The US Department of Justice has charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic officials in the 2016 US elections.

US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had another, previously undisclosed conversation at this month's G20, the White House has confirmed.

Former President Barack Obama in December ordered the seizure of two Russian diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland

Russia tried to hijack the US democratic process, says a senator investigating alleged interference in the US election.

IT WAS the election many experts predicted Hillary Clinton would win.

Donald Trump was likened to a "fool or maniac" while Hillary Clinton was dismissed as "weak and feckless" in a punchy vice-presidential debate.

TED Cruz has d-ropped out of the presidential race to the White House after suffering a crushing defeat in Indiana’s primary, leaving the road wide open for Donald Trump to seize the Republican nomination.