As we get ready to bid farewell to the Obamas, Peter Slevin wonders what’s next for the First Lady.

Are recent mistakes indicative of a carelessness within Fine Gael, asks political editor Paul O’Brien

US Democrat Barack Obama quickly took off the gloves and was again battering John McCain as little different from President George Bush as the race for the White House intensified.

The United States’ top court said tonight it will decide whether the city of Washington can ban handguns, a case that could produce the most in-depth examination of the constitutional right to bear arms in nearly 70 years.