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Long before the sun even hinted at lighting the sky Sunday, an American soldier left the remote combat outpost of Camp Belambay, allegedly headed for two villages in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar Province.

No matter what you call it, British Prime Minister David Cameron's trip to the United States is intended to demonstrate that ties between the countries remain as close as ever.

Despite calling contests in the South "a bit of an away game" last week, Mitt Romney appears to be in a virtual tie in two polls released Monday for this week's Alabama and Mississippi primaries.

Rick Santorum hopes to parlay his weekend win in Kansas into a strong Tuesday in Mississippi and Alabama. Two things stand in the way of that: Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

CNN.com takes to the streets to find out what matters politically to people at the grassroots level.

Teri Christoph and Suzanne Haik Terrel say Maher is more than just a comedian, and Democrats should make clear his remarks on women aren't funny

Republicans have floated the theme that President Obama is weak on national security, but it's unlikely to stick with voters, Julian Zelizer says

Stephen Krason says that Newt Gingrich's lackluster performance in the GOP race should signal it's time for him to withdraw.

CNN's Candy Crowley looks at the Republican presidential race in the Southern states.

Alice Rivlin, Stephen Moore, and Dan Balz, weigh in on the state of the economy and how it will affect the GOP and WH race.

The Afghan Taliban said Monday that its fighters would exact revenge for 16 people left dead after an American soldier went on a house-to-house shooting spree in two villages Sunday.

GOP strategist Mary Matalin writes: With each contest, more Americans have the chance to cast a vote against President Obama. More voters become engaged with the Republican Party.

Marc Randazza says he loathes the radio host, but not as much as he loathes the notion of urging the government to infringe on his First Amendment right to express his political and social views

A controversial new Texas law requiring voters to present personal identification before going to the polls has been blocked by the Obama administration.

As the Republicans campaign for the Alabama and Mississippi primaries, they do their best to appeal to Southern voters.

Arsalan Iftikhar says the U.S. is losing the hearts and minds of Afghans, and the U.S. soldier's massacre of civilians might be the last straw. It's time to count our successes and leave.

A new incident inflaming tensions between the United States and Afghanistan -- this time the alleged massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier -- calls into question the chances for stability as the U.S.-led military mission shifts security responsibility to Afghan forces in coming months.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and comedian Jeff Foxworthy team up in Alabama to encourage people to vote.

Speaking before the Gulf Coast Energy Summit, Newt Gingrich says the U.S. must dramatically rethink its energy policy.

An American soldier left his base in Afghanistan and went from house to house in two villages, killing 16 people in their homes, a provincial official told CNN Sunday.