WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum won three contests in the race for the Republican nod for the presidency. The former Pennsylvania senator's victories Tuesday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado were not determinative because each of those states will decide...

Participants in a special Saturday night Republican caucus in Nevada were required to sign a legal declaration stating they could not attend their regular caucus due to their "religious belief." Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and the front-runner...

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney won the Florida primary by a wide margin. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, finished with 47 percent of the vote on Tuesday to easily outdistance former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, who had 32...

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney was projected to win the Florida primary by a wide margin. Major media outlets handed the state GOP primary race to the former Massachusetts governor as soon as polls closed at 8 p.m. eastern time Tuesday. With 74 percent of...

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has denied involvement in the decision to hold a special Republican caucus in a Nevada county to accommodate Sabbath-observant Jewish voters. Clark County last week moved its Feb. 4 caucus to 7 p.m., six hours after the state's...

The Republican caucus in a Nevada county will hold a special vote hours after the totals are set to be reported to accommodate Sabbath-observant Jewish voters. Clark County moved its Feb. 4 caucus to 7 p.m., six hours after the state's totals are scheduled...

WASHINGTON—Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich put the blame for the impasse in Middle East peace talks squarely on the Palestinians. The candidates were responding a a question at the latest GOP debate Thursday night, in Jacksonville, Fla., from an audience...

WASHINGTON-Barack Obama won't show up on the vote tallies after polls close in Florida's Republican primary on Jan. 31, but the president's supporters already are waging a fight for the Sunshine State. Democrats are rolling out a campaign to rival any...

Miriam Adelson, the wife of casino and hotel magnate Sheldon Adelson, has donated $5 million to a group supporting Newt Gingrich for the Republican presidential nomination. The donation matches one given earlier this month by her husband to Winning Our...

WASHINGTON—Newt Gingrich won the Republican primary in South Carolina by a wide margin, throwing open the race for the party's presidential candidacy. Gingrich, the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker, defeated Mitt Romney, long believed to...

WASHINGTON—Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary by wide margin, throwing open the race for the GOP presidential candidacy. Gingrich, the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker, bested Mitt Romney, long believed to be the frontrunner, 40.4...

WASHINGTON—Rick Perry reportedly is dropping his bid to become the Republican presidential nominee. CNN and The New York Times reported Thursday that the Texas governor will announce later in the day his decision to bow out; a news conference reportedly...