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While John McCain won big on Super Tuesday, fellow Republicans Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney received far more support from the Republican Party's traditional conservative base. That could spell trouble — not only for McCain in a general election, but for the party as a whole.

Arizona Sen. John McCain reinforced his lead among GOP candidates with big wins in California and New York, while results show Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with a long fight ahead to win the nomination. Political analysts Stephanie Cutter and Sarah Taylor sort through Super Tuesday results.

Many speculated that Americans would be wearied by a two-year presidential campaign. But so far, the country remains hooked on the races — and so are TV news channels.

One day before Feb. 5, Barack Obama is stressing his ability to attract non-traditional votes from independents, first-time voters and even Republicans — trying to contrast himself with Hillary Clinton.

It's the day after Super Tuesday, and while things are settling on the GOP side with Sen. John McCain clearly ahead of his rivals, the lead candidate of the Democratic contest remains unclear. Meanwhile, the New Mexico caucuses remain too close to call.

Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battled to a draw, and John McCain took charge of the Republican race on Tuesday. Renee Montagne talks with veteran political consultants Republican Tucker Eskew and Democrat Mark Mellman about what the candidates will do next.

President Bush sends Congress his final budget — a $3.1 trillion proposal for fiscal 2009. The plan purports to balance the budget by 2012, while not counting war costs or another inevitable fix to the alternative minimum tax. Congress is expected to put up a fight — or just wait for the next president.

Sen. Hillary Clinton entered the presidential race with two big challenges. One was to make herself the first woman Americans trusted with the presidency. The other was to make more Americans like her as a personality.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's early strategy rested on a winning boost from Iowa and then New Hampshire, and to that end, he introduced himself to voters as a social conservative. But for some voters, something didn't ring true.

The Army Surgeon General says he was mistaken when he denied that the Army had told the Veterans Affairs Department not to help injured soldiers at Fort Drum to challenge their disability ratings. Eric Schoomaker says the whole thing was a misunderstanding and it is fine for the VA to help the soldiers.