US elections

No-one saw THIS coming: Rick Santorum swept to a triple victory in last night’s Republican presidential contests – in an embarassing setback for Mitt Romney.

Hedge fund bosses, business tycoons and big corporations are revealed as the big donors supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential bid. Friends in high places, indeed.

The fight for the Republican presidential nomination has become submerged in a negative advertising blitz. So who’s saying what – and with whose dollars?

The Republican rivals are ripping each other to shreds in tonight’s Florida primary. But it’s not just the politicians who are getting up to some monkey business over the outcome of this race.

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is wooing Florida voters by calling for a bold new frontier in space travel – including a manned colony on the moon.

The frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney, has finally bowed to pressure and released his tax returns for 2010 and 2011.

President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address to both Houses of Congress on Tuesday night – the start of his bid for another four years in charge.

As Newt Gingrich scores a convincing win in the South Carolina primary, Felicity Spector writes about the Republican race that is making history and why it ain’t going to be pretty.

Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina Republican primary with a convincing victory over Mitt Romney. The result blows the Republican race for the presidential nomination wide open.

Leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, worth an estimated $250m, admits paying 15 per cent tax – much lower than average Americans.

What matters isn’t the victory. It’s whether Mitt Romney’s rivals still have any hopes of knocking him off course, or whether he’s unstoppable, writes Felicity Spector.

From bible bashing to very public gaffes – it seems there’s not much that’s off limits in the US presidential race, as the Republicans outdo each other to prove they’re never wrong for long.