There is "danger" in calling an early election but timing will be key amid talks of the current Government finishing early, according to a politics professor

Citing senior coalition sources, the Irish Examiner reported that a snap election could follow quickly after a 'giveaway' budget in October. The government will be keen to capitalise on such a budget.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced on Thursday the Stormont parties have until January 13th, 2024 to form an executive

Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin said although the party made a "number of errors" regarding election expenses, the matter was rectified as soon it was brought to their attention

The businessman confirmed he made a donation to the Minister's election campaign in the form of a 'personal payment' to workers hanging posters in 2020

Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe recused himself from some of his duties on Sunday pending further analysis of the matter

He said he has submitted an application to amend his record with the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo), and apologised for the oversight.

A failure to form a ministerial executive following May’s election has placed a legal responsibility on the Government to hold a poll by January 19.

The Longford-Westmeath TD reiterated his apology over ‘unintentional errors’

Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia. Victory in the state would take him over the 270 threshold of electoral college votes needed to win the White House.

Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia. Victory in the state would take him over the 270 threshold of electoral college votes needed to win the White House.

 

Major US television networks ABC, CBS and NBC all cut away from Donald Trump on Thursday as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from him.

Major US television networks ABC, CBS and NBC all cut away from Donald Trump on Thursday as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from him.

Election officials in several US states have expressed fears about the safety of their workers amid a stream of threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside their doors, spurred by Donald Trump’s claims of a corrupt election.

Some Republicans are breaking with President Donald Trump’s attempts to falsely declare victory in the election and claim without evidence that Democrats are trying to “steal” it from him.

House Democrats have cast blame for their disappointing US election results on their main message, their tactics on the ground, and their leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s team after expectations for major wins came crashing down in Tuesday’s ...

House Democrats have cast blame for their disappointing US election results on their main message, their tactics on the ground, and their leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s team after expectations for major wins came crashing down in Tuesday’s ...

Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called Stop the Steal that supporters of Donald Trump were using to organise protests against the presidential vote count.

Some high-profile Republicans have distanced themselves from Donald Trump’s attempts to falsely declare victory in the election and halt vote counting in Pennsylvania and other states.

Joe Biden’s campaign is expressing optimism at the ultimate result of the election but warning supporters to “stay patient and stay calm” as vote counting continues.

Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli took the oath of office for a second five-year term amid tight security after the opposition called for a fresh election, the disbandment of the electoral commission and an “endless peaceful demonstration” ...

Joe Biden stands on the brink of winning the presidency, needing to clinch just one more battleground state to defeat President Donald Trump.

The US is in limbo as counting goes on in key battleground states after voting in the presidential election, with legal challenges from Donald Trump threatening to block Joe Biden’s apparent march to victory.

The US is in limbo as counting goes on in key battleground states after voting in the presidential election, with legal challenges from Donald Trump threatening to block Joe Biden’s apparent march to victory.

As Donald Trump threatened to sue over what he alleged was a “stolen” election, his supporters in some states gathered to demand counts be stopped – while in others they insisted all ballots be counted.

The US election has scrambled seats in the House and the Senate but ultimately has left Congress much like it began, deeply split as voters resisted big changes despite the heated presidential race.

From Ford Model T cars that popped off the assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burgers, the United States has long had a reputation for having things done swiftly.

Dozens of supporters of President Donald Trump chanting “Stop the count!” descended on a vote-tallying centre in Detroit on Wednesday, as Americans on both political sides vented their anger and frustration over the undecided presidential contest at ...

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign long maintained there were thousands of new supporters tucked into rural, red pockets of the country who would come out and vote for the president when asked. On election day, there was proof.

Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramatically narrowing US President Donald Trump’s pathway to re-election.

Joe Biden won Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and narrowing US President Donald Trump’s pathway to re-election.

Joe Biden won Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall” that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and narrowing US President Donald Trump’s pathway to re-election.

Scattered protests took place from Washington DC to Washington state in the hours after polls closed in the US elections, but there were no signs of widespread unrest or violence.

Disappointed Democrats are driving towards extending their control of the House of Representatives for two more years but with a potentially shrunken majority as they lost at least seven incumbents and failed to oust any Republican legislators in ...

The fate of the US presidency hangs in the balance as Donald Trump and Joe Biden battle for battleground states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.

US news organisations have rebuked Donald Trump after he falsely claimed on live television that he had won re-election even as votes were still being counted.

Democrats’ hopes are fading for control of the US Senate, as Republicans repelled an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority.

US President Donald Trump has called the US election results “a major fraud” and vowed to take the process to the Supreme Court.

Democratic expectations of expanding their majority in the House of Representatives appear to be waning as they failed to defeat any Republican incumbents in initial returns.

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are focused on the three northern industrial states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania that could determine who wins the White House.

The battle for power in the Senate has tightened as the Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama.

More than a thousand people protesting against US President Donald Trump have descended on Black Lives Matter Plaza, just a short distance from the White House.

President Donald Trump has won the prized battleground state of Florida as he and Democrat Joe Biden battle to the finish of an epic US election campaign.

Republicans have picked up a seat in Florida but lost two in North Carolina as Democrats aimed to cement their control of the House of Representatives.

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are locked in tight races in battleground states after Americans voted in the US election.

Republicans have suffered a first setback in the battle for Senate control as Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado. But the Republicans ousted a Democrat in Alabama and well-known Republicans held on in South Carolina and Texas.

Democrats are pushing to cement control of the House of Representatives for two more years with perhaps an even larger majority. Early results were not conclusive in hotly contested districts from New York and Virginia to Texas and Arizona.

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories, has won a seat in the US House of Representatives.

Polls have closed across the United States’ east coast after an epic election campaign fought between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.