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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis exits Republican presidential race, backs Donald Trump

The Florida governor came in a distant second in Iowa to former President Donald Trump and is polling a distant third ahead of the New Hampshire primary.

The GOP Presidential Race Is About to Get Very Antigay

The Iowa caucuses will bring out the worst behavior in people like Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, says Jimmy LaSalvia.

Rick Santorum Ends Campaign for President

The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania's resounding defeat in Iowa was apparently the death knell for his floundering bid for the White House.

The Gay Men Who Propelled Trump Regret Their Actions

Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron invited the reality TV star to speak at a conservative convention in 2011, helping cement his image as a presidential candidate. Now, as he races toward the Republican nomination, they say they made a mistake.

McCain: Gay troops pose 'intolerable risk'

Gay troops pose "an intolerable risk" to national security, U.S. senator and Republican presidential hopeful John McCain wrote last month to a gay rights group seeking to change his position on "don't ask, don't tell."

Iowa Winners Face New Challenges in N.H.

Iowa caucus victories behind them, Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama vowed to stick with their winning principles Friday in an abbreviated dash to the finish in New Hampshire's presidential primary campaign, despite facing a different political alignment and, as Huckabee put it, ''only a few days to close the sale.'' Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain, GOP poll leaders in New Hampshire, stood ready to try to douse Huckabee's ''prairie fire'' in a state that lacks the religious voting bloc of Iowa and has an ornery tradition of rejecting Iowa's Republican caucus winners. ''It will be a different race here,'' Romney said Friday.

Giuliani Not as Popular Among Hard-Core Conservative Base as Thompson

Rudy Giuliani shares the lead among conservative voters in the Republican presidential race, despite the New Yorker's three marriages and moderate views on abortion, guns, and gays. Yet a close look suggests his support from the GOP's potent right wing is less than meets the eye, according to recent Associated Press-Ipsos polls. Conservatives, evangelical and born-again voters, and strongly loyal Republicans who back Giuliani tend to be less conservative, less religiously active and less supportive of President Bush than those favoring Fred Thompson, Giuliani's chief rival so far, the surveys show.

Pataki bows out of re-election bid

George Pataki, a gay-friendly Republican who has served three terms as governor of New York, said he will not seek a fourth term in next year's race, while leaving open the possibility of a presidential bid in 2008.

Another Antigay Republican Enters Presidential Race

Jim Gilmore's announcement brings the total number of Republican presidential candidates to 17.

Jon Stewart Mic-Drops 'Slim Chances' of Antigay GOP Hopefuls

On The Daily Show Tuesday, Jon Stewart hilariously let viewers know that a few recently announced Republican presidential candidates have no chance of winning.

Lindsey Graham Drops Out of GOP 2016 Race

The U.S. senator from South Carolina announced he was suspending his campaign in a YouTube video this morning.

Aaron Schock Tells GQ What the GOP and Taylor Swift Have in Common

Aaron Schock, the 31-year-old Illinois congressman and one of the GOP's most eligible bachelors, is clearly familiar with the oeuvre of Taylor Swift.

Trump challenging Nancy Pelosi to debate is ‘usual projection of his own insanity,’ her spokesperson says

The former president continues to utter things that make no sense while Democrats worry about Joe Biden’s age.