Trump unveiled a scorched earth attack on the Clintons ahead of the debate, taking mourning Benghazi relatives as his guests as a man who claims to be Bill Clinton's son turned up in Vegas.

The results of Wednesday's presidential debate began to trickle in in the early hours of Thursday morning, with neither candidate the clear winner thanks to contrasting polls.

Voters in 13 battleground states say Donald Trump won Wednesday night's final presidential debate. Voters said Clinton won by 49 to 39 per cent, according to the CBS survey.

The latest ABC News presidential opinion poll shows Republican Donald Trump trailing his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by 12 points.

On Monday, Donald Trump made the campaign rounds in battleground state Florida and insisted he believes he's winning and the polls showing Hillary Clinton ahead are 'phony.'

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 45 to 43 in the latest Bloomberg News poll in Florida, in a matchup where third party candidates are included.

'Nate Silver’s results have been similar to ours,' the director of Trump's digital operation says. Silver gives Clinton an 84.7 percent chance of winning the election. Trump has a 15.3 percent chance.

Registered Democrats, minorities and young people are turning up for early voting in great numbers, which could leave Donald Trump desperately short for 270 electoral college votes to win the White House.

Hillary Clinton is the most unpopular she's ever been, disliked by six out of ten voters, a poll showed - and there could be worse to come as the impact of the FBI's email news becomes clearer.

Donald Trump has leapfrogged over Hillary Clinton in the newest national ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll.

Clinton and Trump now have 46 per cent of the vote each, the ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Wednesday.

Donald Trump will be holding an Election Night 'victory party' at a Hilton hotel in Manhattan just 20 blocks from Hillary Clinton's rival celebration.

Hillary Clinton's lead over opponent Donald Trump has begun to stabilize as the Republican nominee's numbers hit their lowest point in ten days, according to the latest polls.

Nate Silver, a renowned statistician, warned on Friday that three new polls indicate a closer than expected race between Clinton and Donald Trump as the polls narrow in New Hampshire.

Three new national polls show Hillary Clinton with an advantage over Donald Trump – while two of the biggest battleground states show promise for Trump.

Calling on voters to ‘reject a media and political elite that has bled our country dry’, he added: ‘It’s going to be amazing. We’re going to drain the swamp,’ speaking in vital swing state North Carolina.

The U.S. election is finally here. When and where can Australians follow the results? What are the key battleground states, and how does the U.S. system work?

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump released their final campaign ads on Monday night ahead of America going to the polls on Tuesday. The videos are remarkably different from one another.

Bitter, divisive and utterly fascinating, the presidential election will be decided today as millions go to the polls. Both candidates will be in New York to vote and await the results.

Donald Trump warned of errors hitting the voting system and called it 'rigged' in an intervention which lays the ground for a challenge to the result - and the possibility he may not concede defeat.

Donald Trump returned to Trump Tower the president-elect after winning the White House race. It finally came to an end as Hillary Clinton phoned him at 2.30am to concede she had lost.

Donald Trump has won the state of Florida after a precinct by precinct battle unfolded for the 29 electoral votes. Trump beat Clinton with 49 per cent of the vote, as she received 47 per cent.

Clinton supporters were reduced to tears as their candidate's doom became inevitable on Election Night, while Trump's party became more and more raucous as he swept to victory.

Bookmakers have made Donald Trump the resounding favourite to win the US Presidential Election with key states still to declare their results.

Republican Senator Mark Kirk has lost his Illinois seat to Bangkok-born Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth (pictured) who he racially abused during a debate.

Until the eleventh hour predictions were that Hillary had an 85 percent chance of winning the election. Even Tuesday's exit poll had Clinton winning almost everywhere at 5 p.m.

The timing of USA's meeting with Mexico for a World Cup qualifier on Friday could not have come at more explosive moment in the history of the two neighbouring countries.

Megyn Kelly encouraged Americans to say a prayer for Donald Trump on Wednesday morning while appearing in Live With Kelly, while also revealing that she thought Clinton would win early.

And on Tuesday after voting in the election, Bush, 45, generated raised eyebrows again by seeming to suggest he had cast his ballot for Hillary Clinton.

Many celebrities were heartbroken when Donald Trump upset the odds to become the 45th President of the United States.

After learning about her shocking loss to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton reportedly was 'crying inconsolably' and 'couldn't stop'.

Eric Trump's wife, Lara, has revealed there was a moment when she knew her father-in-law was going to win the election when the Trump family watched the results come in together on Tuesday.

Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) says the media needs to be less elitist, following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president-elect. The prime minister said his message on economic growth had resonated.

The losing presidential candidate said she 'wanted to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again' after conceding to Donald Trump a week ago today.

President Barack Obama said he's confident he won't be the last Democrat to be elected to the highest officer in the U.S. in his last-ever foreign address, on Sunday night.

President-elect Donald Trump told a Wisconsin crowd that he 'really assumed' that he'd lost the election, due to 'phony' exit polls.

Americans are not confident in Donald Trump's ability to stay scandal-free, as less than half surveyed by Gallup told pollsters they believed the incoming president could stand clear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied interfering in the U.S. elections, and he did it by using the famous 'Read my lips' quote by George H.W. Bush, although saying it was Reagan's.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: It is just as well Mick McCarthy said that he would not mind a 'scrappy win' against Gibraltar, but this was ugly even by Ireland's unsightly standards.

West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has now played three times for the Three Lions and has again been called up for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo.

Roy Keane has launched a withering attack on a string of Republic of Ireland internationals, questioning the ability of players who previously questioned him.

The West Ham United midfielder chose to represent England in February, having made three friendly appearances for the Republic of Ireland beforehand.

Jonathan Walters has hit back at Roy Keane after the former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain blasted him for crying while talking on TV about the death of his mother and brother.

The 'Special One', who left Manchester United ten months ago, has named the Brazilian Ronaldo as the greatest player he has worked with, having coached him at Barcelona.

CRAIG HOPE IN TBILISI: Ireland were compared to Lord of the Dance's Michael Flatley by Georgia's coach on the eve of the game. That, though, was certainly not a reference to fine footwork.

After Belgium, Italy, Russia, Poland and Ukraine had already booked their places in the latest edition of the European Championship, Spain also achieved the feat on Tuesday night.

Burnley midfielder Robbie Brady and Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark have been included in the finalised squad for the Republic of Ireland's clashes with New Zealand and Denmark.

The Republic of Ireland fell to third in Group D in Euro 2020 qualifying after tonight's fixtures and now know they must beat Denmark in Dublin on Monday night to make the finals next summer.

Robbie Keane has challenged his Republic of Ireland. players to make themselves heroes as they look to seal Euro 2020 qualification with victory against Denmark on Monday night.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: Ireland headed for March's play-offs in their bid to avoid the ignominy of missing out on a tournament for which they are one of 12 hosts.