US House speaker Paul Ryan abandons Donald Trump in a bid to save Republican Party majorities in Congress.

The former CEO of the Clinton Foundation once threatened to commit suicide over stress she blamed on Chelsea Clinton, according to emails revealed by WikiLeaks.

Donald Trump's campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton by seating women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family's box.

The British producer of The Apprentice is under pressure to release footage from the show amid suggestions there is a trove of damaging material being held back.

The Trumps of NZ have expressed mixed opinions on the US presidential candidate - one wants to sue him for defamation, one thinks he's what the US needs.

There was an extraordinary moment during yesterday's Presidential debate, as Donald Trump did something unheard of.

Donald Trump made a long list of exaggerations during the second presidential debate, while Hillary Clinton didn't pass muster on a few of her claims.

After an hour of sparring on war and taxes, Trump and Clinton were caught off guard with an awesome question from the audience.

Prime Minister John Key condemns Donald Trump's comments, captured on video in 2005 and released over the weekend.

Trump rejects question that called his remarks "sexual assault."

As it happened: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton don't hold back in the second debate.

The Republican and his allies have signalled that he will bring up a variety of claims concerning the behaviour of Bill Clinton.

The WikiLeaks release came on the day Washington formally accused Russia of trying to meddle in U.S. elections.

Donald Trump spent most of the past 24 hours hunkered down with only his most loyal advisers, refusing to accept the full reality of what was happening outside.

Clinton allies say she will take the high road in tomorrow's debate, seeing no need to go over the particulars of Trump's comments in detail.

The best. Also, the worst.

Today's debate between the two lame, boring dad types Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump chose as their running mates turned into a mess.

A 15-year-old girl became the unexpected star of the day when she stood in front of a packed crowd and put Hillary Clinton on the spot.

The New York Times discovered Trump avoided years of taxes. The source? An anonymously delivered Manila envelope.

Donald Trump is scrambling to rescue his campaign after the discovery that he may not have paid income taxes for 18 years.

If you ever wondered how Donald Trump managed to get as far as he did in the race to the White House, you can be assured you're not alone.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump declared a US$916 million loss on his income tax returns in 1995, the New York Times reports.

COMMENT: With the first Presidential Debate done for 2016, here's some independent advice for the major party candidates ahead of round two.

COMMENT: Public speaking is an anxiety-inducing task for most us. And like the rest of us, presidential candidates stumble when speaking in public.

Donald Trump: Greetings planet Earth. Excuse me a moment while I receive a message from another dimension.

Tristram Clayton talks to Barry Soper about yesterday's first US Presidential debate.

Find out about the pivotal moments which swung the debate to Hillary's favour.

It was a question so big and bad that the Republic candidate was unable to recover from it.

Donald Trump supporters are up in arms at what they claim was favourable treatment of Hillary Clinton by the NBC anchor Lester Holt.