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The Senate rejected the idea of summoning witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring his acquittal. But senators considered pushing off final voting on his fate to next week. The vote on allowing new witnesses was defeated 51-49 on a near party-line vote. R...

Republican Senator Mitt Romney and a bipartisan group of lawmakers want to hit e-cigarette manufacturers with fees to pay for stronger federal oversight of the vaping industry. The Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act would require e-cigarette companies to pay 100-million dollars a year in user fees to the FDA...

A noted critic of President Trump will not vote with his fellow Utah senator on a measure to limit the President's power to take military action against Iran. Republican Senator Mitt Romney announced yesterday that he plans to vote against the measure, which has support from Utah Senator and fellow Republican Mike Lee...

Republican Senator Mitt Romney has introduced a bipartisan bill to add new regulations to e-cigarettes. The Ending New Nicotine Dependencies, or ENND, Act would ban all e-cigarette flavors other than tobacco, and create uniform standards for vaping device designs...

Senator Mitt Romney is calling for government action in the wake of the mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio.  On Monday, Romney said lawmakers on both sides would have to come together and reach a consensus.  He said that the states rather than the federal government should enact gun laws and institute better security in schools.  Romne ...

Republican Senator Mitt Romney is again taking issue with President Trump's defense of Saudi Arabia's crown prince. Over the weekend, President Trump claimed that nobody had "directly pointed a finger" at Prince Mohammed bin Salman for ordering the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, overlooking U...

Republican Senator Mitt Romney has introduce new legislation to make an electronic verification system used to check the legal status of potential workers a permanent fixture. The Permanent E-Verify Act would remove current provisions in the law that require Congress to extend the program repeatedly...

Senator Mitt Romney is criticizing President Trump for saying he'd accept opposition research on a political candidate from a foreign country. The president said yesterday he would take such information even from a country looking to disrupt the election...

Republican Senator Mitt Romney is rejecting the notion that President Trump is considering a war with Iran. Speaking with reporters at the Capitol, Senator Romney called the prospect "close to inconceivable," citing the President's past criticism for the U...

Sen. Mitt Romney will not be meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Middle East this week. The Times of Israel reported Wednesday that Netanyahu’s office said that the prime minister is vacationing in the north during Passover, which ends at nightfall on Saturday. Ro ...