Michelle Obama on The Daily Show

Barack Obama accuses John McCain and Sarah Palin of trying to 'tear down' his campaign by linking him to terrorists

Suzanne Goldenberg reports on Barack Obama's speech in Canton, Ohio, billed as the Democrats' closing argument to the American people

Democrat candidate Barack Obama and Republican John McCain appear together as part of the US presidential campaign at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in California, answering questions from...

The last Democratic president throws his weight firmly behind the man hoping to be the next at a rally in Florida

Presidential race winner Barack Obama's historical election acceptance speech in full

Hillary Clinton's White House hopes are fading after she failed to close the gap on Barack Obama in two key primaries

As Barack Obama says he has secured the Democratic nomination for the US presidential election his rival Hillary Clinton refuses to end her campaign

Barack Obama is joined by Bruce Springsteen in Ohio, while John McCain plays it for laughs with Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live and addresses supporters at a rally

Barack Obama and John McCain spar over how best to resolve America's financial woes

Barack Obama and John McCain battled over spending, taxes and the Iraq war in their first debate