US media are rewriting the rules to challenge Donald Trump
Donald Trump was good for the business of media but bad for journalism and now the industry is revisiting its practices to tackle the creature of their own creation.
Dalai Lama mimics Donald Trump, and it's hilarious
The Dalai Lama gets jokes.
Hillary Clinton embraces awkward on Between Two Ferns
Hillary Clinton has deadpanned her way through an interview with Zach Galifianakis on his spoof talk show Between Two Ferns in a tactic straight from the Obama playbook and designed to reach millennial voters.
Michelle Obama's 'passport' posted online
An image purported to be a scanned copy of US first lady Michelle Obama's passport was leaked online alongside personal emails said to belong to a White House staffer.
Stubbornly uninformed Trump confuses domestic terrorism with migration
The radicalisation of Ahmad Khan Rahami is proof again that the American security and political establishment has yet to establish effective procedures and policies to thwart so-called homegrown terrorism.
Trump thinks black people have never had it so bad
Boxing promoter causes a stir in Ohio church with his language as billionaire woos African-American vote
'Avengers' assemble to take on 'racist, abusive coward' Trump
Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and others have joined forces again to 'Save the Day' - this time from Donald Trump.
How Skittles nailed its response to Trump jnr's deadly refugee claim
Yesterday Donald Trump Junior, a top advisor to his father, tweeted a picture of a bowl of the Skittles asking "would you take a handful" if told three of the candies were deadly.
Trump used money from his charity to settle legal bills
Expenditure documents shows non-profit funds appear to have gone to private means.
Donald Trump Jr. faces backlash over deadly Skittles meme
The post drew swift condemnation and comparisons to white supremacist memes.
George Bush snr to vote for Hillary Clinton: reports
Former US president George H.W. Bush plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, according to a member of another famous political family, the Kennedys.
NY bomb: Impetuous Trump continues to jump to conclusions
Even though it was wrapped up in less than two days, the New York bomb drama has set the scene for a make-or-break security and policing US presidential debate.
'There's a reason why we haven't had a woman president': Obama
"This should not be a close election but it will be, and the reason it will be is not because of Hillary's flaws."
'Hitler inheritor': Donald Trump blasted at Emmys
The creator of Transparent called Donald Trump an "inheritor to Hitler" after winning an Emmy Award for the hit Amazon series.
Clinton in big trouble with poll-a-coaster set to put Trump in lead
The once formidable Clinton advantage has evaporated with Trump-wary Republicans gradually shifting from the 'undecided' column to back a candidate who fills them with dread.
Obama urges black turnout, mocks Trump for missing 'civics lesson' on Jim Crow
Barack Obama will consider it a personal insult if the African-American community doesn't turn out to vote in great numbers in November.
Trump once again hints at violence against Hillary Clinton
Trump on Friday called for disarming the bodyguards who protect his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, musing about the consequences by saying "Let's see what happens to her".
Donald Trump finally admits Barack Obama was born in the United States
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has long questioned President Barack Obama's US citizenship, says he believes the president was born in the United States.
Bill Shorten on Donald Trump: He's not the problem
Donald Trump is not the problem - the problem is that people believe he's the solution.
Donald Trump's charity – too good to be true?
Some stories are just too good to be true, like that of the Good Samaritan motorist who pulls over to help the driver of a stranded limousine, and days later his bank calls to say his mortgage has been paid off.
A piece of political theatre delivers a clean bill of health
When US presidential candidate Donald Trump looks in the mirror, he says he sees a man of 35 looking back at him.
'Mythomaniac' Donald Trump is not normal
One of the mental traps that we all fall into, journalists included, is to perceive politics through narratives.
After time for reflection, Clinton returns to the campaign trail
A rested Hillary Clinton has returned to the campaign trail after three days of recovering at home from pneumonia, hoping to reassure supporters worried about her health.
Ivanka Trump's Cosmopolitan interview goes off the rails
The Republican presidential nominee's daughter, became so irritated with the "negativity" in a Cosmopolitan magazine reporter's questions this week that she abruptly ended a telephone interview.
A lot is riding on Donald Trump's weight
A lot is riding on the missing 31lb – or 14kg.
Don't look now: Donald Trump has all the momentum in the 2016 race
Something very interesting has happened over the past two weeks in the presidential campaign: Donald Trump has seized the momentum from Hillary Clinton and is climbing back into contention in both national and key swing state polling.
Colin Powell calls Trump a 'national disgrace' in hacked email
The former secretary of state also criticised Hillary Clinton's aides for trying to "drag me" into her email controversy.
Trump's fate may rest with college-educated, affluent Republicans
Well-educated Republicans are having to do some soul searching and may have to do the unthinkable.
Trump offers quick rundown of his medical exam with Dr Oz
Mr Trump has sought to raise questions about the health of his Democratic rival, but has provided little detail about his own health.
Trump victory could cost China's economy $560 billion
Victory for the Republican firebrand in the US presidential election could be a game changer for China's economy, economist says.