Mitt Romney confirmed his status as the prohibitive front-runner in the GOP presidential race Saturday with a win in the Nevada caucuses. But Romney’s apparently large margin of victory may say more about his opponents than his own candidacy. While Romney’s first-place finish was never really in doubt, the lack of traction from the two [...]

With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip _ just hours after Newt Gingrich’s advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead. Trump’s endorsement seemed likely to affect this Saturday’s Nevada caucuses _ and the GOP nomination fight [...]

Two elderly American women kidnapped in Egypt were released today, hours after they were seized by Bedouin gunmen, Egyptian government TV reported. The women and their Egyptian guide were snatched this morning as they traveled south from Saint Catherine’s monastery on Mount Sinai to the Red Sea resort, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian officials said. Maj. Gen. [...]

Mentioned within a public Facebook status update on his personal account, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg spoke out against both the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) Internet piracy bills. Within the post, Zuckerberg states “The Internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. [...]

(CNN) — A federal judge disclosed Friday that former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source confirmed to CNN. Edwards had sought a delay in his criminal corruption trial, scheduled to begin this month. Attorneys and the federal judge met in a North Carolina courtroom Friday afternoon for a status [...]

On Tuesday, voters in New Hampshire went to the polls to have their voices heard in the state’s presidential primary election. Heading into to the contest, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appeared to be in a strong position to win the race. Recent polls have shown the White House hopeful running ahead of rival candidates [...]

CONCORD, N.H. — The second debate in 12 hours for the six GOP presidential hopefuls was book-ended by moments of scrutiny for Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and prohibitive favorite to win New Hampshire’s Tuesday primary. Mitt Romney found himself under fire from conservative detractors in the opening and closing moments of an NBC [...]

Candidates             Vote %                 Votes                   Delegates Mitt Romney                           25%                   30,015                           0 Rick Santorum                       25%                     30,007                         0 Ron Paul                                  21%                       26,219                         0 Newt Gingrich                         13% [...]

WASHINGTON — Indefinite military detention of Americans became the law of the land Saturday, as President Barack Obama signed a defense bill that codified that authority, even as he said he would not use it. The National Defense Authorization Act states how the military is to be funded, but also includes a number of controversial [...]

n Saturday night, six candidates competing for the Republican presidential nomination are participating in a debate in the key early primary state of Iowa. The event comes one week after former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain suspended his campaign for the White House. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman did not meet the qualifications for taking [...]