Mitt Romney

After a long primary battle, Mitt Romney now seems like the inevitable GOP nominee for president. But as his fellow Republicans begin to rally around him, Iowa voters received a letter in the mail from Romney’s one-time opponent, Rick Santorum, who seems anything but enthused.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner has finally endorsed Mitt Romney to be the Republican presidential nominee, saying his economic policies would help the unemployed find jobs. The Ohio Republican told reporters Tuesday that Romney’s proposals will offer a strong contrast with what Boehner says are President Barack Obama’s failed efforts to revive the economy...

Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, fired back Thursday on Fox News at Democratic pundit Hilary Rosen for mocking her choice to be a stay-at-home mom who never entered the workforce.

WASHINGTON (AP) — He’s been running for president for quite a while — but Mitt Romney says, “The campaign started yesterday — the general election campaign.” His comments to Fox News came a day after his chief Republican rival, Rick Santorum, announced he was ending his own campaign for the nomination...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t expect Mitt Romney to spend a lot of time trying to get voters to like him this fall. Instead, the likely Republican presidential nominee will probably rely on a ton of campaign cash and a barrage of nasty attack ads ripping into President Barack Obama for policies that Romney says aren’t helping the economy recover fast enough...

On the NBC drama ‘The West Wing,’ the Secret Service code name given to staffer CJ Cregg was “Flamingo.” And while she wasn’t all that happy about it, it made sense — the character was played by statuesque actress Allison Janney. But many are scratching their heads about the current code names being used by GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney says he’s “almost there” in his six-year pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination, having defeated Rick Santorum in the Illinois GOP primary. The GOP front-runner is urging Republicans in a campaign email sent after Tuesday’s victory to fall in line behind his bid...

Mitt Romney’s supporters in Wyoming have successfully challenged a delegate to the party’s national convention that had been awarded to rival Rick Santorum — showing the lengths the campaigns are willing to go to fight over a single delegate. State GOP Chairwoman Tammy Hooper said Tuesday the delegate is now awarded to Romney.