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Oh, Yeezus: Trump and Kanye West trade Twitter love
Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 7:32pm
Trump-West 2020?
Macron resists Trump's 'America first' in speech to Congress
Josh Lederman and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 6:51pm
French President Emmanuel Macron drew sharp contrasts with President Donald Trump's worldview Wednesday, laying out a firm vision of global leadership that rejects "the illusion of nationalism" in a candid counterweight to Trump's appeals to put "America first."
Herbert signs 8 bills for suicide prevention in Utah
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Apr 25th - 6:45pm
Gov. Gary Herbert signed eight suicide prevention bills into law at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
The Latest: Federal court sides with Florida in voting case
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 6:33pm
The Latest on restoring voting rights to felons after they leave prison in Florida (all times local):
Salt Lake County Councilman Sam Granato dies at 67
Annie Knox, KSL | Posted Apr 25th - 6:29pm
Salt Lake County Councilman Sam Granato has died following a battle with cancer, his family said Wednesday. He was 67.
Idaho governor candidates off distinct options to voters
Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:53pm
Idaho's open gubernatorial seat is shaping up to become one of the most competitive races in a state better known for its wide margins of victory when vying for a top elected office.
GOP unsettled by narrow win in US House race in Arizona
Bob Christie and Anita Snow, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 12:49pm
It took a big money push from the Republican Party, tweets by the president and the support of the state's current and former governors, but the GOP held onto an Arizona U.S. House seat they would have never considered endangered in any other year.
Hatch, Lee say Mueller legislation unconstitutional
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Apr 25th - 11:57am
Utah's two Republican senators oppose legislation that would prevent President Donald Trump from firing Robert Mueller but say the special counsel must be allowed to finish his investigation into Russia's election meddling.
The Latest: Democrat concedes in Arizona special election
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 10:55am
The Latest on Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election (all times local):
Curtis-Herrod re-match in 3rd District not making same headlines as Romney's Senate race
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Posted Apr 25th - 7:04am
Mitt Romney may be making national headlines for being forced into a primary in the U.S. Senate race, but the re-match between Rep. John Curtis and former state lawmaker Chris Herrod isn't attracting much attention.
Republican wins US House race in Arizona GOP stronghold
Bob Christie and Anita Snow, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 11:00pm
Republican Debbie Lesko won the special election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, keeping the U.S. House seat in GOP control but by a much narrower margin than expected.
Salt Lake County approves ordinance to enact $58M sales tax hike if enough cities signal support
Katie McKellar, KSL | Posted Apr 24th - 9:25pm
Under a new ordinance the Salt Lake County Council passed Tuesday, the once-failed $58 million sales tax hike that voters rejected in 2015 will come back from the dead if enough city leaders signal support.
Judge orders reopening of DACA, after 90-day delay
Tal Kopan and Ariane De Vogue, CNN | Posted Apr 24th - 8:45pm
Another federal judge has overruled the Trump administration's efforts to end a popular immigration program — this time saying the government has to accept new applications.
In big shift, Trump assesses Kim Jong Un as 'very honorable'
Jonathan Lemire and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 8:32pm
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Kim Jong Un wants a historic, high-stakes meeting as soon as possible and suggested the North Korean dictator has been "very open" and "very honorable," a sharply different assessment of a leader he once denounced as "Little Rocket Man."
Colorado congressman sues to get onto GOP primary ballot
Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 5:52pm
Rep. Doug Lamborn filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to get his name back on the GOP primary ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled he must be kicked off it because his campaign did not gather petitions correctly.
Ohio governor's race feud grows over Kucinich's Syria work
Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 4:12pm
Accusations escalated Wednesday in Ohio's Democratic primary for governor over former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich's work with an organization sympathetic to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Latest: Peace activist behind Kucinich fee met Hamas
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 3:32pm
The Latest on former U.S. Rep. and governor candidate Dennis Kucinich's work with an organization sympathetic to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad (all times local):
Ex-Rhode Island governor considers run for old Senate seat
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 1:53pm
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee says he's considering running for his old seat in the U.S. Senate.
