Independent voters hold the fates of US President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney – and both presidential candidates know it.
Whoever wins the US election between President Barack Obama and contender Mitt Romney will find themselves standing at the edge of a fiscal precipice.
A nuclear power plant in New Jersey has declared an alert from Hurricane Sandy as water passed a minimum level but no safety concerns were reported.
US President Barack Obama came out with guns blazing at the final presidential debate on Tuesday but Republican Mitt Romney held his own just as well.
A clumsy comment by Mitt Romney about compiling binders full of women has gone viral in a bizarre twist of a possibly decisive duel for female voters.
Barack Obama launched aggressive attacks against Mitt Romney on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate as he tried to reclaim momentum.
US President Barack Obama is expected to follow Joe Biden’s lead and come out fighting in a town-hall-style match-up after a lacklustre first round.
A world where Mitt Romney holds the most powerful office may seem different to Barack Obama. In many ways, though, it looks uncannily similar.
An aggressive Mitt Romney has taken the fight to Barack Obama and has breathed new life into his struggling campaign with a solid debate performance.
US Vice-President Joe Biden has tossed raw meat to Republican rivals, saying the middle class has been "buried" during the last four years.
Gaffe-prone Mitt Romney will try to lure Barack Obama into a rare display of mean-spiritedness in a looming confrontation in the race for presidency.
The newest twist to the Robin Hood saga comes from US President Barack Obama, who regularly lambastes his rival Mitt Romney’s plan to cut taxes.
Sounding a note of inclusion that belied tension in the campaign, Mitt Romney has told Hispanic voters he would be president for "100%" of Americans.
Republican Mitt Romney is standing by his claims, caught on camera, that 47% of Americans are government-dependent "victims" who don’t pay taxes.
US President Barack Obama has asked Americans for patience in rebuilding the weak economy, as he appealed for a new term in office.
Democrats are set to launch their case for Barack Obama’s re-election at his nominating convention, looking to draw a sharp contrast with Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney, stung by persistent attacks on his record as a businessman, has mounted a blistering counterattack against President Barack Obama.
US President Barack Obama has refused to apologise for accusing Mitt Romney of outsourcing jobs while in charge of Bain Capital.
Hoping to shake off a slump in popularity, Obama has begun his official re-election rallies, six months before the US national elections.
Bill Clinton has appeared in an election campaign video in which he hails Barack Obama for ordering the operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
