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Romney weighs in on Washington controversies
(CNN) – Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Friday and weighed in on the barrage of controversies plaguing the White House in recent weeks. The former Massachusetts governor said he's “over” the election but is "not a fan of the president." He said a special counsel […]
Romney on Olympics bid: Thanks, but no thanks
(CNN) - Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is happy to offer advice and counsel to San Diego's committee bidding for the Olympic Games, but he does "not intend to take a management position with the committee," according to a Romney aide. San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat, told the Associated Press over the [...]
Democrats on guest list for Romney event
(CNN) – Some high-profile Democrats are heading to Park City, Utah this summer to attend a policy retreat held by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. According to the guest list, obtained by CNN from a source close to Romney, former senior adviser to President Obama's re-election campaign, David Axelrod, and outgoing Los Angeles Mayor [...]
Romney: Obama gave a 'superb' speech
(CNN) - Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney praised President Barack Obama's remarks on Thursday at an interfaith service remembering victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. In an interview on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," Romney also stressed the importance of learning from such terror attacks and opened up about how his faith [...]
Romney to attend same Boston memorial as Obama
(CNN) - Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will attend an interfaith service honoring those who suffered or lost their lives in the Boston bombing, two sources close to Romney confirmed. President Barack Obama is also scheduled to be at the event, the White House announced Tuesday. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who ran his [...]
Obama adviser: President won't propose 'Romney economic plan'
(CNN) - If the White House and Congress ultimately reach a deal on a budget, it won't look anything like Mitt Romney's plan, according to White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer. "What this president will not do is come in - right after getting re-elected - and enact the Romney economic plan, which is what [...]
Romney still 'very concerned about the country'
(CNN) – His loss last November hasn't quelled Mitt Romney's worries the country is headed in the wrong direction, the former presidential candidate said in a radio interview Wednesday. "I'm very concerned about the country," Romney told radio host and comedian Dennis Miller. "I wouldn't have gotten into this if I thought everything was going [...]
Mitt Romney to host Park City retreat
Washington (CNN) – Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will host a policy retreat in Park City, Utah this June "to hear from political, business and other thought leaders," according to an invitation obtained by CNN. As Romney continues to plot his post-election future, the retreat further signals he’s serious about staying active on policy [...]
What foiled the conservative dream ticket?
(CNN) – For the subset of Republicans who viewed Mitt Romney as a Massachusetts moderate unfit for their party's presidential nomination, it could have been the dream ticket: Gingrich-Santorum for president. Or was it Santorum-Gingrich for president? According to a new report, the fight over whose name went atop the ballot ultimately foiled plans for [...]
Acknowledging defeat, Romney points to governors as GOP's future
(CNN) – The next wave of Republican leaders can be found in the nation's statehouses, last year's GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney told a receptive crowd of conservative activists Friday. In his first major speech since last November's defeat, Romney cited governors in traditionally Democratic states as examples of effective conservative leadership who could make [...]
Portman outside comfort zone in same-sex marriage discussion
(CNN) – When Rob Portman signed on to the Mitt Romney campaign in January 2012, he was seen as a key supporter - a rising star in the Republican Party, a swing state campaigner and a staunch conservative who could protect Romney on the right. For the next 11 months, Portman zipped around the country, [...]
Romney to give personal speech at CPAC
National Harbor, Maryland (CNN) – It's his first major speech since losing last year's presidential election. So what will Mitt Romney say when he addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday afternoon? A source close to the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP nominee tells CNN that Romney will give a personal and forward looking [...]
Trump a right-leaning tower at CPAC
(CNN) – Real estate titan Donald Trump was all over the map Friday in his speech to conservatives, criticizing a range of Republicans from Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to former GOP nominee Mitt Romney–and arguing that the country "is in a total mess." The billionaire also cooked up a plate of his own solutions for [...]
Nikki Haley to introduce Romney at CPAC
(CNN) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will introduce Mitt Romney at a gathering of conservative activists on Friday, a GOP source told CNN. Haley, who endorsed Romney early in last year's Republican primary contest, wasn't previously listed as a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the annual confab of activists that's taking [...]
Bartender put Romney's campaign on the rocks
(CNN) – The man who filmed Mitt Romney making the now-infamous "47%" comments is speaking out about why he secretly-recorded the GOP presidential candidate at a fundraiser last May. A bartender who worked for a catering company, the source said he was inspired to do so after a friendly encounter with former President Bill Clinton. [...]
Romney's having his fluffernutter and eating it too
Washington (CNN) - The caption could read: "A party ain't a party till Mitt Romney eats his fluffernutter cake." On Tuesday, Romney had his cake – and ate it too – as he celebrated his birthday. Eldest son Tagg Romney put out pictures of his father, apparently in full office party mode, on the social [...]
Scott Romney 'interested' in 2014 run for Senate
Washington (CNN) – Scott Romney, the elder brother of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is considering running for the Senate seat that will be vacated by retiring Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan next year. "He's interested and seriously looking at it," a friend of the Romney family told CNN Political Director Mark Preston on [...]
Mitt Romney has a new job
(CNN) - Mitt Romney will return to the private sector. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee will join Solamere Capital, the investment firm founded by his eldest son, Tagg. Romney will serve as chairman of the firm's executive committee, where he'll advise on matters of private equity, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Wednesday. [...]
Ann Romney considered 'Dancing with the Stars'
(CNN) - Ann Romney, the wife of former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, confirmed in an interview that she considered an offer to join ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," but ultimately declined. "I would've loved to have done it, and I am turning 64, and I started thinking about it," she said on "Fox News [...]
Romney: 'My heart said we were going to win'
(CNN) – Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney looked back to the moment on election night that he knew he had lost. "It was a slow recognition, until ultimately when the Ohio numbers began coming in and they were disappointing, I said, 'Look, this looks like we lost.' Wasn't certain. Some people said 'Oh, look, [...]