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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: The first question is actually a question that will go to all of you, but I'll start with Governor Romney. During a 1980 debate, he suggested Americans determine who to vote for by asking themselves, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office.
GOP front-runner Sen. John McCain reached out to jittery conservatives Friday, saying he was ready to sit down with former candidate Mitt Romney to unite Republicans before the general election.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney dropped out of the GOP race Thursday after a disappointing showing on Super Tuesday, surprising many conservatives and his own supporters.
Mitt Romney suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, saying if he continued it would "forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win."
He approached the campaign like a business venture, but discovered that politics is different. Now he's out of the race
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who trailed Arizona Sen. John McCain on Super Tuesday, will suspend his presidential campaign, he announced Thursday.
If you trust the polls, John McCain will emerge as the likely Republican Party nominee at the end of Super Tuesday, today's multi-state primary. But the Arizona senator is hardly the most authoritative Republican candidate when it comes to the increasingly troubled U.S. economy, which business owners name as one of their top concerns in most polls.
Huckabee's southern surge means the two-man race Romney hoped for still hasn't materialized. That leaves the GOP's big spender with dwindling options
The former Massachusetts governor is hoping he can score an upset over McCain. But he won't be making any predictions
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: The first question is actually a question that will go to all of you, but I'll start with Governor Romney. During a 1980 debate, he suggested Americans determine who to vote for by asking themselves, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office.
GOP front-runner Sen. John McCain reached out to jittery conservatives Friday, saying he was ready to sit down with former candidate Mitt Romney to unite Republicans before the general election.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney dropped out of the GOP race Thursday after a disappointing showing on Super Tuesday, surprising many conservatives and his own supporters.
Mitt Romney suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, saying if he continued it would "forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win."
He approached the campaign like a business venture, but discovered that politics is different. Now he's out of the race
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who trailed Arizona Sen. John McCain on Super Tuesday, will suspend his presidential campaign, he announced Thursday.
If you trust the polls, John McCain will emerge as the likely Republican Party nominee at the end of Super Tuesday, today's multi-state primary. But the Arizona senator is hardly the most authoritative Republican candidate when it comes to the increasingly troubled U.S. economy, which business owners name as one of their top concerns in most polls.
Huckabee's southern surge means the two-man race Romney hoped for still hasn't materialized. That leaves the GOP's big spender with dwindling options
The former Massachusetts governor is hoping he can score an upset over McCain. But he won't be making any predictions
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the weekend's Republican caucuses in Maine, CNN projects.
Front-runners John McCain and Mitt Romney attacked each other's conservative credentials as they fought for their party's top spot during the final showdown before the Super Tuesday contests.
Front-runners John McCain and Mitt Romney attacked each other's conservative credentials as they fought for their party's top spot during the final showdown before the Super Tuesday contests.
His loss in Florida is the latest evidence that he may be running to lead a Republican party that no longer exists
Gordon Hinckley, the longtime head of the Mormon Church who died Sunday, had much to do with moving Mormonism closer to the mainstream
He did poorly in states where face time is important. But in Florida, Romney's ability to outspend on ads will be a big help
He won Michigan by focusing on his business acumen and a promise to bring back jobs. Now he'll have to see how far he can carry that tune
For months, much of the finger-pointing over negative campaigning in the Republican presidential race has been directed at Mitt Romney.
To stop John McCain, the former consultant is focusing on his business acumen instead of his conservative credentials
The push poll is as much of a campaign-year staple as speeches at state fairs, as predictable as January snow in Manchester: political attacks designed as legitimate surveys.
His second-place finish in Iowa has shown the limits of big money and organizational prowess, and now he must contend with a resurgent John McCain in New Hampshire
Viewpoint: The GOP candidate's positive image on the stump, says Joe Klein, is at odds with his negative media campaign
Two negative ads recently launched by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has spent more on advertising than any other candidate, either misrepresent his rival's records or include distortions, according to a CNN analysis of the commercials.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is debuting his first television attack ad against rival John McCain.
In unusually stark language, the newspaper in New Hampshire's capital calls former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney "a phony" and tells its readers Sunday that he "most surely must be stopped" in next month's first-in-the-nation primary.
For Mitt Romney, the devil is in the details.
In a new TV ad airing in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stepped up his attacks on rival Mike Huckabee, this time accusing the former Arkansas governor of being soft on crime.
Republican Mike Huckabee Wednesday personally apologized to rival Mitt Romney for comments he made in an upcoming New York Times Magazine article that appear to disparage the Mormon faith.
White House hopeful Mitt Romney on Thursday articulated his position on the role of religion in America, but avoided details about his personal faith.
