Article snippet: Senator Orrin Hatch met with Mitt Romney in a hotel room in Washington last March and he had an idea: that Romney should run for Senate. The Maryland senator filed for reelection, saying he will run very aggressive campaign on the issues. Jay Gonzalez, a former state budget chief, said the one-time Senate president ought to leave the Legislature. A poll found that Democrats are as likely as Republicans to say they plan to vote in this year’s congressional elections. President Trump accused Democrats of being ‘‘un-American’’ — and perhaps treasonous — for refusing to cheer during his State of the Union. The House intelligence committee has voted to release a Democratic rebuttal to a GOP memo on the Russia investigation. The head of the Boston FBI office, in these “surprising and tumultuous times,” there will “be some changes on the horizon.” The Supreme Court is allowing a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania to proceed. <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story.]> Recent work from Boston Globe political reporters. Frank Phillips is the State House bureau chief. He has covered politics for decades for the Boston Globe. Stephanie Ebbert has been a local news repor... Link to the full article to read more