USA presidential elections 2016
Trump stands by US election voter fraud claim
Donald Trump has stood by his belief that millions of people voted illegally in the US election.
After seismic political shift in the US, public policy priorities and deep divisions remain
As Donald Trump enters the White House, the America’s leading policy priorities are little changed from the final years of Barack Obama’s presidency.
All change on the White House website as Trump makes his mark
The White House website has undergone a radical overhaul since Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, with pages devoted to fighting climate change and defending LGBT rights notable…
Donald Trump vows to end "American carnage" in his inaugural speech
Trump promises much in his inaugural speech
LGBT activists hold 'Queer Dance Party' outside Mike Pence's house
LGBT activists organised a guerrilla protest outside the Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s home on January 18.
Alt-inauguration: the other side of today's ceremony
Follow our live text updates covering the alternative side to Donald Trump’s inauguration – the widespread protests over him becoming the next US president.
Trump struggles to add star power to his moment of glory, faces boycott
Beyond the US president-elect's difficulty in attracting A-list musicians to supply the mood music for Friday's inauguration, a political boycott is now growing in strength.
Russians try to decipher Trump's policy towards Moscow
Two days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, and like the rest of the world, Muscovites are waiting to see how Russian-US relations will change once he takes…
Trump on canvas in Kenya thanks to artist Evans Yegon
One of the most famous faces on the planet is now on canvas in Kenya the birthplace of the father of the man Donald Trump will replace in the White House.
All you need to know about US presidential inaugurations
After one of the nastiest and most divisive election campaigns and one of the rockiest transition periods in modern American history, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United
Donald Trump's family – his nearest and dearest (and closest advisors)
Donald Trump became a family man in 1977 when he married his first wife, Ivana, a former Olympic skier from what used to be Czechoslovakia.
The main points of Obama's last speech as President
President Barack Obama delivered his final speech as President of the United States in Chicago's McCormick Place
"America is a better, stronger place," says Obama in farewell speech
Outgoing US President Barack Obama used his last address to the nation to decry discrimination, attack the current wave of negativism in society and to tell people to “get engaged in…
Vacation, new book and staying involved: Obama’s retirement plans
At age 55, Barack Obama will be one of the youngest ex-presidents in US history when he leaves office on the afternoon of January 20th to begin a (potentially) long…
Trump 'accepts' Russia behind cyber attacks, Obama 'underestimated' impact of hacking
Donald Trump accepts US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind cyber attacks affecting the US presidential election, his incoming chief of staff has…
'Russian campaign was multifaceted' says US election report
A declassified report released on Friday is the US intelligence community’s starkest public description yet of what it claims were unprecedented Russian moves to manipulate American…
US top spy says Russian cyber attacks a 'major threat'
Russia’s involvement in the US presidential elections was unprecedented according to America’s top spy.
Trump election win expected to be rubber-stamped as US Electoral College vote gets underway
Donald Trump is expected to be officially selected as the next US president in an Electoral College vote taking place across the country.