Us Presidential Election

A week out from the US presidential election two new opinion polls show Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton.

Opinion - Over the weekend FBI Director James Comey dropped an innuendo bomb on the Democratic party campaign. Phil Smith considers his motivations.

The head of the FBI may have broken a law by revealing details of the Clinton emails investigation, US Democrat Senate leader Harry Reid says.

Hillary Clinton has harnessed some celebrity star power in Florida as a new email discovery by the FBI threatens her presidential campaign.

American expats horrified by the thought of a Trump presidency say they are making a special effort to cast absentee ballots from New Zealand.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been criticised by the family of a dead Muslim soldier after saying as president he would have kept him alive.

Opinion - The coming US election is rigged, according to Donald Trump. He may be right, but the rigging may not occur in the way he has suggested, says Phil Smith.

Polling stations in the key battleground state of Florida have opened for early voting, where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain in a tight race.

Toby Today - After what seems to have been a rather bad week for Republican candidate Donald Trump, Toby Morris suggests a common theme.

President Barack Obama has said Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump's insistence that he might not accept the election result is "dangerous".

Opinion - Donald Trump's refusal to reveal if he will accept the US election result might make great reality TV, but is an insult to democracy, writes Phil Smith.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has refused to commit to accepting the US election result if he loses, in the final TV debate against Hillary Clinton. Video

Ecuador has confirmed it partly restricted internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is taking refuge at its London embassy.

Tired of Trumpism and Emailgate? Megan Whelan offers some advice on how to avoid the circus that is the US Presidential election.

One in four young Americans would rather have a giant meteor destroy Earth than see Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the White House, a survey has found.

US President Barack Obama has said Donald Trump's "continued flattery" of Russia's president and claims of election rigging are "unprecedented".

Opinion - As Donald Trump's chances have declined, so has his rhetoric, writes Phil Smith - and that risks repercussions beyond the election.

Donald Trump was guilty of "boy talk" in offensive comments caught on tape but was encouraged by TV host Billy Bush, says Melania Trump.