Romney renews attacks on Santorum

Stung by Mitt Romney's accusation that he's a big-spending Washington insider, Rick Santorum responded Tuesday by calling himself an...

For Rick Santorum voters, it's character that counts

Suburban mom Judy Dlugosielski is a liberal Republican who favors abortion rights.

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney fight it out in Michigan

With a new poll hinting at a tightening race in the pivotal Michigan primary, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum tried to stoke...

Unions return to Democratic fold for 2012 election

Last May, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka stood a few blocks from the White House and issued a stern warning: Union members could not be...

Santorum defends remarks on Obama's faith

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denied Sunday that he had questioned President Obama's Christian faith, but said the...

Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu denies threatening to deport lover

An Arizona sheriff running for Congress as a Republican denied accusations Saturday that he had threatened to deport an alleged ex-lover,...

Rick Santorum plays hard to conservative base in Ohio

As he bounded from one cheering throng to the next in the battleground state of Ohio, Rick Santorum roused his conservative base Saturday...

Mitt Romney goes on attack as Rick Santorum improves in polls

Mitt Romney launched an aggressive assault on Rick Santorum in person and over the airwaves Friday even as fresh evidence emerged of how...

Supreme Court rebuffs Montana on corporate election spending

The Supreme Court served notice Friday that it would not let states or state judges casually defy its much-disputed ruling in the Citizens...

Congress extends payroll tax break

Congress swiftly passed a bill Friday extending the payroll tax cut through the end of the year, ending a months-long tug of war with an...

6 lawmakers recuse themselves in Rep. Waters inquiry

Reporting from Washington -- The ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters, one of Los Angeles' most enduring politicians, took another strange...

Obama's campaign travel raises money and criticism

President Obama spent the better part of the last week rubbing elbows with the Hollywood and tech industry A-list and being serenaded by...

Republican image on taxes takes a hit

Along the way to deciding whether to extend President Obama's payroll tax cut, something damaging happened to the Republican Party's once-...

Santorum and Romney are neck and neck in Michigan

With a new poll showing a virtual dead heat in Michigan's presidential primary, the leading Republican candidates veered Thursday from...

Newt Gingrich speaks to Asian American and Jewish groups in L.A.

Wilshire Boulevard, which collides with many enclaves as it wends through Los Angeles, is the perfect thoroughfare for a presidential...

Before current birth-control fight, Republicans backed mandates

Since President Obama moved to require Catholic hospitals and universities to offer their employees contraceptive health benefits,...

Lawmakers reach tentative deal to extend payroll tax break

Despite discomfort in the Republican ranks, House and Senate negotiators reached a deal in principle early Thursday to extend a payroll...

Mitt Romney can't count on home-state advantage in Michigan

Mitt Romney left his native Michigan behind 46 years ago. He has returned repeatedly during a...