2012 Elections

House Speaker John Boehner vowed Wednesday that Congress would try to repeal a provision in the health care law which requires some faith-based employers to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives....

Former Sen. Rick Santorum moved into second place Tuesday in the race for delegates with wins in Republican presidential caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota.

Rick Santorum muscled his way back into the Republican presidential race Tuesday, sweeping three state contests in a performance that once again shakes up the 2012 nomination battle. 

Columbus, Ohio -- Newt Gingrich took a page out of the history books Monday to advocate for his vision of building a colony on the moon, saying America isn’t a country that is "stingy and afraid" but one that has reinvented itself over and over to create a better future....

In a departure from the state of play in the last few elections, Mitt Romney appeared to be in competition with Rick Santorum for the slate of states holding their Republican nominating contests Tuesday. 

President Obama's position on gay marriage is still evolving according to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney who was peppered with questions from reporters asking about the issue after a federal appeals court shot down a California ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday....

With the temporary extension of the payroll tax holiday, long-term unemployment benefits, and the so-called Medicare "Doc Fix" all due to run out at the end of the month, congressional negotiators admit their time is running short....

As the Republican candidates play out their presidential nominating bids in three states on Tuesday, predictions are mounting that Rick Santorum will have a good night after pulling ahead in Midwestern polling.

The governor and his wife, in their first interview since Perry dropped out of the Republican presidential race, told Fox News that they regret not jumping into the race sooner, and Anita Perry hopes her husband will decide to run again.

On the eve of the latest contests,  Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum all visited Colorado on Monday, while Ron Paul campaigned in Minnesota. Both states will hold caucuses on Tuesday, and a primary is set in Missouri.

Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra is defending a television ad some are calling racially charged. The ad, which aired in Michigan during the Super Bowl, shows a young Asian woman with a straw hat, riding a bicycle in a setting resembling China. In broken English the girl says "Thank you Michig...

President Obama and the first lady will host Iraq War veterans for a White House dinner at the end of February to mark the end of the Iraq War....

Rick Santorum is learning what it feels like to be Newt Gingrich....