Ever since Rick Santorum ended his presidential campaign a year ago this week, he has acted as if that defeat was just a brief setback in his running quest for the Republican nomination. Almost three years out from the 2016 Iowa caucuses, the former

As conservatives continue to grapple with how they — and the Republican Party at large — should handle the issue of gay marriage, some prominent voices are coming out to either endorse or condemn pushes for the movement to embrace same-se

In any of the other Republican presidential primary cycles over the past 35 years, RickSantorum would be considered the front-runner. Ronald Reagan was the runner-up to Gerald Ford in 1976, and then the nominee in 1980. George H.W. Bush was the

Former Republican presidential candidate and Senator Rick Santorum came out in strong opposition of Chuck Hagel's nomination as Secretary of Defense, suggesting that Iran could acquire a nuclear bomb if he holds the position.  Santorum's PAC, Pa

Rick Santorum is at it again, fighting gay marriage with arguments that don't hold up to scrutiny. And these days Republicans are keeping their distance.Santorum writes:Social science provides overwhelming evidence of the benefits of marriage to chil

Appearing on "Piers Morgan Tonight" on Thursday, former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum offered a perplexing quote about the kerfuffle surrounding Mitt Romney's "Big Bird" comment in the presidential debate Wednesday.  Morgan ask

On Wednesday, things were looking up for Missouri Rep. Todd Akin in his Senate race against Democrat Claire McCaskill. It was clear he was staying in the race. Prominent Tea Party Republicans like Rick Santorum and Jim DeMint offered suppor

Last night’s convention speeches weren’t especially wonky, but one paragraph from Rick Santorum’s speech stuck out:Graduate from high school, work hard, and get married before you have children and the chance you will ever be in poverty is just

Former Republican rival Rick Santorum served as Mitt Romney's attack dog on welfare and social issues tonight, breaking the theme of the "you didn't build that" attacks at the Republican National Convention.  In a speech that was

The Republican National Convention this week announced speaking slots for libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and social conservative Rick Santorum. Both claim the "tea party" brand. However the 2012 primary season reveals that the tea party playbook

By all early accounts, Gov. Mike Huckabee's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" seems like a wild success. Conservatives are lining up in droves. Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is offering his support and urging supporter

Rick Santorum sent an email to supporters today urging them to support "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" and hitting liberals on an array of topics, including the Affordable Care Act contraception mandate that kicks in today. Santorum advocate

Calls for the boycott of Chick-fil-A following its CEO’s comments in support of traditional marriage is little more than a witch hunt, former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told CNBC on Thursday.

Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum went on CNBC's Kudlow Report to talk about Chick-fil-A and the mayors that have spoken out against the chicken chain.The mayors of three big cities — Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia — have all m

Rick Santorum is joining Mike Huckabee's campaign to support Chick-fil-A as the company takes a stand against same-sex marriage.

Rick Santorum? "Jackass." Obama? "Overrated."Gingrich? "90s throwback."Mitt Romney? "A sleeper hit."Hillary Clinton? "A really great role model for strong women."These were just a few of the thoughts that Senator's-daughter-turned-political analyst&n

News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch just took to Twitter to take a couple of shots at Mitt Romney:Boom. Earlier this year, Murdoch used Twitter to voice his endorsement of then-Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum ahead o

Rick Santorum dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, but he still remains a source of political inspiration — even for his opponents. That's the case for "True Blood" creator Alan Ball, who revealed that the former Pennsylv

Republican Rick Santorum ended his presidential campaign with $2.3 million in debt while Newt Gingrich owed $4.8 million, new federal filings show.Santorum bowed out in early April, owing $763,000 to top adviser John Brabender’s firm for televisi

Rick Santorum gave a long-awaited endorsement to Mitt Romney after weeks of deliberation and an hourlong meeting last week with Mr. Romney.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Monday endorsed rival Mitt Romney, according to reports. Santorum urged supporters to back Romney as the effective Republican nominee to challenge President Barack Obama, w

Rick Santorum endorses Mitt Romney for president

MILWAUKEE, April 28 (Reuters) - At the National RifleAssociation convention in St. Louis earlier this month, a topofficial rattled off a Who's Who of Republican politiciansspeaking to the group including Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum andScott Walker.

