Rick Santorum

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has met with former rival Rick Santorum. Friday’s meeting in Pittsburgh came nearly a month after the former Pennsylvania senator left the race, clearing the way for Romney to become the nominee...

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) — The head of the Republican Governors Association says Rick Santorum’s withdrawal from the presidential sweepstakes should signal party conservatives to unify behind Mitt Romney. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell tells “CBS This Morning” that “conservatives, independents and clear-thinking moderates are now going to get behind” the former Massachusetts governor...

In a move that all but assures Mitt Romney will become the GOP nominee for president, fellow candidate Rick Santorum decided Monday to drop out of the race. Sources say Santorum called Romney to let him know before making the announcement at a press conference in Gettysburg, PA around 2 p.m. ET. The news came shortly after Santorum said he was resuming his campaign after a brief suspension when his daughter, Bella, was hospitalized due to complications from a rare genetic disorder.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain says Rick Santorum should recognize “it’s time for a graceful exit” from the Republican presidential campaign in the wake of Mitt Romney’s sweep of primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has appeared outside the Supreme Court, where the justices are hearing arguments over whether President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is constitutional. Santorum pressed his own argument that he’s the best candidate to challenge Obama on the health care issue in the fall...

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.

WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is taking back his comment that the country might as well re-elect President Barack Obama if Mitt Romney wins the GOP nomination. Santorum emphasized Friday that he will support whoever wins the Republican primary...