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Curt Gresseth

Utah Rep. Blake Moore on voting out House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Rep. Blake Moore on ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
3 years ago
senator mitt romney pictured - the senator has been called a rino for years now...
Dave Noriega

Noriega: “RINO” Mitt Romney leaves behind a legacy of saving America trillions

Sen. Mitt Romney may be called a RINO -- a Republican in name only -- but his record as a senator shows a bigger picture.
3 years ago
A screenshot of the test message that was send through the IPAWS system. (Screenshot/KSL NewsRadio)...
Mariah Maynes

FEMA to issue emergency test alert to cell phones across U.S.

FEMA and the FCC will issue a test message through the IPAWS system on October 4, 2023. They system is intended to broadcast emergency information.
3 years ago
Seen here is a view of the U.S. Capitol dome on May 16 in Washington, D.C. The list of possible suc...
Jack Forrest and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

An early look at possible successors to McCarthy for House speaker

Possible successors to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as House Speaker are starting to be mentioned.
3 years ago
Image of Rep. John R. Curtis, who represents Utah’s 3rd District, at the American Conservation Co...
Lindsay Aerts

Rep. Curtis explains Senate turnaround, will run for House again

Simply, Curtis had a change of heart about a Senate run and wants to complete the work he has started in the House.
3 years ago
Sandy City green lights code change that allows new transitional housing facility designed to assis...
Derrick Jones

Sandy City approves housing for medically vulnerable people

Sandy City green lights code change that allows new transitional housing facility designed to assist medically vulnerable people.
3 years ago
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah....
Mark Jones

Utah’s congressional leaders react to ousting of McCarthy as House Speaker

Utah's three congressional leaders voiced their displeasure of the vote to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy from his role as House Speaker.
3 years ago
Image of former U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters outside of his ...
Lindsay Aerts and Simone Seikaly

Utah Congressman: Nobody but McCarthy has the votes

The vote to oust McCarthy, said Curtis, takes attention from an important job for the U.S. Congress -- funding the U.S. government.
3 years ago
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy departs a House Republican conference meeting in the Capitol on...
Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer

McCarthy will not run for speaker again after House votes to oust him

After being voted out of the role of House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has announced that he will not run for House Speaker again.
3 years ago
Congressman Chris Stewart named chairman of the Utah Aerospace and Defense Association...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Chris Stewart named chairman of the Utah Aerospace and Defense Association

Former Rep. Chris Stewart announces new position as chairman of the Utah Aerospace and Defense Association.
3 years ago
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Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran

Matt Gaetz moves to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday moved to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top House leadership position.
3 years ago
Image of Tim Ballard, founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, speaking at an O.U....
Lindsay Aerts

Attorney representing Tim Ballard accusers preparing a lawsuit

The attorney representing several women accusing Tim Ballard of sexual misconduct says she's preparing a lawsuit on their behalf.
3 years ago
Braver Angels is an organization working to address political division. Two individuals with Braver...
Devin Oldroyd

Braver Angels: Creating better conversations to combat polarization

Braver Angels is an organization working to address political division. Two individuals with Braver angels explain how it does this.
3 years ago
Kindergarten...
Curt Gresseth

Full-day kindergarten is here in Utah, but should it replace child care?

Full-day kindergarten is now an option for Utah parents. But should it replace child care as federal funding supporting it ends?
3 years ago
Image of Rep. John Curtis, R-UT, who is still considering whether he will attempt a run for the U.S...
Mark Jones

Rep. Curtis announces he won’t run for Senate

Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, announced Monday that he will not be running for Senate next year.
3 years ago
Donald Trump at podium...
Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN

Trump fraud trial begins in New York on Monday: What to know

Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion in three separate years between 2011 and 2021, according to the attorney general’s office.
3 years ago
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership o...
Kristin Wilson, CNN

House Democrat steps down from leadership role over party’s support of Biden’s reelection

Rep. Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership over his party’s support of President Biden’s reelection
3 years ago
(CNN) — Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shu...
Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN

Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline as McCarthy slates last-minute vote

Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday’s critical midnight deadline.
3 years ago
Mark Jones

Hope fading as government shutdown deadline approaches

A last-second continuing resolution failed Friday in the U.S House of Representatives. The bill would have given lawmakers an extra 30 days to avoid a government shutdown.
3 years ago
irs and other government employees and their families hold protest signs about the government shutd...
Britt Johnson

IRS employees in Ogden worry about potential government shutdown

IRS employees in Ogden are worried about the potential for another long government shutdown like the one in 2019.
3 years ago
Members of the Too Much Talent Band participate in a demonstration with We The 45 Million activist ...
Kate Davis

Romney seeking consensus before possible government shutdown

One measure mentioned by Romney would cut U.S. funding for Ukraine's fight against Russia to avoid a government shutdown.
3 years ago
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Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

Sean Reyes ‘deeply saddened’ by Tim Ballard allegations, won’t endorse in Senate race

Reyes is a longtime friend of Ballard and accompanied the anti-sex trafficking activist on a rescue mission in Colombia in 2014.
3 years ago
Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, is seen here during a Senate Banking, Housing, and U...
Manu Raju

Menendez plans Puerto Rico donor retreat amid Democratic fears over his reelection plans

Despite bribery charges, Sen. Bob Menendez is planning a donor retreat to Puerto Rico.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden greets striking United Auto Workers on the picket line, in Van Buren Township, ...
Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz

President Biden: former president’s movement is a threat to American democracy

President Joe Biden issued a warning Thursday about former President Trump's movement and it being a threat to American democracy.
3 years ago