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Lee, Curtis defend Church of Jesus Christ as 'Christian' after new Pentagon classification
Cassidy Wixom and Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted June 6 - 12:31 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sens. John Curtis and Mike Lee are pushing back after the Pentagon changed its categorizations for chaplains to not classify members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as "Christian."
Karianne Lisonbee blames growing national debt on performative politicians
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted June 6 - 12:13 p.m. | Save Story
Congressional candidate Karianne Lisonbee said the staggering national debt has been driven by politicians who are more concerned about being reelected than addressing spending.
Utah filmmaker tackling thorny immigration issue through new movie, 'Brotherhood'
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted June 6 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Utah filmmaker Ross Boothe is taking on the thorny issue of immigration in a new musical drama, "Brotherhood," shot in various locations in the state.
Trump pardons former US congressman convicted of insider trading
Steve Gorman and Christian Martinez, Reuters | Posted June 6 - 9:21 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer, an Indiana Republican, who was convicted of securities fraud for engaging in insider trading in 2018.
Rep. Celeste Maloy secures initial $10M in Utah's bid for $1 billion in Great Salt Lake funding
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 6 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy secured $10 million to create a new Great Salt Lake Watershed Recovery Program in a spending bill which received congressional committee approval Wednesday.
Sen. Curtis warns Trump's pick for attorney general could face hurdles
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted June 5 - 10:33 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. John Curtis suggested acting Attorney General Todd Blanche could have a hard time being confirmed to the position if the Trump administration doesn't eliminate the Justice Department's anti-weaponization fund.
Judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Posted June 5 - 8:48 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Friday ruled the Trump administration had adopted unlawful policies for immigrants receiving application decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship.
2 sitting GOP lawmakers battle each other in Utah Senate primary
Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted June 5 - 8:35 p.m. | Save Story
Voters across Utah are receiving their ballots this week for the upcoming primary election, and they'll notice two familiar faces battling each other for a state Senate seat.
County clerk, 2 commission seats up for election in Utah County Republican primary
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted June 5 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
Change could be on the horizon for Utah County as seats are up for grabs, with some familiar faces hoping to join the ranks. Here's who's running in the Republican primary.
Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to ban Trump's settlement fund
Mary Clare Jalonick and Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press | Updated June 5 - 1:37 p.m. | Save Story
The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House.
Trump administration to auction oil drilling rights in Alaska wildlife refuge
Nichola Groom, Reuters | Posted June 5 - 11:55 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration on Friday will hold a scale of oil and gas leases on 689,000 acres in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a pristine habitat for species like polar bears and migratory birds.
Venezuela's Maduro adds Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer to defense team
Luc Cohen, Reuters | Updated June 5 - 11:32 a.m. | Save Story
Nicolas Maduro has added a lawyer who represented hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs at trial to his defense team, court records showed on Thursday.
The US economy added a stronger-than-expected 172,000 jobs last month
Alicia Wallace, CNN | Updated June 5 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. labor market appears to have found its footing: The economy added 172,000 jobs in May, shattering expectations, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Friday.
Trump announces $700 million investment in coal
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Updated June 5 - 8:27 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump announced he'd be ramping up investments in coal across the country to help the nation's fossil fuel industry.
Davis County commissioner accused of political favoritism and defamation in new investigation
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted June 5 - 7:25 a.m. | Save Story
Davis County Commissioner John Crofts accused of creating a hostile work environment, LGBTQ discrimination and defamation in a third-party investigation.
Zelenskyy, in open letter, invites Putin to talks to end the war
Yuliia Dysa, Reuters | Posted June 4 - 10:03 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposing to meet to agree an end to over four years of war.
Kennedy Center to remove Trump name after court decision
Bo Erickson and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters | Posted June 4 - 9:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Kennedy Center in Washington on Thursday ordered staff to remove President Donald Trump's name from the institution to comply with a federal court ruling.
Critics question qualifications of nominees for Utah's Supreme Court
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted June 4 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
A nonprofit is raising questions about the qualifications of the two men nominated by Gov. Spencer Cox to serve on Utah's Supreme Court, with neither having prior experience.
