
Focus of primary races shifts to top state races
After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP's best ...

Nebraska sets stage for Kerrey, Fischer race
An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state's U.S. Senate race, as Democrats ...

Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week
Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden White House bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next ...

So long moon base, 9-9-9, sweater vests and 'oops'
Only yesterday in presidential politics, The Donald was a contender, 9-9-9 was a buzzed-about tax plan, and Sarah Palin was cruising Iowa in a red, ...

Analysis: GOP race awaits winner, energy, fervor
Mitt Romney's methodical accumulation of Republican delegates is no thing of beauty, and the public is reacting in kind. The 2012 presidential race ...

Finding an exit can be tough in presidential races
It's hard to say goodbye in presidential politics. Newt Gingrich's campaign pinned his future on two Deep South victories, which never materialized.
Lawyer: Prosecute Rush Limbaugh for defamation
A high-profile attorney is calling for Rush Limbaugh to be prosecuted on a defamation charge, saying an obscure Florida law can be used to punish him ...

Super Tuesday: What we learned
Republicans in 10 states weighed in on the GOP presidential nomination race in its busiest day yet. Mitt Romney won six states, Rick Santorum clinched ...
Super Tuesday Takeaways: Romney defiant
Some notable moments from Super Tuesday and Republican contests from Alaska to Massachusetts: ___ Mitt Romney dug in, refusing to acknowledge setbacks ...

What's so super about Tuesday? 419 GOP delegates
It's the busiest day of the Republican race for president, but this Super Tuesday probably won't settle much. One-third of the delegates needed to win ...

Ohioans in GOP swath give Santorum, Romney looks
Here, in a region rich with Republicans, GOP voters seem split between two camps. There are those delighted with Rick Santorum's emergence as an ...

4 straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucus
Mitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a ...

GOP rivals vie for delegates in Washington contest
Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and their Republican presidential rivals vied for delegates Saturday in Washington state caucuses, a quiet prelude to 10 ...

Gingrich targeting 'Super Tuesday' states
Trying to mount another comeback, Newt Gingrich skipped Tuesday's Republican presidential primaries in Michigan and Arizona to make a stand in the ...
AP source: Santorum gets Secret Service protection
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is expected to get Secret Service protection Tuesday, according to an administration official with ...

Romney's organizational strength helps in Michigan
The standing-room-only crowd crammed into a Holiday Inn conference room in this industrial city roared with approval as Rick Santorum served up ...

Gingrich: Negative ads have lowered voter turnout
Newt Gingrich Saturday blamed negative ads run by Mitt Romney and an allied independent group — not dissatisfaction with the Republican field — for ...

Gingrich slams rivals for backing out of debate
Newt Gingrich slammed his Republican rivals Friday for refusing to appear in a nationally televised debate from his home state of Georgia, a state the ...

From the go, roller-coaster GOP White House race
From the start, it's been a roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination. GOP primary voters can catch their collective breath for ...

Conservatives: Romney's OK if Obama is alternative
If Mitt Romney needs some good news in an otherwise lousy week, he might find it in an improbable place: the packed hallways of the Conservative ...

Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of ...

Trump endorses Romney
Donald Trump on Thursday announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is "not going to allow bad ...

AP sources: Trump intends to endorse Romney
In a surprise twist, Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney — not Newt Gingrich — for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump confirmed ...

Can Gingrich come back again?
Can Newt Gingrich come back a third time? With his loss in Florida on Tuesday, Gingrich will spend the next month trying to prove the answer is yes.