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Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own
Andrew Chung, Reuters | Updated Sept. 29 - 7:48 p.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own.
Rep. Mike Kennedy questions federal role in health policy
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 29 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Rep. Mike Kennedy questioned the federal government's role in overseeing Americans' health while speaking at the University of Utah on Tuesday.
Congress votes to end production of the penny after 234 years, sending a bill to Trump
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Mint stopped making pennies in 2025, but legislation passed by the Senate and headed to President Donald Trump's desk will formally end their production after 234 years.
Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith defends investigations as Republicans assail his team's tactics
Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
Former special counsel Jack Smith has forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics.
Mike Lee blocks effort to fast-track bill banning demolition of presidential memorials
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 29 - 1:22 p.m. | Save Story
Sen. Mike Lee objected to fast-tracking a bipartisan proposal to ban the demolition of presidential memorials unless explicitly approved by Congress, including the Kennedy Center.
The Senate just passed a massive overhaul of college sports. Here's what happens next
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 29 - 12:42 p.m. | Save Story
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive reform package targeting college sports as lawmakers look to establish federal guidelines on its controversial issues. Now what?
Trump says working with Xi on AI would hurt US companies
Alexandra Alper and Courtney Rozen, Reuters | Updated Sept. 29 - 12:28 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning said he does not want to work with Chinese President Xi Jinping on governing AI technology, adding it would hurt American AI companies.
Iran tells the US public that Trump's war has failed, and other Mideast developments
Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 9:47 a.m. | Save Story
Iran's Revolutionary Guard urged Americans in a message ahead of U.S. midterm elections to take to the streets and rally against Donald Trump, claiming the president's war has failed.
A TV journalist is crowned king of a traditional monarchy in Uganda
Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 8:26 a.m. | Save Story
A journalist has been crowned king of a traditional monarchy that lost its onetime "boy king," King Oyo Nyimba, last month.
From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
Paul Wiseman, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 6:41 a.m. | Save Story
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports.
Rubio says US is hopeful 'Cuba will choose a different path'
Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 10:22 p.m. | Save Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the US hopes Cuba will choose "a different path," warning that those who believe they can wait out President Donald Trump's administration will "learn the lesson the hard way."
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on transgender inmates
Andrew Chung, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 12:13 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce a policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons, part of his crackdown on the rights of transgender people.
Trump's AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on finding balance, US House speaker says
Katharine Jackson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 10:55 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's meeting with tech CEOs on artificial intelligence on Tuesday will focus on finding a balance between innovation and oversight, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, as the federal government seeks to define its role in the burgeoning technology.
Trump to unveil planned $15 billion Iowa steel project
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 9:19 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump will announce on Monday a Minnesota company's plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, a White House official said, a major investment that the administration is highlighting as it seeks to promote domestic manufacturing ahead of the November midterm elections.
Senate approves mental health legislation for pilots, air traffic controllers
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 28 - 8:11 a.m. | Save Story
The Senate approved bipartisan legislation to modernize regulations on mental health guidance for pilots and air traffic controllers to encourage early disclosure and treatment.
California sheriff unlawfully seized over 650,000 ballots and must return them, state Supreme Court rules
Matthew Rodriguez, Chelsea Hylton, KOVR | Updated Sept. 27 - 10:06 p.m. | Save Story
The California Supreme Court ruled Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots tied to the Proposition 50 special election.
The Campus Cup is back — and UVU and BYU are already battling for it
Reagan Campbell, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 27 - 8:07 p.m. | Save Story
Utah college campuses are competing in the 2026 Campus Cup to increase student voter registration and civic engagement ahead of the midterm elections.
Trump posts map showing 'Trump Strait' off Iran, and other Mideast developments
Associated Press | Updated Sept. 26 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has posted an image of the Strait of Hormuz labeled "Trump Strait." This comes after Iran proposed a new deal to open the waterway if the U.S. meets certain conditions.
