Gingrich vows to continue campaign after loss to Romney in Nevada

LAS VEGAS – Newt Gingrich angrily jabbed at Mitt Romney Saturday and vowed to continue campaigning all the way to the Republican National Convention in August following his loss in Nevada’s GOP caucuses.

Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - With a huge lead in the polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race. A Nevada victory would be Romney's second win in a row and his third in the first five contests in the state-by-state battle to find a Republican challenger to ...

Nevada’s dry heat: a Q&A with Las Vegas Sun political reporter Anjeanette Damon

Before the nation turns its surely undivided attention to the Super Bowl on Sunday, it has the Nevada Republican caucuses to follow. On the eve of the state's contest, Yahoo News talked to Las Vegas Sun political reporter Anjeanette Damon to find out how this year's race compares to years' past, how important Gingrich backer [...]

Ron Paul ventures into Pahrump, where he's a rock star

Sixty miles west of Las Vegas is a land to which few Republican presidential candidates dare go — unless you’re Ron Paul. Nevada’s rural counties often get ignored at national election time because of simple math: With 70 percent of the state’s population in Clark County and another 20 or so up in Washoe county, the voters out here just don’t exist in the sort of numbers out here to make the ...

Romney takes big early lead in Nevada voting

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - U.S. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared headed to an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.