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.

He is really rich. That, according to Donald Trump, is one of the primary reasons people should vote for him.

Obama's possible successor picks up the challenge of US love-affair with weapons.

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.

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

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.

American voters' craving for authenticity in political leaders is aiding hopefuls such as Ben Carson and Bernie Sanders.

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

The celebrity billionaire struggles to turn his political fling into a durable campaign.

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?

Despite the apparent closeness of the race, Obama won in all the ways that matter - younger voters, ethnic voters, women voters, urban centres, writes Nik Dirga.

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