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Whether to call Bolton, other witnesses roils Trump's trial
Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 10:09pm
President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.
Question time: What's next in Trump's impeachment trial
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 10:06pm
With opening arguments wrapped up in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, senators will now get a chance to ask questions. But the normally loquacious politicians will still have to keep silent, as their questions can only be submitted in writing.
Klobuchar makes quick trip to Iowa in midst of impeachment
Margery A. Beck, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 8:01pm
Amy Klobuchar is still fighting to gain ground in Iowa's presidential caucuses that are now just days away.
Scaling down proposed Olympia Hills development is just ‘lipstick on a pig’ to Herriman residents
Kyle Dunphey, KSL and Amy Donaldson, KSL | Posted Jan 28th - 7:29pm
Lipstick on a pig. Whip cream on a turd. Those were just a couple of the ways residents characterized the proposed Olympia Hills development.
Impeachment gives Romney a chance to assert Senate clout
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 6:21pm
It’s Mitt Romney’s big moment, again.
Pentagon: 50 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 5:45pm
The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike earlier this month on an Iraqi air base, the third time the number of injuries has been increased.
GOP squirms as Bolton prepares to dish on Trump White House
Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 5:36pm
For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establishment’s approach to dicey foreign policy questions.
Trial highlights: Trump defense urges end to impeachment
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 5:28pm
President Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it — arguing that the Democrats’ case amounted to partisan politics that would undo the results of the 2016 presidential election and drive Trump from office.
AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses
Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 4:15pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defense wrong about FBI investigation
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 4:05pm
President Donald Trump's defense team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposition research into Trump's ties to Russia.
Biden won't say whether Sanders could unify Dems as nominee
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 3:42pm
Former Vice President Joe Biden wouldn't say Tuesday whether he thinks Bernie Sanders could effectively unify the Democrats if the Vermont senator wins the party's presidential nomination.
Trump shores up support for newest GOP congressman in Jersey
Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 2:30pm
Moving on several fronts toward shoring up support for his reelection bid, President Donald Trump capped off a busy Tuesday by heaping praise on the newest Republican member of Congress and savaging Democrats he said are engaged in “demented hoaxes” like his impeachment trial.
Rep. Ben McAdams’ bill to spur suicide prevention research passes House
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Jan 28th - 2:15pm
Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, related a story about KSL-TV news anchor Lori Prichard on the House floor ahead of a vote on his bipartisan legislation.
Trump backs Pompeo against NPR, criticizes CNN and Fox News
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 1:42pm
President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo's battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one target familiar and the other less so.
Former Rich County commissioner charged with child sexual abuse
Amy Donaldson and Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Jan 28th - 1:16pm
Tom Weston, 68, of Laketown, who served as a commissioner for 18 years before retiring in 2018, was charged Monday in 1st District Court with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child, both first degree felonies.
Barr says there will be 'zero tolerance' on anti-Semitism
Michael Balsamo, Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 12:56pm
Attorney General William Barr ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitic hate crimes as he met with Jewish leaders in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday.
The Sitdown: Utah Democratic Rep. Brian King on young people and politics
Graham Dudley, KSL.com | Posted Jan 28th - 12:47pm
From 27-year-old state representatives to high school students walking out of class and into the streets, the next generations are finding ways to be heard.
AP Source: McConnell tells Republicans he does not yet have votes to block witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 28th - 4:04pm
AP Source: McConnell tells Republicans he does not yet have votes to block witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial.
