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We're just six days away from the first day of the 2018 legislative session in Tallahassee, where snow fell this morning. If we were the superstitious sorts, we would debate whether this augurs a frosty legislative session.
The news that longtime Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch will retire, rather than seek another term, not only is drawing attention to a possible Mitt Romney run to replace Hatch; it's also focusing attention on Senate seniority dominoes and chairmanships. Hatch chairs the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees taxes, trade, health care and entitlements.
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Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services. Tabulating student suicides comes with its own set of challenges and problems.
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for his seat. Hatch, 83, said he's always been a fighter, "but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves."
There will be two fresh Senate faces and some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year's first potential calamity -- an election-year government shutdown unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19. Looking to prevent a closure of federal agencies, top White House officials planned to meet at the Capitol on Wednesday with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and each chamber's top Democrat. Their goal is to find a compromise on raising limits on defense and domestic spending that eluded lawmakers before they left Washington for the holidays.
The former Republican 2012 presidential nominee, 70, changed his location from Massachusetts - where he served as governor from 2003 to 2007 - to Holladay, Utah, where he owns a home. The change in location, which may appear seemingly benign, comes as speculation swirls that Romney may be interested in filling Republican Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's Senate seat.
The most interesting Senate race in 2018 might have nothing to do with whether Republicans or Democrats control the chamber after this year's midterm elections. The decision Tuesday by Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah to retire teed up Mitt Romney - the 2012 Republican presidential nominee turned leading intra-party critic of President Donald Trump - to run for a job that would give him major influence over the remainder of Trump's presidency.
When Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones went before his cheering supporters the night of his improbable election in deeply Republican Alabama last month, he smiled widely and then hesitated. "I have been waiting my whole life and now I don't know what the hell to say," he said with a laugh.
Leaders of Congress will sit down with key White House staff on Wednesday, and negotiations on immigration policy could hang in the balance. As the Senate comes back Wednesday and the House is set to follow next week, lawmakers are returning to their unfinished business that was punted at the end of last year -- including a potential deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's announcement Tuesday that he would not seek an eighth term cleared the way for an all-but-certain run by the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee, who now lives in Utah and is enormously popular among voters there. But that popularity doesn't necessarily extend to Trump's White House, where establishment Republicans such as Romney are often viewed with deep skepticism.
The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Monday to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad. Trump is starting his second year in office after a lengthy sojourn at his private Palm Beach club, capped by a New Year's Eve bash.
US Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November, opening the door to a potential Senate bid by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate and one of the party's harshest critics of US President Donald Trump. "Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.
Russia probe grand jury looks like 'a Black Lives Matter rally,' says witness - The federal grand jury handing down indictments for special counsel Robert Mueller doesn't appear to include any supporters of President Donald Trump, according to one witness who recently testified before the panel. Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer voted for Doug Jones, raised money for his campaign - The Jewish attorney who Roy Moore's wife touted employing in an attempt to fight off claims of anti-Semitism is actually a longtime friend and supporter of Senator-elect Doug Jones, who defeated Moore last month.
Community members gathered at Ashland High School on Tuesday night to celebrate the formal induction of Matt Miller as the city's new Mayor. A host of dignitaries such as former Mayor Duane Fishpaw and Ashland Schools Superintendent Dr. Douglas J. Marrah attended the event, each taking the stand to congratulate the new Mayor on his accomplishments and applauding him for his continued efforts to improve Ashland.
The 2018 Winter Olympics are right around the corner - they're set to begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 9th. There has already been serious speculation about the impact heightened tensions surrounding North Korea's nuclear program could have on the games.
President Trump has sided with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to push for sweeping welfare reforms this year but they will have to persuade a skeptical Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell when the three huddle at Camp David over the weekend to set the GOP's legislative agenda for 2018. Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is expressing grave reservations about tackling the hot-button issue without bipartisan support that the effort almost certainly will lack.
There will be two fresh Senate faces and some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session staring at the year's first potential calamity - an election-year government shutdown unless there's a bipartisan spending pact by Jan. 19. Looking to prevent a closure of federal agencies, top White House officials planned to meet at the Capitol Wednesday with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.