Orrin Hatch heaped praise Tuesday afternoon on indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, calling him "decent" and "honorable" in testimony at Stevens' trial. Hatch, of Utah, said he met Stevens when Hatch ran for ...

A.M. Edition for January 3: Utah Republican senator Orrin Hatch says he'll retire when his term ends. Plus, organic milk, long a staple in many consumers' diets, is awash in oversupply as demand falls ...

SANDY, Utah (AP) - Utah Republicans denied U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch a clear path to a seventh and final term Saturday, forcing the 78-year-old lawmaker into a June primary with 37-year-old former state ...

President Bush's choice for a federal appeals court seat was defeated in committee on Thursday along a party-line vote. Was Priscilla Owens too conservative to serve on the federal bench or was she ...

Salt Lake Tribune reporter Mark Eddington has been writing about southern Utah for three years and explains what he covers and why.

Every elected official can benefit from insight and input from the political opposition. Neither party has cornered the market on good ideas.

Democrats — particularly Schumer — have been willing to kowtow to the Floridian’s demands, even if it shifts the bill further to the right by including amendments like those from Sen. Orrin Hatch ...