Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, pictured here on April 20, is set to enter the 2024 Republic...
Gregory Krieg and Shania Shelton, CNN

Chris Christie files to run for 2024 Republican presidential nomination

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed to run for president on Tuesday ahead of announcing his second bid for the White House and kicking off another clash with former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner and a former Christie ally.
3 years ago
Utah capitol is picture. Leaders reacted to a leaked abortion opinion...
Adam Small

Utah Republican Chair says special session expected after Rep. Stewart steps down

Utah Republican Chair Robert Axson discusses the resignation of Rep. Chris Stewart and why he thinks a special session is in order.
3 years ago
Indicted Rep. George Santos’ attorney has filed a letter asking the judge overseeing the New York...
Kristin Wilson

Rep. George Santos’ lawyer asks to keep bond cosigners’ names sealed

An attorney for Rep. George Santos has asked a New York judge to keep the identities sealed of those individuals who put up his $500,000 bond.
3 years ago
Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah congresswoman...
Devin Oldroyd

Getting to better conversations on race with Mia Love, acknowledgment is everything

Former congresswoman Mia Love says the more Democrats and Republicans can acknowledge together, the more good they can do.
3 years ago
for sale sign in front of home...
Curt Gresseth

Utah will loan first-time homebuyers $20,000 for new homes

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams talks about a state program that can loan first-time homebuyers $20,000 to afford the purchase of new homes.
3 years ago
Gov. Spencer Cox said he is willing to call the Utah legislature into a special session to change U...
Simone Seikaly

Gov. Cox says he’s willing to call a special session to change Utah special election law

The announcement is a reaction to Rep. Chris Stewart's impending early resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives.
3 years ago
Utah's House Majority Leader, Rep. Mike Schultz, R- Hooper, is signaling Utah's legislature may sho...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah House leader signals change to special election law to fill Rep. Stewart’s seat

Rep. Mike Schultz said he believes Utah lawmakers could fit everything needed for a special election into a 4-month time frame.
3 years ago
Utahns responded to a survey that will help state and local decision-making guide Utah's developmen...
Mark Jones

KSL at Night: Coalition seeks hold on Utah’s age verification law

The Free Speech Coalition is taking legal action against Utah's age verification law. KSL at Night discuss the situation with the sponsor of the bill, Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross.
3 years ago
The book of mormon & bible banned in some Davis School District schools...
Aimee Cobabe

Following complaint against Bible in schools, Book of Mormon receives complaint for “sensitive content”

First it was the Bible and now Davis School District has a complaint against the Book of Mormon being on school bookshelves.
3 years ago
a vote here sign is pictured. Utah voting deadline...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah GOP wants quick special election for 2nd District seat

Multiple laws govern Utah elections, and one of them says the state must pay more for special elections that deviate from established dates.
3 years ago
Chris Stewart resignation...
Boyd Matheson

A congressional resignation, hurry sickness and the need for respectful restraint

Rep. Chris Stewart announced his resignation from Congress on Wednesday, prompting the mad rush to replace him began. We need to slow down.
3 years ago
When news broke of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, one year ago, President Joe...
Kevin Liptak, CNN

Biden to address nation from Oval Office after avoiding catastrophic default

In his remarks, Biden will tell Americans the package ensures economic progress going forward.
3 years ago
Jeremy Herb and Katelyn Polantz, CNN

Justice Department will not seek criminal charges in Pence classified document probe

 The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents found at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the deb...
Tami Luhby

Here’s what’s in the debt ceiling package

(CNN) — Congress has passed the debt ceiling package, just days before the Treasury Department would have run out of sufficient funds to pay all of the nation’s obligations on time and in full. After months of stalemate and weeks of tense negotiations, the deal came together over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. But its passage in Congress […]
3 years ago
Rep. Burgess Owens, Rep. Blake Moore, Rep. Chris Stewart and Sen. Mike Lee at the Awaken Event Cent...
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News

Here’s how Utah’s 4 congressmen voted on the debt ceiling bill

SALT LAKE CITY — All four of Utah’s Republican congressmen voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act on Wednesday night, sending the debt ceiling deal to the Senate. Earlier in the day, their fellow Utah Republican, Sen. Mike Lee, spoke against the bill on the Senate floor, calling it a “bad deal for America.” Utah’s congressmen touted the […]
3 years ago
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill on April 27 in Washington....
Sara Murray, Alayna Treene, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez

FBI director speaks with congressional Republicans about Biden document dispute

Republicans believe documents will shed light on an allegation that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a criminal scheme with a foreign national.
3 years ago
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, announced Wednesday that he is resigning his seat in the U.S. House ove...
Lindsay Aerts

Candidates starting to line up as potential replacement for Rep. Stewart

Democrats are starting to emerge as potential replacements for Rep. Chris Stewart, who announced his resignation on Wednesday.
3 years ago
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he walks through Statuary Hall in the U....
Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot

House passes debt limit deal as lawmakers race to avert default

Lawmakers are racing the clock to avert a first-ever default ahead of June 5, a critical date set by the Treasury Department.
3 years ago
Image of Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Mike Lee has introduced the SCREEN Act to protect children from online...
Mark Jones

Sen. Lee says he will vote no on debt ceiling agreement

Sen. Mike Lee says he has some amendments he would like to introduce to the debt ceiling agreement to make it better. As it stands now, Lee says he plans to vote no on the deal.
3 years ago
(Photo credit: Braden McElreath, KSL TV)...
Lindsay Aerts

Becky Edwards announces her intent to run to represent Utah’s 2nd Congressional District

A lot of names have been rumored but, late Wednesday Becky Edwards said she'll run to represent Utahns in the 2nd Congressional District
3 years ago
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, announced Wednesday that he is resigning his seat in the U.S. House ove...
Curt Gresseth

County clerk discusses special election to replace Stewart

Weber County Clerk Ricky Hatch discusses the steps required to fill the House seat of Republican Rep. Chris Stewart.
3 years ago
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Carlos Artiles Fortun

Utah party chairs react to special election, both confident of a win

Republicans are confident that their party will win the seat, but Utah Democrats say, don't rule them out.
3 years ago
Utah Congressman Chris Stewart confirmed on Wednesday that he will resign from the U.S. House of Re...
Simone Seikaly

Congressman Chris Stewart announces resignation

Stewart cited the health of his wife and welfare of his family for ending his term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
3 years ago
South Korea’s military said North Korea fired a “space projectile” triggering emergency alert...
Yoonjung Seo and Junko Ogura

North Korea says satellite launch fails, plans to try again

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (CNN) — North Korea’s attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite failed Wednesday when the second stage of the rocket failed, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, adding that Pyongyang planned to carry out a second launch as soon as possible. “The new satellite vehicle rocket, Chollima-1, crashed into the West […]
3 years ago