US Senator Bernie Sanders has critisised Israel over police violence at the funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Barack Obama is about to tell Bernie Sanders that the revolution stops now.

Fresh from sewing up the Democratic presidential nomination, HIllary Clinton takes aim at her Republican nemesis Donald Trump for using divisive rhetoric that belittles women, Muslims and immigrants.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said her primary race against Bernie Sanders is effectively over.

Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project.

Top Republicans are divided on whether to support Donald Trump after the businessman all but secured the party's presidential nomination.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders come to blows in a heated US presidential debate in Brooklyn, raising the stakes in their increasingly acrimonious race to clinch the Democratic nomination.

Bernie Sanders is still behind when it comes to delegates and votes, but he has one clear advantage over his Democratic and Republican presidential rivals — a lot of people actually like him.

For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks.

President Barack Obama has opened his final presidential campaign — against Donald Trump.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump briefly called for "some form of punishment" for women who have abortions, if it became illegal.

The race for the Republican presidential nomination continues after Donald Trump wins a decisive victory in the key state of Florida but lost to John Kasich in Ohio.

US Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders has hit back after Republican front-runner Donald Trump said he had sent protesters to disrupt his rallies.

Donald Trump wins two more states, Michigan and Mississippi, in his bid for the White House.

What a bizarre spectacle the US presidential primary campaigns are unfolding into! There is a lovefest among Democrats who cannot decide who they love more - Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate.

Hillary Clinton wins the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, with polls projecting a large margin between her and rival Bernie Sanders.

Jeb Bush drops out of the US Republican presidential race after a disappointing finish in the South Carolina primary.

Two days after her humiliating New Hampshire defeat, White House hopeful Hillary Clinton sought to regain the upper hand against her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders in their debate, denouncing his proposals as unrealistic and costly.

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have shaken up the US presidential race with decisive victories in the New Hampshire primary.