Surprise! A lot of what conservatives told us to be afraid of didn’t happen. Read more» 2

Some will say it's not nice to pick on Rick Perry. They're right. But it is fun. Read more»

Spokespersons from Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich have denied media reports claiming the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO would be backing the new GOP frontrunner on Monday. Read more»

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will make a "major announcement" on Saturday. Cain is inviting his top supporters and donors for a meeting in which he'll let them know if he intends to continue his campaign Read more» 1

The latest gem from Herman Cain: "I've got to think about my family first. That is absolutely my No. 1 priority." Read more»

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain appeared defiant at three events in Ohio Wednesday as he continued campaigning in the wake of Atlanta businesswoman Ginger White’s claims that they’d had a long extramarital affair. Read more» 2

Herman Cain told senior members of his campaign staff Tuesday that he was reassessing whether he should continue his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Read more»

Turn on the TV news and you're likely to hear the slogan, "We are the 99 percent." The story's not about Occupy Wall Street, though; those are women who've had sex with Herman Cain. Read more»

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain told CNN that he will be accused of having an extra-marital affair but that the accusations are false. Read more» 1

The latest GOP debate was thin on memorable moments or major factual bloopers, but we do have some leftover claims to dispute before we shut down for the Thanksgiving holiday. Read more» 1

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich edged out former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney among registered Republicans questioned in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more»

Do you think Democrats are behind the recent Republican scandals? Think again. Read more» 1

The publishing event of the year! Read more»

We found several exaggerations and misstatements in the latest Republican presidential candidates’ debate. Romney issued a hollow threat to take China’s currency manipulation to a world body that doesn’t actually deal with overvalued money, and he claimed federal spending consumes more of the nation’s economic output than it really does. Read more»

The political news last week weaves a single narrative—the decline of the Tea Party. Whether in Tucson's elections or the GOP race to pick a presidential nominee, the right wing is on the ropes. Read more» 4