Donald Trump is not in office, hasn't run for office and has not made any political decisions or mistakes- and that is why he's winning, writes Mike Hosking.

the mess the Republicans are making of their challenge has been illustrated yet again by Donald Trump's bumptious hijacking of the British Open women's golf championship.

If Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States, what the heck would a Trump presidency be like?

Donald Trump, who has rocketed to the front of the Republican presidential race, flippantly belittled a Senator's war service, inviting a torrent of criticism.

Barack Obama's Charleston speech could come to rank with Martin Luther King's at the Lincoln Memorial as an inspiring moment of modern times, writes John Roughan.

Unlimited money and tech-savvy advisers ensure 2016 campaign will be a gamechanger, writes Peter Huck.

Hillary Clinton would be a good political partner for NZ if she became the US president, Prime Minister John Key says.

Given that so many hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers had more pressing concerns, perhaps that's why the election barely registered in New York City.

Republicans face stark choice: remake themselves, or become a minority party.

Both campaigns used Facebook and the full gamut of social media, using website tracking to get out the vote and appeal to new voters, writes Anne Penkith.

In the weeks leading up to the US Presidential Election, Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney were neck and neck in the polls. So what went wrong for Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan?

TV Blogger Paul Casserly sat down with his remote control to watch the US Election Coverage, here’s how it all unfolded.

Barack Obama has returned to the White House for a second term, saying the "best is yet to come" - but he faces bitter divides in country and Congress.

Looking at the US' fiscal numbers it is hard to escape the conclusion that the land of the free is also the land of the free-loader, writes Brian Fallow.

US fiscal position unsustainable with action needed on taxes and spending - economist.

Romney's eclipse leaves field open for new challengers but party will have to fight to improve vote.

Editorial: Barack Obama should quickly indicate when taxes will be increased and spending contained.

See how all the latest news from the US Presidential Election hit - as it happened.