Barack Obama
News, analysis, and features about Barack Obama, the 44th president of the US
Donald Trump briefly felt spiritually close to the mainstream media. Then Elon Musk tweeted
His speech to White House correspondents’ dinner was keenly awaited, but controversy dissolved when gunfire began
Meet Trump’s Maga disciples tearing up the diplomatic rule book across Europe
Trump’s hand‑picked ambassadors look less like career diplomats and more like a travelling Mar‑a‑Lago court, spoiling for a fight
US democracy has reached a new nadir
This has been one of the most shameful episodes in American history
Kneecap, our new gonzo shadow cabinet, stepped into the breach on Cuba
Nobody else representing Ireland in any official capacity seems prepared to speak out against the collective punishment of the Cuban people
Clive Myrie: ‘The best journalists are the ones who behave like human beings’
The BBC news anchor and Mastermind host films the quiz show in Belfast and is a regular visitor to Ireland
A vintage Trump performance in America’s heartland: Electoral fraud, Obama-bashing, ‘Newscum’
With an eye on the midterm elections, the US president is trying to convince his voting base – and perhaps himself – that everything is still okay
A question some politicians would do well to ponder: where is your shame?
Without shame, everything is possible, and for Donald Trump, the most shameless man in the world, nothing is beyond the bounds of decency
Donald Trump’s pressure-cooker approach to Iran was always going to explode
It suits Iranian militants to prolong confrontation by drawing their enemies into protracted regional conflicts
Trump says he will order Pentagon to release files on aliens and UFOs
US president accuses Barack Obama of disclosing ‘classified information’ on extraterrestrial life
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84
Former Martin Luther King jnr associate advocated for rights of Black Americans and other marginalised communities
Jesse Jackson obituary: A trailblazer who helped open the door to a black presidency
A close ally of Martin Luther King, he helped turned civil rights activism into a national political force through two historic presidential runs
Is Seamus Culleton paying for Ireland’s ‘woke’ visa approach?
Ireland missed its chance to follow Australia and get special US visa exemptions for its citizens
Trump repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Barack Obama says move will leave Americans ‘less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’
‘This screams cover-up’: Pam Bondi faces fury over handling of Epstein files
Key committee hears US attorney general accused of ‘incompetence’ and ‘jaded cruelty’ over abuse survivors
Donald Trump’s vile Truth Social clip proves he is unfit for office
The man who pushed the despicable ‘birther’ conspiracy theory against Barack Obama is still at it
‘I didn’t make a mistake’: Trump refuses to apologise over racist video depicting Obamas as primates
Social media post was deleted and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash
Made in America by Edward Stourton: Patchy illumination of ‘dark history’ of Trump’s rise
The author turns to American history as a kind of grab bag but does not connect the dots needed to understand how we got here
The world could be about to get even more dangerous
Expiration of US-Russia deal raises risk of new nuclear arms race in which Europe could find itself in particularly uncomfortable position
What’s behind the Trump administration’s war on typefaces?
Worldview: Attempts by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio to turn back the clock typographically have strange historical resonances
Enduring appeal of Katie Taylor built on a combination of class and humility
World champion boxer remains Ireland’s most popular athlete and it’s easy to see why
‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ offers Trump’s skewed take on US history
Plaques portray an often inaccurate version of history that aligns with the US president’s worldview
Trump’s primetime address rings with frustration as he insists the golden age has already arrived
It may have occurred to him as he spoke, as well as to millions watching, that the US president has another three years left in office
‘I’m the one he fears’: Texas Democrat’s audacious political move against Trump
With a viral campaign launch and a promise to take the fight to the US president, the Texas congresswoman enters a high-stakes race that could reshape the balance of power in Washington
No generation is the best. None is the worst. We are all great. We are all appalling
Alpha, beta, boomers, Joneses: confusion reigns about the ‘gen’ paramaters, never mind which is the greatest
Mark O’Connell: You’re not on the right side of history – there is no right side
‘History’ has become final arbiter of rights and wrongs, a secular ‘you better get right with Jesus’
Rob Jetten profile: Who is the inscrutable Dutch liberal leader tipped for power?
