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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.
At UN, Russia and Germany's top diplomats hold first talks since 2022
Antoni Slodkowski and Tom Balmforth, Reuters | Updated Sept. 26 - 7:01 p.m. | Save Story
The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday in the first such talks since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, WSJ reports
Steve Holland and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters | Posted Sept. 25 - 8:47 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days, and told aides he expects to resume bombing after November congressional elections.
Judge temporarily blocks Utah's new age verification law in Pornhub lawsuit
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Sept. 25 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge has temporarily blocked part of a new Utah law seeking to crack down on companies that allow Utahns to get around the state's age verification requirements for viewing online pornography.
Pope Leo warns in France that UN risks becoming 'charade'
Joshua McElwee and Elizabeth Pineau, Reuters | Posted Sept. 25 - 2:47 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo said on Friday that the United Nations and other multilateral groups were in crisis, warning in a speech at the Paris headquarters of the UN culture and education body, UNESCO, that international dialogue risked becoming a "charade."
Xi says he'll see Trump again soon as he wraps up US visit with a look at the Constitution
Michelle L. Price and Fu Ting, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 25 - 1:45 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has confirmed he'll have two more meetings with China's Xi Jinping later this year as Xi wrapped up his state visit to the U.S. on Friday.
Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system
John Kruzel, Reuters | Updated Sept. 25 - 11:06 a.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens.
Utah, feds finalize $60M settlement over 22,000 acres near Great Salt Lake
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Sept. 25 - 10:15 a.m. | Save Story
A long-standing feud between Utah and the federal government over tens of thousands of acres along the Great Salt Lake has now been settled.
TV networks to resume coverage of Trump events, CNN says
Susan Heavey, Reuters | Updated Sept. 25 - 9:19 a.m. | Save Story
Television networks will resume their coverage of President Donald Trump's events, a CNN reporter said on Friday, amid an ongoing court fight.
Members of the public can report visa fraud or abuse with new online tool
Travis Richards, KSL | Updated Sept. 25 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump Administration has created an online tool that the public can use to report visa fraud or abuse.
'Rogue' US DEA agents are operating illegally on Bahamian soil, ambassador says
Jasper Ward, Reuters | Posted Sept. 24 - 9:46 p.m. | Save Story
The Bahamas accused DEA agents of operating illegally on its soil and raised the issue with the Trump administration last week, the country's ambassador to the U.S. told Reuters.
Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania has died
Gene Johnson and Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 24 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died.
