SALT LAKE CITY — At least eight Republicans have stepped forward to challenge former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race. More may still file. The deadline is 5PM Thursday. Romney already announced he will gather signatures to get to the ballot, and shrugging off a recent attempt by a Utah GOP […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Did Russia block Mitt Romney from becoming secretary of state? That’s the new claim surfacing Monday from The New Yorker. The magazine says a memo from former British spy Christopher Steele notes that the Russian government blocked Mitt Romney as a choice for secretary of state. Steele’s dossier on President Donald […]
SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump announced his endorsement for Mitt Romney’s Senate run via Twitter Monday night. “@MittRomney has announced he is running for the Senate from the wonderful State of Utah. He will make a great Senator and worthy successor to @OrrinHatch, and has my full support and endorsement!” Trump tweeted just […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Praising Utahns’ “can-do pioneering spirit” and condemning federal dysfunction, Mitt Romney launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate in a brief video Friday. “Utah has a lot to teach the politicians in Washington,” the 2012 Republican presidential nominee says in the 2 ½-minute clip. I am running for United States Senate […]
Many Utah Democrats were quick to dismiss the president’s remarks. Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski deriding the president’s clean-coal comment. “There is no such thing as clean coal,” Biskupski tweeted, adding, “If we hold to the past we will never move forward.”She also urged Trump and Congress to end threats against so-called sanctuary cities that don’t enforce […]
President Trump ran for office by promising he would be unlike any other president. His first year proved that. “I think the best word to describe the first year is tumultuous,” said Hinckely Instittue of Politics director Jason Perry. Perry says Utahns look at what president trump has done with a scale in mind. “They […]
Salt Lake City Police homicide detectives unearthed the remains of a man who was murdered in the summer between 2010-2012. The murder was in conjunction with a disagreement between the suspect and victim. The victim was a male, Hispanic in his mid-thirties, first name Ignacio, but went by Nacho. Sgt. Brandon Shearer with Salt Lake […]
Debate over the GOP tax plan exploding into a shouting match involving Utah senator Orrin Hatch and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown Thursday night. Senator Hatch said he was sick of Democrats saying the tax cuts were just for the rich. “It’s a nice political play – but it’s just not true *shouting disorder* listen – […]
The war in Vietnam was one with concentric casualties, leaving more than 58,000 American soldiers dead, and scores more fighting personal battles even decades after they returned. This week as President Trump visits Vietnam in an effort to strengthen relations between the two countries, in Washington DC, they’ll open up a new exhibit at the […]
Congrats to Utah Lt. Gov. @SpencerJCox accepting Humanitarian of the Year Award from @CCSUT pic.twitter.com/JE9szXhGpp — Chuck Wight (@charleswight) October 26, 2017 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah Lt Gov Spencer Cox took another swipe at President Trump Wednesday night, while saying it’s time to expect more from everyone. Cox says the country […]
