Republicans

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Santorum’s Midwest thrust
Rick Santorum is radiating confidence that his Tuesday win in the Midwest reflects his Republican party’s true intentions. It was three-fold: in Missouri… 08/02/2012
Romney’s kiss of victory
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kisses his wife Ann at his Nevada caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Rick… 05/02/2012
Gingrich’s chance of catching up to Romney ‘very slim’
To analyse the Florida primary, euronews spoke with Jeffry Frieden, political economist and professor of government at Harvard University. Stefan Grobe… 02/02/2012
Romney’s Florida flush empowers him further
With his crushing success in Florida voting, Mitt Romney appears to have delivered his Republican rival Newt Gingrich a serious setback. Romney’s advantage… 01/02/2012
Florida hot to vote
Political commentator Cokie Roberts spoke to euronews on the context of Tuesday’s Republican Party primary vote in Florida. Adrian Lancashire, euronews… 31/01/2012
Florida Republicans decide on candidates’ destinies
Florida is a crucial test for the Republican candidates who want to run for the US presidency. After Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, it is the fourth… 31/01/2012
US primaries: how it works
According to the US constitution to stand any chance of becoming President of the United States of America, a candidate must be: -at least 35 years of… 09/01/2012
Romney takes Iowa Republican vote by hair’s breadth
The first vote by US Republican supporters to choose their eventual presidential candidate has ended in a virtual dead heat. The surprise of the Iowa… 04/01/2012
Mitt Romney feels good
US Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney poses for a photograph with a member of the audience after delivering… 29/12/2011
US payroll tax break battle heats up
A tax concession for 160 million US workers is in doubt because of strong opposition from Republicans in the lower house of Congress. Despite the fact that… 19/12/2011
Blame game continues over US debt crisis
With time running out, negotiations between President Barack Obama and the Republicans to avert an unprecedented US default seem to be going nowhere… 22/07/2011
Santorum wins in America’s Deep South
Republican candidate Rick Santorum has won two critical primary victories in Alabama and Mississippi, once again shaking up the presidential nomination… 14/03/2012
Rick Santorum delivers “Super Tuesday” Victory Speech in Ohio
Republican US presidential candidate and former US Senator Rick Santorum speaks at his “Super Tuesday” primary election night rally in Steubenville, Ohio… 07/03/2012
Romney ‘being someone else’
Wealthy, well-groomed, with a background in business, a moderate conservative, a Mormon… what some Republicans like about Mitt Romney others do not. They are… 06/03/2012
Romney romps home in Washington
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney claimed an easy victory in Washington state on Saturday – his fourth win in a week. He took 36 percent of the… 04/03/2012
Romney wins primaries as the battle heats up for Super Tuesday
Mitt Romney is a step closer to cementing his position as the Republican candidate who will take on US President Barack Obama in November’s presidential… 29/02/2012
Romney is the Maine man in Republican poll
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has won the state of Maine’s primary caucuses in the race to become the Republican Party’s presidential… 12/02/2012
Santorum buoyed by Midwest hat-trick
He may still be a long shot to win the Republican nomination for the White House – but Rick Santorum’s hat-trick in the Midwest contests has reopened the… 08/02/2012
Santorum’s hat-trick reignites Republican race
Rick Santorum has reopened the race to become the US Republican party’s presidential nominee. He has upset the odds by recording a string of successes in… 08/02/2012
Santorum scores hat-trick in the Republican race
Rick Santorum has completed a clean sweep in the race to become the Republican presidential candidate. He has won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and… 08/02/2012
Romney wins Nevada primary
Early results show Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Nevada. Partial counting of the votes puts him far ahead of his rivals – including main… 05/02/2012
Romney gathers momentum in US Republican race
Now it could not be clearer. With victory in Florida under his belt, Mitt Romney is the man to beat in the Republican race for the nomination to challenge… 01/02/2012
Romney trounces Gingrich in Florida
Mitt Romney has taken the Florida Republican primary after a convincing win over Newt Gingrich. Putting last month’s loss in South Carolina far behind him… 01/02/2012
Florida votes after bitter Republican primary battle
US Republicans in Florida appear set to give Mitt Romney his biggest win so for in the race to be the party’s presidential candidate. Polls have him with a… 31/01/2012
Mitts are off as Romney pounds Newt in negative Florida primary
As Republican voters go to the polls in the Florida presidential primary Mitt Romney is in the box seat with a double-digit lead over his closest challenger… 31/01/2012
