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Trump says National Guard being removed from Chicago, LA and Portland
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Updated Dec. 31 - 9:34 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration was removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, but he added federal forces will "come back" if crime rates go up.
USDA details $12B farm aid package favoring rice, cotton; soy farmers warn of strain
P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen, Reuters | Updated Dec. 31 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
The Department of Agriculture released details on Wednesday about a $12 billion aid program, but soybean growers say such payments fall short of helping those hurt by low crop prices and trade disputes.
Jack Smith says Trump acknowledged to others that he lost 2020 election
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted Dec. 31 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, said that the Republican had acknowledged to others that he lost the 2020 election.
Coast Guard searches for survivors after strike on suspected drug vessels
Idrees Ali and Jasper Ward, Reuters | Posted Dec. 31 - 8:31 p.m. | Save Story
The United States Coast Guard is searching for survivors of a military strike against a convoy of suspected drug vessels in the Pacific Ocean, officials said on Wednesday.
This Utah Republican is challenging a longtime GOP lawmaker for a seat in the Senate
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 31 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Two more Republican state lawmakers won't be returning to their seats after next year, with one seeking to unseat a GOP senator and another stepping away from lawmaking altogether.
Gov. Cox responds to Minnesota fraud reports. Could it happen in Utah?
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 31 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
Gov. Spencer Cox took to social media this week to respond to allegations of widespread fraud in Minnesota — and why it probably won't happen in Utah.
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil sector
Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga, Reuters | Posted Dec. 31 - 4:47 p.m. | Save Story
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four companies it said were operating in Venezuela's oil sector, as well as associated oil tankers.
Trump administration freezes child day care payments to Minnesota
Rich McKay, Reuters | Posted Dec. 31 - 12:47 p.m. | Save Story
Republican President Donald Trump's administration has announced a freeze on child day care payments to Democratic-led Minnesota, ramping up what the state's governor had characterized as a political confrontation.
These were the 10 most-read stories of 2025
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Dec. 31 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
More happened in 2025 than U.S. politics, but it factored in many of the most-read KSL articles of the year.
Feds send checks to CarShield extended warranty customers for 'misleading' ads
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Dec. 30 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Federal Trade Commission has started sending checks to people it says were misled by advertising for CarShield extended warranty plans.
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies of rare form of leukemia
Bhargav Acharya, Reuters | Updated Dec. 30 - 8:38 p.m. | Save Story
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday after revealing in a November essay that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She was 35.
Utah to get $195M to improve rural health care, innovate
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 30 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Utah will get $195 million as its first-year grant from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which is slated to run five years with a total budget of $50 billion.
Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Posted Dec. 30 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
An appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to enforce in some Democratic-led states a provision of his signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood health centers that perform abortions of Medicaid funding.
Trump administration must fund US consumer finance watchdog, judge says
Douglas Gillison, Reuters | Posted Dec. 30 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a claim by President Donald Trump's administration that it is legally barred from securing funding for the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Former 9-term congressman Rob Bishop running for Utah legislative seat
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 30 - 7:43 a.m. | Save Story
Former U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said he intends to return to Utah politics with a 2026 campaign for state Legislature to fill a House seat left vacant by the resignation of state Rep. Matt Gwynn.
US strikes drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says
Andrea Shalal, Idrees Ali and Erin Banco, Reuters | Updated Dec. 29 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, marking the first known time Washington has carried out land operations in Venezuela.
Utah to get money due to settlement with Mercedes-Benz over emissions cheating
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 29 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah officials announced the state joined a coalition of dozens of states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, for a $149.6 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices in vehicle emissions.
Trump-Zelenskyy talks yield no progress on Ukraine-Russia territorial issues
Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk, Reuters | Updated Dec. 29 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Russia and Ukraine on Monday remained far apart on territorial issues that are blocking a peace deal, despite progress on security guarantees for Kyiv at talks between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
