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With O'Rourke not running for Senate, many don't know who is
Paul J. Weber, Associated Press | Posted Dec 14th - 7:13am
It's finally official: Beto O'Rourke isn't running for Senate in Texas. The problem for Democrats is most voters don't know who is.
'Wild week' as Washington works amid impeachment
Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 10:50pm
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi don’t see eye-to-eye on much these days, but in the throes of impeachment, they’re in lockstep on the desire to close out the year by checking off items on their to-do lists.
Utah first state to receive approval for plan to keep kids out of foster care
Ashley Imlay, KSL | Posted Dec 13th - 9:18pm
The state will receive a federal fund match under Family First Act.
Cox ahead of Huntsman in race for governor, poll shows
Gretel Kauffman, KSL | Posted Dec 13th - 8:38pm
Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox is leading former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. among Republican voters, according to the latest poll on the Utah governor’s race.
Judge puts citizenship ruling for American Samoans on hold
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Dec 13th - 8:12pm
The window for American Samoans in Utah to be considered U.S. citizens closed quickly after a federal judge put his own ruling on hold Friday.
Icy silence, frayed connections: Impeachment takes a toll
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 4:02pm
The most raucous committee in Congress sat stone-faced, barely speaking.
After UK election, Trump sees 'harbinger' of things to come
Julie Pace, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 3:14pm
After a tumultuous tenure in office, a controversial candidate expanded his grip on power, surpassing a weak opponent and drawing support from unlikely pockets of voters.
Sanders retracts endorsement in US House race after backlash
Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 3:01pm
Bernie Sanders retracted his endorsement for online news personality Cenk Uygur in a California congressional race on Friday after coming under fire from supporters for backing someone who had made demeaning and controversial comments about women, Muslims and African Americans.
First lady appears to condone Trump's criticism of Thunberg
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 2:46pm
Melania Trump on Friday appeared to condone her husband's criticism of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, saying through a spokeswoman that her 13-year-old son, Barron, is in a different category than the teenage climate activist “who travels the globe giving speeches.”
Supreme Court justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
Mark Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 2:34pm
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.
Judge tosses Shurtleff’s lawsuit against FBI, state prosecutors
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Dec 13th - 1:40pm
After giving former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff a final chance to make his case against law enforcement officials, a federal judge has dismissed his lawsuit.
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labor dispute
Will Weissert, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 1:39pm
All seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event if an ongoing labor dispute forces them to cross picket lines on the campus hosting it.
Utah educators express concern over implications of tax reform
Brittany Glas, KSL TV and Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV | Posted Dec 13th - 1:33pm
With little to no language addressing education in the tax reform proposal passed Thursday night, there is serious concern over the future of school funding.
Impeachment saga is a quick TV moment after hours of talk
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 1:26pm
For a few moments, most of the talking ceased, replaced by simple recitations of “aye" or “no.”
Rapper Scarface in runoff for Houston City Council seat
John L. Mone, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 11:26am
As a member of Houston’s pioneering rap group The Geto Boys, Brad Jordan co-wrote the early 1990s hip-hop anthem “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.”
Trump, leader of Paraguay discuss corruption, Venezuela
Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 10:33am
It was the briefest of moments in the Washington media spotlight for Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez.
Trump calls impeachment vote 'an embarrassment' to nation
Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 9:48am
President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him ”an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away from the charge that first ensnared him in the scandal. Almost simultaneous to the vote, Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer, turned up at the White House.
Houston voters set to pick mayor, City Council in runoff
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 14th - 7:19am
Voters in Houston are heading to the polls Saturday for runoffs in municipal elections, including for mayor.
