Mitt Romney

Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman – and soon

By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay.

GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with changing political reality.

Mitt Romney slams politicians attacking mail-in voting

By Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press

Romney said Friday that the United States must stand as an example to more fragile democratic nations to show that elections can be held in a free and fair manner.

Romney will support GOP effort to investigate Biden

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Trump's efforts to have Ukraine investigate the Bidens were central to the impeachment charges he faced. Romney was the only Republican who voted to convict.

WATCH: GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says he will vote to convict Trump

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Breaking from his party, Romney will likely be the only Republican senator to favor ousting the impeached president.

Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The vote on allowing new witnesses was defeated 51-49 on a near party-line vote.

4 takeaways from 2 days of impeachment trial questions

By Daniel Bush

The White House legal team and House managers Thursday concluded two days of answering questions from senators in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Here are key takeaways from their arguments.

WATCH: Sen. Mitt Romney says it’s ‘important to hear’ Bolton testimony

By Associated Press

The account has given Democrats fuel in their pursuit of testimony from Bolton and other witnesses. Romney says Bolton "has relevant testimony" and it is "increasingly apparent it is important to hear" from him.

Facing weaker GOP support, Trump urges allies to rally against impeachment

President Trump on Monday again denied any improper conduct with Ukraine, and lashed out at Democrats over the impeachment inquiry. Last week, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged the president withheld military aid to Ukraine in part…

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AP Fact Check: Trump points fingers as he faces impeachment inquiry

By Hope Yen, Lindsay Whitehurst, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook to defend himself: blasting the inquiry as illegal, attacking his investigators and critics alike, and deriding the whistleblower process as all-but-rigged. Many facts are getting lost in the process.