History, we are assured, is written by the winners. But when it comes to American presidential politics, the losers have plenty of say.Rick Santorum’s exit from the Republican presidential contest this past week cleared the way for Mitt Romney to w

Rick Santorum is suspending his presidential campaign, effectively handing the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney and setting the stage for the general election.

Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.

Rick Santorum will suspend campaign for GOP presidential nomination

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is suspending his presidential campaign, reports said Tuesday. Santorum is expected to speak at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Santorum is lagging far behind former Massachusett

Mitt Romney made a big leap toward winning the Republican U.S. presidential nomination with a clean sweep of three primaries on Tuesday that handed a stinging defeat to chief rival Rick Santorum.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney defeated ex-Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum to win the Republican primary in Wisconsin, further cementing Romney as the likely winner of the nationwide battle, network projection

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Exit polls showed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney leading ex-Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in Wisconsin but the race wasn't yet called for Romney. CNN's poll showed Romney ahead of Santorum by a 43%-to-35% m

Mitt Romney can take a big step toward the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday with victories in Wisconsin and two other contests that would increase the pressure on rival Rick Santorum.

Ahead of three more primaries this week, Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul were out on the talk shows Sunday.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - A squawking crow.A single shoe turned on its side. Dark skies. A slow-spinningcarousel on an empty playground. All the ingredients of a horrormovie come together in a Rick Santorum presidential campaignvideo

Rick Santorum appeared outside the Supreme Court as the justices heard arguments over whether President Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system is constitutional.

BATON ROUGE, La. (TheStreet) -- Rick Santorum cruised to a victory in Louisiana's primary Saturday, where his platform found appeal with the conservative state's Republican voters.The former Pennsylvania Senator proclaimed Saturday night that the win

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum easily won Louisiana's Republican primary on Saturday night, defeating Mitt Romney in the conservative state. With 100% of precincts reporting, Santorum drew 49% of the vote to Romney

Voters in Louisiana cast ballots Saturday in the state’s Republican presidential primary, where polls give former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum the edge.

WEST MONROE, La., March 23 (Reuters) - Rick Santorumtried on Friday to clarify his remarks that Americans might aswell stick with President Barack Obama rather than electRepublican rival Mitt Romney, and accused reporters ofswallowing the Romney camp

Everyone has a tax plan. President Obama has one. So do Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich.

Everyone has a tax plan. President Obama has one. So do Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Mitt Romney won the Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday night, racking up a win in the Midwest and adding momentum to his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. Romney defeated chief rival Rick Santorum in the na

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was leading rival Rick Santorum in early results from the Illinois Republican primary Tuesday, according to exit polls. Romney had about 45% support to Santorum's 35%, polls showed. Newt Gi

Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Lou

Contention and confusion plagued various GOP caucuses in Missouri, and one meeting was abruptly shut down, as impassioned supporters of Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul battled for an edge.

It’s impossible for some of us to understand why and how former senator Rick Santorum, who has zero qualifications to be president of the United States and whose positions on family and social issues are prehistoric, continues to survive and even t

It’s impossible for some of us to understand why and how former senator Rick Santorum, who has zero qualifications to be president of the United States and whose positions on family and social issues are prehistoric, continues to survive and even t

It's not clear that Rick Santorum's wins in Mississippi and Alabamawill mean much when we look back on 2012. Mitt Romney still looks to bemarching towards the nomination. His delegate count is almost twice thatof Santorum's, and if you look at last n

Ever since he swept three contests on a single night in February, Rick Santorum has argued that the Republican presidential nomination battle is effectively a two-man race between himself and Mitt Romney. Tuesday’s primaries decisively turned that