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Jack Tame: Trump's not so funny now
Yessir, I was wrong. It's reasonable to consider Trump the favourite to win the Republican nomination for US President, writes Jack Tame.

Paul Thomas: Trump not just an outsider but a renegade outlaw
COMMENT: The barbarian is no longer at the gate. He's inside the castle and heading for the throne room, writes Paul Thomas.

Peter Foster: Power games and blond ambition
By the time you sit down to eat your turkey this Christmas, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump could lead the English-speaking world, writes Peter Foster.

Rubio on rise as Cruz campaign stumbles
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has received boosts in his drive to become the mainstream Republican alternative to Donald Trump.

Blacks support Clinton, Latinos back Sanders
Hillary Clinton badly needed to win the Nevada caucuses. And she won them.

Senators battle to eat Trump's dust
After months of jabbing at each other, Cruz and Rubio shape up for knockout fight.

Bush's exit opens way for field to shrink
Jeb Bush's failure demonstrated money is not everything, and that, this time, solid, innovative policy is not a ticket to the nomination.

Obama: 'Trump will not be president'
"I continue to have faith in the American people. And I think they realise that being president of the United States is a serious job. It’s not hosting a talk show," Obama said at a news conference in Rancho Mirage, California.

Karen Tumulty: Judge's death puts focus on court
The unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia has left it deeply divided along ideological lines, much as the US is, writes Karen Tumulty.

Larry Williams: Trump is on a roll and I love it
Sanders beat up Hillary Clinton rather badly, but Clinton still walked away with more delegates to take to the Democratic national convention, writes Larry Williams. Tell me that's not a little dodgy.

Paul Thomas: American election ain't over till the fat lady sings
The meaning of the New Hampshire primary is that Americans are in open revolt against the system, fear of the future and rage against economic inequality.

Bryan Gould: A socialist for US President? How unlikely
Senator Sanders' age and relative obscurity would in any case count against him, but the real disqualification, it is believed, is that he is a self-declared socialist, writes Bryan Gould.

Paul Little: Senility and lack of brains no bar
Much fun has been had at the expense of the US Republican Party candidates for the presidential nomination over the fact they're all bonkers.

Editorial: Fallout from Iowa result comes quickly
The fallout from the Iowa contest in the United States presidential race was swift.

Mark Triffitt: US democracy trumps all as a dysfunctional disgrace
Mark Triffitt asks, how can a political and policy freak show like Donald Trump become a serious contender for the job America touts as "leader of the free world"?

Paul Thomas: Disregarding the truth works well for candidates
It's a given that plenty of politicians play fast and loose with the truth, especially on the campaign trail, writes Paul Thomas. Trump isn't hyping his policies or exaggerating his opponents' shortcomings, he's slandering an entire community.

Hillary Clinton: My plan to avoid another Wall St crash
I certainly share the goal of never having to bail out the big banks again, but I prefer the path of tackling the most dangerous risks in a different way, writes Hillary Clinton.

Trump's world: The mane man and his money
He is really rich. That, according to Donald Trump, is one of the primary reasons people should vote for him.

Editorial: Clinton facing struggle to win war against guns
Obama's possible successor picks up the challenge of US love-affair with weapons.

Now or never for Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush is entering a critical phase of his Republican presidential campaign, with top donors warning that the former Florida Governor needs to demonstrate growth.

US political parties chase huge donors
The American political parties are urging wealthy backers to give them 10 times more money than was allowed in the last presidential election.

Editorial: Republicans must attack Trump now
No one expects 'The Donald' to be President, but his rivals might be better to go for him now before he spoils his party's chances.

Anger fuels outsider candidates in Presidential race
American voters' craving for authenticity in political leaders is aiding hopefuls such as Ben Carson and Bernie Sanders.

Paul Thomas: Trump speaks right language to right people
Why is Donald Trump holding a commanding poll lead over his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination? Paul Thomas has some possible answers.

The downfall of Trump?
The celebrity billionaire struggles to turn his political fling into a durable campaign.

Rivals wary as Trump taps voters' anger
How long can the Republicans treat Donald Trump as a sideshow before they and the party they seek to lead suffer the political effects of his excesses?

Iron-egoed Trump revels in spotlight
From the first moment of yesterday's Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump showed that he won't be playing by anybody's rules but his own.