After months of a two-steps-forward, one-step-back campaign, Romney needed to take a flying leap in Wednesday’s debate, before crucial contests next week that will determine whether he remains the front-runner for the Republican...

Mitt Romney finds himself in the awkward position of defending his home state against a virtual stranger to the state. National and statewide polls suggest Rick Santorum could win the Michigan primary on Feb 28. It’s the la...

With the Republican primary at a crossroads, three presidential candidates came to the nation’s largest gathering of conservative activists Friday to try to beat the rap keeping them from the nomination.

At last year’s annual gathering of conservative activists, anticipation ran high about a bevy of bold, charismatic Republicans like Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie, and Rep. Paul Ryan who seemed poised to make Pre...

Will the administration’s controversial ruling drive Catholics away from President Obama? The answer might lie in more-casual churchgoers.

When former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was campaigning for the Republican nomination, he frequently joked about hailing from the state that elected liberal icons such as Eugene McCarthy, Hubert Humphrey -- and here comes the punc...

With his big win in Florida behind him, Mitt Romney hopes to impose order on the unruly GOP presidential race. But Newt Gingrich’s vow to go “all the way” to the convention ensures that the drama isn’t over.

Real-estate mogul Donald Trump is expected to endorse Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination for president on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas, a source who spoke to Trump confirmed to National Journal.

Don’t be fooled by Mitt Romney’s victory speech in Florida, which was aimed squarely at President Obama. He didn’t mention the leading thorn-in-his-side Republican, Newt Gingrich, but he's going to make sure voters hear a lo...