President Barack Obama returned to full-force campaigning today, ending a three-day pause to manage the federal response to the historic storm that battered the East Coast.

Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney dive back into campaigning on Thursday after the president put politics aside to spend three days managing the federal response to the superstorm that battered the east coast of the US.

With just five weeks to go to Election Day, US President Barack Obama is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term.