Rick Perry

Energy Secretary Rick Perry has emerged as a strong defender of the department's work even though he once proposed closing it.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' highest criminal court has dismissed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential run.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama is seeking to recast the political debate over young migrants arriving at the border as a question of Republican willingness to tackle the problem, not his decision to skip a chance to view the crisis first-hand.

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(WIBX) - Mitt Romney is leading his GOP rivals in another category...though some might say it won't have much of an impact on the election.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - According to multiple media sources, Texas Governor Rick Perry is ending his presidential bid.

A new Rick Perry ad in which the Texas governor and presidential hopeful laments that gays can serve openly in the military but kids can’t pray in school hasn’t received the YouTube reception his campaign was hoping for. In fact, in just three days Perry’s “Stronger” spot amassed almost twice as many dislikes on the video sharing site as Rebecca Black‘s spectacularly maligned ‘Friday’ video has si

GOP presidential candidate and Tea Party darling Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, won her first victory of the campaign season at Saturday’s Ames Straw Poll in Iowa. Out of 16,892 votes cast, she claimed 4,823 of them, narrowly edging out second-place finisher, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, by only 152 votes.

Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has yet to formally announce his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination, is certainly acting like he’s in the running. Two associates have said he will visit the early-voting states South Carolina and New Hampshire on Saturday. Perry will give a speech in South Carolina “to make clear that he’s running for president” before then heading to a house party in New