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House Republican health care plan does not extend Obamacare subsidies
Ahmed Aboulenein and Richard Cowan, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 7:23 p.m. | Save Story
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Friday presented a health care proposal that leaves unresolved steep health insurance premium increases set to impact millions of Americans as early as January.
'Devoted public servant:' Former Utah County Commissioner Tom Sakievich dies at 72
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
Former Utah County Commissioner Tom Sakievich died Thursday night, according to the social media posts of several Utah politicians.
Emily Buss wins preference poll to replace state Sen. Daniel Thatcher of the Forward Party
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
Emily Buss won a preference poll on Thursday to replace state Sen. Daniel Thatcher, of the Utah Forward Party, in Senate District 11.
Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'cease all shooting'
Trevor Hunnicutt and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed "to cease all shooting" effective Friday, President Donald Trump said after calls with the countries' leaders to try to salvage a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year after a fifth day of fighting.
Trump appears in newly released photos from Epstein estate
Nolan D. McCaskill, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 1:52 p.m. | Save Story
Democrats on a congressional oversight panel released more than a dozen new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Trump.
Transgender inmates sue Utah, claim lack of care for gender dysphoria
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Dec. 12 - 12:59 p.m. | Save Story
Five transgender inmates are suing the state corrections and health departments, claiming their hormone treatment has been cut off because of a new law passed earlier this year.
Judge blocks new effort to detain Kilmar Abrego
Mike Scarcella, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 11:12 a.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego returned to custody a day after his release from detention.
IOC decision on transgender athlete participation now expected early next year
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 12 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
An International Olympic Committee decision on how to "protect the female category" in sports competition is coming soon.
US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say
Jonathan Saul, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
FBI official calls antifa biggest US threat but provides few details
Jana Winter and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Posted Dec. 12 - 7:31 a.m. | Save Story
A top FBI official called the anti-fascist movement antifa the biggest domestic terrorism threat to the U.S. during a congressional hearing on Thursday but struggled to answer detailed questions about the unstructured campaign.
Erika Kirk calls conspiracy theories about her husband's death 'a mind virus'
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 12 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
In her first public pushback against conspiracy theories on her husband's death, Erika Kirk acknowledged that her husband was a well-known public figure but asked for grace to be extended to her and her family,
Indiana Senate rejects Trump-backed congressional redistricting
Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 10:18 p.m. | Save Story
The Indiana Senate on Thursday rejected a new congressional map that would have boosted Republican chances of keeping control of the House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections.
US official defends critical characterization of immigrant; juvenile court papers shed light on case
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 9:50 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. official is defending her critical characterization of a man seeking U.S. residency while juvenile court papers offer more insight into the matter.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from immigration detention following judge's ruling
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 6:42 p.m. | Save Story
A judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Utah Legislature asks judge to move quickly so they can appeal new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Dec. 11 - 5:38 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers are asking a state judge to certify her November ruling on the state's new congressional map by next week so they can appeal the decision, according to court documents filed Thursday.
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers
Daphne Psaledakis and Marianna Parraga, Reuters | Posted Dec. 11 - 2:49 p.m. | Save Story
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them.
Republican-controlled US Congress poised to allow Obamacare health subsidies to expire
Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
The Republican-controlled Congress is poised to allow tax credits to lapse for 24 million Americans, as a Dec. 31 deadline approaches with no sign of a healthcare compromise.
Heading into midterms, Republicans hold edge with older voters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Jason Lange and James Oliphant, Reuters | Updated Dec. 11 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
Victories have given Democrats increasing hope of taking back one and perhaps both houses of the U.S. Congress in next year's midterm elections, but a new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that some of that enthusiasm may be premature.
