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John Boehner will remain as the Speaker, as the Republicans are set to keep a clear majority in the 438-member House.
Mitt Romney’s hopes are likely to hinge on Virginia – but long queues and state law means the result could be a late one.
The incumbent appears to have the upper hand according to the first polls from the Buckeye State, which will be crucial.
It probably won’t happen, but the result could be 269-269. So what happens if there’s a deadlock?
The Republican candidate for US president says seeking the spread of wealth has made government become too big and too expensive.
The actor tells his local paper why he used a chair as a prop in his controversial Republican convention speech: “Some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down.”
In the home! In the office! In the car! Our handy guide to the new pursuit.
All the primaries came down to this: Mitt Romney 2,061; Ron Paul 190; others 3.
The Republican National Convention gets under way in Tampa, Florida this week as Mitt Romney accepts the party’s nomination for the presidency. Here’s how previous conventions have unfolded…
Storm continues to make its way towards the US coast after bringing heavy winds, rains and flooding to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
The Republican Party has cancelled the first day of its election convention amid warnings over Hurricane Isaac.
The Missouri congressman and US senate hopeful is under pressure after comments he made about “legitimate rape”.
Let’s see what it says in his yearbook.
Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan, 42, led the Republican charge in last year’s talks on raising the US’s legal debt ceiling.
Young Republican, Isaac Anthony, explains why he doesn’t want four more years of Obama.
A woman who looks like the former vice-presidential candidate is going to take her clothes off. That’s what politics is all about.
Fundraising battle heats up between Romney and Obama…
Winning today’s Texas primary will see the former governor of Massachusetts become his party’s candidate for the presidential election.
The move leaves Mitt Romney without serious rivals in the contest for the Republican nomination.
The Republican presidential candidate apologised after reports he led a group who cut off a gay classmate’s long hair.
Defeated Republican primary candidate Rick Santorum tells his supporters to back the campaign of nominee Mitt Romney.
Blue State or Red State, No Child Left Behind and Grover Norquist. What do these terms mean and who are these people? TheJournal.ie explains…
Now the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Mitt Romney has over a dozen names to pick from as he determines who is running mate will be in the autumn. We take a look at who’s who…
The former Pennsylvania senator’s move all but guarantees that Mitt Romney will be the man to face Barack Obama in November.
The Republican frontrunner has been ignoring his opponent Rick Santorum to focus on the battle with President Barack Obama.
A ruling is not expected until June – at which point Obama will be knees-deep in a bitter re-election campaign.
Rick Santorum accused NYT journalist of trying to distort his comments on Republican rival Mitt Romney.
Woman made controversial remark at a Rick Santorum campaign event yesterday.
The favourite to nab the GOP presidential nomination, Romeny has 40 per cent support for the first time – despite that Etch-a-Sketch gaffe.
Missouri has nearly as many delegates as Illinois – and Ron Paul may be doing enough to take the majority of them.
Romney’s 46.7 per cent in Illinois – the home state of Barack Obama – is enough to extend his lead over Rick Santorum.
The former Pennsylvania senator wins in Alabama and Mississippi – meaning Mitt Romney is still without a win in the south.
Romney tops the poll in six states, but Rick Santorum’s showing – particularly in the key battleground of Ohio – is a strong one.
Voters in 10 US states will today decide on who should be the Republican presidential nominee, with everything to play for.
The former US vice presidential candidate is the subject of a hotly-anticipated movie being shown on American television later this month.
Mitt Romney overcomes a strong showing from Rick Santorum to top polls in Michigan – the state where his father was governor.
Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck in the Republican Party nomination race, according to Gallup.