Instead of answering questions about his Mormonism, the candidate's speech tried to rally religious conservatives
Some are comparing his speech on Mormonism to the one JFK gave in 1960 on his Catholicism. But there are differences
Tagg Romney, a son of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, received personal assurances from the owner of a landscaping company that the firm no longer employed illegal immigrants, a senior Romney aide told CNN.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Tuesday fired a landscaping company that worked at his home in Boston, Massachusetts, after he said he learned it employs illegal immigrants.
Mitt Romney is brushing off comparisons between his upcoming speech about religion and John F. Kennedy's famous 1960 address, but the White House hopeful says the subject is an important one in the campaign.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney will attempt to reassure voters about his Mormon faith during a speech in Texas this week, the former Massachusetts governor's campaign has announced.
Giuliani: I think there are parts of the Bible that are interpretive. I think there are parts of the Bible that are allegorical. I think there are parts of the Bible that are meant to be interpreted in a modern context.
GOP hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani exchanged numerous verbal spars over the weekend -- just days before the two will meet face-to-face at the CNN/YouTube debate.
A double-homicide in Washington state has been seized on by Giuliani as an example of Mitt Romney's problems as a crime fighter
"You've got to be kidding" was GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's incredulous response.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said this week that if elected president he would punish states that provide illegal immigrants with tuition breaks or those that issue them driver's licenses.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney put aside questions about his Mormon faith and focused instead on what he described as his shared values with Christians, according to an audio recording of an invitation-only meeting that CNN obtained.
The conservative's strong showing at the Values Voters summit reveals a split between leaders and the rank and file
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney narrowly won a straw poll of mostly Christian conservative voters at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit held this weekend in the nation's capital.
To understand Mitt Romney's rise to become a successful CEO and governor, one must look at his early experiences in the Mormon church, including his 2½ years as a missionary.
A wide-open presidential race and a willingness by candidates, interest groups, unions and corporations to buy TV time will lead to historic spending for political and issue-advocacy advertising in the 2008 election cycle, an analysis shows.
It could just be fear of Rudy Giuliani, but some evangelical leaders are seeing a savior in the GOP's great Mormon hope
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is filling in the blanks in his proposal to eliminate taxes on interest and dividends for families earning less than $200,000 a year.
White House hopeful Mitt Romney said Thursday Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's alleged behavior was "disgraceful," but the Massachusetts Republican stopped short of calling for his one-time Senate supporter to resign.
The nation's health care system should be overhauled through plans tailored to individual states, not through a federal government takeover, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Tuesday stepped up his ongoing attack on cities with what he calls sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants -- including rival Rudy Giuliani's home city -- with a new radio ad set to air in crucial campaign states Iowa and New Hampshire.
Nervous Republicans may prefer a squeaky-clean Mormon to a pro-choice New Yorker on his third marriage
The Republican presidential contender was anything but fiscally conservative in spending money as fast as he raised it between April and June
Top Republican presidential candidates have received more campaign contributions from private-equity firms than Democrats, a shift that could signal dissatisfaction over a Democratic-backed tax plan, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Did the presidential candidate really pull a Clark Griswold on his poor family dog? Ana Marie Cox reports
Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign issued a stinging attack on GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney's stance on abortion Wednesday.
Their immigration bill debate shows the candidates' different characters: hard-nosed dealmaker vs. smooth operator
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain taunted rival Mitt Romney on immigration Monday, saying the former Massachusetts governor should "get out his small-varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his lawn."
As former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney tries to distinguish himself from his Republican rivals in the race for president, he's also distancing himself from President Bush.
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, who led the charge to have radio host Don Imus fired for making racially insensitive remarks, is now under fire for a comment about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith.
The Republican frontrunner for 2008 is. ... Well, that question is now a little tougher to answer.
Who's the insider favorite for the Republican nomination? The answer may come as a surprise.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returned to his native state of Michigan on Tuesday to kick off his bid officially for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
On Tuesday, Mitt Romney becomes the first of the three leading Republicans to declare he's officially running for president.
All right-thinking people agree that reducing dependence on fossil fuels is a Good Thing. Shifting energy consumption toward renewables such as biomass, wind and solar helps make the world cleaner; and it would be awfully nice not to have to rely quite so much on a certain rather volatile region of the world.
Massachusetts is close to adopting a plan for near-universal health coverage for all its citizens -- funded by a mix of individuals, businesses, and government subsidies. If Gov. Mitt Romney decides to seek the presidency, this plan is likely to attract the attention of states across the country; it not only suggests a way out of the most daunting fiscal pressure the states face, but the near-unanimous votes in both houses of the Legislature also suggest a way to find consensus out of conflict.
Gov. Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he has given the state's attorney general evidence of what he described as illegal same-sex marriages in two cities so he can take "whatever action he deems appropriate."
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday he'll ask lawmakers to let him bypass the state attorney general and ask the state supreme court to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney called on state residents Friday to respect the rule of law and all sides of the same-sex marriage debate as lawmakers continue to consider the issue.
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