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Romney mulled Trump job for ‘noble and self-centered’ reasons, book says

In Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins, the Utah senator recounts his brief flirtation with controlling US foreign affairs

The Guardian - US

Mitt Romney mulled unity ticket with ‘scary’ Cruz to stop Trump, book says

Biography says Romney considered 2016 pairing with senator – who he saw as a ‘demagogue’ – to block Trump nomination

The Guardian - US

Chuck Schumer rushed to shelter in Tel Aviv amid rocket attacks

72-year-old Schumer is the highest-ranking Jewish official in the history of the United States

The Independent UK

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Trump bizarrely claims that Republicans ‘eat their young’

Former President compared himself to a baby animal in bizarre rant against some Republicans

The Independent UK

At the Races: Not the way they drew it up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Disaffected Republicans seek alternatives to Trump at Romney-Ryan donor summit

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan reunited for a gathering with some of their former top donors this week

The Independent UK

The Republican party is at last paying the price of its Faustian pact with Trump

The ousting by extremists of House speaker Kevin McCarthy is a sign of the GOP’s willingness to test the limits of US democracy

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US Rep. John Curtis says he won't run to succeed Mitt Romney as Utah senator

Utah U.S. Rep. John Curtis says he will not run to succeed Mitt Romney in the Senate

The Independent UK

Reagan wouldn't recognize Trump-style 'conservatism' – a look at how the GOP has changed

When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13, 2023, the Atlantic published an excerpt from his upcoming biography, in which the 2012 Republican presidential nominee told author McKay Coppins, “A very large portion of my party really doesn’t believe in the Constitution.”

The Conversation

Fear factor in Republican politics is dead serious

If some critical mass of Republicans had demonstrated the requisite political courage in 2016, it would never have come to this — that in the United States, political and other figures must think about their physical safety before deciding how to speak or vote.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shut Up Already About John Fetterman's Slob Chic

The Senate is an incompetent laughingstock regardless of what its members wear.

Reason

Suit yourselves: The Senate formalizes a dress code just days after ditching it

Backlash ensued after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to relax its informal dress code last week. On Wednesday, lawmakers voted unanimously to codify business casual on the Senate floor.

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Senators nix casual clothing as bipartisan resolution sets new dress code for Senate floor

The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that senators could wear what they want when voting or speaking in the chamber

The Independent UK

Race to replace Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker readies to enter

Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson is poised to formally announce that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On Sept. 13, Utah U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R) announced he would not run for re-election in 2024, becoming the second Senate Republican and sixth U.S. Senator overall not to seek re-election.

Reason

Are We Really Doing a Trump vs. Biden Rematch?

The worst kind of Groundhog Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Violent threats are driving today’s politics

Mike Huckabee has warned of “bullets” flying if Donald Trump loses in 2024. Pretty much all mass shooters turn out to be infected with right-wing dogma. No need to kid ourselves about where this is coming from.

The Independent UK

Federal judge, 96, banned from hearing cases for a year for refusing to undergo competency test

Judge Pauline Newman was praised as a ‘heroine’ as she was stood down by a panel of her peers on the Washington DC federal appeals court

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Mitt Romney was always a decent man

We should not have needed a Donald Trump to come to appreciate a kind, intelligent, moral man like Sen. Mitt Romney, S.E. Cupp writes.

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Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) is sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024

On Sept. 13, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) became the sixth U.S. Senator to announce they would not run for re-election in 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pretrial Fairness Act puts too much work on overworked prosecutors, judges

Additional administrative work demanded by the law ending cash bail, coupled with staff shortages, is a problem when it comes to the safety of domestic abuse victims.

Salon

It’s time for Biden to embrace his age

The Ronald Reagan strategy is not working. It’s time for Biden to get serious about his biggest vulnerability

Chicago Sun-Times

Hey, Mitt Romney, no one should be goaded into retiring, not even a president

The Utah senator has every right to call it quits. But his call for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump not to run again borders on ageism.

The Independent UK

Alyssa Farah Griffin reacts to Whoopi Goldberg asking if she’s pregnant: ‘I take it as a compliment’

‘At the break, she was apologising to me and giving me the heart sign,’ Farah Griffin said of Goldberg

The Independent UK

Mitt Romney roasted for bizarre way he eats salmon

‘He didn’t especially like salmon, but found that if he put it on a hamburger bun and smothered it in ketchup, it made for a serviceable meal’

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