Hatch announces he won't seek re-election
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today confirmed he will retire from the Senate in 2018. Hatch, who was first elected to the Senate in 1976, cited the recently completed tax reform bill signed by President Trump as a key achievement in making the announcement. Trump had pushed for Hatch to run again. His decision to retire is widely thought to open the door to the candidacy of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to succeed him in the Senate...