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Colombia's president-elect seeks unity after polarizing vote
Christine Armario and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 10:06pm
President-elect Ivan Duque appealed for unity after winning a runoff election over a leftist firebrand whose ascent shook Colombia's political establishment and laid bare deep divisions over the nation's peace process.
Melania Trump says US should govern 'with heart' in enforcing immigration law
Kate Bennett CNN | Posted Jun 17th - 1:03pm
In a rare statement on a policy issue, first lady Melania Trump weighed in through her spokeswoman on the immigration crisis taking place at America's borders.
3 Democrats look to make history in Wisconsin governor race
Scott Bauer, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 10:46am
Mahlon Mitchell likes to remind voters while campaigning that they can make history by electing him Wisconsin's first black governor. Meanwhile, Kathleen Vinehout and Kelda Roys — who breast-fed her daughter in a campaign video — are each hoping to become the first woman to lead the state.
In Senate race launched by #MeToo, 2 women have inside track
Kyle Potter, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 9:08am
In Minnesota's surprise race to fill Al Franken's former Senate seat, the two women running tell their own versions of a familiar story.
Poll finds most parents and kids agree on Trump, economy
Laurie Kellman and Emily Swanson, Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 8:19pm
In some ways, President Donald Trump has brought Tammy Kennedy and her daughter, Sue Ann, together on politics. They're part of a majority of American young people and their parents who disapprove of the job the president is doing, a poll shows.
Pope: Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi crimes
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 5:36pm
Pope Francis denounced abortion on Saturday as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.
Bernie Sanders declining to help son in race fits pattern
Wilson Ring, Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 4:40pm
An endorsement by Bernie Sanders is one of the most coveted gifts in Democratic politics. But the Vermont senator and liberal darling is notoriously reluctant to back many politicians, including, it turns out, his own son.
Secret recording, unpaid loan stir race for Georgia governor
Ben Nadler, Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 9:08am
Accusations of ethical lapses and incompetence are raising the temperature of Georgia's heated race for the Republican nomination for governor.
Quiz: Can you spot the fake news stories?
Jacob Klopfenstein, KSL.com | Posted Jun 15th - 8:04pm
As you continue consuming news, keep honing your media literacy skills by taking KSL.com’s weekly Fake News Quiz.
White House: Trump supports GOP leaders' immigration bill
Alan Fram and Jill Colvin, Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 7:38pm
President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration legislation through the House, saying he wouldn't sign a "moderate" package. The White House later walked back the comments, formally endorsing the measure and saying Trump had been confused.
Judge jails ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort ahead of trial
Chad Day, Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 5:55pm
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman is going to jail.
Count My Vote asks Utah Supreme Court to throw out signature removal process
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Posted Jun 15th - 5:15pm
Backers of the Count My Vote initiative that Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox ruled failed to qualify for the November ballot asked the Utah Supreme Court Friday to throw out a provision in the law allowing for voter signatures to be removed.
Gov. Herbert thanks man credited with stopping anti-gay mob
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 3:08pm
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is thanking a man who's being credited with fending off an anti-gay mob during the Utah Pride Festival.
Afghan official: US drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief
Amir Shah, Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 2:28pm
A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
AP: Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers
Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 1:42pm
A company run by former officials at Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm brought down by a scandal over how it obtained Facebook users' private data, has quietly been working for President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election effort, The Associated Press has learned.
FBI report: Anti-Trump texts 'cast a cloud' over email probe
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 12:10pm
As the FBI investigated both candidates running for president in 2016, two FBI employees exchanged thousands of personal texts and messages that included a running political commentary — including newly released messages in which one of them expressed a desire to "stop" the election of Donald Trump.
Political 'Survivor': Ranked-choice tabulations get underway
David Sharp, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 12:24pm
Nearly a week after Maine's primary elections, the state's ranked-choice voting experiment is getting real as it becomes a game of mathematical survival.
Maryland Democratic primary has 2 black candidates leading
Brian Witte, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 7:02am
With two leading candidates who have a shot at becoming Maryland's first black governor, the crowded Democratic gubernatorial primary reflects the state's changing demographics and the party's efforts to harness the energy of an increasingly diverse electorate around the country.
