
A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values. More>>
First birth control, now prenatal testing? Once again a fact of life for many American women has become a jarring issue in the presidential race. More>>
A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows. More>>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's administration has "fought against religion" and sought to substitute a "secular" agenda for one grounded in faith. More>>
A once-powerful Washington figure himself, Newt Gingrich pledged Tuesday to state lawmakers in Oklahoma that he'd shrink the role of the nation's capital if sent back as president. More>>
Even though Missouri voters went to the polls nearly two weeks ago, the race for the White House returned to Kansas City on Saturday night. More>>
If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for president, he'll face the urgent task of inspiring the party's conservative core and rallying them to beat President Barack Obama in the November election. More>>
Long expecting to face Mitt Romney in the fall, President Barack Obama's campaign team has shifted gears in recent days to consider the possibility his GOP opponent will instead be Rick Santorum. More>>
When Honduran-born Antonella Cecilia Packard converted to the Mormon Faith 20 years ago, she said it was like "coming home." More>>
Newt Gingrich said Sunday that he and other Republican presidential candidates must win their home-turf contests or face serious questions about continuing in the race. More>>
A resurgent Rick Santorum hopes to spring his next big surprise in Michigan. Newt Gingrich looks for a campaign revival in the Bible Belt. Mitt Romney has his home state of Massachusetts, and the luxury of picking his spots... More>>
Mitt Romney returned to Salt Lake City on Saturday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 Winter Games he helped lead, but the GOP presidential candidate has come under attack for urging the federal government to... More>>
Rick Santorum stole a key endorsement from chief rival Mitt Romney on Friday as polls in Ohio and elsewhere suggest the former Pennsylvania senator has seized the momentum in the rollercoaster Republican presidential contest. More>>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday said Rick Santorum isn't a fiscal conservative, directly attacking his rival for the first time in more than a week. More>>
The road to the White House is passing through Kansas. More>>
From the start, it's been a roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination. More>>
Taking a pass on reining in government growth, President Barack Obama unveiled a record $3.8 trillion election-year budget plan Monday, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to... More>>
Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers of Americans who don't. Swiss banks and their secretive... More>>
The dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's political edge in working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals are forced to keep emphasizing... More>>
Mitt Romney added to his lead in the race for delegates Saturday with a narrow victory in the Maine Republican presidential caucuses. More>>
The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. To help a weak... More>>
A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack, calling the front-runner "desperate" while promising to compete aggressively to win the state... More>>
Mitt Romney narrowly won Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts... More>>
A resurgent Rick Santorum won Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado on Tuesday night, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's appeal among the ardent... More>>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shifted his focus from the economy to abortion, religious freedom and gay marriage in recent days, part of an intensified effort to win over social conservatives in states voting... More>>
Rick Santorum swept clean Tuesday's Missouri primary and Minnesota and Colorado caucuses, dealing a staggering blow to presumed front runner Mitt Romney. More>>
In a reversal, President Barack Obama is embracing the big-money fundraising groups he assailed as a "threat to democracy" on the grounds they let money corrode elections. His shift is a pragmatic move to win re-election,... More>>
Republicans in Colorado and Minnesota are holding their presidential caucuses Tuesday, and Mitt Romney is hoping he hasn't ignored Rick Santorum's attacks for too long. More>>
In a time when every dollar counts, Missouri is about to spend a lot of money on a presidential primary that won't count for much. More>>
Search the dates and results of the 2012 primary season on an interactive map. More>>
Republican candidates square off in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday. More>>
A sand sculpting group used their skills to showcase the Republican presidential candidates in Myrtle Beach, SC. More>>
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has ended her quest for the GOP presidential nomination following a disappointing sixth-place finish in Tuesday's Iowa caucus. More>>
Crowds gather across Iowa to cast their votes that helped put Mitt Romney over the top in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. More>>
Front-running Republican presidential candidates spoke to about 800 students at Valley High School urging them to attend the caucuses Tuesday evening. More>>
Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke to supporters Tuesday on the morning of the Iowa Caucuses at the Temple for Performing Arts in Des Moines, Iowa. More>>
The finish line is in sight for the remaining six front running Republican presidential candidates in the 2012 Iowa Caucus held Tuesday. More>>
Hundreds of volunteers, representing over 40 states, have gathered in Iowa at their own expense in support of Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry. More>>
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul energized several hundred people Monday in a packed ballroom in downtown Des Moines, IA. More>>
The "Caucus Iowa" exhibit outlines the Iowa caucuses' rise to national prominence in the 1970s, explores "retail politics" in a coffee shop and recreates a gymnasium and living room as they would appear on caucus night. More>>
Trying to figure out who is running for President in 2012? Here are photos of Republican contenders looking to unseat President Barack Obama. More>>
Acting swiftly, Congress sends Obama legislation renewing payroll tax cut, jobless benefits More>>
Acting swiftly, Congress sends Obama legislation renewing payroll tax cut, jobless benefits More>>
Joseph Kennedy III launches campaign for Mass. congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Frank More>>
Top congressional bargainers announce deal to renew payroll tax cut, jobless benefits More>>
Lawmakers putting final touches on renewal of payroll tax cut, jobless benefits for millions More>>
Lawmakers weigh GOP gambit for year-long extension of payroll tax cuts as negotiations falter More>>
What's the birth control controversy about and how is Obama trying to put it to rest? More>>
Romney's bad day is Santorum's best, but he'll need millions to compete _ and fast More>>