Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney clashed with Mike Huckabee on foreign policy and John McCain on immigration Saturday night in a high-stakes presidential campaign debate three days before the New Hampshire primary. ...more

January 6, 2008

After an achingly long preseason in Iowa, Hawkeye State voters will caucus tonight and officially put the presidential primary race in motion. ...more

January 3, 2008

Contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, who have taken a tough stance on immigration issues affecting many Hispanics, were called upon Sunday night to defend their positions in front of viewers of the nation's largest Spanish-language television network. ...more

December 10, 2007

In Miami last month, Colombian immigrant Carlos Cruz Gallego testified against a man accused of beating him with a piece of re-bar. After his testimony, authorities detained Gallego for being in this country illegally, leading immigration advocates to howl in protest. ...more

December 2, 2007

Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said Friday that New York City is not a model for the rest of the country and that Rudy Giuliani should stop basing his stances on his time as that city's mayor. ...more

November 24, 2007

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, buoyed by strong support from Christian conservatives, has surged past three of his better-known presidential rivals and is now challenging former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the lead in the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. ...more

November 21, 2007

Rudy Giuliani has moved to a lead over Hillary Rodham Clinton in Florida in a new poll, which also suggests that the boycott of Florida by Democratic candidates may be harming their chances of winning Florida in the 2008 election. ...more

November 20, 2007

Rudy Giuliani probably will benefit most from the smorgasbord of conflicting presidential endorsements this week by social and religious conservatives, according to a handful of political insiders in the Florida conservative movement. ...more

November 10, 2007

Republican Sam Brownback abandoned his 2008 presidential bid Friday, his White House aspirations dashed by a lack of support and money. ...more

October 20, 2007

Hillary Rodham Clinton defied the usual slow flow of summer money, tapping 100,000 new donors and outpacing all other presidential candidates in the chase for campaign cash over the past three months. ...more

October 3, 2007