Party Politics
Post-Paxton impeachment trial analysis
Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Tag: Mitt Romney
Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Posted on · Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
National
Republican Lawmakers Divided On Election Certification
Posted on · Dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate have said they will object to certification of the Electoral College results. Others say it's time to move on.
Election 2020
White House Walks Back Trump Hedging On Potential Transfer Of Power
Posted on · Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others rebuked President Trump's equivocation about whether he might transfer power peacefully against a backdrop of uncertainty about the ongoing election.
Houston Matters
Romney’s Fake Twitter Account, And A Dolphin’s World Series Prediction: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
News
Mitt Romney: Robert Jeffress Wrong Man To Give Jerusalem Embassy Prayer
Posted on · Jeffress responded in a tweet of his own by defending his view that "salvation is through faith in Christ alone"
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 46: What to do about guns?
Posted on · Brandon and Jay walk us through new electoral lines being drawn in Pennsylvania, how twice as many women are running for office this year and President Trump endorsing Mitt Romney for a Senate seat in Utah
News
Trump Endorses Romney For U.S. Senate, But Does It Signal Détente?
Posted on · Pundits have speculated that the famously strained relationship between the president and the former presidential candidate could mean a future Sen. Romney would be a thorn in Trump's side
News
Mitt Romney Takes Veiled Swipes At Trump In Senate Run Announcement
Posted on · The 2012 GOP presidential nominee blasts Washington in an announcement video, saying, "Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world; Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion"
News
Mitt Romney Treated For Prostate Cancer
Posted on · Romney was diagnosed with “slow-growing prostate cancer” and the cancer was removed surgically and found not to have spread beyond the prostate