The young politician with a soft spot for McDonald’s is a Feyenoord fan, runs regularly and kickboxes
Obama’s star turn before crucial votes laid bare Democrats’ talent shortage
As millions head to the polls, former US president’s oratory skills reminded his party of a brighter past
Nobel Prize not designed for someone such as Donald Trump
He may have sparked dancing in the streets in the Middle East, he’s sparked danger in the streets in America
A Tricolour patriot goes to hospital. Would he insist on a white Irish doctor?
The eruption of Tricolours by a small group of people who want to make a point about immigration has left the rest of us in a bind
Barack Obama in Dublin: There is ‘no military rationale for continuing to pummel Gaza’
Former US president tells a capacity crowd at 3Arena that both sides are in a ‘prison of the past’
Barack Obama to be conferred with freedom of Dublin at ceremony on Thursday
Proposal to grant honour to former US president and his wife Michelle was passed by council in 2017
What the HSE wants from its next chief executive
Plus: Malachy McCourt faces ‘public hanging’ in New York, a leafy problem for Irish Rail, and Barack Obama makes a well-timed visit to Dublin
There’s no excuse for Eoin Hayes not knowing the racist history of blackface
For generations of Irish in the US, wearing blackface was a way of asserting their whiteness
‘We’re activating a revolution’: how Charlie Kirk pushed a new generation to the right
The far-right activist galvanised young conservatives through online antics and inflammatory views
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
Rose of Tralee 2025: What does the winner get and what must she do during her year’s reign?
Winning Rose can expect prize bundle worth tens of thousands of euro including a top-notch car
Barack Obama ‘should receive no welcome in Ireland’: freedom of Dublin debate reopens
Plus: a job opening at Druid; Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran wades in; and Declan Ganley’s solar plan impresses an AI chatbot
The Mission. The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner: Tale of an evolving agency
A fascinating account informed by scores of interviews
Epstein saga has exposed cracks in Maga movement which could fatally undermine Donald Trump
No one is more aware of this than Trump himself, which explains his bizarre rants about Obama this week
Why did Trump accuse Obama of treason?
In the News podcast: Trump, mired in the Epstein files controversy, offers incendiary distraction
Trump accuses Obama of ‘treason’ over 2016 election in stunning attack
Obama says comments by Trump, mired in the Epstein files controversy, linking him to Russian interference are ‘weak attempt at distraction’
Donald Trump could be swallowed up by an Epstein conspiracy he helped create
Trump is learning that conspiracy theories are elastic, self-sealing and practically impossible to disprove to a base radicalised over time
Maga fans turn on Trump as he turns murky over Epstein files
Donald Trump has long trafficked in conspiracy theories and now he’s been sucked into a whirlpool of dark innuendo
‘They called you crooks when you were the best of us’: Bono joins ex-presidents in praising US aid workers as agency is shut
U2 singer sends recorded message with George W Bush and Barack Obama to USAid staff hit by cuts
Pakistan says it will nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
US president has said many times that he deserves the award
Was Iran developing nuclear weapons?
Experts question Israel’s claim Tehran had begun an atomic bomb programme but warn it has the capacity to weaponise its nuclear programme
Israel’s ambition: Destroy the heart of Iran’s nuclear programme
The Natanz facility is where Iran has produced the vast majority of its nuclear fuel
How Trump spat threatens Elon Musk’s business empire: ‘Nobody on the right or left is gonna buy a Tesla’
Billionaire Elon Musk faces rare convergence of threats - collapsing brand loyalty, shaky revenues, and mounting legal and regulatory risk
Maybe what the world needs right now is another Anthony Bourdain
Chef, TV star, rhetorician and more, he proved the truth of a culinary universal language
In a Word...Ancestry
Ireland has proved adept at forging friendships with influential people based on family heritage
Audition by Katie Kitamura: This hotly anticipated novel is psychologically chilling
If you are drawn to novels that raise more questions than answers, this one is for you
So much about Donald Trump just does not add up
With his miscalculations on trade tariffs, tax cuts and more, the future of the US is at stake
Painter says Donald Trump portrait accusations put her business in danger
Artist Sarah Boardman says she completed portrait of US president accurately
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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