Romney surging ahead in Florida
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is set for a commanding win in Tuesday’s Florida primary. According to latest opinion polls Romney has a 15 per… 31/01/2012
Bitter exchanges in latest US Republican debate
The latest debate among US republicans vying to become their party’s presidential candidate has been dominated by bitter exchanges between the two main… 24/01/2012
Gingrich wins South Carolina in Republican race
Newt Gingrich has turned the contest for the Republican presidential nomination on its head, with an easy victory over Mitt Romney in South Carolina. The… 22/01/2012
Another primary test for presidential hopefuls
In South Carolina polls opened in the primary which could determine the republican candidate to challenge President Obama in November’s election. The state is… 21/01/2012
Gingrich gains on Romney as Perry bows out
Rick Perry is no longer running for the White House. The Texas Governor has has dropped out of the Republican nomination race and given his backing to… 20/01/2012
Perry quits Republican White House race
Rick Perry has announced he is pulling out of the US Republican nomination race. The Texas governor said he will now support Newt Gingrich’s run for the White… 19/01/2012
Republican Romney’s record attacked in SC debate
Republican presidential hopefuls have gone head to head in a televised debate just days before the primary in the key state of South Carolina. And as… 17/01/2012
Huntsman bows out of Republican race
The race for the US Republican presidential nomination has narrowed with a third candidate pulling out. Jon Huntsman has given his last campaign speech… 17/01/2012
Bible belt beckons for Romney and co
As favourite to win in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney lived up to expectations emerging on top in the first primary to choose the Republicans’ presidential… 11/01/2012
Romney seeks southern comfort in Carolina
No sooner is victory in his pocket than Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney looks south to the bigger challenge of South Carolina. New Hampshire… 11/01/2012
Romney rides to victory in New Hampshire
The votes are in from New Hampshire’s Republican primary, results which produced no big surprises with Mitt Romney winning by a comfortable margin. So where… 11/01/2012
Romney wins in New Hampshire
Mitt Romney shrugged off allegations from his rivals of ever-shifting policy stances to win the New Hampshire primary. He remains in the driving seat to be… 11/01/2012
Gingrich aims to go for broke in South Carolina
New Hampshire may not have provided the boost that Newt Gingrich was looking for to revive his bid to be the next president of the United States. But the… 11/01/2012
Romney claims New Hampshire primary
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has claimed victory in the New Hampshire primary. It means together with last week’s win in Iowa, Romney has… 11/01/2012
Paul nibbles at heels of primary winner
It is Ron Paul’s third bid for the White House. The 76-year-old, often called the grandfather of the Tea Party, is a believer in lower taxes and limited… 11/01/2012
Primaries spark more protests by Occupy activists
Not everyone in New Hampshire has election fever. In downtown Manchester activists of the “Occupy” movement set up a camp, taking possession of an area of… 11/01/2012
Pundits weigh Romney’s chances
It is New Hampshire primary day but professional candidate-watchers already have their eyes on the next electoral rendezvous – South Carolina. It will be a… 10/01/2012
Humour plays serious part in US political point-scoring
Veteran political journalist Cokie Roberts shared her insight on the US primary process with euronews, interviewed by satellite link, from the Republican… 10/01/2012
Romney remains Republicans favourite in New Hampshire
Polls continue to indicate a lead for Republican presidential candidate hopeful Mitt Romney as voting in the New Hampshire primary takes place on Tuesday… 10/01/2012
Romney still leads in New Hampshire GOP race
Mitt Romney is still the favourite to win Tuesday’s New Hampshire Republican presidential primary after voting in the state began in the early hours of… 10/01/2012
Romney is poised to win New Hampshire
Mitt Romney is in pole position for today’s race to win the New Hampshire primary. If he takes the state after narrowly winning Iowa, his five rivals will be… 10/01/2012
Romney still favourite to win New Hampshire
US Republican front-runner Mitt Romney emerged dented but not seriously wounded after back-to-back debates ahead of Tuesday’s primary in New… 09/01/2012
Romney sails through Republican debate
The six remaining Republican presidential candidates have squared off in television debate ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. After his win in the… 08/01/2012
USA: McCain backs Romney, Bachmann backs out
He has become the front-runner in the Republican race for the White House, and now he has the endorsement of John McCain. Mitt Romney stood alongside the… 04/01/2012
Romney’s pin-size Iowa vote lead
