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Romney Fails To Secure Utah Senate Nomination, Forced Into GOP Primary

Following a day of voting at the Utah GOP convention, Mitt Romney - the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee - failed to garner the 60% of the votes that he needed to head .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 22nd, 2018

Trump calls Romney a "stone cold loser" after the Utah senator was booed at a Utah GOP conference

The former president made a dig at the Utah senator in a statement, calling Romney a RINO (or Republican-in-name-only) again. Donald .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 4th, 2021

Watch: Mitt Romney Raucously Booed At Utah Republican Party’s Organizing Convention

Watch: Mitt Romney Raucousl.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 2nd, 2021

Mitt Romney loudly booed and called a "traitor" at Utah"s GOP conference over his opposition to Trump

Video shows Republican state delegates shouting "communist" and "traitor" at Romney as he tried to address a Utah GOP conference. Sen. Mitt Romney addresses the Utah Republican Party 2021 Or.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 2nd, 2021

Mitt Romney says he favors monthly cash payments for families over Biden"s proposed federal childcare program

Biden's new $1.8 trillion plan aims to save families $15,000 a year in childcare costs, but the Republican senator for Utah wants direct payments. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). Scott J. Applewh.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 29th, 2021

Romney: Biden"s "Massive" Spending Proposals Should Be Rejected

Romney: Biden's "Massive" Spending Proposals Should Be Rejected Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) suggested President Joe Bide.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 29th, 2021

Cannabis banking reform introduced in U.S. Senate, with some Republican support

Cannabis banking reform is in the lawmaking hopper in the U.S. Senate, as it is in the the House, after introduction Tuesday of a bill sponsored by Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley and Montana Republican Steve Daines. A version of the Secure and Fair Enfor.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 23rd, 2021

California is banning companies from using "dark patterns," a sneaky website design that makes things like canceling a subscription frustratingly difficult

California now bans companies from using "dark patterns," or website designs that can confuse users into opting into selling their information. Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to becom.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 16th, 2021

Italy has blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Australia as the EU fails to secure supplies

Italy has stopped Astrazeneca from exporting co.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMar 4th, 2021

President Biden’s SEC pick signals companies could face wave of new disclosure rules

During a Tuesday nomination hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Gensler also said that if confirmed, he will probe issues raised by the GameStop trading frenzy and its fallout......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 2nd, 2021

Sen. Mitt Romney predicts Trump will win the 2024 GOP presidential nomination "in a landslide"

Romney has been a vocal critic of Trump and the lone GOP senator to vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges twice. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 24th, 2021

Senate panel to hold nomination hearings for SEC, CFPB heads on March 2

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs announced Monday that it will hold nomination hearings for Presi.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 22nd, 2021

Lindsey Graham says he"ll try to convince Trump to help the GOP secure the House and Senate in 2022

Graham said he will tell Trump the GOP "can't get there without you." "If we come back in 2022, then, it'.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 13th, 2021

45 Senate Republicans voted to declare Trump"s impeachment trial unconstitutional, all but guaranteeing his acquittal

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul forced the upper chamber to vote on the constitutionality of even holding a trial. Former President Donald Trump. .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 26th, 2021

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary — the first woman to hold the job in the department’s 232-year history

The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman .....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneJan 26th, 2021

Romney says constitutional-law scholars conclude a president can be impeached after leaving office

Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah broke with a popular talking point in stating Sunday on CNN that the "preponde.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 24th, 2021

Capitol Report: Yellen’s nomination to be U.S. Treasury secretary advances on unanimous committee vote

The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously Friday to approve Janet Yellen's nomination to be Treasury secretary, setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on her confirmation......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 22nd, 2021

Janet Yellen Wants To Crack Down On Cryptocurrencies

Janet Yellen described cryptocurrencies as “a particular concern” when she spoke to the Senate Finance Committee about her expected nomination as Treasury Secretary. She called o.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkJan 20th, 2021

How and Why Would an Ex-President Be Convicted in an Impeachment Trial?

Donald Trump is the first president in U.S. history impeached twice by the House of Representatives. The first time around, following a trial in the Senate, only one Republican, Mitt Romney, joined Democrats in voting to convict, on one count, .....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 15th, 2021

When Exactly Do Democrats Take Control in Washington?

Democrats have run the U.S. House of Representatives since the beginning of 2019. At noon on Jan. 20, Joe Biden, a Democrat, becomes president. That means that -- once Democrats secure their ever-so-narrow majority in the Senate -- they will c.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 14th, 2021

GOP Sen. Josh Hawley was isolated "in a corner" of a secure room "with no one talking to him or acknowledging him" during Capitol siege: WSJ

The post-riot pushback will likely threaten Hawley's effectiveness in the Senate going forward, especially with growing calls for him to resign. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) speaks as the Senate reconvenes after the Capitol was cleared of.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 9th, 2021