COMMENT: US elections are out of control. They're too flashy, expensive and long.

The battle for Donald Trump's presidency is underway, and there's nothing orderly about it. Washington is rife with rumour, speculation and trepidation.

In dying Appalachian towns, voters shrugged off Trump's faults and put their faith in his promises.

A series of intelligence briefings will deal with covert actions, contingency plans for using nuclear weapons and even the names of major foreign agents.

Hillary Clinton will not take her defeat lying down. She told supporters that she lost the US presidency because of one man.

They say behind every great man there's a great woman - and no one but the "Trump whisperer" could have gotten The Don over the finish line.

Donald Trump will face wide-ranging questions about his ethics and integrity from the moment he enters the White House in January.

Trump has revealed some details of the phone call he got from Clinton on election night, as audio emerged of what she told her volunteers.

It is worth considering some of the ways in which this alarming President-elect is not wrong.

Donald Trump has organised his first staff-shakeup before he even takes office - and put his children firmly in charge.

His daughter Ivanka. Here's why.

COMMENT: I underestimated the power of ignorance and panic. I erroneously believed that bigotry was slowly dying out, writes Lizzie Marvelly.

Few Americans knew the voters who rejected Hillary Clinton better than her husband.

MICHIGAN Shifting demand from cars to trucks and SUVs is forcing General Motors to lay off more than 2000 workers indefinitely at

COMMENT: There are branding lessons to be learned from the Republican's successful campaign: being bold works.

Nationwide demonstrations against the election of Donald Trump showed no signs of petering out soon as they spilled into a second night yesterday.

COMMENT: There is a distinct possibility that Donald Trump's presidency may turn out to be good for business.

When Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to 'preserve, protect and defend' he will initiate what his team calls the First Day Project.

Mark Ruffalo has taken to the streets of New York to take part in the public demonstration against the new American President, Donald Trump.

San Francisco-based Kiwi Ben Goodger, an exec at tech giant Google, describes his disbelief at Donald Trump's election.

What is political populism? Here's an explanation of the new anti-Establishment politics, as well as ten reasons why a popular revolt could happen in NZ.

Michelle Obama gave the president-elect's wife Melania Trump a tour of the White House as Donald Trump met President Obama for the first time.

Donald Trump could take the witness stand weeks before his inauguration as US president in a class-action lawsuit against him and Trump University.

Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump's campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said today

COMMENT: The meeting between the two at the first family's home will be awkward with a capital A.

As the dust settles on Donald Trump's stunning victory, the political currents he rode to the White House are becoming clear.

Trump supporters may be in a state of "Trumphoria" in the days following the US election, after months of being "sneered at" by political media.

The golden rule of broadcasting: make sure your mic is off before you drop a reference to the potential new First Lady's assets.

She has been accused of being an unfeeling robot. But in the face of brutal and resounding defeat, there was real pain.

Hollywood's biggest A-list stars have taken to social media, freaking out about Donald Trump's victory.