ORRIN HATCH

Quick help for suicide thoughts and other mental health emergencies will soon be as easy as 9-8-8.

Republicans repeatedly said that Roe v. Wade wasn't endangered — even as they were taking steps to overturn it. And that's worth remembering in the future.

Politicians, friends and colleagues paid tribute to the late U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch at a memorial service in Salt Lake City.

A procession of family, friends and colleagues gathered to honor late U.S. Sen. Orrin G.

The man who forged successful alliances with Democratic health giants, such as Sen. Kennedy and Rep. Waxman, fell back on his deep conservative roots as opposition grew to the Affordable Care Act.

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The former U.S. senator was known for working across party lines.

Justice Clarence Thomas participated in arguments at the Supreme Court via telephone on Monday following a hospital stay of nearly a week.

"By doing this, you continue to chip away at the respect of the institutions that the next generation is going to need if they're going to have civil society," Thomas says at Utah event.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he's worried about efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he's concerned efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices may erode the institution's credibility, speaking Friday in Utah at an event hosted by former Republican U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch’s foundation. Thomas, the most senior justice on the nine-member court, said he often worries about the long-term repercussions of trends such as “cancel culture” and a lack of civil debate. The court has leaned increasingly conservative since three justices nominated by former President Donald Trump joined its ranks.

____WHAT IS THE HATCH ACT? Theres so much chatter about the Hatch Act that retired Sen. Orrin Hatch tweeted Wednesday, Friends, I am not in charge of the Hatch Act please stop calling.Former Sen. Carl Hatch, D-N.M., wrote the legislation in 1939 to limit partisan activity by federal employees to ensure the government functions fairly and effectively. ___SHOULD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE HATCH ACT? If youre trying to silence me through the Hatch Act, its not going to work, she said in May 2019. What you see now is President Trump behaving more and more like an authoritarian leader, not a democratically elected leader.

Republicans are vowing to block President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court despite previous support for Merrick Garland for previous court appointments. Sen. Orrin Hatch joins CBSN by phone to explain his position.

Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, a ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, tells CBSN's Contessa Brewer why the next president should be the one to nominate a candidate to fill Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court seat.

In a rare Sunday session, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, was among senior Republicans who criticized Sen. Ted Cruz-Texas for accusing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying.

GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch: Obama lacks authority on immigration Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch says President Obama is "misusing the Constitution" by changing U.S. immigration policies.