Iowa’s caucus voting for Republican presidential candidates has narrowed the choice down to three, but, surprisingly, the 120,000 ballots cast put two of them… 04/01/2012
Obama remobilising Democrats
US Democratic President Barack Obama, fresh from a vacation in Hawaii, steps back into the campaign spotlight. Ohio is his priority today, a state considered… 04/01/2012
Dead heat in Iowa Republican caucuses
Voting in Iowa to choose a Republican presidential candidate turned into a two horse race with the biggest surprise of the evening being the performance of… 04/01/2012
Republicans ready for Iowa caucuses
A high turnout is expected among Republican voters in Iowa – the first US state to cast its choice over who will represent the Grand Old Party in the race for… 03/01/2012
Iowa kicks off Republican presidential race
The race for the White House officially kicks off in Iowa on Tuesday as Republican supporters there take part in a vote to pick their party’s candidate for… 03/01/2012
Iowa Republicans launch US political year
The Midwestern US state of Iowa this Tuesday hosts the country’s first major electoral event of the year. Voters here will kick off the process to nominate… 02/01/2012
Iowa kicks off Republican nominations
Republican presidential hopefuls are vying for position ahead of the Iowa caucus on January 3. Front-runner moderate, Mitt Romney is counting on a strong… 02/01/2012
US Republican candidates line up for first vote
Republican candidates for the US presidential election made their last appeals to voters in the state of Iowa, ahead of Tuesday’s first poll in the contest… 31/12/2011
Republican candidates debate who’s best placed to beat Obama
Newt Gingrich has compared himself to Ronald Reagan in the last debate among Republican presidential candidates before the first primaries early in the New… 16/12/2011
Republican Cain quits race for White House
US Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is suspending his campaign, after another accusation of infidelity. With his wife standing behind him… 03/12/2011
Republican rivals talk tough on foreign policy
Rivals for the Republican nomination to run for US President next year took a tough line in a televised debate on foreign policy. Front-runner Mitt Romney… 13/11/2011
Cain rejects fresh sexual harrasment claims
The US Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain, has strongly denied fresh sexual harassment allegations against him and vowed to stay in the… 09/11/2011
Cain faces fresh harassment claims
Just a week ago, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain declared: “I have never sexually harassed anyone and those accusations are totally false.” But… 08/11/2011
Fact or fiction: US media keep tabs on would-be presidents
It is not unknown for politicians to bend the truth. Sometimes they are ‘taken out of context’ or ‘misinterpreted’, while on occasion their words just come… 04/11/2011
Republican Cain denies sexual harassment
Would-be US Republican presidential nominee Herman Cain has denied sexual harassment accusations dating back to the 1990s. A report has suddenly appeared… 01/11/2011
US Republican debate turns into testy exchange
The smart money is on the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential candidate to be a two-man contest. Rick Perry is the new front-runner. He wasted… 08/09/2011
Bachmann emerges as Republican front-runner
In the first big test of the US Presidential race in 2012, Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann has come out on top. She won the Ames straw poll in Iowa… 14/08/2011
Congress vote averts US default
The US Congress has given final approval to a bill raising the country’s debt limit, just hours before the Treasury’s authority to borrow funds runs… 02/08/2011
US Senate raises debt ceiling to avoid default
The US Senate agreed to raise the country’s debt ceiling on Tuesday, ending months of political wrangling and avoiding a federal default. The deal cleared… 02/08/2011
Senate poised to pass US debt deal
A vote in the Senate looks set to pull the United States back from the brink of economic disaster today, with just hours to go to avert a default. … 02/08/2011
Europe shares fall amid fears for US economy
European shares fell for a third straight session to hit a nine-month low, following more bad news about the US economy. Figures show manufacturing grew at… 02/08/2011
US lower house backs compromise debt deal
The House of Representatives has approved a last ditch deal to raise the US borrowing limit which will hopefully avert an unprecedented US government… 02/08/2011
US debt: ‘decades of financial mismanagement’
As the US Congress prepared to vote on a last-minute deal to avoid a federal debt default, euronews looked at the underlying causes of the crisis and the… 01/08/2011
Crunch US debt vote underway
Lawmakers in the US Congress were voting on Monday to approve the last minute $2.4 trillion deal to raise the United States’ debt borrowing limit. The plan… 01/08/2011
Debt crisis – still plenty more to settle
The United States may have avoided defaulting on its debts with a political agreement to increase the amount of money it can borrow, along with promises to… 01/08/2011
