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The 2016 campaign, minute-by-minute

Join Tom McCarthy and Scott Bixby, plus Guardian US reporters, writers and columnists from across America, as we follow the campaign – all day, every day

  • (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 14, 2016 shows (L-R) former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on February 22, 2012, in Mesa, Arizona; former Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on February 26, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas; and Indiana Governor Mike Pence on July 12, 2016, in Westfield, Indiana. 

Gingrich, Christie and Pence are reportedly the front runners for the post of running mate of US Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. The New York developer is to announce his pick on July 15, 2016, in New York, three days before the Republican nominating convention kicks off in Cleveland, Ohio.

 / AFP PHOTODON EMMERT,LAURA BUCKMAN,TASOS KATOPODIS/AFP/Getty Images

    Anti-Trump protesters take to the streets for the third night – live

    Follow along for the latest news from the day in politics, as the election vote count continues and Donald Trump gets to the work of being president-elect
  • President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Donald Trump at the White House: Obama reports 'excellent conversation' – as it happened

    Follow live updates as Barack Obama hosts President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval Office and first lady Michelle Obama welcomes Melania Trump
  • People protest outside Trump Tower following President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

    US elections: protests held against president-elect – as it happened

    Peaceful protests took place in cities across the country after Donald Trump won a shock victory in the US election
  • Donald Trump

    US election night 2016 – as it happened

    Follow live update, analysis and results from the 2016 presidential election as Donald Trump is declared the winner
  • Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

    Trump campaign hit with restraining order over voter intimidation fears – as it happened

    Follow live updates from the 2016 campaign trail as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are dispatched to swing states with four days to go until election day
  • Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses campaign event in Jacksonville<br>Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign event at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center in Jacksonville, Florida U.S., November 3,  2016.  REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton has 'no right to be running' – as it happened

    Follow along for the latest updates from the trail, as Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and co engage in a last-minute sprint across battleground states
  • Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Arizona State University in Tempe.

    Clinton sets sights on red states with Arizona speech – as it happened

    Follow live updates as the US president campaigns in North Carolina after delivering backhanded criticism of FBI director James Comey
  • Clinton Supporters<br>Supporters chant as they wait for a speech by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Dade City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

    Clinton aide says FBI email query has had no impact – as it happened

    Donald Trump hunkers down at Valley Forge; surrogates spread out as campaign enters final week; Clinton camp accuses FBI of double standards
  • US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters at Macomb Community College on October 31, 2016 in Warren, Michigan. / AFP PHOTO / JEFF KOWALSKYJEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images

    Report: Trump used 'legally dubious' tax avoidance maneuver in 1990s – as it happened

    Follow live updates on the fallout from the FBI announcing it has found as many as 650,000 emails during investigation into Anthony Weiner
  • US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton answers a question during a press conference about the FBI's reopening of a probe into her use of a private email server while secretary of State, in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 28, 2016. 

The FBI dealt Hillary Clinton's seemingly unstoppable White House campaign a stunning blow Friday by reopening a probe into her use of a private email server while secretary of state.  / AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

    Trump slams Clinton after FBI opens fresh inquiry into her emails – as it happened

    Follow live updates from the campaign trail as the FBI announces it is assessing the relevance of newly discovered emails from Hillary Clinton
  • Battleground State Of Ohio Key To Winning Presidency For Candidates<br>MARIETTA, OH - OCTOBER 25: Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence speaks at a rally on October 25, 2016 in Marietta, Ohio. Ohio has become one of the key battleground states in the 2016 presidential election with both candidates or their surrogates making weekly visits to the Buckeye State. Unlike other parts of America, Ohio has both a rapidly aging and declining population as well as a high degree of residents without a college education. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    Mike Pence's campaign plane skids off runway at New York airport – as it happened

    Follow live updates from the final two weeks of the US election as millions of Americans cast early ballots in the race for the White House
  • Donald Trump

    Trump: 'Had I been president, Capt Khan would be alive today' – as it happened

    Follow the latest election coverage as Clinton and her team disperse across US and Mike Pence stops in Utah, where Mormons have been averse to Trump
  • Colin Powell

    Colin Powell says he will vote for Hillary Clinton – as it happened

    Follow live updates from the final two weeks of the US election as millions of Americans cast early ballots in the race for the White House
  • Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton in Manchester, New Hampshire

    Hillary Clinton surges in polls as Donald Trump campaigns in Florida – as it happened

    Donald Trump’s campaign manager admits ‘we are behind’ as a succession of polls show sunny election day forecast for Clinton with about two weeks to go
  • Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Campaigns In Johnstown, Pennsylvania<br>JOHNSTOWN, PA - OCTOBER 21: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump points to the crowd during a campaign stop at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena on October 21, 2016 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton continue to campaign as Election Day nears. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)

    Facebook staff reportedly pushed to delete Trump's 'hate speech' posts – as it happened

  • U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Delaware, Ohio, U.S. October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

    Alfred Smith charity dinner leads to boos for Trump as he called Clinton 'corrupt'– as it happened

  • Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) speaks as Republican nominee Donald Trump looks on during the final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Mark  RALSTONMARK  RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

    The third presidential debate – as it happened

    Follow live updates from the third and final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
  • Trump outlined his plans for congressional term limits at a rally in Grand Junction, Colorado.

    Trump Super Pac chair: Donald Trump needs 'a miracle' to win – as it happened

    Follow live updates from the 2016 campaign as Donald Trump makes a play for Colorado the day before the third and final presidential debate
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