US elections

President Barack Obama tells US public to avoid the “silliness” over his birth certificate and focus on much more important issues like the economy, unemployment and the budget deficit.

Donald Trump: millionaire property developer, host of the hugely successful Celebrity Apprentice – and now presidential candidate? Sarah Smith reports.

President Obama warns of the dire consequences of a possible federal shutdown as he attempts to broker a deal before Friday’s budget deadline.

Despite this Friday’s budget deadline, politicians fail to agree on a radical cuts programme, prompting harsh words from President Obama.

His critics have branded him a “Joe McCarthy for the age of terror”. Republican Congressman Peter King is holding hearings into what he sees as the rising terror threat from American Muslims.

Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie is a favourite amongst many Republicans calling for him to stand as a candidate in the next US Presidential elections, but at 22 stone, is he too big to lead image conscious Americans in the next term?

The Tea Party’s latest standard-bearer – Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann – comes under fire after her personal response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address, reports Sarah Smith.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama tried to rediscover the political narrative of his presidency – that America can be great again, writes Channel 4 News sub-editor Felicity Spector.

President Obama pleads for the Arizona shootings not to be used for “politics and point-scoring”, but – as Felicity Spector reports – the political debate is already hotting up.

The shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has sparked a debate over the rhetoric of US politics, but a former Republican presidential hopeful tells Channel 4 News there is “no connection”.

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains in a critical condition but is responding to simple commands after the shootings in Tucson, Arizona. Six other people, including a girl aged nine, were killed.

A record number of students have already applied to university before Christmas in an attempt to secure early places, new figures show.

At the recent US midterms voters in Oklahoma were given the choice to ban Sharia law from being considered in courts. Sarah Smith asks why it was a controversial question.

Former US Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has launched a new reality television show. The first episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” was shown on Sunday night – our own Sarah Smith takes a look.

The US midterm election results suggest Americans think Obama has got it wrong on the economy. But what does that mean for Britain, David Cameron and our own economic recovery, Gaby Hinsliff asks.