Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 6 - 11:27 a.m.
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. John Curtis, who has yet to win general election in his bid to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, are at the center of the Republican debate about who will lead their expected Senate majority in 2025.
Judith Langowski, Reuters | Updated Oct. 6 - 8:27 a.m.
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Concerns about housing and crime are dominating San Francisco's mayoral race, an election that gives voters a chance to choose which path they trust to pull their city out of a slump.
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 5 - 7:01 p.m.
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Developers and county officials see a proposed industrial park north of Grantsville as an opportunity to bring jobs, but Inland Port critics worry about a site so close to the Great Salt Lake.
Steve Holland, Reuters | Posted Oct. 5 - 5:51 p.m.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday returned to the rural Pennsylvania site where he was nearly assassinated, rallying a large crowd in the critical battleground state one month before the Nov. 5 election.
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 5 - 11:26 a.m.
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Most active registered voters will start receiving their ballots by mid-October. There are deadlines to know and additional information to keep in mind to ensure your ballot is counted.
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 5 - 10:42 a.m.
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Everyone in this town remembers where they were, and what they were doing, the moment Trump was shot. Liza Cannon was bartending at the American Legion when it came up on the TVs, where "shock" and "silence" filled the room.
Associated Press | Updated Oct. 5 - 7:59 a.m.
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The Supreme Court is taking up the case of an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she is straight. The justices on Friday agreed to review an appellate ruling.
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 4 - 6:56 p.m.
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The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury.
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 4 - 6:45 p.m.
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Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and other residents are backing down from their efforts to create a referendum on the city's recent partnership agreement with Smith Entertainment Group.
Hanna Seariac, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 4 - 6:31 p.m.
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The Supreme Court will hear a case on a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the ages of their users that may have implications for Utah.
Nate Raymond and Daniel Wiessner, Reuters | Posted Oct. 4 - 5:30 p.m.
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing a plan to forgive student loan debt held by millions of Americans.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 4 - 3:05 p.m.
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Utah Reps. John Curtis and Celeste Maloy spoke Friday about bringing conservatives to the table when it comes to issues of climate change and natural resources.
Collin Binkley, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 4 - 7:47 a.m.
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President Joe Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation is free to move ahead, at least temporarily, after a judge in Georgia sent a legal challenge to Missouri.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Oct. 3 - 9:09 p.m.
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Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and challenger Erin Rider offered opposing views on taxes and a proposed public safety bond during a televised debate Thursday.
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 3 - 9:01 p.m.
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Federal agencies on Thursday released a final environmental impact statement and proposed plan outlining the management and protection of the 1.36-million-acre Bears Ears National Monument.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Oct. 3 - 1:21 p.m.
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Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson warned of threats against election systems in Utah and urged voters to "doubt the doubters before you doubt the entire election system."
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated Oct. 3 - 7:28 a.m.
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A U.S. judge on Wednesday made public a court filing in which federal prosecutors laid out their evidence accusing former President Donald Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Wayne Parry, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 2 - 6:32 p.m.
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Americans are once again free to bet on the outcome of U.S. congressional elections, at least temporarily. A federal appeals court on Wednesday dissolved an order it had previously issued.
Bernie Woodall, Reuters | Posted Oct. 2 - 9:52 a.m.
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Survivors of tropical storm Helene struggled to piece their lives back together as President Joe Biden on Wednesday planned to survey damage from the storm that killed at least 162 people following its rampage through the Southeast.
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 2 - 8:32 a.m.
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In front of another crowd — one of the hundreds of Democrat-hosted watch parties across the country, perhaps, or the College Republicans gathering down the street, or in the debate studio itself — the suggestion would have received jeers. But to this crowd, no.
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Updated Oct. 1 - 9:29 p.m.
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Four candidates for Utah attorney general faced off in a debate at Southern Utah University, addressing topics of public safety, transparency, and the perceived politicization of the office.
Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly, Reuters | Updated Oct. 1 - 9:14 p.m.
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Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed over the Middle East crisis, immigration, taxes, abortion, climate change and the economy on Tuesday at a vice presidential debate that was heavy on policy disagreements but light on personal attacks.
Heather Timmons, Reuters | Posted Oct. 1 - 8:29 p.m.
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Tim Walz, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate, was not in Hong Kong or Asia during the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as he has said, Minnesota public radio reported this week, citing a photograph and a newspaper report from that time.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 1 - 3:10 p.m.
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Republican Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz will meet in person for the first time Tuesday night on the vice presidential debate stage in New York with just over a month to go before the Nov. 5 election.
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 1 - 9:06 a.m.
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Utah Sen. Mitt Romney wasn't at a celebration of the 2034 return of the Winter Games held during International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's visit last week, but he still received "very special thanks" for leading the state's last Games more than two decades ago.
Thalia Beaty and Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 30 - 10:02 p.m.
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A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter's unprecedented 100th birthday on Tuesday.
Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 30 - 8:34 p.m.
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The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said on Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Sept. 30 - 5:22 p.m.
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The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president's Florida golf courses on Sept. 15 pleaded not guilty on Monday to five federal charges.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 30 - 12:40 p.m.
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Former U.S. ambassador and Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican, endorsed Kamala Harris' presidential bid on Sunday, citing what he described as the "fine character" of both Harris and her running mate.
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 30 - 12:05 p.m.
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A group of Utahs came together over the weekend for an experiment in getting along — opting to discuss one of the most politically divisive topics in the country: immigration.
Tim Reid, Reuters | Posted Sept. 29 - 7:40 p.m.
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Donald Trump on Saturday deployed some of his harshest rhetoric against immigrants crossing the border illegally and escalated his personal insults against Kamala Harris.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 29 - 4:49 p.m.
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A proposed bill would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to openly carry firearms in most Utah public spaces and prevent landlords from enforcing lease agreements that bar firearms.
Will Weissert, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 2:03 p.m.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is set to rally in Las Vegas as both she and Donald Trump continue to make frequent trips to Nevada, looking to push the swing state in their direction as Election Day nears.
Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 1:27 p.m.
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Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border, calling for tighter asylum restrictions and vowing to make stopping fentanyl from entering the U.S. a "top priority."
David Ljunggren, Reuters | Posted Sept. 27 - 9:09 p.m.
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over Republican rival Donald Trump in six U.S. swing states and is tied in a seventh, according to a Bloomberg poll of likely voters released on Friday.
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 27 - 9:03 p.m.
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Utah Republican candidates in some downballot races for swing districts are trying to set the chaos of state and national politics aside to win over independent or undecided voters.
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 27 - 2:59 p.m.
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A week after the Harris campaign launched an advisory committee to target Latter-day Saint voters in Arizona, the Trump campaign is quietly prepping a pitch of its own.
Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Tara Copp, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 27 - 2:40 p.m.
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The U.S. has announced an agreement with the Iraqi government to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year.
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 27 - 8:24 a.m.
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There are occasions when two Capitol Hill lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle come together for the common good. Although this can be rare, it happened this week when Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican Utah Rep. John Curtis offered each other support on their bills.
Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted Sept. 26 - 8:03 p.m.
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President Joe Biden unveiled an executive order Thursday to combat the threat posed by machine gun conversion devices, which he said could be 3D-printed.