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Utah GOP Congress members hail Mueller conclusion that Trump didn't conspire with Russians
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Mar 24th - 3:27pm
Utah members of Congress hailed special counsel Robert Mueller's conclusion that Trump's campaign didn't conspire with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election.
O'Rourke says owning, using guns taught him responsible use
Michelle L. Price, Associated Press | Posted Mar 24th - 2:29pm
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said Sunday that his personal use and ownership of firearms taught him the responsibility of having guns and can help bridge politically fraught discussions about gun control in the U.S.
Trump didn't coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares
Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Chad Day and Julie Pace, Associated Press | Posted Mar 24th - 8:08am
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice, Attorney General William Barr declared Sunday. That brought a hearty claim of vindication from Trump but set the stage for new rounds of political and legal fighting.
In speech at Trump hotel, Gillibrand calls Trump a coward
Juana Summers, Associated Press | Posted Mar 24th - 4:04am
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday launched a pointed attack of President Donald Trump and his policies, speaking feet away from one of Trump's Manhattan properties. She called Trump a "coward" who "punches down" and says that he is "tearing apart the moral fabric of our country."
Testing strength, Harris and Sanders take 2020 to rival turf
Paul J. Weber and Michael R. Blood, Associated Press | Posted Mar 23rd - 6:40pm
Charging onto the home turf of their Democratic rivals, Sen. Kamala Harris campaigned in Texas for the first time Saturday while Sen. Bernie Sanders swung through California — both a test of early strength in a crowded presidential race and a peek at the country's two biggest states carrying big stakes in 2020.
Facebook detected overseas ad farm targeting Utah midterm election
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Mar 23rd - 2:01pm
Facebook stopped an overseas ad farm targeting Utah’s midterm election last fall, Bloomberg News reported Friday.
Jackie Biskupski honors Salt Lake's women leaders, hopes awards continue under next mayor
Lauren Bennett, KSL | Posted Mar 23rd - 11:22am
Salt Lake women were honored at the second-annual Deedee Corradini Women’s Leadership Awards Thursday, named after the city's first woman to serve as mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jackie Biskupski says she hopes the awards continue after she leaves office.
Voters in New Hampshire fill in blanks on O'Rourke candidacy
Hunter Woodall, Associated Press | Posted Mar 23rd - 9:44am
Beto O'Rourke leaves room for voters to decide for themselves what he is and what he could be.
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Chad Day, Associated Press | Posted Mar 23rd - 7:29am
Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the American public will get to see about the two-year probe into President Donald Trump and Moscow's efforts to elect him.
Utah members of Congress call for release of Mueller report
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Mar 22nd - 7:35pm
Members of Utah's congressional delegation renewed their call for the public release of Robert Mueller's report on whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
Utah governor signs 163 bills, including bill banning abortions solely for Down syndrome
Katie McKellar, KSL | Posted Mar 22nd - 5:51pm
Gov. Gary Herbert has signed 75 bills, according to his office, bringing the total number of bills passed by the 2019 Utah Legislature so far to 99.
Sen. Mike Lee elected chairman of Joint Economic Committee
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Mar 22nd - 4:27pm
Sen. Mike Lee has been elected as chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.
Biden, Abrams reps pour cold water on running mate 'rumors'
Elana Schor, Associated Press | Posted Mar 22nd - 3:57pm
Representatives for Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams say that rumors the former vice president planned to choose the onetime Georgia gubernatorial candidate as his 2020 running mate are "false" and that there was "no grand plan hatched."
Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe with no new indictments
Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Chad Day, Associated Press | Posted Mar 22nd - 3:12pm
Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges Friday, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency but launching a fresh wave of political battles over the still-confidential findings.
Democrats' 2020 nominating fight turns in the GOP-run South
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Mar 22nd - 2:42pm
When the top lieutenant to a presidential contender phoned Georgia Democratic Party chairwoman Nikema Williams recently to ask for a one-on-one meeting, Williams declined.
Trump signs bill to name North Ogden V.A. building after fallen Mayor Brent Taylor
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Mar 22nd - 1:17pm
A federal building in North Ogden will now bear the name of the city's fallen mayor who died while deployed in Afghanistan with the Army National Guard.
O'Rourke tackles racial issues in first South Carolina visit
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Mar 22nd - 11:23am
In the first primary state where Democratic presidential hopefuls can test their mettle before a mostly black audience, Beto O'Rourke took on issues of race Friday, telling South Carolina voters that he might not know their struggles firsthand but wants to be a president who can try to fix them.
Jimmy Carter's new milestone: Longest-lived US president
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Mar 22nd - 11:02am
Nearly four decades after voters unceremoniously rejected then-President Jimmy Carter's bid for a second term, the 39th president has reached a milestone that electoral math cannot dispute: He is now the longest-living chief executive in American history.
