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Apr 24 2024
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Meet the MAGA candidate vying to replace Mitt Romney
On a rainy night in February, about 50 conservatives squeezed into a room at the Taylorsville Heritage Center to hear from several candidates running for office in Utah this year. The MAGA-friendly crowd had been organized by “rapping granny” Linda Paulson, the octogenarian great-grandmother who had earned 15 minutes of viral fame in 2022 by announcing her unsuccessful state Senate campaign
Mother Jones
Apr 16 2024
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Mitt Romney, senators release proposal to limit potential risk of artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and several Senate colleagues on Tuesday announced an outline to protect against the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence — including biological, chemical, cyber and nuclear threats — by enhancing federal oversight of future cutting-edge developments in the technology. The bipartisan group of senators — including Romney, a Republican, along with
KSL
Apr 18 2024
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How Sen. Mitt Romney, Gov. Spencer Cox and others reacted to the Arizona Coyotes moving to Utah
| Jeff McIntosh, The Canadian Press via Associated Press Arizona Coyotes forward Alex Kerfoot (15) celebrates his goal with teammate defenseman Sean Durzi (50) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, April 14, 2024. The NHL is finally coming to Utah. The league officially announced the sale of the Arizona Coyotes to Ryan and Ashley
Deseret News
Mar 29 2024
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz endorses Utah Senate candidate, compares John Curtis to Mitt Romney
RIVERTON — Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz braved a "wintry mix" of weather Thursday night to endorse Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs in the race to fill Sen. Mitt Romney's seat this fall, taking shots at the outgoing senator and Utah Rep. John Curtis along the way. Gaetz — a Republican closely aligned with former President Donald Trump — addressed a crowd of several hundred GOP delegates and supporters,
KSL
Mar 28 2024
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Sen. Mitt Romney wants to expand efforts used to go after misuse of federal COVID-19 funds
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to members of the media while visiting the State Department’s Salt Lake City Passport Fair at the Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is calling for the creation of a new oversight committee to expand the efforts Congress made to go after the fraudulent use of federal COVID-19 funds. Romney, a Republican,
Deseret News
Jan 02 2024
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Rep. John Curtis is running to replace Mitt Romney in the Senate
Rep. John Curtis made his much-rumored intentions to fill Mitt Romney’s Senate seat official Tuesday. He will file paperwork with the state Wednesday morning. Curtis, who was elected to represent Utah’s 3rd Congressional District in 2017, joins former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, who both filed their declaration of candidacy Tuesday, as well as conservative
Deseret News
Feb 09 2024
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Mitt Romney defends Biden from 'politically charged' special counsel report
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has had a bad week, but he’s now got a former Republican presidential candidate in his corner. may have cleared Biden of allegations of wilful wrongdoing in his mishandling of classified documents, but he also created quite the for dubbing the president “an elderly man with a poor memory.” Many Republican politicians and pundits alike have seized on that one
Raw Story
Sep 14 2023
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What the Senate loses with Mitt Romney’s retirement
On Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), a high-profile critic of former President Donald Trump, announced that he would retire after this term — a move that appears likely to shift the Senate GOP further to the right. “It’s time for a new generation of leaders to … shape the world they’re going to live in,” Romney said in a video announcing his plans, during which he also criticized the
Vox
Oct 21 2019
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The Liberation of Mitt Romney
The newly rebellious senator has become an outspoken dissident in Trump’s Republican Party, just in time for the president’s impeachment trial.
Mitt Romney is leaning forward in his chair, his eyes flashing, his voice sharp.
It’s a strange look for the 72-year-old senator, who typically affects a measured, somber tone when discussing Donald Trump’s various moral deficiencies. But
The Atlantic