Orrin Hatch

Senate Republican says she'll back immigration bill

2013-06-09 18:58:00

WASHINGTON — Conservative Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte announced her support Sunday for the Senate's bipartisan immigration overhaul, lending momentum to the comprehensive measure. "Our immigration system is completely broken," the New Hampshire...

Civil rights case is obstacle for Obama's Labor Department pick

2013-06-10 03:00:00

WASHINGTON — It began with an odd civil rights claim, one that now threatens to derail the confirmation of President Obama's civil rights chief to lead the Labor Department. White landlords had sued the city of St. Paul, Minn., for aggressively...

Senate immigration bill teeters as it tilts rightward

2013-06-05 18:34:00

WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration bill is poised to undergo a decidedly rightward shift in an attempt to attract more Republican votes, but that threatens to erode bipartisan consensus. Democratic and Republican authors of the bill have...

Medicare financial outlook improves, but problems still loom

2013-05-31 16:40:00

WASHINGTON — The federal government projected Friday that Medicare's main trust fund would not run in the red until 2026, two years later than projected last year, in part because of slower growth in healthcare costs. Prospects for the Social...

Immigration reform divides Republicans

2013-05-08 18:37:00

WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as lawmakers prepare to take the first votes on the proposal Thursday. Alabama's Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a...

McManus: Obama's IRS choice

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...

IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th

2013-05-21 19:13:00

WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...

Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate

2013-05-21 23:01:00

WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...

Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration

2013-05-21 21:16:00

WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...

Tentative deal reached on high-tech visas in immigration bill

2013-05-21 09:13:00

WASHINGTON — The outlines of a possible agreement emerged Tuesday on the criteria for high-skilled visas in the immigration overhaul, potentially paving the way for a key Republican senator to support the sweeping legislation and give it a boost...

Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report

2013-05-21 08:36:00

WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...

Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration

2013-05-21 10:13:00

WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...

From left, Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) confer as the Senate Judiciary Committee meets on immigration reform on Capitol Hill.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), center, confers with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), right, and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y far left, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's markup for the immigration reform bill on Capitol Hill.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Rep. Charles "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R-Miss.) did not run for reelection in 2008 after he filed for divorce and his wife accused him of an extramarital affair.

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