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'Promise of better days': Celeste Maloy takes congressional oath of office
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 28 - 5:42 p.m. | Save Story
Rep. Celeste Maloy, a Republican from Utah, was sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Sen. Mitt Romney criticized for saying who he might vote for in 2024
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 28 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mitt Romney said that he believes there are several Democratic candidates who might run in 2024 who would be an "upgrade" from Trump.
Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents — including husband Jimmy Carter
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 28 - 4:13 p.m. | Save Story
Rosalynn Carter was memorialized with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter.
What could happen if John Curtis swaps the House for the Senate
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 28 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
Congressional hopefuls are eyeing what could be another open-seat election in Utah as Rep. John Curtis looks increasingly likely to swap a 2024 House campaign for a Senate run.
Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly in House Republicans' impeachment probe
Makini Brice and Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted Nov. 28 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Tuesday offered to testify publicly in the House Republican impeachment inquiry of his father's Democratic administration, while a leading lawmaker stuck to his demand of testimony behind closed doors.
In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 28 - 9:27 a.m. | Save Story
A defense motion filed late Monday in federal court in Washington asserts that former President Donald Trump was not obligated to accept at face value the judgments of government officials who found no widespread fraud in the election.
Donald Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 27 - 8:11 p.m. | Save Story
Former President Donald Trump plans to testify again next month in his civil fraud trial. His lawyers said Monday that he will return to the witness stand Dec. 11. Trump already testified aggressively earlier this month, when he was called by his adversaries in the lawsuit, the New York attorney general's office.
Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Nov. 27 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
A judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump's request to see records from the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which the former president said may be relevant to his defense against election interference charges.
Lawsuit accuses AG Sean Reyes of intimidating critic of Tim Ballard, OUR
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 5:52 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is accused of intimidating a critic of Operation Underground Railroad and founder Tim Ballard in a lawsuit filed Monday.
Salt Lake City mayor says she plans to bring 'renewed energy' into 2nd term
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 27 - 3:24 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall on Monday outlined some of the goals she has in mind for the next four years after her unofficial victory in last week's mayoral race.
Meet the former Latter-day Saint missionaries helping a Hindu win over evangelicals
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 26 - 12:06 p.m. | Save Story
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy needs to win over Iowa evangelicals and he hired two former Latter-day Saint missionaries to help him navigate answering questions on his Hindu faith.
Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were a global power couple, best friends and life mates
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 26 - 11:31 a.m. | Save Story
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are known for being a global power couple. Now the former president must adjust to life without the woman who he credits as his equal partner in politics and global humanitarian work.
Sen. Mike Lee spent Thanksgiving in Israel
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 25 - 7:57 a.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mike Lee and his wife Sharon spent Thanksgiving in Israel, making an unannounced visit to the country that is still reeling from the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7.
Utah lawmakers step up oversight of state spending on Olympic venues
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 24 - 8:55 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers are taking more control over millions of tax dollars allocated for the state's Olympic venues as a decision is nearing on whether Salt Lake City will host another Winter Games in 2030 or 2034 .
Biden's clean energy agenda faces mounting headwinds
Nichola Groom and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted Nov. 24 - 5:57 p.m. | Save Story
Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles.
How a group of Afghan activists escaped the Taliban for a new life in Utah
Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
A handful of Afghan activists arrived in Utah earlier this year after receiving death threats from the Taliban for advocating for human rights.
Committee to elect Romney-Manchin says it will reveal donors, calls on critics to do same
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 22 - 10:23 p.m. | Save Story
A political action committee created to recruit Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to a third party presidential ticket committed to reveal its donors Wednesday and called on its critics to do the same.
Mendenhall takes heated Salt Lake mayoral race after Rocky throws in the towel
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 22 - 6:46 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall is headed for a second term.
Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
Claire Rush, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 4:08 p.m. | Save Story
Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law is facing a backlash amid a surge in public drug use fueled by fentanyl and an increase in synthetic opioid overdose deaths.
Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue
Christina A. Cassidy and Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 22 - 3:20 p.m. | Save Story
A divided federal appeals court has found that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Sen. Mike Lee shares post promoting Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 22 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Mike Lee shared a post promoting the conspiracy theory that federal agents, not Trump supporters, were behind the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Utah municipal election results: See the winners of Tuesday's mayoral, city council races
KSL.com Staff | Updated Nov. 22 - 12:19 p.m. | Save Story
KSL.com will update Utah's municipal election results as polls close and ballots are tabulated Tuesday night.
