Robert Mercer and his daughter were key players in Trump’s victory. But they will find a repeat performance difficult, writes Bette Browne

Urgent fire safety upgrades to an apartment complex in Cork can be done without evicting residents, an expert report has suggested.

Residents of a city apartment block are taking their fight against mass eviction to the streets tonight after the Taoiseach branded as “cruel” the serving of notices to quit in the run-up to Christmas.

Former US presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush have said "America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism and hatred in all forms".

US president-elect Donald Trump has picked Michigan Republican chief Ronna McDaniel to chair the national party, in part as a reward for netting the state's first election victory in 28 years.

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has formally withdrawn from consideration for a post in President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

When Mitt Romney had dinner with Donald Trump, it represented a sharp U-turn following critical statements he made about the Republican president-elect during the contentious election.

Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that "millions" voted illegally in the presidential election and said it was rigged even as he prepares to enter the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump is connecting with foreign leaders and considering new cabinet prospects as he gathers with his family for a long Thanksgiving weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

A racist post about US First Lady Michelle Obama has prompted calls for the director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor to be sacked.

The billionaire capitalised on widespread disillusionment and the divide between whites and minorities, between the college educated and the working class, says James Oliphant

Hillary goes into the second presidential debate tomorrow with rising poll numbers – but she can can still blow it, writes Matthew Cooper

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.

Whether it’s by backing French ultra-nationalists, the Brexit campaign, or Catalan separatists, the Kremlin believes it benefits every time discord is sown in the West, argues Owen Matthews

Republican frustration with Donald Trump has mounted following a series of startling statements from the nominee, including his refusal to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan’s re-election.

They comprise 22% of the US electorate and are decisive, but they do not vote uniformly and while they want a president of belief, he or she does not have to be of their faith, says Jonathan Alter

A handful of vacation homes. A car elevator for his four-car garage. A wife whose hobbies included show horses.

Disgruntled forces in US society will coalesce around Trump, says Theda Skocpol

As the ‘nuclear option’ of a contested convention looms large for the Republicans, the Democrats face their own woes after a bruising candidate battle left the party wounded, writes Bette Browne

The GOP’s leading candidates for the US presidential nomination are the equally despised authoritarian billionaire Donald Trump and religious zealot Ted Cruz, says Bette Browne

If a third party candidate, such as Mitt Romney, runs in the upcoming United States presidential election and neither Trump or Clinton get a majority (270) of electoral college votes the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will decide who will be the next President.

Protesters blocked a main road leading to the Phoenix suburb where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump staged a campaign rally days ahead of the Arizona primary.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump has vowed to continue his abrasive presidential campaign rhetoric, rejecting any responsibility for violence at his rallies and defending supporters accused of attacking protesters.

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump each captured two victories in yesterday's four-state round of voting in the Republican race for the White House.

With US Republicans sharply split over a front-runner they cannot unite behind, a new group is trying to push the country’s top elected Republican, Paul Ryan, into the White House race.

NationBuilder lets politicians use a template for electoral success and find out what voters want, writes Adam Satariano

Donald Trump has come under attack from former US presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who urged fellow Republicans to shun the property tycoon for the good of the country and party.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Donald Trump keeps insisting he is a winner, and so are those who support him, he loves to remind voters how rich he is, and the message is striking a chord, says Arie W Kruglanski

On the eve of Tuesday's crucial multi-state primaries, a sharp new divide erupted between Republicans over the party's frontrunner, billionaire tycoon Donald Trump.

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This US presidential election is seen as one of the most bizarre in modern times, with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump setting the tone. But now Jeb Bush is joining in by questioning another candidate’s height and the boots he wears.

Donald Trump has professed his love for women and said he would be their best advocate if elected president, dismissing the firestorm of his own making that has consumed the Republican presidential campaign.

Some Republicans gleefully scripted Donald Trump’s political obituary in the wake of his scathing comments about Senator John McCain’s military service earlier this month, hoping that his freewheeling presidential campaign had finally imploded.

US President Barack Obama has been strangled by Republican Congressional majorities but is still on the verge of sealing his legacy on the international front, writes Andrew Hammond.

US real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump has announced he will seek the Republican nomination for president.

The world may be long overdue a Madam President of the United States of America — but is Hillary Clinton the right woman for the position? Suzanne Harrington looks at a candidate who divides international and feminist opinion.