A state of emergency was declared after second night of unrest as protests flared after yet another police officer shot and killed a black man.
Whoever coined the term "to the victor goes the spoils" did not have US President Barack Obama’s official inauguration party in mind.
In the end, US President Barack Obama won re-election on the issue that was supposed to send him packing: the country’s sluggish economy.
Projections show Barack Obama winning a second term in office over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But what does this mean for US policy?
TheUS was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to talk about was the manner in which the president had left a room.
A last-gasp deal to raise the US borrowing limit cleared its biggest hurdle in Congress on Monday, warding off the risk of a debt default.
President Barack Obama on Sunday announced a last-minute deal to raise the US borrowing limit and urged lawmakers to "do the right thing".
A bitter divide remained in the US before Tuesday’s deadline to raise the country’s debt ceiling, to avoid a crippling default.
Efforts to avoid an unprecedented US debt default suffered a new blow on Thursday when fiscally hardline Republicans blocked a budget deficit plan.
A Republican plan to break a congressional deadlock over raising the US debt limit has stumbled amid delays and a revolt by fiscal conservative.