Trump is giving Putin dangerous encouragement and the rest of the world can only hope it will end with the election.

Donald Trump didn't always think of Hillary Clinton as a "nasty woman". In fact, he used to be downright effusive in his praise of her.

Determined not to fall behind in the money race early in the campaign, Hillary Clinton ramped up her appeals to rich donors.

As he took the stage, Donald Trump was as subdued as the modest crowd that turned out to see him.

Donald Trump said he would sue all the women who have come forward in recent days to accuse him of groping and sexual assault.

COMMENT: Are you delighted? Are you thrilled? Are you scared might happen if Donald Trump wins?

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump probably thought candid remarks made to a priest in private would remain just that.

Michelle Obama may be the only US political figure to appear more likeable now than when she emerged on the scene.

COMMENT: Steve Braunias reveals why Donald Trump is obsessed with what day it is.

First Lady Michelle Obama just savaged Donald Trump in a speech so powerful it left many wondering why she isn't running for president herself

The Republican presidential candidate has said he will follow all laws and traditions, and the right to legally challenge the results.

When the final presidential debate started, it seemed as if it might be the best of the three and certainly Trump's best.

At the end of the third debate, it was clear that Ted Cruz had been correct, if for different reasons: Trump proved to be no match for Clinton.

COMMENT: The campaign that has plumbed some unimaginable depths could yet get altogether nastier.

Russia has begun its biggest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War as it prepares to effectively end the war in Syria.

"I will tell you at the time," Donald Trump said after being asked whether he would accept the election results. "I will keep you in suspense."

COMMENT: After meeting a few Americans in a bar, I found all were frustrated with lack of policy and how the candidates' scandal have taken centre stage instead.

The Republican Party nominee will seek to give his bid for the White House a much-needed boost today.

COMMENT: We would be foolish to assume NZ is immune from the syndrome where television "stars" use relentless self-promotion to seek elected office.

To some, last week's second presidential debate felt like a comedy sketch.

Trump is not really running a campaign for president anymore, instead he is is simply following the politics of grievance to its natural, unseemly end.

After Saturday Night Live this weekend, Donald Trump has now accused it of being part of the media conspiracy trying to rig this election.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump keeps peddling the notion the vote may be rigged.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee got a stern rebuke from China when he made the mildest of observations about Beijing's expansionist maritime policy.

The presidential race is crystallised in speeches by Donald Trump and Michelle Obama, writes Dan Balz.

COMMENT: Blaming Clinton for her husband's conduct is an example of just how little respect her rival has for women.

The head of Thailand's military junta called for vigilance yesterday following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

First Lady Michelle Obama admitted she had been "shaken to her core" in an impassioned takedown of Donald Trump.

An explosive hidden camera video has exposed a crazy fact about the US election - one that could end the race for Donald Trump.

Washington's support for Saudi Arabia's campaign against Houthi rebels has implicated the US in civilian deaths, according to human rights groups.