The outside political group supporting Jeb Bush’s bid for president with tens of millions of dollars in television advertising is considering placing organising staff in Iowa and New Hampshire, a move that would follow the decision of his formal campaign to refocus its efforts on the two early-voting states.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has escalated his feud with Donald Trump, betting that he can re-energise his stalled campaign by challenging the billionaire businessman head on.

Donald Trump said he wants to deport everyone who’s in the US illegally, but he doesn’t want to talk about how much it would cost.

Why the billionaire estate mogul is crushing the US Republican field. By Bill Powell

ENGLAND: It’s a case of two down: The aisle.

ENGLAND: It’s a case of two down: The aisle.

Former president George W Bush has admitted he is a political problem for his brother Jeb and will stay out of his way if he seeks the White House in 2016.

It was built in the 1920s in the Spanish Mission style, topped by one of those red clay tile roofs so popular in South Florida back then. 

Republican Jeb Bush staked out a robust vision for US foreign policy in line with party doctrine and sought to ease concerns that he might be influenced by his powerful political family by insisting, “I’m my own man.”

Former President George W Bush says that he and his father believe Jeb Bush should run for president but ultimately the former Florida governor must make a decision regardless of any pressure from the family.

If Republicans win the Senate, it would almost certainly spell the end of immigration reform plans — and dash the hopes of some 50,000 Irish living illegally in the US, writes Bette Browne

Republican Jeb Bush’s flirtation with a possible run for the White House in 2016 has been so low-key that some in his party are not convinced he is prepared to take on the challenge.

The Bush family, which has already produced two US presidents, is at odds over whether there should be a third — former Florida governor Jeb Bush.

AMERICAN presidential politics never really takes a break these days, so the circling contenders and their gurus are already focused on 2016.

I REGRET to say that I cannot tell my readers much about Irish bird activity this week other than what I can see in my garden or from the windows of the car parked alongside the bay.

Republican control of Congress was on the line today in a US election coloured by voters’ dismay over the Iraq war and misbehaviour in Washington.

US President George Bush today suggested that he would like to see his family’s White House legacy continue, perhaps with his younger brother Jeb as the chief executive.

A MAN going to church, a drive about town and the swearing of an oath, dominated non-stop live coverage of a tightly-choreographed event beamed by US news channels television yesterday.

PRESIDENT BUSH won a convincing victory in Florida, erasing the trauma of four years ago when the outcome of the presidential election remained in limbo for 36 days while election officials scrambled to recount ballots.

FLORIDA Governor Jeb Bush ignored advice to throw out a flawed felon voter list before it went out to county election offices despite warnings from state officials, according to a published report this weekend.

As George Bush and John Kerry go head-to-head in what is considered the most crucial presidential election in generations, America has turned to another issue – the colour of Senator Kerry’s face.

A row which threatened the release of controversial film-maker Michael Moore’s latest documentary has been resolved.

Disney has banned its film company subsidiary from distributing controversial director Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, which criticises President George Bush’s handling of the September 11 terrorist attacks and connects the Bush family with Osama bin Laden’s.

A documentary by left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore which links President George Bush to the family of Osama bin Laden is being blocked by Disney, it emerged today.

JOHN KERRY, with only pushovers left in the Democratic race, easily won four Southern primaries on Tuesday to bring him within striking distance of the presidential nomination.

THE husband of a brain-damaged American woman at the centre of a bitter right-to-life battle plans to argue in court next week that Governor Jeb Bush’s order that led to her feeding tube being reinserted is unconstitutional.

EXULTANT Republicans, who won control of the Senate, House and White House yesterday, plan to use their famous victory to bolster President George Bush's re-election chances with further tax cuts and ratification of his judicial nominees.

George Bush’s popularity helped the Republicans to an historic victory in the mid-term elections today and provided a major boost to his hopes of re-election in 2004.

FEARS of a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco are expected to delay results from yesterday’s crucial mid-term vote that could shift the balance of power in Washington.

Fears of a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco are expected to delay results from today’s crucial mid-term vote that could shift the balance of power in Washington.

THE US is braced for more polling day mayhem this week as technical glitches threaten to turn the crucial mid-term vote into a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco.

The US is braced for more polling day mayhem this week as technical glitches threaten to turn the crucial mid-term vote into a repeat of the 2000 presidential election fiasco.

A US military tanker plane crashed into a mountain in Pakistan, killing seven marines, the Pentagon said. It was the worst US casualty toll of the Afghanistan campaign.