Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

2023 Utah municipal and special election...
Carlos Artiles Fortun and Samantha Herrera

What to look for in the 2023 Utah municipal and special elections

Voters in Salt Lake City and Ogden will choose their mayors, and Utah's 2nd Congressional District will choose a federal representative.
3 years ago
Meta logo on phone...
Brian Fung, CNN

Meta prohibits generative AI tools for political ads

Meta has updated its policies surrounding the advertising tools to restrict their use by ad campaigns that may be related to elections, politics and social issues.
3 years ago
Voting signs at West Valley City Hall in West Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023....
Adam Small

Utah’s election day to come later this month

Many American voters will head to polling stations today, but not those in the Beehive state. Utah's election day is on November 21.
3 years ago
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is pictured on February 7, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huc...
Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN

Sarah Huckabee Sanders endorses Trump for president

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to endorse Donald Trump for president during his November 8 rally outside of Miami.
3 years ago
Devin Oldroyd

76% of Americans believe the nation is heading in the wrong direction, according to new poll

According to a new ABCNews/Ipsos poll, 76% of Americans believe the nation is heading in the wrong direction.
3 years ago
Mary Dickson, a playwright, former journalist and downwinder, shares her experience at a press conf...
Emma Keddington

“Downwinders” affected by radiation exposure call on lawmakers to extend compensation

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has provided financial support for downwinders for years. It's set to expire in June of 2024.
3 years ago
Gov. Cox headquarters vandalized...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Suspect in custody after vandalizing Gov. Cox campaign headquarters

A suspect is in custody after he vandalized Governor Cox's reelection campaign headquarters.
3 years ago
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds are pictured here in Ames, Iowa, on September ...
Kit Maher, CNN

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Ron DeSantis

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary at a pre-debate rally in Des Moines, Iowa.
3 years ago
Bernie Sanders, seen here on May 18, said on November 5 that he doesn’t know that a ceasefire is ...
Casey Gannon, CNN

Sanders says he doesn’t know that a ceasefire is possible ‘with an organization like Hamas’

Bernie Sanders said Sunday he doesn’t know that a ceasefire is possible in the Israel-Hamas war.
3 years ago
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaks in the Gold Room at the Capitol on Jan. 23. An amended laws...
Bridger Beal-Cvetko

Amended lawsuit against Tim Ballard accuses Utah AG Sean Reyes of witness tampering

SALT LAKE CITY — Five women who accused Tim Ballard of sexual misconduct allege in a new court filing that Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes tried to protect the founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad against complaints filed against him and the organization. The women on Thursday filed an amended complaint in a civil lawsuit brought […]
3 years ago
Palestinians walk away from the kibbutz of Kfar Azza, Israel, near the fence with the Gaza strip on...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Hopes are raised for University of Utah graduate stuck in Gaza as the Rafah border crossing opens

Abood Okal is stuck in Gaza with his family as the Rafah border crossing opens.
3 years ago
Adam Small

Utah Senators speak on US-Mexico border crisis

Utah's senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are speaking out on the crisis at the U.S. and Mexico border, and what they say caused it.
3 years ago
The Bears Ears area as seen from Comb Ridge in southern Utah....
Peter Johnston

Utah Attorney General announces second challenge to national monuments

The State of Utah is again challenging the designation of two national monuments in court.
3 years ago
the front of the white house - SALT LAKE CITY -- A recent study conducted at Pennsylvania State Uni...
Mariah Maynes

Civics education is about more than voter turnout, expert says

An expert says civics education helps students understand their responsibilities, and how they can work together with their fellow citizens.
3 years ago
rep phil lyman shown, he made comments about the bridge collapse in maryland...
Devin Oldroyd

Utah Rep. Phil Lyman announces run for governor

State Rep. Phil Lyman, R-Blanding, says he's going to run for governor in 2024.
3 years ago
Image of a list of text messages on a cell phone. Utah election leaders said that a fake text, shar...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah election leaders warn of fake text, election phishing scams

The phishing text read, in part, "your GOP voter profile is incomplete ... please finish your GOP profile RIGHT NOW.
3 years ago
A photo of the pentagon...
Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN

US strikes 2 facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in Syria

The US carried out airstrikes targeting two facilities linked to Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria on Thursday following a series of drone and rocket attacks against US forces in the region.
3 years ago
Farmington Bay and Antelope Island are pictured. The Utah Rivers Council unveiled the 4,200 project...
Kristine Weller

The Utah Rivers Council unveils 4,200 Project to support GSL

The Utah Rivers Council unveiled The 4,200 Project which outlines 12 policy proposals to help lawmakers support Great Salt Lake.
3 years ago
Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks with fellow Republican...
Simone Seikaly

From division to unity: The election of the new House speaker

Utah Rep. John Curtis describes what happened behind the scenes ahead of Rep. Johnson's House Speaker vote.
3 years ago
Lindsay Aerts

Candidate in Utah 2nd district election funded flights to Jan. 6th rally

Brad Greene running as a Libertarian for the Utah 2nd Congressional District said he wanted to support government accountability.
3 years ago
Naloxone vials, utah...
Kristine Weller

Congress struggles to answer the opioid crisis

The opioid crisis is one of the few issues with bipartisan support. But, the U.S. isn't making a lot of progress.
3 years ago
a sign welcomes president biden while he was in israel...
Mariah Maynes

Behind the scenes of Biden’s visit to Israel

Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times accompanied President Biden on his recent trip to war-torn Israel. He shared a behind-the-scenes look with KSL NewsRadio's Inside Sources. 
3 years ago
Marshall Cohen, CNN

Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia case

While pleading guilty, Ellis disavowed her participation in former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
3 years ago
U.S. Capitol Building....
Isabelle D'Antonio and Jack Forrest, CNN

House enters third week without speaker as nine Republicans vie for gavel

The chamber has been without a speaker since House Republicans ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy earlier this month.
3 years ago