Mitt Romney
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Mitt Romney changes focus after primary sweep
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Mitt Romney is turning his focus toward President Barack Obama after sweeping three more Republican contests and clinching 60 percent of the delegates needed to win the GOP presidential nomination.
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Etch A Sketch launches ad campaign after Romney incident
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Etch A Sketch is having a little fun. The company is starting political ads after the Mitt Romney debacle.
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D.C. Primary: Mitt Romney expected to easily win
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In a straw poll a, Mitt Romney won with 72 percent of the vote. The District has just over 30,000 registered Republicans, or 6.6 percent of the electorate.
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President Bush to endorse Mitt Romney
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Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston.
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Newt Gingrich needs to stay on tight budget
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Newt Gingrich says he has enough money to keep going, but his campaign must stay on "a fairly tight budget" to reach the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. Gingrich was campaigning Tuesday in Annapolis.
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Rick Santorum wins Louisiana primary , but fight still tough against Romney
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Santorum's victory does not change the overall dynamics of the race. He still dramatically lags behind Romney in the hunt for delegates. But it underscores a pattern: Romney still struggles among the GOP's conservative faithful, especially in the South.
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Mitt Romney speaks in Arbutus, Md.
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Speaking in Arbutus, Md., in Baltimore County, Mitt Romney drew cheers from the crowd a day after a decisive win during the Illinois primary Tuesday night.
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Romney wins Illinois primary
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Romney triumphed after benefitting from a crushing advantage in the television advertising wars, and as his chief rival struggled to overcome self-imposed political wounds.
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Mitt Romney campaign heads to Maryland
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is scheduled to attend a town hall meeting in Maryland.
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Mitt Romney seeks to solidify lead
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Illinois is the latest-in a string of must-win industrial state contests for front-runner Mitt Romney. Romney held a second advantage as well, this one in the competition for Illinois delegates to the party convention next summer.
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Election 2012: GOP hopefuls vie for Illinois primary win
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Presidential hopefuls are vying for votes Tuesday in Illinois as the residents in the prairie state get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White House.
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Mitt Romney campaigns in Illinois
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Courting voters in President Barack Obama's home state, Mitt Romney acknowledged that the economy was moving in the right direction as hundreds of thousands of jobs have been created, the unemployment rate has dropped and consumer confidence has jumped.
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Mitt Romney wins Puerto Rico; Illinois, Louisiana up next
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Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island. More competitive contests are up next, this week in Illinois and Louisiana.
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Romney attack ads helping him pull ahead, but not secure nomination
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The millions of dollars spent by Mitt Romney's allies on TV ads attacking his two main rivals have helped Romney pull ahead in the GOP presidential race.
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Santorum devises long-shot strategy to block Romney
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Rick Santorum's strategy comes down to this: prevent Mitt Romney from winning enough delegates to arrive at the GOP convention with a mandate and persuade delegates to ignore election results in their states.
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Santorum eager, Romney dismissive, defensive as GOP race turns to Puerto Rico
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"If we keep winning races, eventually people are going to figure out that Gov. Romney is not going to be the nominee," said Santorum, eager to build on Tuesday's unexpected victories in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Rick Santorum wins primaries in Alabama, Mississippi, Mitt Romney takes Hawaii
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Rick Santorum took the Alabama and Mississippi primaries Tuesday night, proving he has the support from conservatives and evangelicals and upending the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Mitt Romney finished third in both contests, but won the caucus in Hawaii.
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WATCH: Politico/C-Span live coverage of Mississippi, Alabama primaries
Politico and C-Span are bringing you live coverage of the historic GOP primaries in Mississippi and Alabama as well as a caucus in Hawaii. The coverage runs from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. p.m. -- and possibly longer. Watch it live here.
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