 04 Sep 12
