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Romney Says Biden Probe 'Not Legitimate Role Of Government'

Sep 16, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney is sharply criticizing a Republican investigation into Democrat Joe Biden's son.

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Roger Stone, seen here leaving a federal courthouse earlier this year in Washington, D.C., will not have to serve his three-year prison sentence for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

'Unprecedented, Historic Corruption': Romney Joins Critics Of Stone's Commutation

Jul 11, 2020
The president's decision to grant clemency to his longtime confidant drew vehement criticism from Democratic lawmakers. Republicans largely kept silent, with one notable exception: Sen. Mitt Romney.
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Sen. Mitt Romney is proposing a temporary pay bonus — up to $12 an hour — for front-line employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase would be paid, in part, by employers and offset via a payroll tax credit.

Mitt Romney Proposes Hazard Pay Plan For Essential Workers

May 02, 2020
Patriot Pay would offer employers a payroll tax credit to encourage temporary bonuses to essential workers — up to $12 an hour on top of their wages.
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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pauses to speak to media on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Romney is among the officials who criticized the flouting of airport guidelines for greeting returning missionaries.

Salt Lake City Airport Tightens Rules For Greeting Missionaries Returning From Abroad

Mar 24, 2020
The tougher restrictions were announced after criticism from officials, including Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, following scenes over the weekend of friends and family thronging an airport parking lot.
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In this image from video, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Paul announced Sunday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

3 GOP Senators In Self-Quarantine Will Be Unable To Vote On Coronavirus Relief

Mar 23, 2020
After a positive coronavirus test for Sen. Rand Paul, Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, who said they had recent contact with Paul but showed no symptoms, voluntarily self-quarantine.
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President Bill Clinton delivers a speech during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1993.

Opinion: A Lesson From Memorial Day, 1993

Feb 15, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon ponders the loss of civility and respect in public discourse.
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Utah Lawmakers Halt Push To Rebuke Romney Over Impeachment

Feb 12, 2020
Utah lawmakers said Tuesday they won't consider proposals to censure or recall U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney.
 
The decision comes after a wave of conservative anger over his vote to convict President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial.
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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to reporters as he arrives at the Capitol. On Wednesday, he became the first senator to vote to convict and remove a U.S. president of the same party.

Trump Blasts Romney Over Impeachment Vote

Feb 06, 2020
During a White House speech, Trump attacked Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, calling him a "failed presidential candidate." Romney met with GOP leaders in his home state, where some in his party are upset.
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Demonstrators Call For Romney, Lee To Support Fair Trial

Jan 17, 2020
Two rallies calling on Utah senators to push for an impartial impeachment trial for President Donald Trump have drawn a combined total of over 100 people.
 
The demonstrators from a coalition of progressive groups gathered outside the federal building in Salt Lake City in th
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Mitt Romney, pictured riding on his campaign bus through Iowa during his 2012 presidential bid, has admitted to using a pseudonym on Twitter.

Mitt Romney, 'Pierre Delecto' And The Strategy Of Anonymously Criticizing Trump

Oct 21, 2019
The Utah senator outed himself over the weekend as the owner of a mostly nondescript Twitter handle that defended Romney and was critical of President Trump.
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Mitt Romney Says Shutdown Not 'Way To Get Things Done'

Jan 23, 2019

 

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney says he doesn't think using the government shutdown to push for funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is the right way "to get things done."

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Romney Backs Trump In Shutdown Showdown, Questions Pelosi

Jan 19, 2019
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Friday he supports President Donald Trump’s push for a border wall that has led to a government shutdown and questioned why Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t agree to “another few miles” of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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President Trump's approval rating is slipping, and it's largely because of cracks among his base.

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base

Jan 17, 2019
During the longest shutdown in history, key parts of Trump's base — from suburban men to white evangelicals to white men without a college degree — have slipped in their support for the president.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaks to the press in November. Sanders hasn't officially decided on another presidential run — yet.

Happy New Year, 2020 Is Here

Jan 04, 2019
The next presidential election doesn't happen for another 22 months, but the campaign is now already under way — with plenty of potential candidates making news this week.
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New GOP Rivalry? Romney Barrels Into DC Blistering Trump

Jan 02, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee and incoming Utah senator, has quickly set himself apart from other Republicans in the new Congress with a blistering attack on President Donald Trump's leadership and character, triggering what could become a new rivalry in the GOP

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Sen.-elect Mitt Romney says President Trump "has not risen to the mantle of the office."

Romney Promises To 'Speak Out' Against Trump On Matters Of 'Significance' As Senator

Jan 02, 2019
On the eve of his swearing-in, the incoming senator from Utah sharply criticized the president in a Washington Post op-ed.
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Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowley on Tuesday night.

Fall Of A Democratic Leader Caps Strong Primary Night For Progressives

Jun 26, 2018
Rep. Joe Crowley, a contender to succeed Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, was upset by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old activist. In GOP primaries, incumbents backed by President Trump won out.
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Romney Defends Attacks From Opponent In Utah Debate

May 30, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney defended himself at a debate Tuesday from attacks on his status as recent Utah transplant who has previously criticized President Donald Trump.

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Romney to debate Utah lawmaker Mike Kennedy in Senate race

May 29, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney is heading into a Tuesday debate against Utah state lawmaker Mike Kennedy, who forced the former presidential contender and sometime critic of President Donald Trump into a primary in the race for Senate.
 
Romney is still h
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The Two-Way
Mitt Romney leaves the state elections office after declaring his candidacy for the U.S. Senate last month at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.

Romney's Path To Succeed Utah Sen. Hatch Just Got More Complicated

Apr 21, 2018
Mitt Romney has been forced into a primary race after losing Saturday's nomination battle at the state's GOP convention. Romney aims to restart his political career by replacing Sen. Orrin Hatch.
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Fearing A Utah 'Coronation', 11 Republicans Challenge Romney

Mar 16, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eleven Republicans stepped forward before a Thursday evening filing deadline to challenge former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, including a state lawmaker who says an "establishment insider" can't fix problems in Washi
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President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean Georges restaurant, on Nov. 29, 2016 in New York City.

Trump Endorses Romney For U.S. Senate, But Does It Signal Détente?

Feb 20, 2018
Pundits have speculated that the famously strained relationship between the president and the former presidential candidate could mean a future Sen. Romney would be a thorn in Trump's side.
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AP Sources: Mitt Romney To Launch Senate Campaign Thursday

Feb 14, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will announce Thursday that he’s running for the Utah Senate seat held by retiring Orrin Hatch, three people with direct knowledge of the plan confirmed Wednesday.

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President Trump speaks via video monitors to journalists in White House briefing room Thursday.

The New Year Rings In With 'Fire And Fury.' It Might Mean A Consequential 2018

Jan 06, 2018
The first week of the new year kicked off with the same ferocity of news that last year ended with.
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President-elect Donald Trump eats dinner with Mitt Romney and then-incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus at Jean-Georges restaurant at the Trump International Hotel in New York, in November 2016.

Is Trump Waging A Hidden Campaign Against Mitt Romney?

Dec 04, 2017
When the president went to Utah on Monday, he may have been working to keep Romney from having a path through that state to the Senate — and a perch as the top non-Trump Republican in Washington.
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