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How much would you pay for dinner with George Clooney? A fundraising meal at the Hollywood star’s Los Angeles home is set to raise a record $12 million for President Obama’s re-election campaign.

After just weeks in the job, Richard Grenell suddenly resigns as Mitt Romney’s foreign affairs spokesman – after a backlash from social conservatives about his sexuality.

A year after US special forces shot dead the world’s most wanted terrorist, bin Laden’s death has sparked a furious political row. A risky tactic by President Obama – now could it backfire?

Newt Gingrich, the man who staged more comebacks than Lazarus on acid, is finally quitting the presidential race, although details are hazy. He’ll be missed – by political reporters, at least.

Together we will win on 6 November, Mitt Romney told the Republican party after his clean sweep in Tuesday’s primaries. But how will he shape up against Barack Obama?

After a dramatic week in the Republican race for the White House, political astrologer Demian Allen takes a look at Mitt Romney’s fortunes and finds a man “at odds with himself”.

One issue has dominated the US election campaign today: women, work and stay-at-home moms. A Democratic operative’s comments about Mitt Romney’s wife Ann has sparked a political firestorm.

It’s all over for the Republican hopeful Rick Santorum – who has announced the end of his campaign, after phoning the front runner Mitt Romney to admit defeat.

America’s jobs market slowed down last month, as companies stopped taking on new workers, revealing more uncertainty about the prospects for economic growth.

The arguments are over; the rhetoric is done. Now America’s deeply divided Supreme Court must decide whether President Obama’s signature achievement should stand, fall, or be largely struck down.

On the streets, and online: thousands of people across America are demanding justice for the black teenager shot dead in Florida, while the hoodie has become an unlikely symbol of protest.

In the biggest case for more than 40 years, nine justices must decide whether the president’s sweeping healthcare reforms should be declared unconstitutional. Will the law, or politics prevail?

Another clean sweep for Mitt Romney, with a resounding win in Puerto Rico’s primary. But though he’s narrowly tipped to win the crucial Illinois race – how come his rival has all the momentum?

It’s the unofficial kick-off of Obama’s re-election campaign: a slick, 17 minute documentary about his presidency, narrated by Tom Hanks. The aim? To make it an online sensation.

“We did it again”, a giddy Rick Santorum told supporters after suprising the pundits with two more primary wins. Bad news for Mitt Romney and for a Republican party facing a long, bitter fight ahead.