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No malarkey: Biden courts Iowans, balances national campaign
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 10:07pm
Minutes after Joe Biden met Cathy Buxengard, he commandeered her cellphone to talk with her 99-year-old mother about her service as a World War II nurse and how worried she is about the United States today.
Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson calls for more action to keep ‘mentally ill’ out of cold
Katie McKellar, KSL | Posted Dec 6th - 8:45pm
Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson is sounding off over concerns about Utahns experiencing homelessness freezing in the cold.
Trump to delay listing Mexican cartels as terrorist groups
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 5:08pm
President Donald Trump said Friday in a tweet that he will hold off on designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Supreme Court keeps federal executions on hold
Mark Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 4:53pm
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break.
Esper sees no immediate need to send more US troops to Gulf
Robert Burns, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 4:41pm
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday the Trump administration is keeping a close eye on unrest in Iran and Iraq, but he sees no immediate need to send any substantial number of additional U.S. forces to the region.
'All roads lead to Putin': Impeachment ties Ukraine, Russia
Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 3:44pm
House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump.
White House won't participate in next impeachment hearing
Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 3:20pm
The White House will not participate in the House Judiciary Committee's next impeachment hearing, a senior Trump administration official said Friday in another sign the president has accepted that he is likely to be impeached by the House.
Trump complains low-flow toilets are flush with problems
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 2:48pm
When it comes to toilets, President Donald Trump just wants to let it flow.
Utahns would see $160 million tax cut under latest tax reform plan
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Posted Dec 6th - 2:01pm
Santa and the Grinch joined forces Friday to ask Gov. Gary Herbert not to call a special session of the Legislature next week to consider a tax reform plan.
Melania Trump befriends 18-year-old former leukemia patient
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 11:10am
The first time Caoilinn McLane met Melania Trump she had no idea it wouldn't be the last time.
House passes bill to restore key parts of Voting Rights Act
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 10:58am
The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday that would restore key sections of the Voting Rights Act that once required officials in all or parts of 15 mostly Southern states to receive federal approval before making changes to the voting process.
US digs into Saudi shooting suspect motive in Navy shooting
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 10:39am
U.S. law enforcement officials were digging into the background of the suspected Florida naval station shooter Friday, to determine the Saudi Air Force officer's motive and whether it was connected to terrorism.
As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 9:59am
President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also ample push-back from the Judiciary branch, where black-robed judges who sit in courtrooms just blocks from the Capitol and in New York City have repudiated his view of executive power.
'We're going to be everywhere:' Inside Bloomberg's 2020 plan
Steve Peoples, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 9:11am
For any other candidate, a crowd of just 38 voters at a high-profile policy announcement might be cause for panic. But Michael Bloomberg is not just any candidate.
Doctor's report says Elizabeth Warren 'in excellent health'
Will Weissert and Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 7:02am
Elizabeth Warren “is in excellent health,” according to a doctor's report released by the Massachusetts senator on Friday, becoming the first in a trio of top Democratic presidential candidates over 70 to make their medical records public.
Governor: Pensacola shooter was Saudi aviation student
Bill Kaczor and Brendan Farrington, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 6:54am
An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom at the Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday morning, the Florida governor said, an attack that left three dead in addition to the assailant.
Russian foreign minister to meet with Pompeo in DC next week
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 8:07pm
Russia's foreign minister will visit Washington next week for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. officials said Friday.
Federal workers could win parental leave in space force swap
Andrew Taylor, Associated Press | Posted Dec 6th - 7:33pm
Capitol Hill leaders are nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill that would extend 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers, both military and civilian, in exchange for establishing President Donald Trump's space force initiative.