'Gaslighting on a global scale': 6 Tim Ballard accusers speak publicly for the first time
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 21 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Six people who have accused Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard of sexual assaults in a series of lawsuits spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday.
Celeste Maloy declared winner of 2nd Congressional District election, per AP
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 21 - 9:26 p.m. | Save Story
Celeste Maloy was declared the winner of Tuesday's special election for Utah's 2nd Congressional District seat, defeating Kathleen Riebe, according to the Associated Press.
With several big races up for grabs, Utah voters head to the polls
Karah Brackin, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 21 - 4:46 p.m. | Save Story
Voters around Utah will have a say in several key races on Election Day.
Why Gov. Gary Herbert is backing a new AG candidate after appointing Sean Reyes
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 21 - 8:04 a.m. | Save Story
Former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert appointed current Attorney General Sean Reyes to the office 11 years ago. So why is he now backing another candidate?
Presidential candidate Cornel West holds his debut in-person rally in Salt Lake City
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 20 - 10:24 p.m. | Save Story
Instead of strategically launching the first in-person rally of his campaign in Pennsylvania or Georgia or any other number of 2024 swing states, Cornel West touched down in Salt Lake City Monday night, on the eve of the city's mayoral election.
Sen. Mike Lee calls Javier Milei's victory in Argentina 'liberty over statism'
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 20 - 7:19 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, expressed his support of newly elected Argentinian president Javier Milei by posting "It's a glorious thing to see people choose liberty over statism" on social media.
'Utah will be in the spotlight': Salt Lake City to host final 2024 presidential debate
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 20 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah will host the third and final general presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2024, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday.
Trump gag order appeal faces skeptical reception in court
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Updated Nov. 20 - 11:50 a.m. | Save Story
U.S. appeals court judges on Monday signaled skepticism toward Donald Trump's bid to overturn a gag order imposed on the former president in a federal criminal case in which he is accused of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96
Bill Barrow and Michael Warren, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 19 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died. She was married to Jimmy Carter for more than 77 years, and both said she was the more political of the pair. Unlike many previous first ladies, she sat in on Cabinet meetings and spoke out on controversial issues. She died Sunday at the age of 96.
Tuesday's special election will determine Utah's next congresswoman
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 19 - 11:36 a.m. | Save Story
Two women have crisscrossed the state making their pitch to 2nd Congressional District voters ahead of Tuesday's special election. One of them will fill Rep. Chris Stewart's vacant seat to become Utah's next member of Congress.
Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
Gene Johnson and Ed Komenda, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 18 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
Suspicious letters were sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by threats and dubious political symbols.
1 dead in shooting in Springville; 3 in custody after standoff with police
Matt Brooks, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 18 - 11:57 a.m. | Save Story
One man is dead in an overnight shooting and three people are in custody Saturday in Springville, police said.
Alabama Supreme Court denies Orem mayor's appeal of $1M judgment in fraud lawsuit
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 17 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday upheld a $1 million judgment against the mayor of Orem. A judge called Mayor David Young a "lynchpin to this fraud" in a 2022 case involving his son.
White House condemns Elon Musk for spreading 'hideous' antisemitic lie
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted Nov. 17 - 4:19 p.m. | Save Story
The White House on Friday accused Elon Musk of repeating a "hideous" antisemitic lie on his social media site X this week, calling it an "abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate" that "runs against our core values as Americans."
Donald Trump loses bid for mistrial in New York civil fraud case
Jonathan Stempel and Ismail Shakil, Reuters | Posted Nov. 17 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
A New York judge on Friday rejected Donald Trump's bid for a mistrial in New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit over his family real estate company's business practices.
Group launches petition to draft a Mitt Romney-Joe Manchin presidential ticket in 2024
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 17 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
The Draft Romney Manchin Committee launched a petition to convince Utah Sen. Mitt Romney to run on a third-party presidential ticket in 2024.
House Ethics chairman introduces resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress
Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN | Updated Nov. 17 - 10:31 a.m. | Save Story
House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, introduced a resolution Friday to expel GOP Rep. George Santos of New York from Congress, one day after the Ethics Committee released a damning report on its investigation into Santos.
Salt Lake City mayoral, council candidates spend big ahead of upcoming election
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 9:06 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City mayoral and council candidates are spending big as the election nears, new campaign finance report data shows.
