Utah

Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has emerged as a potential contender for Hatch's Senate seat should the Senate Finance Committee chairman decide to leave Congress after next year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says he’ll encourage Orrin Hatch to seek re-election

Sarah Bedford · December 4, 2017 7:09 pm

Trump will shrink Bears Ears National Monument in what's expected to be one of the largest reductions of protected land in modern history. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Beltway Confidential

President Trump disarms the Bears Ears bomb Obama left behind for him

Philip Wegmann · December 4, 2017 6:04 pm

Hatch advisors recently reached out to Bannon and spoke with the Breitbart News executive chairman about 2018, signaling the senator could be having second thoughts about retiring. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steve Bannon mulls Orrin Hatch endorsement to block Mitt Romney

David M. Drucker · December 3, 2017 7:49 pm

Utah is the second state this week to warn families of the potential loss of insurance coverage starting around Jan. 31, 2018. Colorado sent an official notice on Monday that families on the Children's Health Insurance Program might need to consider private insurance if funding doesn't come through. (AP Photo/Amy Forliti)

Utah warns families of low funds for children’s health insurance

Robert King · December 1, 2017 8:05 pm

Any honest reading of the Antiquities Act reveals that it was created to protect "landmarks," "structures," and "objects" -- not vast swaths of land. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Energy and Environment

Trump to visit Utah Monday to announce shrinking of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase monuments: Reports

Josh Siegel · November 28, 2017 9:27 pm

With Orrin Hatch expected to retire and Boyd Matheson, the former chief of staff to Sen. Mike Lee, out of the picture, the path looks clear for the 2012 presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Path cleared for Mitt Romney in Utah after top conservative opts against Senate bid

David M. Drucker · November 20, 2017 4:35 pm

President Trump poses for photos with the University of Utah ski team during an event with NCAA championship teams at the White House, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in Washington. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is to the right of the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Which college teams visited the White House, and who stayed home?

Michael Moates · November 19, 2017 5:01 am

A state representative in Utah is drafting a bill that "would tailor the state's sex education curriculum to individual students by creating a suite of optional, web-based lessons as an alternative to classroom instruction." (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Utah, of all places, might get sex education right

Nicole Russell · November 14, 2017 6:52 pm

Some parents figure someone else will raise their children while they do drugs, drink, party, commit crimes, Snapchat, plant fake crops on FarmVille, and do anything but parent. (iStock)

Sen. John Kennedy: ‘Please stop having children you aren’t willing to raise’

John Kennedy · November 12, 2017 5:01 am

Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam celebrated his election victory with his family Tuesday night at a party at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. And he wasn't the only Democrat celebrating on Election Day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Democrats the big winners in 2017 state, local elections

Diana Stancy Correll · November 8, 2017 6:10 am

"I will continue my long-running support for him," Rep. Love said about Sen. Hatch. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Rep. Mia Love rebuffs journalist for chat about Sen. Orrin Hatch ‘reported out of context’

Katie Leach · November 1, 2017 9:32 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the waiver would allow "thousands more" in the state receive access to treatment. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration announces opioid waivers for states

Kimberly Leonard · November 1, 2017 7:00 pm