Congress to vote on last-minute US debt deal
Congress is due to vote today on an eleventh-hour debt deal between Republicans and Democrats to save the US economy from default. The plan would raise the… 01/08/2011
USA takes a step closer to default
Efforts to end the US debt crisis have taken another step back after Republican leaders dropped plans to present a bill to the House of… 29/07/2011
Markets hit by US debt crisis as time runs out
Wall Street has suffered its worst day in two months amid fears the United States will run out of money to pay its bills in less than a week’s time. And… 28/07/2011
US bipartisan debt deal hopes rise
A new plan out of the United States Senate is raising hopes the country can avert the potential disaster of running out of money to pay its bills — credit… 20/07/2011
Obama pushes for swift debt deal
US President Barack Obama warned Washington lawmakers on Saturday that time was running out to agree a deal to raise America’s debt limit. In his weekly… 16/07/2011
Obama calls for compromise on budget talks
Washington must leave party divisions behind if a US debt crisis is to be avoided, President Barack Obama said on Friday. The country will not be able to… 16/07/2011
Obama urges lawmakers to end debt squabble
US President Barack Obama has told legislators must come up with a plan of action by Saturday morning to unblock talks on a new government debt deal. He… 15/07/2011
Crunch meeting on US debt crisis
It is back to the drawing board as US President Barack Obama gathers key Democrats and Republicans at the White House to try to resolve the country’s budget… 10/07/2011
Bachmann joins US Republican presidential race
Michele Bachmann, a favourite of the conservative Tea Party movement in the US, has become the latest Republican officially to join the race for the 2012… 27/06/2011
US Republicans team up against Obama
In the United States, Republican presidential contenders aimed their attacks at Barack Obama rather than each other, in the first major debate of the… 14/06/2011
Palin mails released
More than 24,000 pages of emails to and from Sarah Palin while she was Governor of Alaska have been released by the US state, three years after media… 11/06/2011
Romney declares 2012 White House bid
Mitt Romney, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, announced on Thursday that he will run for the White House next year. He accused President… 03/06/2011
Obama reaches out to Republicans and Democrats
Following Obama’s address to Congress, euronews spoke to ABC correspondent Emily Schmidt about the impact of the speech over in America. euronews’ Laura… 26/01/2011
Republicans critical of Obama’s Union speech
The Republicans have been quick to label Obama’s State of the Union address as “inadequate.” They agree that reviving the US economy is a priority. But… 26/01/2011
Republicans take charge of US House of Representatives
The 112th US Congress has been sworn in following November’s mid-term elections and this time it’s the Republicans in charge. America’s mountain of debt is… 05/01/2011
Numerous Obama policies in Republican sights
Observers say it is something that many Democrats did not see coming: the Republicans were back. And when John Boehner took control of the House of… 05/01/2011
Triumphant Republicans set to “roll up their sleeves”
Senior Republicans have been reacting to their party’s success in the US mid term elections. Congressman John Boehner and Senator Mitch McConnell gave a… 03/11/2010
Republican Boehner heads for Leader of the House
This is the man who could now prove to be President Obama’s biggest threat. Republican John Boehner is in line to become the third most important man in… 03/11/2010
Tea Party celebrate Senate successes
Supporters of America’s newest political movement were cheering last night. The Tea Party saw two Senators elected. Despite standing as Republicans… 03/11/2010
Will Obama get the midterm blues?
Midterm election blues are nothing new for incumbent US presidents. Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton all suffered electoral setbacks during… 02/11/2010
Tea Party raises temperature over midterms
Tens of thousands of people turned out in Washington on August 28 to answer a call from Fox News host Glenn Beck to ‘Restore America’s Honour.’ The marchers… 01/11/2010
Obama’s mid-term report
Two years ago it was all about hope and change. Now Americans are being asked to assess to what extent President Obama has achieved these lofty goals. If… 26/10/2010
Democrats and Republicans rally midterm support
Barack Obama clearly still has plenty of pulling power. But it is far from clear whether that will be enough to rescue his party from a mid-term election… 24/10/2010
Obama campaigns hard ahead of mid-term polls
Barack Obama has been rallying supporters in Masachusetts. Ahead of mid-term elections on November 2, the US President is pulling out all of the stops amid… 17/10/2010
Tea Party surge in US Republican primaries
The conservative Tea Party movement has scored two upsets in the Republican primary contests ahead of November’s mid-term elections. Christine O’Donnell… 15/09/2010