Sen. Rob Portman’s Son Writes About Coming Out
Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — Two weeks after his Republican senator dad announced his support for gay marriage and one day before the Supreme Court is to hear arguments on the issue, 21 year-old Will Portman penned an edit…
Karl Rove: ‘I Could’ Imagine Next GOP Presidential Nominee Supporting Gay Marriage
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Fox News contributor and former Bush deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said Sunday morning on This Week that he can imagine the next Republican nominee for the White House supporting gay marriage.“I could,” Rove said on …
Sen. Rob Portman Reveals He Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A longtime opponent to same-sex marriage has dramatically changed course.Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio now says he supports marriage for same-sex couples two years after his college-aged son, Will, reve…
Sen. Rob Portman: Romney ‘Probably’ Could Win Election Without Ohio
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Speaking to ABC’s Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper Sunday morning on This Week, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney could “probably” win the White House without a victory in th…
Sen. Rob Portman Defends Romney’s Use of Libya on Campaign Trail
ABC(NEW YORK) — Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio defended GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney Sunday morning on “This Week” for his use of the deadly incident in Libya to criticize President Obama on the campaign trail. The father of killed U.S. …
Romney Jokes Portman Plays Obama Too Well in Debate Prep
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(VANDALIA, Ohio) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney joked Tuesday that Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio., plays President Obama so well in their debate prep session that afterwards he wants to “kick him out of the room.&r…
Romney Will Practice Debating this Week with Obama Proxy
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Last week was all about Mitt Romney. This week, it’s all about him preparing to face President Obama for a series of three debates planned for October.The Republican presidential nominee is not ruling out makin…
Portman Opens Up About Call from Romney
Mark Lyons/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Senator Rob Portman, R-OH, learned from Gov. Mitt Romney via telephone Friday evening that he was not picked to be the GOP running mate.On Saturday morning, Portman managed to duck ABC News’ camera as he…
Rob Portman Sees Obama in Passing Motorcade in Colorado
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(PUEBLO, Colo.) — It happened at the corner of Frontage Road and Bonforte. As the Romney campaign bus, full of Colorado Republicans and vice presidential short-lister Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, rolled towards its fifth and …
VP Shortlister Rob Portman Comes Out Swinging in Colorado
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(JOHNSTOWN, Colo.) — Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, arrived right on time at Johnson’s Corner this morning for his first event of the day bracketing President Obama in Colorado.With the Romney bus behind him, the Ohio sena…
Portman Isn’t Thinking About Being Picked As VP
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(ASHLAND, Ohio) — There are few moments that change a politician’s life as dramatically as being picked to be a presidential running mate.The scenario goes something like this: The call comes asking you to join the ti…
Portman Punts When Asked if Ready to Be VP
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — It was just last week Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, received the endorsement of House Speaker John Boehner, who said he was “partial” to Portman when asked who his pick would be Mitt Romney’s running…
Who is Rob Portman? The ‘Anti-Palin’ of VP Picks, ‘Confident Enough to Be Humble’
ABC News Correspondent Ann Compton with Rob Portman on July 16 (ABC News)(CINCINNATI) — Ask Rob Portman, the soft-spoken Republican senator from Ohio, about the significance of Mitt Romney’s looming running-mate decision, and he insists the pick…
GOP Address: Sen. Portman Says There’s a Better Way to American Economic Comeback
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the nation’s unemployment rate still above eight percent, Sen. Rob Portman criticizes President Obama for what he says are failed economic policies that hinder job creation.In this week’s Republican addr…
GOP Address: Sen. Portman Says There’s a Better Way to American Economic Comeback
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the nation’s unemployment rate still above eight percent, Sen. Rob Portman criticizes President Obama for what he says are failed economic policies that hinder job creation.In this week’s Republican addr…
Veepstakes: Rob Portman Met with Romney Aides
Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rob Portman told ABC News today that he had six meetings over a six hour time span with some of Mitt Romney’s chief campaign advisors and did not deny meeting with Beth Myers, the woma…
Possible VP Pick Rob Portman Visits Mitt Romney Turf
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, is on a fundraising, Mitt Romney-advocating roll with events taking the rumored vice presidential contender suspiciously close to the presumptive Republican nominee and his team ove…
Sen. Portman Weighs In on Supreme Court Immigration Ruling; VP Future?
Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press(WASHINGTON) — After a day of silence on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on immigration, Ohio Senator Rob Portman finally weighed in. Portman said that while he had not had a chance to read through the case…
Rob Portman Laughs Off All the VP Talk
Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press(PARK CITY, Utah) — Sen. Rob Portman’s status as a “special guest” at the posh donor retreat hosted by Mitt Romney’s campaign for his top contributors this evening isn’t going to d…
Bush Library Refuses to Release Rob Portman’s Records
Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press(WASHINGTON) — The George W. Bush Presidential Library has denied a request by a Democratic super PAC to turn over documents relating to Rob Portman’s stint in the Bush administration.Earlier this week th…