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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman says the nation's polarization is leading to the types of scandals tarring Washington lately, including the IRS scrutiny of tea party groups, the Justice Department's seizing of Associated Press phone records and the eight-month-long investigation into the Benghazi terrorist attacks.

The Utah Republican Party again rejected a series of reforms to the party's nominating process in a move that could trigger a threatened ballot initiative to overhaul the system for picking candidates.

Mia Love , who captivated conservatives in a speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention, announced Saturday she will seek a Utah congressional seat in 2014.

Congresswoman Robin Kelly , a Democrat, voted yesterday to uphold Obamacare and protect Illinois' working families, women and seniors by voting against the Patients' Rights Repeal Act, which marks the 37th effort of the Tea Party-led House Republicans to derail the law.

The Utah Republican Party could be on the verge of making a significant change to the way candidates are selected.

With implementation of Obamacare set to begin later this year, the vote is largely symbolic.

One of the most striking aspects of the 2012 elections is that Republicans won their third-largest House majority since the late 1920s while losing the popular vote.

Former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is helping launch a new weekly radio talk show on SiriusXM aimed at promoting bipartisan politics.

Fearing new regulations in the aftermath of the financial crisis, payday lenders decided to make a major play for the support of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Recently Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. Orrin Hatch voted against the "Violence Against Women Act." Sen.

Republicans want to make sure the most vulnerable Democrats they've failed to take out in the past don't survive again next year.

From the Standard-Examiner : "In November 2012, Love ran for a congressional seat in Utah's 4th District, but lost to Democratic incumbent Jim Matheson by 768 votes.

Ever since Utah gained statehood in 1896, Republican and Democratic voters have made their way to neighborhood caucuses and county and state conventions to nominate candidates for political office.

House lawmakers are split on how the federal government should better track prescription drugs with one powerful Republican promising a "track and trace" law by August while Democrats press for stronger safeguards in the proposal.

A strongly worded letter from Congressman Jim Matheson is taking on Capitol Hill leadership over health care benefits for Congressional staff.

Democrats moved quickly on Thursday to tamp down a report that they're seeking to "exempt" themselves from a key piece of President Obama's healthcare law.

House lawmakers pressed a Food and Drug Administration official on the need for a federal "track-and-trace" system that would boost the security of the pharmaceutical supply chain in the U.S. at a time when counterfeit or substandard drugs are increasingly of concern.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health heard testimony on Thursday morning from representatives of the Food and Drug Administration and several industry trade groups following the introduction of draft legislation that sponsors said would strengthen the country's pharmaceutical supply chain.

After nearly four years of construction, the Utah Transit Authority and Salt Lake City have officially opened the six-mile light rail line linking Salt Lake City International Airport to the existing 20 miles of light rail and wider mass transit system along the Wasatch Front.

Yolanda Sandoval sheds tears as she holds her grandson Issac Guzman as she joins supporters of her daughter Brenda Guzman-Sandoval gather Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Congressman Jim Matheson's West Jordan, Utah office trying to gain assistance in stopping her deportation.