Tag: Ron Johnson

Bruce Schillin, 32, exhales vapor from an e-cigarette in Sacramento, Calif. In 2015, the rate of smoking among adults in the U.S. fell to 15 percent. The increased popularity of electronic cigarettes has likely played a role. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Trump urged to snuff out FDA rules threatening 15,000 e-cig makers

Paul Bedard · December 12, 2016 8:20 pm

Senator: The Wall will be built, ‘not that expensive, shovel ready, works’

Senator: The Wall will be built, ‘not that expensive, shovel ready, works’

Paul Bedard · December 9, 2016 2:26 pm

In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent works with a suspected immigrant entering the country illegally along the Rio Grande in Hidalgo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Shock: 200% increase in assaults on Border Patrol agents

Paul Bedard · November 30, 2016 3:43 pm

In a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson asked him to "acknowledge the reality of the situation and avoid imposing unnecessary costs and burdens" involved in the rules. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP File)

GOP senator warns Obama against last-minute regs

Joseph Lawler · November 29, 2016 4:06 pm

Sales clerk Sam Patel, of Waltham, Mass., displays a blu e-cigarette, right, and a container of the e-cigarettes, left, at a shop, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Brookline, Mass. Regulations on e-cigarettes are likely to die under President-elect Trump. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Obama urged to stop regulating, ‘people voiced disapproval of Obama overreach’

Paul Bedard · November 29, 2016 1:53 pm

Senate Republicans Ran Ahead of Trump Almost Everywhere

John McCormack · November 13, 2016 10:00 am

Where Knocking on Digital Doors Worked in 2016

Jonathan V. Last · November 11, 2016 9:31 pm

The Selling of the Candidates, 2016

Jonathan V. Last · November 11, 2016 8:00 am

Much of the cyber policy community has backed a continuation of the Obama administration's overall cyber strategy, even as business leaders warned of a drift toward regulation at some independent agencies.

Trump’s cyberpolicy will focus on deterrence and crime-fighting

Charlie Mitchell · November 9, 2016 7:27 pm

The victory likely ensures the political survival of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is expected to seek to maintain his post as majority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans hold the Senate

Susan Ferrechio · November 9, 2016 8:29 am

Ron Johnson Surges Past Russ Feingold to Defend Senate Seat for GOP

Chris Deaton · November 9, 2016 4:20 am

Johnson began the cycle as the upper chamber's most vulnerable incumbent and consistently trailed Feingold. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Dems’ Senate hopes fade as Johnson wins in Wisconsin

Nicole Duran · November 9, 2016 4:07 am