Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration sees him return with a far more aggressive political programme
US Treasury warns of ‘extraordinary measures’ amid fiscal cliff deadlock
Barack Obama cuts short holiday to tackle budget crisis as country faces breaching its $16.4tn debt limit
Barack Obama’s odyssey continues
History made as first black US president is re-elected, defying jobless rate and assaults of American right
Barack Obama wins second term – reaction as it happened
• Barack Obama beats Mitt Romney to win re-election
• Republicans projected to hold control of House
• Democrats remain in charge of Senate
• Read our latest news story on Obama’s victory
Black Republican activists strive to recruit African Americans to GOP cause
Conservative groups insist that the dream of winning over African Americans from the Democratic party is not a lost cause
Mitt Romney becomes official GOP candidate at last
Ann Romney makes Tampa convention pitch to women while Chris Christie invokes a GOP-led ‘second American century’
A strategy for filtering America’s toxic sludge of political advertising
Until media firms are forced to disclose where the ad dollars for this mendacious propaganda comes from, believe nothing
Democrats’ nerves start to show as Ryan fires up conservative voters
The Republican candidate was kept on the back foot for weeks but in choosing Paul Ryan, Romney is looking to his core vote
Obama bests Romney in the social media campaign, research shows
Study indicates Obama is in front of his GOP challenger on social media, but neither spends much time on engagement
This swiftboating of Mitt Romney disgraces Barack Obama
When John Kerry was defamed in 2004, Democrats cried foul. Now, they’re soiled by their own lies over Obama’s Super Pac ad
Mitt Romney announces Paul Ryan as running mate
Wisconsin congressman seen as the leading Republican voice on spending cuts to be named as Romney’s running mate