At the Races: Democrats take a stand - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including on Trump nominees and special elections. Roll Call · Jan 30, 2025
Selena Gomez laughs off Republican calling to ‘deport’ her over Ice raid video Texas-born actor says ‘Thanks for the laugh’ after politician attacks her over video expressing sympathy for immigrants The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2025
Legal Experts Offer Differing Views of Self-Deportations Under Trump as Crackdown Set to Begin "Decisions should be guided by law, not fear," said an immigration lawyer to The Latin Times when asked about the proliferation of self-deportations Latin Times · Jan 23, 2025
President-Elect Trump Announces Hiring Of Over 1,000 Government Workers President-elect Trump hires over 1,000 staff, excludes critics like Bolton, Haley, Pence from roles. Top News · Jan 16, 2025
‘There are a lot of bitter people here, I’m one of them’: rust belt voters on why they backed Trump again despite his broken promises Many in Youngstown, Ohio, believe the president-elect will tackle the town’s decline this time. Others are worried about his character flaws. Their concerns help explain how he returned to power – and how his second term might play out The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025
Elon Musk and the tech titans v the rest of Maga – here’s where the big splits could happen The angry debate over US visas and foreign workers that erupted over the holidays has exposed splits within Donald Trump’s Maga supporters on immigration policy. The Conversation · Jan 8, 2025
Donald Trump is returning to the White House. Unlike most in his shoes, a pet is not coming with him President-elect’s status as a pet-free president makes him an outlier among American chief executives The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025
From halibut and hot dogs to unlikely friendships: This is what happens inside the Senate lunch room Senators might lose their ‘French working week’ under Trump. That could be a very good thing, writes Eric Garcia The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2024
Sen. Mitt Romney Votes Against Spending Bill In Protest Sen. Mitt Romney voted against the stopgap spending bill in protest, but it passed, preventing a government shutdown. Top News · Dec 21, 2024
Senators lament Elon Musk’s influence and say shutdown would have been avoided if he ‘kept his mouth shut’ ‘That’s the kind of s*** you run into when you started listening to people who aren’t elected,’ one Democratic senator tells The Independent The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
As Trump makes fresh threats against Liz Cheney, Republican senators look the other way ANALYSIS: Republicans ranging from Mitt Romney to Chuck Grassley are either keeping their head down or brushing off Trump’s actions, writes Eric Garcia The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Sen. Mitt Romney Predicts JD Vance As GOP's 2028 Nominee Sen. Mitt Romney discusses GOP future, praises JD Vance, credits Trump for reshaping party, and reflects on his legacy. Top News · Dec 16, 2024
Departing senators say goodbye to speaking from the floor Departing senators have spent the last few weeks taking their turns at bidding farewell to speaking on the Senate floor. Roll Call · Dec 16, 2024
Romney admits the Trump MAGA agenda he stood up to now dominates Republican Party Utah senator, who is soon to step down, says he was ‘wrong’ about assumption Trump would lose 2024 election The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024
Salon · Dec 15, 2024 Romney admits GOP is fully MAGA The Trump critic admitted that his GOP has gone the way of the dodo in an interview with Jake Tapper
Top News · Dec 15, 2024 Sen. Romney Urges Senate Scrutiny Of Trump's Cabinet Picks Sen. Mitt Romney discusses Trump's Cabinet picks, Senate's role, and confidence in American institutions amidst concerns of retribution.
Top News · Dec 15, 2024 Sen. Mitt Romney Acknowledges Trump's Influence On Republican Party Senator Mitt Romney expresses concerns about Trump's character but acknowledges his influence in the GOP.
Top News · Dec 13, 2024 Mitt Romney's Departure Leaves Void In Centrist Republican Voices Mitt Romney, a leading conservative critic of Trump, exits the Senate, leaving a centrist void.
Salon · Dec 11, 2024 GOP holding fire for a bigger battle? The GOP remains cowed by Trump's MAGA army — for now
Top News · Dec 4, 2024 Sen. Mitt Romney Delivers Final Senate Speech On Unity Sen. Mitt Romney delivers a final Senate speech emphasizing unity and bipartisanship, warning against division and vowing to remain engaged in public disco...
International Business Times · Dec 3, 2024 Trump Ranks Among Politicians With Smallest Vocabularies A study assessed the usage of words used by politicians in the United States and the United Kingdom to determine the person who uses fewer words to get their message across.
Salon · Dec 3, 2024 How Congress crushed free speech in 2024 Press freedom hit an all-time low and legislative assaults on media are a key driver of the downward spiral
Top News · Dec 3, 2024 Republican Lawmakers Criticize Biden's Decision To Pardon Son Republican lawmakers criticize President Biden's decision to pardon his son, sparking controversy and concerns over broken promises and erosion of public t...
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024 The five Republican senators who could thwart Trump’s agenda and nominees Trump’s nominees will now need to be confirmed by the Senate, which Republicans control with a 53-seat majority
Roll Call · Nov 21, 2024 Democrats push judicial nominations through GOP delays - Roll Call Republicans have employed a series of procedural tactics to slow confirmations of judicial nominees during the lame-duck session.