Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

When Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, announced he would step down from his role representing Utah's 2nd...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah’s special election has national implications says GOP chair

State GOP leaders say reaction to Utah's special election is a sign the state is becoming more than a so-called flyover state.
3 years ago
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters on June 9, in Washington. Smith has begun producing ...
Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz

President Trump receives first batch of evidence against him in classified documents case

(CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith has begun producing evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case to former President Donald Trump, according to a Wednesday court filing that hints that investigators collected for the case multiple recordings of the former president – not just audio of an interview Trump gave at Bedminster for a forthcoming Mark Meadows memoir. […]
3 years ago
Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged House Republicans to vote against the resolution brought forward by GO...
Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Morgan Rimmer

McCarthy warns House GOP now is not time to force vote impeaching Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tells Republicans now is not the time to impeach President Biden.
3 years ago
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Mark Jones

Overcoming the stigma of early voting for Republicans

As the 2024 election is still more than a year away, Republicans are already trying to overcome the stigma of early voting.
3 years ago
Left to right: Scott Hatfield, Greg Hughes, Becky Edwards, Jordan Hess, Kathleen Anderson, Scott Re...
Lindsay Aerts

Most Republican candidates to be eliminated after GOP Special Convention Saturday

The purpose of the convention is to select a nominee who will appear on the special election ballot.
3 years ago
Clayre Scott

Hunter Biden will not face prosecution for his charges

ABC News Legal Analyst Royal Oakes discusses the charges against Hunter Biden and what the consequences could be for the Biden family. 
3 years ago
Mark Jones

The 2024 messages being overlooked because of former President Trump

Former President Donald Trump is grabbing all the headlines. It's making other GOP presidential nominee hopefuls answer questions about him rather than their own campaing.
3 years ago
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Tom Haraldsen

Utah Attorney General suing EPA over new federal law on power plants

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is suing the EPA over a recently released federal rule governing power plants.
3 years ago
mail-in ballots...
Michael Camit

Church leaders urge members to be educated voters

LDS Church leaders ask members to be educated voters and to carefully study a candidate's position on important issues.
3 years ago
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, announced Wednesday that he is resigning his seat in the U.S. House ove...
Sam Herrera

Rep. Chris Stewart endorses chief legal counsel Celeste Maloy as replacement

Celeste Maloy currently serves as the congressman's chief legal counsel. A special election to fill Stewart's seat will be held in November.
3 years ago
The "Stop the Steal" rally outside the White House in Washington, hours before a pro-Trump mob stor...
Kaanita Iyer and Katelyn Polantz

FBI slowed investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 for fear of appearing political

(CNN) — The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn’t appear to have significantly hampered prosecutors’ ability to look at Trump for federal crimes in […]
3 years ago
Utahns responded to a survey that will help state and local decision-making guide Utah's developmen...
Mark Jones

Utah leaders share thoughts on Juneteenth and its significance

Utah leaders went to social media on Monday to share their thoughts on significance of the Juneteenth holiday.
3 years ago
Special election dates were officially set on Saturday when Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed H.B. 2...
Simone Seikaly

Gov. signs Utah special election amendments into law

Counties across Utah will hold a primary election on Sept. 25, 2023, and a general election on Nov. 21, 2023.
3 years ago
Utah 2022 legislative session...
Emma Keddington

Federal disaster relief headed to Utah to help those impacted by floods and wildfires

U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending federal disaster relief to Utah to help those people impacted by flooding or wildfires.
3 years ago
Kaleigh Rogers, FiveThirtyEight's technology and politics reporter,  joined a recent episode of In...
Waverly Golden

2024 presidential cycle: Political campaigns capitalize on micro-internet trends

Kaleigh Rogers, FiveThirtyEight's technology and politics reporter,  joined a recent episode of Inside Sources, hosted by Boyd Matheson, to explain how campaigns are trying to use micro-internet trends.
3 years ago
A ballot is pictured. The GOP primary election day is June 28, 2022....
Carlos Artiles Fortun

Special election convention dates for US House vacancy

Utah's Second District special election is underway. Here are the election dates you need to know.
3 years ago
Pilots from United Airlines walk inside the airport as they take part in an informational picket at...
Greg Wallace

Lawmakers wrangle over measures to address pilot shortage

A series of controversial proposals to address the airline pilot shortage is becoming problematic for Congress.
3 years ago
More than half, 56% of all active registered Republicans in Utah are women -- yet only three of the...
Clayre Scott

This PAC encourages conservative women to run for office in Utah

The Utah Women Lead PAC provides conservative women with the resources to run for office.
3 years ago
SALT LAKE CITY -- HB2001 passed unanimously in Utah's House of Representatives and with a close vot...
Clayre Scott

Shifting Utah’s municipal election dates ‘last resort’ says Lt. Gov.

Lawmakers voted to pass HB2001, shifting Utah's municipal election dates to fill Rep. Chris Stewart’s seat.
3 years ago
Utahns responded to a survey that will help state and local decision-making guide Utah's developmen...
Hugo Rikard-Bell

Legislature officially approves timeline for special election

Utah lawmakers officially changed the upcoming elections to coincide with the special election. The municipal elections will be held Sept. 5 and the primary will be held Nov. 21.
3 years ago
Utah GOP Chair Robert Axson. Photo credit: Deseret News...
Mark Jones

Utah Republican Party announces debate schedule for 2nd Congressional District seat

The Utah Republican Party has announced two debates for its candidates vying for the nomination for 2nd Congressional District seat. The debates will be held next week in Woods Cross and St. George.
3 years ago
Utah legislators are meeting for a special session to discuss the special election to fill Congress...
Carlos Artiles Fortun and Clayre Scott

Special election and party switching, Utah Democrats, Republicans respond

Party switching for the special election in Utah is a topic at the latest special session. A new law will dictate the timeline.
3 years ago
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Becky Bruce

7 new landslides in last three weeks, Utah State Geologist says

State Geologist Bill Keach asked lawmakers to consider providing more funding for the Utah Geological Survey so they could do more work on landslide prevention.
3 years ago
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks at the City-County Building in Salt Lake City, May 5, 2...
Devin Oldroyd

Salt Lake City Council to vote on proposed $444 million budget

The Salt Lake City Council will vote Tuesday on a $444 million budget proposed by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall.
3 years ago