Emily Walker, Deseret News
Renewable energy is growing in Utah, but not without obstacles
While touring the Solv Energy solar site in Tooele County recently, Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, described the competing realities of renewable energy: the American public's desire for it, and the lack of support in Congress.10 days ago
Mike Catalini and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries: Michigan Senate race tests Democrats’ path forward
Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate.10 days ago
Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
New talks are ‘last chance’ for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says
The president on Monday said that new talks between Washington and Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country.11 days ago
Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December.11 days ago
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News
Inside the unraveling of Trump’s pick for attorney general
Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas are holding up President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.11 days ago
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News
John Curtis says ‘under no circumstance’ will he help end the filibuster, defying Trump’s wishes
Utah Sen. John Curtis said the procedural tool protects debate in the Senate and that it ‘protects independence’15 days ago
Lindsay Whitehurst and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Trump, DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused the president of sexual assault.16 days ago
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News
Owens says progressives are getting involved with GOP primaries to shift Utah leftward
Utah Rep. Burgess Owens warns Utah Republicans: progressives are "inside the gate," wanting to shift the Beehive State leftward.16 days ago
Lauran Neergaard and Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Senate panel’s COVID-19 hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment in a committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.16 days ago
Eric Cabrera
Utah postal workers rally to oppose privatization, concerned that rural communities could be affected
Citing concerns about efforts to privatize the U.S. Postal Service, postal workers gathered in Salt Lake on Tuesday to support the independent agency.17 days ago
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News
Mike Lee leads GOP revolt to cancel August recess unless election bill is passed
Sen. Mike Lee wants Republican leaders to cancel the August recess period, which could threaten crucial campaign opportunities for vulnerable incumbents.17 days ago
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from the president that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections.18 days ago
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News
From Salt Lake City to the Senate: Curtis leads tribute honoring Pioneer Day
In the US Senate on Thursday, Sen. John Curtis led a resolution honoring the Utah pioneers for exhibiting a spirit that he says still shapes the country today.22 days ago
Don Brinkerhoff, KSL
Utah SAR volunteers spend their own money to save lives. Here’s how you can help
It's been a busy summer for SAR crews across Utah, and when teams head out, in many instances they're doing it largely on their own dime.22 days ago
Lisa Mascaro, AP Congressional Correspondent
House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities
The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities.23 days ago
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters
US pauses $1B in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota
The Trump administration is pausing $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over "suspected fraud and noncompliance," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday.23 days ago
Doina Chiacu, Reuters
New Jersey says software error put 6,600 noncitizens on voter rolls
Roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey's voter rolls because of a software error at the state motor vehicles department23 days ago
Adam Small
Great Salt Lake hits lowest level in more than 3 years, but managers say conservation is paying off
At the time of publication, the south arm of Great Salt Lake sat at 4,190.9 feet above sea level. That's less than a foot above the lake's low point in 2021.24 days ago
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
A federal appeals court rejected a request by President Joe Biden to block release of audio recordings, transcripts, of interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he became president.24 days ago
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL
Could one account replace food stamps, housing, child care benefits? This Utah group thinks so
A Utah-based think tank proposes replacing several federal social welfare programs, like food stamps, with a single benefit, and suggests Utah could pilot the program.28 days ago
Michelle L. Price, Eric Tucker and Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech
President Trump elevated his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden during a primetime address to the nation on Thursday.28 days ago
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL
Utah asks DOJ not to interfere with state elections after it threatened Lt. Gov. Henderson
Top Utah officials asked the DOJ not to interfere with state elections after the agency threatened Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson with prosecution over election administration last week.29 days ago
Brenna Donnelly, KSL
New maps show landmarks removed from Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
Newly released state maps show which of southern Utah's most recognizable landscapes would lose national monument protections under President Trump's latest executive order.29 days ago
