Tag: Senate

Geothermal power plants are one of the few renewable energy resources, outside of hydroelectric dams, that can provide a constant source of 24-hour-a-day electricity without interruption, known as baseload power.

Energy and Environment

Trump raises the thermostat for geothermal energy

John Siciliano · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

"Mitt would make a phenomenal addition to the U.S. Senate. I hope he runs," former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tweeted Monday, referring to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Jeb Bush backs potential Senate bid from Mitt Romney

Melissa Quinn · January 15, 2018 10:32 pm

President Trump and many congressional Republicans have endured shaky relationships that often devolved over the past year into Twitter fights or trading barbs in the media.

Trump repairs GOP relationships ahead of 2018 midterm battle

Sarah Bedford · January 15, 2018 5:01 am

Mitt Romney has not publicly stated whether he will pursue the Senate seat held by Orrin Hatch for more than 40 years, but he did change his Twitter account earlier in 2018 to say he lives in Utah, not Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Mitt Romney privately confirms intent to run for Orrin Hatch’s Utah Senate seat: Report

Naomi Lim · January 14, 2018 7:38 pm

Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, demanded an apology from President Trump after a Washington Post report Thursday quoted the president calling Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations "shithole countries." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Republican Rep. Mia Love: Trump ‘must apologize’ for ‘shithole’ remark

Daniel Chaitin · January 12, 2018 12:02 am

Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Senate Republican, and Rep. Fred Upton think the Children's Health Insurance Program will be included in next week's spending bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers confident CHIP will be in spending bill

Robert King · January 10, 2018 10:08 pm

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, urges long-term Children's Health Insurance Program funding be extended in next spending bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orrin Hatch urges long-term children’s insurance funding in next spending bill

Robert King · January 9, 2018 3:55 pm

A police detective inspects an SUV that was damaged by bullets at a crime scene in Chicago on Sept. 3. Gun violence is a leading cause of death for African Americans ages 1 to 44. While African Americans comprise approximately 13 percent of the U.S. population, they experience nearly 24 percent of all firearm deaths and more than 54 percent of all firearm homicides. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The fight over NIH research on gun violence

Kimberly Leonard · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Mitt Romney has not confirmed whether Tapper's account is true or why he chose not to make the announcement himself. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mitt Romney was successfully treated for prostate cancer last summer

Anna Giaritelli, Al Weaver · January 8, 2018 7:38 pm

President-elect Donald Trump looks on as Mitt Romney walks from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, after meeting.

Trump called Mitt Romney, encouraged him to run for Utah Senate seat: Report

Ariella Phillips · January 5, 2018 9:48 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch's decision caps a seven-term career in the Senate and upends the power structure among Republicans heading into 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Orrin Hatch’s retirement may set off musical chairs in GOP Senate committee leadership

James Wallner · January 5, 2018 6:58 pm

A Republican Win in Utah

The Editors · January 5, 2018 9:00 am