Utah Republican state Sen. Dan Liljenquist told The Daily Caller he thinks Attorney General Eric Holder should resign over Operation Fast and Furious, and he is demanding that U.S. Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch — who he may run a primary campaign against in 2012 — step up to the plate and call for Holder’s resignation too. (more)
A popular GOP state senator from Utah who survived a horrific plane crash in Guatemala three years ago says it’s likely he’ll challenge Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch for his seat in 2012. (more)
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says he hasn’t formulated an opinion on Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” tax reform plan, but praised the Georgia businessman for stepping up and offering a specific proposal to reform the tax system. (more)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he had received the endorsement of California Republican and House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa. (more)
Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican, asked National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Craig Becker on Tuesday if he helped the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) write its “intimidation manual.” (more)
Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch may have dodged a conservative primary challenge — at least from one possible opponent. (more)
Commentator Michelle Malkin said Friday she doesn’t think Republican Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch should be re-elected, despite a pro-Hatch website prominently displaying a quotation from her on its website. (more)
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch has won a high-profile re-election endorsement that will surely help him with Tea Party voters in his state: Fox News commentator Sean Hannity on Tuesday endorsed the Republican Senator on his radio show. (more)
The National Republican Senatorial Committee gave $43,100 to Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch’s campaign, despite recent pleas from Tea Party activists that the organization wait until a Republican nominee is selected before supporting a candidate. (more)
Utah’s single Democratic congressman, Rep. Jim Matheson, has a good shot at unseating Sen. Orrin Hatch should he decide to run for Senate, according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling. (more)
A bitter Republican primary for the U.S. Senate could be on the horizon in Utah, yet two potential opponents have one thing in common: Mitt Romney. (more)
The top Republicans on the Senate Finance and Budget Committees sent a letter to President Obama on Friday, calling on the president to release any proposals discussed during the debt limit negotiations. (more)
They weren’t wearing face paint, but they said they felt like they were in Braveheart. (more)
After days of hype, 47 conservative organizations and more than 20 members of Congress officially announced their support for the “Cut, Cap, Balance Pledge” during a press conference Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill. It was a shining moment in the spotlight for the conservative movement. (more)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has won the famous Capitol hideaway office that once belonged to his old friend, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), which has long been considered the pinnacle of insider prestige. (more)
Republican Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch could face some tough competition in 2012 from a Democratic competitor, and also from within his own party, according to a Deseret News/KSL-TV poll released Monday. (more)
At least one big name at the Tea Party-aligned organization, FreedomWorks, isn’t behind the group’s effort to oust Republican Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch from the ticket in 2012. (more)
Republican Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz reacted to news that a leading national Tea Party-affiliated organization is targeting Sen. Orrin Hatch by saying Hatch has “been on the wrong side on a lot of major issues.” (more)
Conservative talk radio show host Mark Levin is not pleased that the Tea Party-aligned group FreedomWorks plans to launch a “Retire Orrin Hatch” campaign this weekend. (more)
It’s official: Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch is the first Republican incumbent who will be targeted by one of the nation’s most influential Tea Party-aligned organizations. (more)

























