Tag: Senate

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, now a Republican Senate candidate in Utah, called President Trump a "phony" and a "fraud" during Trump's 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mitt Romney: As senator, if Trump ‘says something I don’t like, I will call it like I see it’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 17, 2018 4:04 am

Now that Mitt Romney is running for U.S. Senate, here are some of his finest moments in politics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Mitt Romney’s top five gaffes

Siraj Hashmi · February 16, 2018 8:58 pm

So long as Romney has a solid backing in Utah (where anti-Trump conservatism was the strongest), Mitt Romney is untouchable. He's the only answer to "Teflon Don." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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The Mitt Factor: Romney is the last hope for the GOP

Siraj Hashmi · February 16, 2018 4:38 pm

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to announce a campaign for Utah's Senate seat. He is a beloved figure in the state, both for the political heights he reached as a Mormon and his work back in 2002 rescuing the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games from ruin. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Here comes Mitt Romney

David M. Drucker, Al Weaver · February 16, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, (pictured above) and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, called on Internal Revenue Service acting commissioner David Kautter, a Trump appointee, to stop the agency from handing out bonuses to employees who have been disciplined for misconduct. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans call foul on IRS giving bonuses to employees disciplined for drug use, sex harassment

Joseph Lawler · February 15, 2018 8:48 pm

A proposal by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is the closet to President Trump's list of immigration demands he has requested in return for granting a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander, Johnny Isakson just endorsed Grassley’s immigration amendment

Anna Giaritelli · February 15, 2018 4:22 am

Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, had planned to announce his bid for one of Utah's Senate seats in a low-key announcement on social media followed by a public appearance later in the day Thursday. (John Angelillo/Pool via Bloomberg)

Mitt Romney delays announcement of Senate bid due to Florida shooting

Katie Leach · February 15, 2018 12:43 am

The Blackburn campaign made clear the congresswoman would not drop out of the Aug. 2 primary. (AP)

Top Republicans favor Marsha Blackburn as Bob Corker reconsiders retirement

David M. Drucker · February 14, 2018 10:45 pm

On Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board stated that a business can be held liable for workplace law violations at another company only if it has "direct control" over the second businesses' workplace. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Democrats seek to increase pressure on NLRB’s William Emanuel

Sean Higgins · February 14, 2018 9:45 pm

Just as the news broke indicating Mitt Romney (pictured above) will announce his candidacy for Orrin Hatch's, R-Utah, Senate seat on Thursday, Utah's Republican Party chairman, Rob Anderson, slammed the former presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Slammed by Utah GOP chairman, Mitt Romney’s Senate candidacy could be rougher than expected

Emily Jashinsky · February 14, 2018 9:21 pm

Utah Republican Party chairman Rob Anderson spoke out against Mitt Romney's candidacy in an Wednesday interview, saying: "I think he's keeping out candidates that I think would be a better fit for Utah because, let's face it, Mitt Romney doesn't live here, his kids weren't born here, he doesn't shop here." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah Republican Party chairman slams Romney’s expected Senate run: ‘Mitt Romney doesn’t live here’

Al Weaver, Melissa Quinn · February 14, 2018 8:16 pm

"The generic animal drug industry is a relatively new industry. It is really growing," said Steven Solomon, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

FDA pushes for animal drug user fee reauthorization to drive down animal care costs with more generic drugs

Naomi Lim · February 13, 2018 5:27 pm