Woman suing Tim Ballard files police report accusing him of sexual assault
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com and Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Updated Nov. 16 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
A woman who is suing Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard has now filed a police report accusing him of sexually assaulting her.
Show election workers some Thanksgiving love, vote early
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 16 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
While Utahns have been planning their Thanksgiving spread, Salt Lake County Clerk Lannie Chapman has been prepping for the state's unusually timed general election.
Protesters gather at Utah Capitol to draw attention to death toll in Gaza
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 16 - 2:30 p.m. | Save Story
Chanting "not one more" and "cease-fire now," a large crowd gathered first inside, then outside the state Capitol Wednesday to draw attention to the lives lost in the Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
John Stockton, other vaccine-skeptical athletes are endorsing RFK Jr.
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 16 - 1:41 p.m. | Save Story
A number of current and former professional athletes, including former Utah Jazz star John Stockton, announced Wednesday they'll back the independent presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Former Utah GOP Chairman Derek Brown considering run against Attorney General Sean Reyes
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 16 - 11:56 a.m. | Save Story
Former Utah Republican Party Chairman Derek Brown announced an exploratory committee for Utah attorney general, to be led by former Gov. Gary Herbert.
Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking
Kevin Freking, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 16 - 11:40 a.m. | Save Story
Congressman George Santos of New York says he will not run for reelection in 2024 after a scathing House Ethics Committee report on his conduct cited "overwhelming evidence" of lawbreaking.
Bill would allow some Utah school employees to be trained as armed 'guardians'
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
A task force on Wednesday recommended a bill that would require every school in Utah to have an armed school employee present on campus whenever school is in session.
Lehi City Council adds potential off-shore highway to master transportation plan
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 16 - 7:37 a.m. | Save Story
The Lehi City Council approved adding an off-shore highway to the master transportation plan so it can be evaluated in UDOT's environmental impact study.
Sen. Romney, Rep. Curtis attended historic March for Israel rally
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 15 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
Tens of thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to show support for Israel. Amid the sea of supporters marching with Israeli and U.S. flags were Utah's Sen. Mitt Romney and Rep. John Curtis.
Mitt Romney chairs Senate hearing on 'alarming' fraud in COVID-19 spending
Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 15 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mitt Romney led a Senate hearing Tuesday to investigate widespread fraud in federal spending during the pandemic, when billions of dollars in relief spending were left unaccounted for.
Utah House swears in new speaker, passes resolution in support of Israel
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 15 - 7:31 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah House of Representatives met in an extraordinary session to approve Mike Schultz as the new House speaker and issue their support for Israel.
Haley calls for name verification on social media, drawing pushback from GOP rivals
Aaron Pellish and Kit Maher, CNN | Posted Nov. 15 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would push for social media users to identify by their legal names online, drawing pushback from her GOP rivals Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Brad Wilson optimistic about future of Great Salt Lake on last day as House speaker
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 15 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Outgoing Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson was honored for his efforts to preserve the Great Salt Lake on his last day on the job.
Report highlights solutions for epidemic of missing, murdered Indigenous Utahns
Sydnee Gonzalez, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 15 - 3:04 p.m. | Save Story
Native Americans make up only 1.5% of Utah's population, but they account for over 5% of the state's murder victims.
How does the AG spend his time? Utah's top cop fighting to keep his calendar secret
Daniella Rivera and Annie Knox, KSL-TV | Posted Nov. 15 - 12:02 p.m. | Save Story
What's Utah's top law enforcer up to on a daily basis? Attorney General Sean Reyes is working to keep that a secret.
Senate leader says chamber will try to quickly pass bill to avert shutdown
David Morgan and Katharine Jackson, Reuters | Posted Nov. 15 - 11:04 a.m. | Save Story
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he would try to quickly pass legislation to keep the government funded, preventing a partial shutdown that would otherwise begin this weekend.
A 'socialist student organization' shut down a conservative film screening on U. campus
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 15 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
A recent screening of a Daily Caller-produced documentary "Damaged: The Transing of America's Kids" at the University of Utah library was halted after student protesters disrupted a watch party organized by the Young Americans for Freedom chapter on Nov. 1.
Mike Schultz wins GOP caucus nomination to be Utah's next House speaker
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Updated Nov. 14 - 8:47 p.m. | Save Story
House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, was elected by his Republican colleagues to be the caucus nominee to serve as next Utah House speaker.
