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Trump spy nominee Clayton will not directly say Biden won 2020 election
Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay and Luc Cohen, Reuters | Updated July 15 - 9:30 p.m. | Save Story
Jay Clayton refused on Wednesday to directly acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election despite repeated questioning by Democrats in his Senate confirmation hearing.
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone
Konstantin Toropin And Matthew Perrone, Associated Press | Updated July 15 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for "testosterone deficiency" among troops.
US aviation industry urges Congress to provide $20 billion for air traffic control upgrades
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted July 15 - 5:14 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. aviation sector urged Congress to provide $20 billion to complete a massive effort to modernize America's aging air traffic control system and reduce systemic flight disruptions.
Data center opponents sue Kevin O'Leary, Fox News over claims linking them to China
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated July 15 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
Opponents of a Utah data center project have sued Kevin O'Leary and the Fox News Network for defamation after the businessman claimed opponents had links to China.
US Mint produces a $1 coin bearing Trump's face to help celebrate America's 250th birthday
Fatima Hussein, Associated Press | Posted July 15 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to help celebrate America's 250th birthday.
US strikes Iran again as Tehran warns of 'existential war' with America
Enas Alashray, Tala Ramadan and Yomna Ehab, Reuters | Updated July 15 - 1:27 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. struck Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of its ports, with Iran saying it was engaged in an "existential war" with America.
Trump says ICE won't halt traffic stops after recent fatal shootings
Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted July 15 - 12:35 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said federal immigration agents won't end vehicle stops, one day after officials announced a temporary pause in such stops.
Sutherland Institute names state Sen. Todd Weiler as new president
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated July 15 - 12:18 p.m. | Save Story
The Sutherland Institute announced Wednesday that Utah Sen. Todd Weiler was selected as its new president and CEO by the board of directors.
Tribal leaders say they weren't consulted before Trump order shrunk 2 Utah national monuments
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted July 15 - 10:13 a.m. | Save Story
Tribal leaders for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments say they weren't consulted before the Trump administration signed executive orders drastically reducing their sizes.
Blanche faces Senate grilling in bid to be Trump's attorney general
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated July 15 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing questioning from a Senate panel on Wednesday as President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer seeks to earn the full-time job.
US House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated July 15 - 6:36 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent and ending the twice-yearly practice of changing clocks that has been observed across most of the United States since the 1960s.
Northrop Grumman expands Roy site for Sentinel missile program development
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted July 15 - 6:17 a.m. | Save Story
Northrop Grumman broke ground on a new building at its Roy Innovation Center campus, while a company official said the Sentinel nuclear defense system is moving ahead.
Sen. Curtis says Congress needs to weigh in after Trump restarts military operations in Iran
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted July 14 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. John Curtis said Congress must assert its authority on whether to declare war in Iran just days after President Donald Trump notified lawmakers that military operations have been restarted.
New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Updated July 14 - 4:30 p.m. | Save Story
New York became the first state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as various concerns grow.
Justices make rare Capitol Hill appearance to warn of threats against them
John Kruzel and Andrew Chung, Reuters | Posted July 14 - 2:45 p.m. | Save Story
In a rare appearance before Congress, Supreme Court justices sought more security funding on Tuesday and warned of a sharp rise in threats against them.
ICE suspends traffic stops in wake of Maine fatal shooting, sources say
Aleksandra Michalska and Kristina Cooke, Reuters | Updated July 14 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday suspended vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement, two sources said, after agents fatally shot two men six days apart.
E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | Posted July 14 - 1:55 p.m. | Save Story
Court records show writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
Warsh says Fed has 'no tolerance' for high inflation but provides no hints on next move
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press | Posted July 14 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh pledged to make high inflation "a thing of the past" in his first congressional testimony Tuesday, yet provided no signal about his next steps.
