Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) di...
Josh Boak, Associated Press

Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

The pause is apparently an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the U.S. and most of the world.
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Carter Williams, KSL.com

Federal FrontRunner funding remains in flux as US transportation secretary visits Utah

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he believes in investing in transit projects like FrontRunner, especially as the Wasatch Front continues to quickly grow.
1 year ago
White House press secretary...
David Bauder, Associated Press

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists

A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
1 year ago
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press ...
Andrew Adams, KSL TV

Kennedy Jr. backs Utah new law barring fluoride from public water supplies

Top Trump administration officials including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. applauded Utah leaders for new laws.
1 year ago
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Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV

‘A voice for the ages’: Family, friends celebrate former Rep. Mia Love’s legacy

Former Utah Republican Congresswoman Mia Love was remembered as a passionate public servant, loving family member and friend during a funeral service Monday.
1 year ago
Mia Love visitation'...
Shelby Lofton, KSL TV

‘She definitely broke barriers’: Colleagues, friends, family and supporters remember Mia Love at visitation

Many people paid their respects on Sunday at the visitation of former Congresswoman Mia Love.
1 year ago
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to a capacity crowd during an event at UW-Parkside on March 07...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Health Secretary RFK Jr., Sen. Bernie Sanders to visit Utah in separate events next week

It won't be the first stop in the Beehive State for either Sanders or Kennedy. Both visited during their recent presidential campaigns.
1 year ago
More than 40 Utah lawmakers are asking top leaders in Congress to reboot a program providing compen...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

41 Utah lawmakers ask Congress to restart compensation for downwinders

Utah was one of the states most heavily impacted by radiation fallout from midcentury tests in Nevada. Downwinders lived in parts of Utah, Nevada and Arizona.
1 year ago
Utahns protest during a National Day of Protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the...
Kennedy Camarena, KSL NewsRadio and Emma Benson, KSL TV

Thousands gather for ‘Hands Off’ protest at the Utah Capitol

Thousands of people gathered in protest of decisions made by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Saturday at the Utah Capitol.
1 year ago
A Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner train. A suspect is in custody after police say a person was s...
Bryanna Willis

UDOT, UTA say no projects delayed despite federal review of transportation funding

Over $100 million in transportation funding in Utah is under review as part of the Trump administration's efforts to cut back on federal spending.
1 year ago
President Donald Trump, driven by his son Eric Trump, arrives at Trump National Doral during the LI...
Associated Press

Trump says things are ‘going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it’s going very well.” “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said when asked about the market as he left […]
1 year ago
Four elderly men sitting on a step reading a newspaper during the Great Depression, USA, circa 1937...
Diana Jones

What can the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act teach us about what to expect from today’s tariffs?

This isn't the first time tariffs have been used to help the American economy. In 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was passed by Congress and it put in place a number of broad tariffs. 
1 year ago
Utah Forward Party presser...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

United Utah Party, Utah Forward Party announce plans to merge operations

Two of Utah's smallest and newest political parties announced plans to merge their operations Tuesday.
1 year ago
FILE - A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025....
Associated Press

Amazon’s last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday

Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday.
1 year ago
Millions of dollars in proposed tax increases are now off the table for 39 cities and other entitie...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Utah in a relatively safe space amidst federal funding cuts

In a seemingly endless whirlwind of federal funding cuts and changes, Utah has a relatively strong foundation to weather the storm.
1 year ago
In this image provided by Senate Television, Sen, Cory Booker, D-N.J. participates in a marathon sp...
Mike Catalini and Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech

Cory Booker took the Senate floor Monday night and finished Tuesday night. He broke a speech record set 68 years ago by then-Sen. Strom Thurmond.
1 year ago
People protest outside of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Tuesday, Apr...
Associated Press

Here’s where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation’s top health agencies

The cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and senior leaders, leaving the federal government without many key health experts.
1 year ago
The Utah State Board of Education diversity programs...
Tim Vandenack, ksl.com

Utah Board of Education measure targets diversity programs ‘still present and active’ in schools

The Utah Board of Education will debate diversity programs that remain in schools, tying diversity initiatives to Soviet-style communism.
1 year ago
Boxes of flavored vape cartridges sit empty, Thursday, after a ban on the product went into enforce...
Collin Leonard, KSL.com

Officials celebrate flavored vape ban ruling, but it’s complicated

The ruling comes after SB61 was passed in an attempt to combat minors' use of vape products by banning their sale.
1 year ago
Trump says he won't 'fire people' over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security tea...
Associated Press

Trump says he won’t ‘fire people’ over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team

President Trump on Saturday made his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak over Signal.
1 year ago
Trump's FCC commissioner opens investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC for diversity policies....
DAVID BAUDER

Trump’s FCC commissioner opens investigation into Walt Disney Co. and ABC for diversity policies

President Donald Trump’s FCC commissioner said Friday he’s opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television network to see whether they are “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the probe in a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger on Friday. The company said it was reviewing […]
1 year ago
FILE - The Utah Department of Health and Human Services building. DHHS (Steve Griffin, Deseret News...
Michael Houck

Sudden end of federal grants results in layoffs at Utah DHHS, department says

The Utah DHHS confirmed that it will lay off several employees due to the unexpected termination of several federal grants.
1 year ago
Michelle Lee

Utah dentist says removing fluoride from water is a bad idea

Utah has banned fluoride in public drinking water, making it the first in the country to do so. Here's why dentists think that's a bad idea.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID

A federal appeals court on Friday lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s DOGE from further cuts at USAID.
1 year ago