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US Senator Joe Manchin speaks at The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, in January. Photo: Reuters

Senator Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for US president in 2024

The West Virginia lawmaker said he was not going to be a ‘deal-breaker’ or ‘spoiler’, as he revealed his decision not to make a third-party bid.

US Senator Mitt Romney won’t seek re-election in 2024

US chip bill unites Bernie Sanders with conservative right in opposition

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Joe Biden meets politicians to discuss US$2 trillion infrastructure proposal

Monday’s meeting marks the second time Biden will host a bipartisan group of politicians to try to craft an infrastructure bill both parties will support

US President Joe Biden holds a bi-partisan meeting on the American Jobs Plan at the White House in Washington, DC on Monday. Photo: Reuters

US passes 20 million coronavirus cases as Romney calls for emergency measures

The US has so far registered 20,007,149 cases and 346,408 deaths in the pandemic.

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Letters | Trump’s refusal to concede sets bad precedent

Trump’s case of massive electoral fraud is getting weaker by the day. He should accept defeat in the time-honoured tradition and show respect to voters and the electoral system.

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Politico | Trumpiest person wins: how Trump is reshaping Congress from ground up

Long-time Republican lawmakers are retiring in safe seats, and president’s hardcore acolytes are taking their place

US President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Yuma International Airport in Arizona on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Beware China buying up devalued US assets after pandemic, say senators

Potential targets could include technology, aerospace and energy companies that have lost value.

Opinion | The US and China are both in crisis – but Trump can be voted out

Trump has stirred up the toxic pot of partisanship politics even as Xi’s leadership style exacerbated the coronavirus crisis. But there is strength in America’s political system: it gives voters the right to criticise and select their leaders.

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Letters | Up to US voters now to show Trump he is not above the law

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tears up her copy of President Trump’s state-of-the-nation speech on February 4, in a “courteous” expression of disapproval. Photo: AFP

Trump takes victory lap after impeachment acquittal

Trump vented about his grievances against the impeachment process and ticked off names of those he felt had wronged him.

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US President Donald Trump gestures as US First Lady Melania Trump waves. Photo: EPA-EFE

US Senate acquits Donald Trump of all impeachment charges

Fifty-two Republicans voted to acquit Trump of abuse of power while all 47 Democrats voted to remove him from office.

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‘World War Six’: Trump attacks Bolton as impeachment trial enters new phase

The White House attempts to block publication of tell-all book by former national security adviser over ‘top secret’ material.

Close Obama ally Deval Patrick plans 2020 US presidential bid

Move by popular ex-Massachusetts governor injects new layer of uncertainty into contest less than three months before first votes.

Then Governor Deval Patrick (left, with then Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray) speaks before a moment of silence for marathon bombing victims at the statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, in April 2013. Photo: Boston Herald via TNS

Lawmakers introduce new bill to ban US pension fund from investing in China

Group led by Marco Rubio says such investment is ‘effectively funding Chinese government and Communist Party’s efforts to undermine US economic and national security’.

US Senator Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate hearing in April. Photo: Reuters

Trump fires back after Romney criticises him over China probe calls

Romney denounced Trump on Friday, saying his calls for China and Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden were ‘wrong and appalling’.

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US Senate votes down two bills to end government shutdown

Competing plans to end the shutdown, now in its 34th day, both fall short despite some senators crossing the aisle and feeding hopes of a compromise.

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Trump critic Mitt Romney declares candidacy for Utah senate seat

Mitt Romney, the former Republican White House hopeful and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, announced Friday that he is seeking a US Senate seat in Utah. Photo: AFP

Romney recalls the 'ups-and-downs' in his first post-defeat interview

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney break bread, if not the ice

Stop insulting voters, senior Republicans urge party

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City scope: politricks of the trade

C.Y. Leung should see hope in city's under-represented moderates

A Bad Week for … , November 11, 2012

White House aside, the world is Mitt Romney's oyster

Mitt Romney is now a restless chief executive with no organisation to run. Photo: AFP

Mitt Romney's money men lick their wounds in wake of election

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson was the top spender. Photo: Reuters

Reality sweeps away Republican fantasies

Silence descends on Mitt Romney camp as results come in

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Mitt Romney
Republican Party candidate for the US presidential election 2012. Romney was born in 1947 and is a Mormon. He gained popularity for successfully organising the US$100 million surplus 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, which helped him win the position of Massachusetts governor from 2003-2007. After losing to John McCain in 2008, Romney came back to win as Republican nominee in 2012 and faces Barack Obama in November elections with running mate Paul Ryan.
Born
12 Mar 1947
Industry
Politics
Job Title
Politician
last updated:
7 October, 2024
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