Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Utah Republican Party Organizing Convention. (Ryan Sun/...
Joshua Lee, Deseret News

What DeSantis told the Utah GOP about the 2024 election

In Utah, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off the state Republican Party convention Saturday by saying, to enthusiastic applause, "Florida is the Utah of the Southeast."
3 years ago
Mark Jones

Where things stand leading into the 2024 presidential election

Inside Sources breaks down the lates t developments leading into the 2024 presidential election.
3 years ago
Devin Oldroyd

How old is too old to serve in politics?

With many U.S. leaders being well into their senior years, there is a question of how old is too old to serve in politics.
3 years ago
national ban on transgender...
Adam Small

Would a national ban on transgender involvement in sports affect Utah’s ban?

Could a national ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports affect Utah's ban? One expert says it could make minor impacts.
3 years ago
(Photo credit: Senator Mike Kennedy Facebook page)...
Waverly Golden

Sen. Mike Kennedy’s home vandalized with possible reference to bill banning transgender-related care for minors

Graffiti on the front of Sen. Mike Kennedy's house read "fash" possibly short for fascist and also includes a slur directed towards transgender people. 
3 years ago
Senator Mitt Romney chooses to skip the GOP convention on April 22, 2023. Romney's lack of support ...
Lindsay Aerts

Romney to skip Saturday’s Republican Party State Convention

Senator Mitt Romney chooses to skip the GOP convention on April 22, 2023. Romney's lack of support for Trump has caused tension in the party.
3 years ago
Spencer Cox pictured, he'll holding a Latino town hall on Oct. 24...
Lindsay Aerts

Governor Cox says Utah flood relief money largely spent on sandbags and heavy machinery

Gov. Spencer Cox says the majority of the state's $5 million dollars allocated for flood relief efforts has gone to purchasing supplies and heavy machinery.
3 years ago
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko speaks to a group gathered at the World Trade Center U...
Mark Jones

What the former president of Ukraine had to say in his trip to Utah

Viktor Yushchenko, the former president of Ukraine, was in Utah this week. He met with the Deseret News editorial board. Jay Evensen of the Deseret News shared insight into that meeting with Inside Sources.
3 years ago
Utah Taxpayers Association created a fictional family, the Beehive family, to break down what taxes...
Waverly Golden

The Beehive family helps break down what the average Utahn is taxed

Utah Taxpayers Association created a fictional family, the Beehive family, to break down what taxes the average Utahn pays.
3 years ago
Sen. Mitt Romney, purposes the Family Security Act. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)...
Mark Jones

Romney grills Homeland Security over southern border

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) grilled the Homeland Security Department during a hearing on Tuesday.
3 years ago
Mark Jones

KSL at Night: Previewing the Utah Republican Convention

KSL at Night previews the Utah Republican Convention with GOP chair Carson Jorgensen.
3 years ago
a tax form, 1040, is often used to file taxes...
Tami Luhby, CNN

Why this year’s tax season is critical to the debt ceiling debate

That cash is crucial now because the US hit its debt ceiling in January and can't continue to borrow to meet its obligations unless Congress raises it.
3 years ago
people vote at the Republican national convention...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Republicans consider withholding party support for signature-gathering candidates

SALT LAKE CITY — At this Saturday’s Republican State Convention, state delegates will vote on a resolution to only support candidates who get on the ballot via the caucus convention system. Utah law, known as the S.B. 54 compromise of 2014, allows for a dual path to the primary election ballot. Candidates can also gather […]
3 years ago
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - APRIL 04:  Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at ...
Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN

Trump campaign says it saw surge in donations after indictment

Former President Donald Trump raised a combined $18.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 through his joint fundraising committee and his campaign -- and saw a spike in donations after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury.
3 years ago
Images of the leaked classified documents were posted to at least two chatrooms on Discord, a socia...
Gianluca Mezzofiore and Sean Lyngaas

Images of leaked classified documents were posted to at least two Discord chatrooms

  (CNN) — Images of the leaked classified documents were posted to at least two chatrooms on Discord, a social media platform popular with video gamers, according to a CNN review of Discord posts and interviews with its users. The leaks began months ago on the first chatroom, called Thug Shaker Central, that Jack Teixeira allegedly oversaw, multiple US officials […]
3 years ago
Sen. Lee's State Director to run for Chair of Utah Republican Party...
Mark Jones

Get to know the new likely chair of the Utah Republican Party

Robert Axson, recently named the new Utah Republican Party chair, is busy settling into his new role. He joined Inside Sources on Friday to discuss his vision.
3 years ago
state flag...
Lindsay Aerts

After flag referendum fails, group turns to Utah GOP for support

Delegates will ask the Utah GOP Convention to "firmly support" the blue state flag as "the official state flag in perpetuity."
3 years ago
The military identified 11 additional cases of traumatic brain injury following a series of rocket ...
Oren Liebermann

More US troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after attacks in Syria

The series of attacks on US troops in Syria began March 23, when a suicide drone hit a facility near Hasakah in northeast Syria.
3 years ago
Utah Legislature...
Mark Jones

House Speaker Brad Wilson eyeing a run for U.S. Senate in 2024

On Thursday, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced he is forming an exploratory committee regarding a potential run for the U.S Senate in 2024.
3 years ago
passports fee...
Devin Oldroyd

Could Utah get a new passport processing center?

Utah’s congressional delegation has petitioned for the state to get its own passport processing center, but will it actually happen?
3 years ago
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in a pub in Dundalk, Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarqu...
Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Kevin Liptak

Suspect arrested by FBI in connection with intelligence leaks

The arrest comes after a fast-moving search by the US government for the person who posted classified documents to on Discord.
3 years ago
state flag...
HUGO RIKARD-BELL

Ahead of a final deadline on Thursday, state flag referendum falls short

The referendum aimed at repealing the new state flag fell around 13,000 signatures short of the signatures needed.
3 years ago
SCOTUS ruling on mifepristone...
Tierney Sneed, CNN

DOJ will take emergency dispute over medication abortion rules to the Supreme Court

The appeals court ordered a return to the pre-2016 FDA regime around the drug, which prevents mailing the pill for prescriptions received via telehealth.
3 years ago
people on their phones shown, kid slang is taking over the country...
Brian Fung, CNN     

Arkansas governor signs sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage

(CNN) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage, in the latest example of states taking more aggressive steps intended to protect teens online. But even as Sanders signed the bill into law on Wednesday afternoon, the legislation appeared to contain vast loopholes […]
3 years ago