President Barack Obama has told America it must make “hard choices” to reduce the cost of health care and the size of its financial deficit.

“Let’s face it,” reasoned Time Magazine, with its online readership on Monday, “It’s good to have the Irish back.”

Barack Obama vows to put up a fight in his second debate with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, a promise the president will need to keep if he is to overcome his lacklustre, momentum-stalling performance in the candidates' first debate two weeks ago.

CELEBRITY endorsement doesn’t come much better than this.

Matt Damon missed out on US President Barack Obama's inauguration day - because he refused to pay the $50,000 (€37,725) for two tickets, just so he could watch the man he helped put into office take the oath.

US senator Ted Kennedy was said to be doing well today after he was released from the hospital following his seizure at Barack Obama’s inaugural lunch event.

IBM has given Wall Street a reprieve from bad news and investors have responded by giving stocks a big rebound from their Inauguration Day plunge.

UNPOPULAR but unbowed, President George W Bush defended his tumultuous two terms in a farewell address to the nation on Thursday night, claiming a hard-won record of achievement.

HE’S become the poster boy of hope — on the cover of every conceivable publication from Newsweek to Hello.

Barack Obama today warned the US recession could drag on for years unless the country agrees to pump record amounts of cash into the economy.

US president-elect Barack Obama said that his country's economy will get worse before it gets better, pledged a recovery plan “equal to the task” and warned politicians that the days of spending on pet projects are over.

Controversy has emerged over the moderator of tonight’s vice presidential debate, Gwen Ifill.

THRONGS of eager onlookers wrapped in hats and scarves jostled for space as US President George W Bush’s brand new Cadillac swept into view.

Throngs of eager onlookers wrapped tightly in hats and scarves jostled for space as President George Bush’s brand new Cadillac swept into view.

President Mary McAleese today pledged to dedicate herself to building stronger communities in Ireland during her second term in office.

Linda Tripp has filed a lawsuit against the US government, alleging the Pentagon illegally told a newspaper she was being interviewed for a job in the Defence Department.