ANALYSIS: US President-elect Donald Trump has a chat with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing Wen, breaking a long tradition.

Donald Trump has reportedly been refusing to make time for daily intelligence briefings since the election, sparking fears about his leadership.

The contours of Donald Trump's White House administration are emerging.

How could we have got it so wrong? The pollsters and the politicians, the analysts, theorists and columnists - especially this one

Donald Trump may have won the White House, but renovations may keep him out of the Oval Office.

Clive Bibby gives his view on Trump's election.

New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees from Australia remains on the table, the Government says, despite a new offer by the

Secretary of State John Kerry won't criticize Donald Trump's climate policies, but says the next US Govt "dare not avoid" the issue.

A two-party election system should be a fight for the political centre.

This election is one for the ages, an epic upset that 100 years from now we will all be discussing.

Trump's policies are typically lacking detail and often facing strong criticism from economists. Here are the key questions answered.

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised everything. But what does he stand for? These are his key policies.

The NZ Herald visited 10 counties in four key battleground states on an eight-day road trip to New York and the greatest election shock in modern American history.

COMMENT: A century ago it was predicted that a moron would one day live in the White House. That prediction has now come true.

Donald Trump has promised that as president he will honour the pledge stitched into his white and red baseball caps: Make America Great Again.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

COMMENT: I've covered the campaign for the last two years. I don't know for sure what Wednesday's results will bring.

If Donald J Trump wins the US election on Wednesday, your impulse may be to cry, scream or start building your bunker.

It was cuteness overload at US president Barack Obama's last Halloween celebration at the White House this week.

What happens to the social media accounts fronted by outgoing US President Barack Obama after the election?

Thousands of US servicemen have been told to pay back enlistment bonuses, a decade after signing up for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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

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

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

President Barack Obama lashed out at Donald Trump's increasing claims that the presidential election is rigged, saying it undermines the US's democracy.

Eerie images show a series of disc-shaped holes appearing in the sky. What does it mean?

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

If you're expecting Donald Trump to be his usual controversial self in today's first presidential debate, prepare to be surprised.

COMMENT: The science is clear: we must rapidly transition from fossil fuel energy. But industry won't let this happen without a fight.

Hillary Clinton abruptly left a September 11 memorial service in New York after suffering a "medical episode".