Siobhan Kennedy , Washington Correspondent
Siobhan Kennedy is the Washington Correspondent for Channel 4 News, based in DC.
Siobhan joined Channel 4 News in 2008 where, as Business Editor, she covered the financial crisis, austerity and its impact on the British economy and more recently, Brexit.
Before that, as a reporter for The Times, she worked as Politics and Business Correspondent and prior to that was a correspondent for Reuters in London and New York, where she covered the tech boom and bust and 9/11. She returns to the US just in time for the 2020 election campaign.
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Biden declares ‘full support and solidarity’ for Israel after Iran attack
President Biden has declared America’s “full solidarity and support” for Israel, and discussed the rollout of new sanctions against Iran during a phone call with G7 leaders.
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US military helps Israel defend against Iran attack
Siobhan Kennedy is in Washington DC.
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Hurricane Helene damage ‘biblical’ say North Carolina officials
Three days after Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast US, rescuers are still searching for missing people in North Carolina.
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Biden repeats call for ceasefire as Israel moves closer to Lebanon ground invasion
The prospect of Israeli troops moving forward into Lebanon is being viewed with concern in Washington.
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Will US give Ukraine permission to hit Russia with long-range weapons?
Ukraine’s President is at the White House, unveiling his much-vaunted ‘victory plan’ to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Biden hopes a ceasefire in Lebanon would trickle into West Bank and Gaza
While Israel’s military chief appears to be ramping up the rhetoric with talk of a ground invasion, the US and France are reported to be ramping up diplomatic efforts to end the fighting in both Lebanon and Gaza.
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Biden tells UN Assembly diplomatic solution to Middle-East conflict possible
The world has descended on New York for the UN General Assembly.
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US ‘working to de-escalate’ Middle East conflict, says President Biden
There’s been a reaction from Washington in light of the escalation, as President Biden met with the president of the UAE, His Highness President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the White House.
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Trump’s pick for North Carolina Governor race accused of inflammatory posts on porn site, which he denies
If Donald Trump is to retake the White House in November, he needs to win in key battleground states like North Carolina. But that may just have got a bit harder.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with sex trafficking and racketeering
The indictment lists six aliases. Regardless of how you know him, Puff Daddy, P Diddy or just Diddy, Sean Combs has been one of the most influential figures in rap music for decades.
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Trump assassination attempt suspect charged with gun crimes
This time round, Secret Service agents spotted and tackled the gunman before he got a chance to fire at Donald Trump.
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Starmer and Biden to meet as Ukraine pushes for weapons restrictions to be lifted
Washington correspondent Siobhan Kennedy speaking outside the White House ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s meeting with Joe Biden.
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Trump tells C4 News he won debate against Harris, as both sides claim victory
Tuesday night’s studio in Philadelphia was a world away from the rapturous rallies where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have spent most of their campaign time.
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What to expect from Trump v Harris debate
In a few hours time Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will come face to face for their first and possibly only debate of the election.
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Could Georgia’s new voting rules alter the US election
One place where Donald Trump’s lawyers worked overtime after the last election was Georgia, where a criminal trial is pending that could land the former president in jail over allegations he tried to overturn the result.
