Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Former President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackso...
Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the sprawling Fulton County election interference case, according to a new court filing. Trump had been scheduled to be arraigned in person on Wednesday. Georgia law allows criminal defendants to waive their in-person appearance and enter a formal plea through court filings. His arraignment marks the […]
3 years ago
A Taiwanese soldier holds a Taiwan national flag at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, North...
Kylie Atwood

US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan through program typically used for sovereign nations

US military equipment has been transferred to Taiwan by the Biden administration.
3 years ago
Brig. Gen. Michael J. Turley, the new adjutant general of the Utah National Guard, attends a ceremo...
DAVE CAWLEY AND KEIRA FARRIMOND, KSL TV

Questions raised about Gov. Cox’s knowledge of Investigation on Maj. Gen. Michael Turley

The Utah National Guard announced on August 17 that Governor Cox had placed Gen. Michael Turley on paid leave.
3 years ago
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City ...
Jake Kwon, Jessie Yeung, Alex Stambaugh, Niamh Kennedy, Stephanie Halasz and Sana Noor Haq

Military officers in Gabon declare coup and place president under house arrest

Military officials have seized control of power in the African nation of Gabon.
3 years ago
Lindsay Aerts

City of Hurricane plans to recount their primary election results by hand

The city of Hurricane plans to re-count its municipal primary election results by hand after Washington County tabulates the results via its counting machines.
3 years ago
What to know before Utah's election: a graphic shows the american flag overlaid on the capitol with...
Carlos Artiles Fortun

What to know before Utah’s primary election

The primary elections in Utah are just a few days away.  Here is everything you need to know before election day.
3 years ago
Image of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves his office and walks to the Senate floor at ...
Morgan Rimmer

McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday.
3 years ago
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has been diagnosed with “a very treatable blood cancer,” an...
Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announces blood cancer diagnosis

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has announced he has blood cancer, but it is a very treatable condition. He announced Tuesday he has already started treatment.
3 years ago
Image of a generic vote by mail envelope....
Lindsay Aerts

Morgan County lawmaker wants opt-in requirement to vote by mail

Rep. Kera Birkeland says voting is a privilege and that rather than vote by mail, Utah voters should actively engage in the process.
3 years ago
deadline to register to vote...
Lindsay Aerts

Turnout in the race to replace Congressman Chris Stewart around 15 percent

With a week to go until Utah's primary election, state officials are saying voter turnout is at 15 percent. The election will help determine a replacement for Congressman Chris Stewart.
3 years ago
Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson speaks...
Mark Jones

State leader encouraging Utahns to get more involved in voting process

A head of next week's primary election, Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson tells KSL NewsRadio she'd like to see more Utahns get more involved in the voting process.
3 years ago
Former President Donald Trump, left, and Special Counsel Jack Smith.
(Credit: Getty Images)...
Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Devan Cole, CNN

Trump’s federal election subversion trial to begin one day before Super Tuesday primary

A federal criminal trial is scheduled to begin March 4, 2024, against Donald Trump on charges he attempted to subvert the 2020 presidential election.
3 years ago
Mark Jones

US to train Ukrainians to fly F-16s starting in October

Beginning in October, Ukrainian pilots will be taught how to fly F-16s in Arizona.
3 years ago
Christena Huntsman Durham hugs another ceremony attendee. The Huntsman family is one of the groups ...
Lindsay Aerts

Advocates and policy makers celebrate building progress of Crisis Care Center in Salt Lake County

Officials used the halfway point of construction on the Salt Lake County Crisis Care Center to tout the public/private project.
3 years ago
Joseph Buchman is running for the 2nd Congressional District as an unaffiliated candidate....
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate Joseph Buchman in 8 questions

Joseph Buchman is running in the race to replace Rep. Chris Stewart. Buchman has run for a House seat to represent Utah at least two other times.
3 years ago
January Walker is a third-party candidate affiliated with the United Utah Party....
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate January Walker in 8 questions

January Walker has a name that probably sounds familiar. She's run in a few different elections for congressional seats here in Utah.
3 years ago
Celeste Maloy will find out on Sept. 5 if she wins the GOP primary....
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate Celeste Maloy in 8 questions

Republican candidate Celeste Maloy made it on the primary ballot as the Utah Republican Party's nominee. Now she'll find out if she survives to November.
3 years ago
Bruce Hough is running for the second congressional district in utah....
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate Bruce Hough in 8 questions

Republican candidate Bruce Hough made it on the primary ballot with signatures. Now, on Sept. 5, he'll find out if he survives to November.
3 years ago
Sen. Kathleen Riebe is pictured...
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate Kathleen Riebe in 8 questions

State Sen. Kathleen Riebe all but run away with the Utah Democratic Party's nomination to run to replace Rep. Chris Stewart.
3 years ago
Cassie Easley has run for the 2nd Congressional District before, and intends to keep running for th...
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate Cassie Easley in 8 questions

Cassie Easley has run for the 2nd Congressional District before. Here's what she has to say about her run in the special election.
3 years ago
Brad Green is running as a Libertarian candidate to replace Rep. Chris Stewart....
Kira Hoffelmeyer

2nd Congressional District candidate Brad Green in 8 questions

Brad Green used to be a Republican, but now he's clinched the Libertarian nomination in the race to replace Rep. Chris Stewart.
3 years ago
Mariah Maynes

Nordic economic systems would not work for America, expert says

Nordic economic policies won’t work in the United States. "They are portrayed as these tax-the-rich utopias where everything is free,” says Brian Reidl, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
3 years ago
Republican presidential candidates former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and ...
Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss and Arit John

Takeaways from the first Republican presidential primary debate

(CNN) — With former President Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, eight of his primary rivals – most of them men wearing ties similar to the bright red one regularly worn by the former president – brawled for second-place status Wednesday night. Vivek Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old entrepreneur and first-time candidate, was alongside […]
3 years ago
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee is pictured at a town hall question and answer session in Lehi, Utah,...
Lindsay Aerts

Sen. Mike Lee wishes Trump was still president, but didn’t endorse him for 2024

Sen. Lee says he wishes former President Trump was still president but he did not endorse Trump in Lehi on Wednesday.
3 years ago