Republicans

Keep on top of the US election with dates of upcoming Democrat and Republican preliminary elections.

New Hampshire voters head to the polls on 9 February for the first-in-the-nation primary election.

The top seven candidates will face off in a final bout before the first-in-the-nation primary election.

Santorum made the announcement hours after fellow Republican Rand Paul also dropped out of the race.

The Republican presidential frontrunner said Cruz 'illegally stole' the win in Iowa, in a now deleted Tweet.

Presidential candidates are now headed to New Hampshire for the primary on 9 February.

O'Malley won just 0.6% of the Democratic vote.

Trump's policies outside of immigration are anathema to the religious right.

Ted Cruz upsets Donald Trump in surprise win, while Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton lock in virtual tie.

Both candidates have previously done well in the caucus but have failed to gain traction in the 2016 race.

Donald Trump made the comments on US broadcaster CBS's Face the Nation

Campaigning in the curtain raiser to the US election is expected to continue right up to when Iowans vote.

Iowans head to the caucuses to choose their Republican and Democratic presidential candidates.

Former Arkansas governor attempts to woo Iowans ahead of the caucuses on 1 February.

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump says he will not participate in the seventh GOP debate.

The new dress code says that unlike women, men "do not need guidance".

Fey nails reprisal of former Republican vice presidential candidate on the sketch comedy show.

The 73-year-old former NYC mayor reportedly willing to use $1b of own money to fund campaign.

The former governor of Alaska has been criticised for not supporting Ted Cruz

Trump has been criticised for inflaming 'hate crime' as MPs consider ban from UK.

Conservative firebrand who cites Ronald Reagan as his political hero has Trump in his sights.

Trump's comments came the day after he and Ted Cruz ended a longstanding truce.

The Texas senator's failure could be a violation of federal election rules.

The sixth Republican debate will be hosted by Fox Business Network on 14 January.

Obama was delivering his last State of the Union speech to Congress before leaving office next year.

Paul and three other candidates did not qualify for the main debate.

Earlier in January, Barack Obama ordered stricter gun rules that he can impose without Congress.

Ted Cruz cited arrest in Houston and Sacramento of two men from Middle East as a warning.

Trump's campaign reportedly attempted to bar non-supporters from even attending the Burlington rally.

The incident occurred during the presidential candidate's visit to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.