Politics

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently suggested that he would win the Florida primary against Mitt Romney if Rick Santorum dropped out of the race. A recent poll indicates this is not the case. The poll also shows that Romney gets strong support among conservatives, Tea Party supporters and evangelicals.

"The fact is, when you combine the Santorum vote and the Gingrich vote ... the conservative combined would clearly beat Romney," Gingrich said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

A recent NBC/Marist poll shows that if Santorum dropped out of the Florida primary his supporters would not "combine" with Gingrich, who trails Romney by about 15 percentage points in Florida. Romney would get the same amount of support (35 percent) as Gingrich (36 percent) among those whose first choice is Santorum (margin of error is 4.4 percentage points). (Sixteen percent would support Ron Paul and 14 percent would be undecided.) more >>

Rick Santorum's daughter has made a "miraculous turnaround," according to the Republican presidential candidate, who shared news of her condition at a tele-town hall on Sunday night.

Isabella, or "Bella," as the family calls her, suffers from a rare and serious genetic disorder, called Trisomy 18, that kills about 90 percent of children before or during birth, ABC News reported.

The former Pennsylvania senator has been forced to cancel appearances during the weekend so that he can tend to his daughter in the hospital, a decision which former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin highly praised and described as a "Christ-like" example. more >>

Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum canceled all his Sunday interviews and campaign events after his daughter Bella was hospitalized Saturday night. Several political and media figures have expressed their prayers and support for the Santorums.

"Thank you, Rick and Karen Santorum, for living the Christ-like example of sacrifice and right priorities. Nothing is more precious or important than the life of an innocent child. Our prayers are with Bella, a perfect child in an imperfect world," Sarah Palin wrote on her Facebook page.

"God bless the beautiful Santorum family," Palin continued, with the message signed, "Sarah and Todd Palin and family." more >>

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich admitted he had a poor debate performance Thursday evening, but blamed his shortcomings on rival Mitt Romney's negative attacks and denounced Romney's campaign as the most dishonest in his lifetime.

"The reason I was relatively flat in Thursday's debate is I don't know how you debate a person, being civil, when he stands there and he just blatantly doesn't tell the truth," former Speaker of the House Gingrich said on "Fox News Sunday."

Gingrich has become a top-tier candidate in the race largely based upon strong debate performances. He has also argued that he would be the most electable candidate in November because he is best able to debate President Barack Obama, who will, according to Gingrich, run a "billion dollar" negative campaign against whoever the Republican nominee is. more >>

For Ron Paul, it's not that he lacks conservative beliefs, but rather his personal brand of conservatism that turns some voters off. But should evangelicals take another look at the Texas congressman's bid for the White House?

Two pastors have recently made the case for why evangelicals should take another look at Paul, and in the process, addressed reasons that might be hindering Christians from backing the libertarian politician.

Dr. Jim Linzey, a retired Army National Guard chaplain and evangelical supporter of Paul, noted that Paul doesn't tend to talk much about his faith while campaigning. more >>

Correction appended

Becky Morlock never expected to become a mother when she left the United States to serve as a missionary in India. A month after she arrived, a 2-day-old baby was given to her by a mother unable to care for him. Four years later, she is still waiting on approval from the U.S. government to bring her son home.

Kyle's birth mother was from a remote village in India. She had concealed her pregnancy and traveled to Kalimpong to give birth. Unmarried, she could have been kicked out of her village had her pregnancy been discovered. more >>