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He once called Donald Trump "a conman," but Mitt Romney now predicts that the current US president would "easily" win his party's presidential nomination in 2020 and "solidly" win a second term. Mr Romney, the GOP's failed 2012 presidential nominee from Massachusetts, now a Republican Senate candidate in Utah, made the prediction on Thursday as he welcomed dozens of high-profile business and political leaders to a mountainside retreat in Utah.
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One as he arrives for the G7 Summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Canada. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One as he arrives for the G7 Summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Canada.
He once called Donald Trump "a con man," but Mitt Romney now predicts that Trump would "easily" win his party's presidential nomination in 2020 and "solidly" win a second term. Romney, the GOP's failed 2012 presidential nominee from Massachusetts, now a Republican Senate candidate in Utah, made the prediction Thursday as he welcomed dozens of high-profile business and political leaders to a mountainside retreat in Utah Thursday night.
HERE IS WHAT YOUR NEXT FEW WEEKS WILL SOUND LIKE a BURGESS EVERETT and ELANA SCHOR: "Senators to Trump: It's do-or-die time on DACA": "Cory Gardner, the leader of the Senate GOP's campaign arm, delivered an urgent message to President Donald Trump in a telephone conversation earlier this month: Congress and the White House need to act pronto on immigration reform. The closer we get to the election and certainly post-election, the more difficult it will be,' the Colorado Republican recounted telling the president.
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Of the 33 state legislators from Colorado who signed a recent letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for congressional action "to protect the sovereignty of states like Colorado and ensure that marijuana businesses and consumers will be free from undue federal interference," none were Republicans. Given that Republican U.S. Senator Cory Gardner was among the document's original signatories and is currently working with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , aka NORML, to prepare legislation on the subject, the reticence of GOP state reps and senators seems surprising.
Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. The former coal mining executive - an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago - is willing to risk his personal fortune and the GOP's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.
Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. This former coal mining executive, an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago, is willing to risk his personal fortune and the Republican Party's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.
Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. This former coal mining executive, an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago, is willing to risk his personal fortune and the Republican Party's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.
A conservative Republican senator from Colorado has wrung a big concession from the administration to protect his state's booming cannabis business. First came the news that former marijuana opponent John Boehner, the former Speaker of the House, had joined the board of Acreage Holdings, one of the largest cannabis companies in the United States.
After months of uncertainty surrounding the enforceability of state marijuana legislation in light of federal prohibitions, President Trump may have offered the legal cannabis industry some solace. Late last week, President Trump promised to abandon Justice Department efforts to target recreational marijuana in states that have legalized adult use.
As Colorado Springs next week prepares to host the premier global meeting of the space industry with such featured speakers as Vice President Michael Pence, concerns are growing that our state - and, in fact, the nation - is dangerously vulnerable to massive solar storms. Colorado is a national leader in the aerospace industry.
Senate GOP leadership likely did not anticipate reserving chunks of time ahead of the midterms this year for Cabinet-level posts that were already filled. Pictured above, from left: Sens. Cory Gardner, John Barrasso and Roy Blunt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.
The Latest on a move by Colorado's Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner to stop blocking some Justice Department nominees. : The U.S. Senate has confirmed John Demers as the head of the Justice Department's key national security division.
20, 2017 file photo, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Gardner used his power as a senator to freeze all nominations to the... WASHINGTON - Colorado's Republican U.S. senator will stop blocking nominees for some Justice Department jobs over concerns about the marijuana industry, saying Thursday that federal officials have shown good faith in recent conversations on the department's pot policy.
Seven activists have been holding a sit-in inside Sen. Michael Bennet's Denver office Wednesday, demanding his immediate help on passing legislation to help immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children. The protesters were demanding that the Democrat set up a meeting with other senators to discuss the program that helps such immigrants - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - issue a public statement about the meeting and set up a separate meeting with constituents in Colorado.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals supporter John Peterson holds a sign and chants with others during a protest on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder in September 2017. Coloradans are increasingly displeased with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle but show bipartisan support for undocumented youth to remain in the country, according to a University of Colorado political climate survey conducted by the nonpartisan American Politics Research Lab.
In a jungle of snowboards, boots, fur hats and backpacks Friday, Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner shook hands with vendors and military guests at the Outdoor Retailer show in Denver. In a jungle of snowboards, boots, fur hats and backpacks Friday, Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner shook hands with vendors and military guests at the Outdoor Retailer show in Denver.
Sen. Cory Gardner said Wednesday that he still sees real possibility for Republican pickups in the Senate in the coming midterm elections. "What we've seen over the past week is a significant change in the generic ballot, Republican vs. Democrat, and that's all because of the popularity of what we've been able to accomplish in the last year, including the tax cuts," the Colorado Republican said on "The Hugh Hewitt Show."
Isn't it just amazing that the open bipartisan White House meeting on immigration, which was broadcast for the world to see, President Trump actually received some positive reviews from some of the mainstream media and members of both parties in attendance? However, when he met again with the DACA Group and six of the senators, that consists of Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Cory Gardner, R-Colo.; Michael Bennet, D-Colo.; Bob Menendez, D-N.J, Dick Durbin, D-Ill. and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., presented their immigration plan, that wasn't open to the media, the outcome wasn't the same.