Parties and Movements

WASHINGTON -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept Republican presidential primaries in North Carolina, Indiana and West Virginia Tuesday. Romney is getting closer to the 1,144 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination. Former presidential...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Phillip Maxwell wishes he had done something to stop it. Maxwell, a Michigan attorney, is still haunted by what he claims he witnessed on the campus of the state's elite Cranbrook School in 1965: a young Mitt Romney and a group of...

Washington -- Newt Gingrich announced the suspension of his presidential campaign Wednesday in Virginia, a little less than a year after the former House speaker officially launched his White House bid. "Today I am suspending the campaign but...

Washington -- A Democratic strategist apologized Thursday for a comment questioning Ann Romney's qualifications to advise her husband on women's economic issues, while the Romney campaign sought to exploit the controversy to help fix a gender gap...

It's the biggest day of Republican primary voting since Super Tuesday back on March 6. But when five states hold contests on Tuesday, the only drama left appears to be the size of the margins of victory for all-but-certain GOP presidential nominee Mitt...

Washington (CNN) -- Mitt Romney picked up a highly prized endorsement Wednesday from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush after a convincing victory the night before in the Illinois primary but then saw a top adviser's televised comment provide new ammunition...

Washington -- After three days of very public debate, the U.S. Supreme Court now retreats from the spotlight to make decisions that could topple some or all of the the sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Barack Obama. Oral...

SAN JUAN, P.R. -- Mitt Romney heads in to Illinois's presidential primary this week with a handy win in Puerto Rico, pocketing the territory's 20 GOP delegates in a bruising race that has become a numbers game for the Republican nomination. With about...

With a decisive win in the Illinois presidential primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sets his sights on the bayou where Louisiana holds the next Republican primary. "We thank the people of Illinois for this extraordinary victory," Romney...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Mitt Romney's showing in six states was not a super one for the Republican presidential hopeful, who failed to produce the convincing wins needed to demonstrate his ability to generate support among diehard conservatives. It was best...

KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum cruised to victory in Saturday's Kansas caucuses, gathering momentum for two upcoming Southern primaries. But top rival Mitt Romney's campaign said the candidate won more delegates over the...

(CNN) -- Rick Santorum's convincing win in Louisiana's GOP primary does little to change the delegate math that has rival Mitt Romney with a more than 2-to-1 lead, raising questions about whether he can generate broader appeal to win the nomination....