NAPLES, Fla. - With New Hampshire's GOP primary now decided, Florida's big day in the political spotlight is just three weeks away. Federal election laws put limits on what local p..

KASIE HUNT/Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Newt Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of "pious baloney" Sunday for saying he's not a career politician, demanding in campaign debate t..

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner says he expects 250,000 ballots to be cast in the highly contested Republican presidential primary on Tuesday and..

PAUL WISEMAN/AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployment is higher than it's been going into any election year since World War II. But history shows that's not likely to sto..

FORT MYERS, Fla. - While Iowa officially opened the presidential election season on Tuesday night, Florida stands to play a key role in the process later this month. "The key polit..

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Surging into top-tier contention, Republican Rick Santorum came under sharp criticism from rivals hoping to slow his momentum two days before Iowa's kickoff..

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Former Governor Jeb Bush is back in the political spotlight. A mysterious poll conducted last week in a dozen swing states show surprising support for Bush. Purp..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican president hopeful Newt Gingrich doubled down on his criticism of federal judges and the Supreme Court on Sunday as chief rival Mitt Romney defended his..

MIAMI (AP) - A conservative Hispanic political group is teaming up with the Republican Party of Florida to sponsor a presidential primary debate on Jan. 26.    That'..

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Newt Gingrich acknowledged Saturday that his rivals' attacks have taken their toll on his presidential campaign as he's zoomed to be Mitt Romney's chief cha..

KEN THOMASAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about..

PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich's trailing rivals derided the leading presidential contenders on Sunday as insufficiently conservativ..

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Newt Gingrich is facing his first debate as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. Standing next to him will be Mitt Romney, whose cam..

ALLEN G. BREED/AP National Writer GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Long before he discovered Friedrich Hayek and other free-market economists, Ron Paul got a lesson in sound money from his ..

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Herman Cain's departure from the Republican presidential race has political observers reassessing the field. In Iowa, where the first nominating contest wil..

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican Party chairman says Herman Cain provided an important voice in the presidential race, but candidates "come and go" during every primary and the fie..

ATLANTA (AP) - Republican candidate Herman Cain says he's suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination to avoid news coverage that is hurtful to his family. &..

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama's attorney general to resign because of the flawed law enforcement initia..

BETH FOUHYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As they peruse the Internet, voters in New Hampshire and Iowa are probably seeing ads for Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama alongsid..

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann is bringing her presidential campaign to Florida. The Minnesota Republican plans to meet with reporters in Fort Lauder..