Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in 10 states weighed in on the GOP presidential nomination race in its busiest day yet. Mitt Romney won six states, Rick Santorum clinched three and Newt Gingrich prevailed in one. And along the way, clues were gleaned...

DETROIT (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney staved off calamity in his presidential bid by returning to a familiar plan: Attack the surging rival.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.

DENVER (AP) — A long-debated proposal about college tuition for illegal immigrants is being debated in the Colorado Senate.

But the real test awaits across the hall in the Republican-led House.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional but agreed to give sponsors of the bitterly contested, voter-approved law time to appeal the ruling before ordering the state to...

DENVER (AP) — Three of four Republican candidates for president are in Colorado, trying to pin down support in Tuesday's precinct caucuses.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama plans to travel to five states critical to his re-election campaign following next week's State of the Union address.