Rick Santorum won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Mitt Romney’s ability to corral conservative support.
Facing criticism from religious-affiliated institutions, the Obama administration promised on Tuesday to explore ways to make a new health insurance requirement more flexible.
Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri were his first breakout moments, but how much they will matter in the long run remains unclear.
Facing defeats as three other states held their nominating contests on Tuesday, Newt Gingrich traveled to a place he hopes will help get him back in the saddle next month: Ohio.
Whatever your perspective on how likely Mitt Romney was to lose the Republican nomination race prior to Tuesday evening, it should be acknowledged that he had about the worst results conceivable.
Aides to Mitt Romney sought to explain how Mr. Romney's fortunes had so reversed from 2008 in Colorado and Minnesota while trying to minimize the importance of their losses.
Officials at a major Democratic “super PAC” scheduled meetings with potential donors and made plans to coordinate with independent fund-raising groups that support Congressional candidates.
Nearly all of Wisconsin’s Republican state lawmakers signed an agreement not to comment publicly about the drafting of new G.O.P.-friendly electoral maps.
Republicans today are holding caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and a primary in Missouri. We'll be bringing you data-driven analysis, historical perspective and results as they become available.
As time runs short for a bipartisan Congressional negotiating group, there is talk of another short-term extension for payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits.
Lobbyists were in a tizzy over provisions of a Senate-passed ethics bill that tighten regulation of lobbying and require secretive “political intelligence” firms to register as lobbyists do.
A Republican fund-raising advantage among outside groups has led the White House to change course and use surrogates to encourage donations to a “super PAC.”
Rick Santorum declared that "conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota" Tuesday night as he gloated about his twin victories over Mitt Romney in the ongoing presidential contest.
Rick Santorum has won the nonbinding Missouri primary, giving his candidacy a boost after a long stretch in which he trailed his rivals even as he claimed to be the real conservative in the race.