John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as Alaska's governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, US officials said.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she thinks Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama regrets not making Hillary Clinton his running mate.

The state police officer at the heart of a legislative investigation into whether Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as governor of Alaska says he has not been contacted by the man overseeing the inquiry.