Nation Apr 23 Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88 Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Sep 27 Sen. Hatch calls Ford ‘attractive,’ ‘pleasing’ "She's attractive, and she's a nice person and I wish her well," Sen. Orrin Hatch said. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 10 Watch 6:17 Hatch: Roe v. Wade being overturned is ‘false concern’ for Democrats Will Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have an easy time being confirmed by the Senate? Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, says he hopes Democrats will be open to voting for him. Hatch joins Judy Woodruff to discuss whether the court with…
Politics Jun 26 Mitt Romney wins GOP primary in Utah Senate race Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat, setting him on the path to re-start his political career with a Senate seat left open by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Apr 19 Babies of senators now welcome in Senate chamber By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press A historic rule change passed Wednesday allowing the newborns of Senate members into the chamber. Its passage without objection came despite plenty of concern, some privately aired, among senators of both parties about the threat the tiny humans pose to… Continue reading
Jan 02 Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch says he will retire after four decades in Senate By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Hatch is the longest-serving Republican in the Senate. He chairs the powerful Senate Finance Committee and was a major force in getting a tax overhaul through in December. Continue reading
Dec 20 Here’s when states could run out of money to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program By Laura Santhanam Nine million children nationwide receive health care coverage through CHIP. But many of them could soon be uninsured if Congress doesn’t vote to reauthorize its funding. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:18 Republican senators are privately crafting a health care bill, raising alarm from Democrats By PBS News Hour Republican senators are trying to finish drafting their own health care bill this week as part of the GOP effort to replace the Affordable Care Act, and they’ve been doing it in secret. Democrats like Sen. Claire McCaskill have been… Continue watching
May 08 Interior secretary tours Bears Ears, hotly contested monument in Utah By Michelle L. Price and Brady McCombs, Associated Press U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took an aerial tour Monday of one of America's newest and most hotly contested monuments — one of 27 he's been ordered to review by President Donald Trump to determine if they were properly established. Continue reading