Former US vice-president Joe Biden has received a bump in the polls following his 2020 announcement last week.

The word “populism” was everywhere in 2016. Political leaders claiming to speak for the people have achieved significant victories in Europe, Asia, and, with the election of Donald Trump, the United States, writes Margaret Macmillan.

The FBI said it is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Hillary Clinton's campaign maintains was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump.

Barack Obama carried out his presidencies with dignity and never embarrassed the country. Indeed there hasn’t been a tone-deaf moment in his two terms, and he will be missed, writes Elizabeth Drew

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is calling on rival John Kasich to get out of the White House race, arguing that the Ohio governor should not be allowed to collect future delegates because the nomination is already beyond his grasp.

Hillary Clinton has apologised for her use of a private email account as US secretary of state.

Democrat and Republican US presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are constantly sniping at one another and benefitting as a result, says Bette Browne  

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley says the rise of IS was an unintended consequence of a “mindless rush to war” in Iraq and the US must avoid “mission creep” there now.

Hillary Clinton has called for a new era of shared prosperity in America and told thousands of supporters at a presidential campaign rally that workers can trust her to fight for them.

Barack Obama called for a “new politics for a new time” as he suggested his campaign was taking the moral high road to the White House today.