Newt Gingrich has accused Megyn Kelly of bias against the Republican presidential nominee Trump as well as having a "fascination with sex".

The real-life George W. Bush has withheld his endorsement from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Two of Donald Trump's old friends have reportedly made shocking claims about what really went on at the celebrity billionaire's parties in the 1990s.

A series of fundraising scandals have rocked Donald Trump's campaign with just two weeks to go until the federal election.

COMMENT: It is time to sober up. The superpowers are drunk on rhetoric, mistrust and posturing. They are dragging us all towards the brink.

Fundraisers supporting Trump's bid for the White House were in the process of finalising the details of a US$2 million donation from a Chinese benefactor.

For a businessman, Donald Trump displays a rare hostility toward economic freedom.

The relationship between Silicon Valley and liberal politicians is raising questions about partisanship in digital media.

A Ukip leadership candidate has apologised for earlier claims a "homosexual donkey" tried to rape his horse

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.

Just when it seems Donald Trump could not go lower in his quest for the US Presidency, he does.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

In the presidential campaign's home stretch, Donald Trump is fully inhabiting his own echo chamber.

Hillary Clinton is caught, like so many women in politics, in a catch 22 whereby she has to be seen to look dominant and competent, without eschewing her femininity.

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.