Us Presidential Elections

The Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald Trump has barred the influential Washington Post from his presidential campaign events.

Pressure is building on Bernie Sanders to give up his fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rican Democratic primary, moving her a step closer to her party's presidential nomination.

Hillary Clinton is in California as her battle with Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for the United States presidency nears its end.

Senator Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic primary election in Oregon while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton narrowly won Kentucky.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his plan to bar Muslims from travelling to the US was "just a suggestion".

Presumptive US Republican nominee Donald Trump has said taxes for rich people may have to go up, in an apparent reversal of his stated policy.

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump's last opponent for the Republican nomination has capitulated, but the Democratic race grinds on. Phil Smith looks at the Democratic state of affairs.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has confirmed he would consider former rivals Ted Cruz as his vice-presidential candidate.

Donald Trump's last remaining challenger for the Republican Party presidential nomination, John Kasich, has dropped out of the race. Audio

Ted Cruz has dropped out of the Republican race for the US presidency, after Donald Trump thumped him in the Indiana primary.

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has called his rival Donald Trump a "pathological liar", after he accused his father of being connected to the assassination of JFK.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused China of "raping" the US, in renewed criticism of China's trade policy.

Texas senator Ted Cruz is the man who hopes to capitalise if Donald Trump fails to get the Republican presidential nomination.

ANALYSIS: The crazy US presidential primary season is now into its third act and shows no sign of slowing down or maturing, writes Phil Smith.

Donald Trump won five Republican primaries today, while Democrat Hillary Clinton won four and lost one.

Donald Trump's two rivals for the Republican party's presidential nomination say they will now co-ordinate strategies against him.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump has easily won the presidential nominating contest in his home state.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has decisively won the Wisconsin state primary, complicating front-runner Donald Trump's path to the nomination.

Prime Minister John Key has taken a swipe at Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump, saying America cannot build a wall across its borders. Audio