Presidential candidates locked in virtual dead heat in red southern state of Georgia

Former vice-president to hit election trail to teach lesson of third-party candidate effect

Polls show Democrat leading nationally and in battleground states except Ohio and Iowa

US election poll gathered 5,000 responses over 7 days on irishtimes.com

Trump gets 23% of ‘virtual votes’ in online poll completed by 5,000 people

Democrat barnstorms through 10 cities in Iowa urging supporters to begin voting now

Libertarian US presidential candidate freezes when asked to name his favourite leader

Republican candidate’s claims about Barack Obama’s birthplace among contentious exchanges

Democrat holds slim lead over Republican rival based on average of opinion polls

Democrat’s support among young voters, a key part of the Obama coalition, has slumped

Businessman embarks on fresh push to close historic poll deficit with key Republican bloc

Republican narrows Democrat’s advantage but electoral college still shading a blue hue

Survey shows 40% of likely voters supporting Republican and 39% backing Democrat

Republican’s own words used in ads to undermine him - and they have hit the mark

A selection of writers pick the books that best make sense of the US election, and the ones that predicted the rise of a Trump-style candidate

The Republican candidate’s support group is not diverse enough, says election analyst

Supporters of the Vermont senator explain their reasons for rejecting Hillary Clinton

Colbert pokes fun at Clinton over emails scandal as Republicans play in Philadelphia

Manchester United manager targets Wembley success after poor run of league results