He flopped in Iowa, but the former US vice-president insists he will prevail and capture the Democratic nomination and oust Donald Trump from the White House, writes Mark Leibovich.

Bernie Sanders' grandson's caused a stir among Ireland football fans after turning up to a campaign rally in a Republic of Ireland jersey.

The race to select a Democratic candidate to depose incumbent president Donald Trump begins in Iowa on Monday. Bette Browne casts an eye over the runners and riders.

It was obvious in Wexford last week, when Fine Gael displayed Clinton-grade hubris.

US Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren went after big tech during the Democratic debate on Tuesday night but brushed off rival Kamala Harris’s challenge to join her in calling for President Donald Trump’s suspension from Twitter.

Elizabeth Warren is now neck and neck with Joe Biden in Democratic primary polls, according to RealClearPolitics.

On Tuesday, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe introduced Budget 2020. A set piece of the political year a budget is rarely radical.

The data wars have intensified, and will again.

US senator Elizabeth Warren is currently in the news as a potential US presidential candidate for the Democratic party. But long before becoming involved in politics, Ms Warren was a Harvard professor and a highly respected expert in law and economics.

The Democrat debates will see 10 prospective presidential candidates argue why they should receive the nomination to take on Donald Trump. Bette Browne looks at the runners.

The US has sold itself as the ‘land of opportunity,’ where a hotel bellboy can, by dint of hard graft, become the proprietor of the business.

The UK’s new prime minister seems intent on refashioning his party in the image of the majority that voted for Brexit. First, he needs to win an election, says

Are you a Gaelic football fan who is interested in American politics, but doesn’t want to listen to a 90-minute New Yorker podcast in order to sound hip at the watercooler? Here’s a breakdown of the contenders as Super 8 teams (and Galway)...

Away from the dangerous Brexit soap opera, the EU has been reshuffling its pack of cards.

Just minutes into Apple’s big annual bash this week to tout its latest wares, the Trump administration stole the show from Tim Cook. The company is among four Silicon Valley titans facing possible US competition probes.

Globalisation and other factors have given US corporations market dominance. This must be challenged, writes Raghuram Rajan.

If Donald Trump has achieved anything that could be described as constructive it’s been to help create a political climate that has produced no fewer than 25 declared and likely Democrat contenders for the 2020 election, the opening primaries for which are scheduled for June in Florida.

New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in a world of grey or greyer men and women, radiates charisma and high-energy promise.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has taken the first major step towards launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency.

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Donald Trump has argued he will do more to help women from the White House than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton - while taunting his opponent over her husband's infidelities.

Democrat Hillary Clinton was close to announcing a vice presidential running mate last night, with US senator Tim Kaine of Virginia leading a small group of contenders under consideration to help her do battle with Republican rival Donald Trump.

US president Barack Obama formally endorsed fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton for president yesterday, describing himself as eager to get out and campaign for her, days after she gained the delegates needed to secure the party’s White House nomination.

Hillary Clinton is taking another stab at cracking what she calls “the highest and hardest glass ceiling”.

Hillary Clinton kicks off second run for White House by declaring that ‘Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion’, write Jonathan Allen and John Whitsides

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Hillary Clinton’s political allies would like Democrats to believe she is closer to potential primary rival Elizabeth Warren on issues than her previous record would suggest, according to David Sirota.

ELIZABETH Warren won back for the Democrats the historic Kennedy seat in Massachusetts, and so there’s finally someone in the US Senate who understands family values.

Newly re-elected President Barack Obama will once again deal with a divided Congress as Democrats retained control of the US Senate, while Republicans kept their solid majority in the House of Representatives.

The US administration is set to order bailed-out firms to slash their payouts to top executives.