The Republican frontrunner suffers a severe setback in his quest to become the nominee, losing three Midwestern states to social conservative Rick Santorum

Consult the soothsayers again, and rewrite the forecasts: the race for the Republican nomination has taken yet another turn. No-one much talked about Rick Santorum after he was retroactively awarded victory in January's Iowa caucus, as most pundits' attention had already moved on to Romney and Gingrich. But last night this disregarded politician triumphed in all three votes: the caucuses...

Results in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will give a signal about Republican front-runner’s prospects for securing the nomination

In the free and fluid exchange of opinions and ideas is there some basis of measurement that makes one man's more valuable than another's? Heading to CPAC this week I am looking forward to speaking with, and listening to, some of the best minds in the conservative movement. As the United States heads into the heart of the 2012 election cycle with a somewhat flawed Republican candidate (r...

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee throws the spotlight on royalty that is not very regal, and critics who are not really republican.

Republican frontrunner opens new line of attack on Barack Obama after last week’s jobs figures, claiming real unemployment rate is above 15%

Democratic and Republican negotiators will hold talks on a $160bn package of stimulus measures that were the subject of a fierce fight in December

Mitt Romney swept to a convincing win in the Nevada caucuses, maintaining his momentum as frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination and leaving Newt Gingrich in a tussle with Ron Paul for second place

The TPC TGIF political cocktail of the week segment has celebrated such notable past and present Washingtonians as... Marion Barry with his signature cocktail The Dirty Hooker; Barney Frank and Super Fruity Sangria; and Ted Kennedy's The Chappaquiddick. Unfortunately this week, given the extremely negative dialogue and the antipathy that has been displayed between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingric...

Donations by the casino magnate and his wife have kept the candidate’s hopes alive against the better-financed Mitt Romney in the Republican nominating race