The Republican finishes the US presidential election with 312 electoral college votes, compared with Kamala Harris's 226.

The powerful former speaker of the House suggested the Democrats could have fared better if the president stood down as ...

Voting has ended in the marathon contest to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader. The ballot of party members closed at ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his campaign manager, Susan Summerall Wiles, will serve as his White House chief of staff when he takes over the presidency next year.

Tim Walz has been speaking about the Democratic position on reproductive rights - a central issue in this year's campaign - ...

A Trump win could mean mass deportations and a return to strict border policies, while Harris has vowed a "faster, fairer" ...

Rachel Reeves questioned about the Budget, while Kemi Badenoch is asked about the future of the Conservative Party.

Follow live text commentary as Ireland host New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium Listen to radio commentary on Radio Ulster or BBC 5 Live and BBC Sounds Ireland ... and journalist Helen Lewis decode the ...

The chancellor tells the BBC businesses will have to absorb the costs of paying more National Insurance or give out smaller pay rises.

The PM and leader of the opposition both congratulate the US president-elect on his "historic" and "impressive" win.

Polling staff in the swing state of Wisconsin - where both Harris and Trump have been campaigning - report seeing "way more" ...

Trump supporters are gathering at Madison Square Garden as Harris targets one of the biggest swing-state prizes - ...