Pete Buttigieg under fire as Democratic rivals see 2020 threat

Pete Buttigieg's steady rise in recent polls has brought him attacks by rivals who see him as an obstacle in their run for the 2020 United States presidential election

Mueller report to be released by mid-April – attorney general

A redacted version of the 400-page report is set to be released

Mueller submits report on bombshell Trump-Russia probe

The report is confidential, but Attorney General Bill Barr says he will summarize its 'principal conclusions' for Congress

Democrat Warren enters 2020 White House race

(UPDATED) 'Corruption is poisoning our democracy. Politicians look the other way while big insurance companies deny patients life-saving coverage, while big banks rip off consumers and while big oil companies destroy this planet,' says Senator Elizabeth Warren

U.S. congressman charged with insider trading ends re-election bid

New York Representative Chris Collins has initially said he would seek to clear his name and continue his bid to keep his seat in the November midterm elections

U.S. says Russia still carrying out 'pervasive' election meddling

'We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign from Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States,' says Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence

Mueller questions for Trump probe possible obstruction – report

(UPDATED) The questions also show that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to find out what US President Donald Trump knew about links between members of his presidential campaign and Russia

Trump aide Hicks declines to answer Russia hearing questions

The White House's 29-year-old communications director stuck to answering pre-approved questions, House Intelligence Committee members say

Russia succeeding in sowing U.S. discord – Trump

'They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!' Donald Trump says in an early morning tweet

Virginia elects Democrat governor, in rejection of Trumpism

(UPDATED) A handful of US states held elections Tuesday, November 7, one year after Donald Trump's shock presidential victory

First charges filed in special U.S. probe on Russia meddling – report

The approval of the charges would mark a major step forward in the sweeping investigation into potential links between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential vote

Democrat eyes anti-Trump upset in high-stakes Georgia race

UPDATED Republicans are facing a sobering reminder of their president s poor approval ratings as 30 year old centrist Democrat Jon Ossoff a filmmaker and onetime political assistant clings to the narrowest of leads

It's complicated: Puerto Ricans vote on knotty U.S. relationship

US state independence or status quo: Puerto Ricans will mull their political future in a non binding referendum many have vowed to boycott

Trump backs Saudi-led efforts to isolate Qatar

In a surprise move against a key US ally Trump suggests Qatar is funding extremism as he tacitly backs the diplomatic blockade of the emirate

Georgia race seen as early Trump test goes to run-off

UPDATED A Democrat nearly claims outright victory in a closely watched congressional primary in Georgia

With Georgia congressional race, litmus test looms for Trump

Democrat Jon Ossoff aims to strike the first blow in what is shaping up to be a bitter 18 month battle for control of the US Congress in the 2018 elections that come halfway through Trump s presidential term

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U.S. Supreme Court says electoral maps must be reviewed for racial bias

The ruling is particularly noteworthy as civil rights organizations fear a tightening of voting rights for minorities under President Donald Trump

Zuckerberg sure fake news on Facebook didn't sway election

The idea that fake news on Facebook which is a very small amount of the content influenced the election in any way I think is a pretty crazy idea Zuckerberg says

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Donald Trump is next U.S. president

UPDATED The 70 year old billionaire populist snatches victory from his main opponent Hillary Clinton who was previously the narrow favorite to win the White House

On US polls, Poe jokes: 'First of all, I did not vote there'

Meron naman tayong pantapat kay Donald Trump eh says Senator Grace Poe in apparent reference to President Rodrigo Duterte

LIVE: #USVote: US election 2016

Live coverage of the 2016 United States presidential election November 8 2016

Trump within reach of shock White House win

UPDATED As polls closed in all but the westernmost states and media called state races one by one pollsters are scrambling to update their forecasts and pointing to either a dead heat or an upset

Future at stake as Americans choose next president

UPDATED As the world holds its collective breath Americans are called to make a historic choice between two radically different visions for the most powerful nation on Earth

A race that brought out the ugly underbelly of America

Looking back some Fil Ams reel from the ugliness of a campaign whose black moments were mostly stoked by Trump

#USVote 2016: America at the cusp of history

Who will be the next President of the United States? After nearly 2 years of a brutal divisive campaign we ll soon know

The United States: vital statistics

Here are some key figures about the world s biggest economy heading to the polls on November 8

US elections: Fil-Ams cross party lines, make hard choices

Why this race to the finish matters to Filipinos in America

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Obama: Fate of world in U.S. voters' hands

UPDATED Hillary Clinton is ahead in most polls but a last minute surge by Donald Trump delights US foes nauseates allies and winds global financial markets

Political calculation: The math behind the US election

UPDATED The victor must get to the magic number of 270 electoral college votes – but just trying to anticipate the result is a complicated exercise in adding subtracting and combining

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Fil-Am candidates aspire to break racial barriers in US elections

These Filipino Americans hope to break racial barriers in their respective bids for elected offices on November 8

Trump hopes to hit jackpot in last debate with Clinton

The candidates will be asked about the debt and entitlements immigration the economy the Supreme Court foreign flashpoints and their fitness to be president

Trump bashes Clinton but she extends campaign lead

UPDATED The polls indicate that the allegations of sexual harassment and assault swirling around Trump have taken their toll

Facebook, Twitter to livestream US presidential debates

The debates are set for September 26 October 9 and October 19 US time

Trump bashes Clinton as far too soft on immigrants

Donald Trump asserts that Hillary Clinton would implement amnesty by executive order violating our Constitution and putting the entire nation in grave peril

Clinton 'fit to serve,' doctor says ahead of campaign comeback

The disclosure came as her Republican rival Donald Trump – in a media savvy move – released new health data of his own during the taping of a nationally televised medical chat show

Convalescing Hillary Clinton to return to campaign fray

The former first lady has just suffered perhaps the worst week of her 15 month quest to become America s first female president

Clinton, Trump kick off their race to election finish

The two candidates used the Labor Day holiday – the traditional launch of the home stretch of the presidential campaign – to push their arguments that they would be best for working class Americans

Kaine wows crowds on day one as Clinton running mate

Tim Kaine makes a big splash in his first appearance as Hillary Clinton s running mate for the White House savaging Donald Trump s foreign policy ideas as dangerous and wowing a Miami crowd with fluent Spanish

Trump or not, 'big data' could be huge in 2016 vote

The 2016 campaign could see more sophisticated data efforts thanks to advances in computing technology

'Trump-Putin kiss' graffiti shows misgivings in Baltic states

Street graffiti depicting Donald Trump passionately locking lips with Russian President Vladimir Putin went viral on social media in Lithuania appearing to show concern over the US White House hopeful s attitude toward Moscow

Sanders presses Clinton as 3 western states vote

Bernie Sanders hopes to win big in Alaska Hawaii and Washington to chisel away at Hillary Clinton s sizeable lead

Trump, Clinton keep edge with Arizona wins, slip elsewhere

UPDATED The voting gave the candidates another opportunity to pile up delegates on the way to the party nominating conventions but it did not dramatically alter the basic outlines of the race

#USVote: Lessons from Super Tuesday

Four lessons learned from the events of Super Tuesday

#USVote: Super Tuesday winners, state by state

3rd UPDATE Here is a state by state breakdown of projected winners on the pivotal day of the 2016 White House race

US elections: Clinton, Trump win big on Super Tuesday

UPDATED Super Tuesday is the most pivotal day of the presidential primary season so far with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hoping to wipe out all rivals for their party nominations

Super Tuesday: Trump, Clinton eye big boost

UPDATED Millions of people are taking part in Super Tuesday – a series of primary votes and caucuses in a dozen states stretching from Virginia on the east coast all the way to Alaska