US Presidential elections
By Steve Holland Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that gun rights activists could act to stop Democratic rival Hillary Clinton from nominating...
Accepting the nomination, Clinton casts herself as clear-eyed leader
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cast herself as the steady leader at a “moment of reckoning” for America, contrasting her character with what she described...
Obama urges Americans to get behind Clinton, slams Trump
President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America’s future and offered full-throated support for Hillary Clinton’s bid to defeat Republican Donald Trump in a...
Obama to pitch for Clinton as having the judgment for the White House
Barack Obama will add an optimistic pitch on Wednesday to the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton as the first woman US president, as he seeks...
Democrat Clinton picks Kaine as running mate, bypassing liberals
By John Whitesides and Amanda Becker Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner...
Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to put “America first”
Donald Trump accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of a legacy of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness” as U.S. secretary of state and vowed to be...
Ted Cruz jeered for refusing to back Trump, exposing Republican rift
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the party’s convention on Wednesday, drawing angry jeers from Trump supporters and...
Beating rivals and the odds, Trump captures Republican nomination
Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party...
Trump foes shake up U.S. Republican convention
The Republican National Convention briefly erupted in chaos on Monday when opponents of presumptive U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump stormed out of the room and...
Clinton declares victory in Democratic race, hails a milestone
Hillary Clinton declared herself the Democratic Party nominee for U.S. president on Tuesday, embracing her role in history as the first woman to lead a...