Signature verification for collective bargaining referendum is complete

Vote Utah announced Thursday that signature verification for the HB267 referendum had been completed by state elections officials.

Utah exported more than $18B in goods last year. Here's how leaders are thinking about tariffs

Utah exported over $18 billion in goods in 2024, supporting 70,000 jobs, according to a new economic report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

Why these Utah legislators traveled to Washington to address key Western issues

Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz and House Majority Assistant Whip Casey Snider were among a contingent of Utah lawmakers who were in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss important issues to the state and elsewhere in the West.

Breaking with tradition, Senate panel backs Trump nominees despite Democratic boycott

Republicans on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed five nominees for diplomatic positions on Thursday despite a Democratic boycott, underscoring deep divisions between members of President Donald Trump's party and lawmakers from the minority.

Republicans advance bill to formally rename 'Gulf of America'

The House advanced a proposal to formally rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in all federal documents, marking the first of President Donald Trump's executive orders to be voted on by Congress.

Trump calls for 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, warns of more sanctions

President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Washington and its partners would impose further sanctions if the ceasefire is not respected.

Merz, Trump agree on need to resolve trade disputes, Germany says

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade disputes in their first phone call since Merz took office earlier this week, a German government spokesperson said.

Trump says China tariffs will come down from 145%

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the United States and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive U.S. tariffs on Beijing of 145% would likely come down.

FBI probes New York AG James over mortgage fraud allegations, media reports

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who President Donald Trump has publicly targeted because she pursued legal action against him, several U.S. media outlets reported on Thursday.

US plans to spend billions to update air-traffic control system

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a plan on Thursday to modernize the aging U.S. air traffic control system at a cost of tens of billions of dollars.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow revocation of migrants' legal status

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in its bid to revoke the temporary legal status granted by his predecessor Joe Biden to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States.

Utah Public Radio reacts to potential federal funding cuts to public media

A recent White House executive order calls for an end to federal funding of public media. It could impact PBS and NPR programming and journalism across Utah.

What Trump's former secretary of state says about his tariff plans

Longtime public servant and former Congressman Mike Pompeo spoke about President Donald Trump's tariff plans at a trade summit in Utah on Wednesday.

More older Americans worry Social Security won't be there for them, a poll finds

An increasing share of older Americans — particularly Democrats — aren't confident the Social Security benefits will be available to them, a poll shows.

Trump, Starmer hail limited US-UK trade deal, but 10% duties remain

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a limited bilateral trade agreement, the first of dozens of such deals Trump says he expects to land in coming weeks.

Utah Democrats launch campaign to recruit more party candidates in local elections

The Utah Democratic Party has kicked off a statewide campaign with the goal of recruiting hundreds of Democratic candidates to run for local office in Utah.