Tag: Mitt Romney

Flake would have been a perfect fit as a Senator from Utah. (Senate TV via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Michael Barone: Jeff Flake is the senator from the wrong state

Michael Barone · October 25, 2017 5:30 pm

Trump is repeating his predecessors' mistakes but in the opposite ideological direction, failing to address the concerns that led to his election and in the process rehabilitating the political forces he opposes. (AP)

How Trump helped liberals learn to love George W. Bush

W. James Antle III · October 20, 2017 4:01 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has not been entirely consistent in her handling of the scandal surrounding Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

In 2012, Nancy Pelosi crucified Mitt Romney. Now she wishes he was president

Becket Adams · October 19, 2017 7:43 pm

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said the inability to stop the fires from spreading is proof that governments have failed to invest properly in infrastructure. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

Energy and Environment

Mitt Romney blames government for wildfires torching the West

Kyle Feldscher · October 12, 2017 1:55 pm

The New ‘Committee to Investigate Russia’ Is a Little Too Hollywood

Mark Hemingway · September 23, 2017 11:30 am

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrives to talk with reporters after eating dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at Jean-Georges restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York.

Mitt Romney praises Trump’s speech before UN General Assembly

Melissa Quinn · September 19, 2017 5:10 pm

"Well done, Mike," Romney tweeted Thursday. "And abject shame on Harvard." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Mitt Romney applauds Michael Morell for resigning Harvard post after Chelsea Manning named visiting fellow

Diana Stancy Correll · September 14, 2017 9:16 pm

"He is clearly looking at what his place will be to make a difference for the next 10 years." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Utah Republicans: Mitt Romney is serious about 2018

David M. Drucker · September 11, 2017 10:52 pm

Mitt Romney may run for Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's seat if the longtime senator decides to retire, according to a report. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mitt Romney considering Senate run in Utah if Orrin Hatch retires: Report

Melissa Quinn · September 11, 2017 2:06 pm

There is a case to be made that at present, admitting immigrants in lower numbers but with higher skills would benefit many black and Latino American workers. That case can be made by an immigration-reform movement that looks like Barbara Jordan. (AP Photo)

Trump should want Barbara Jordan’s immigration debate, not Joe Arpaio’s

W. James Antle III · August 31, 2017 4:01 am

"Harvey's historic devastation has been met with historic Texas compassion and resolve," Romney tweeted Wednesday afternoon. "A true testament to American character." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Mitt Romney: Texas ‘compassion and resolve’ amid Harvey ‘a true testament to American character’

Daniel Chaitin · August 31, 2017 3:24 am

Mitt Romney said President Trump "caused racists to rejoice" when he suggested both sides were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mitt Romney tears into Trump: US allies won’t help a country ‘they perceive as racist’

Gabby Morrongiello · August 18, 2017 1:56 pm