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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots
Lindsay Whitehurst and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 2 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
The Supreme Court has rejected a push for California to set aside thousands of mail ballots from people President Donald Trump's administration claims are noncitizens.

Rubio meets Venezuelan counterpart as US presses for progress on election preparations
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 2 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Venezuelan counterpart in Washington Monday as the Trump administration presses the interim government and opposition groups to make progress on election preparations.

Iran has a 2-day plan to reopen strait, resume nuclear talks with US, and other Mideast news
Associated Press | Posted Nov. 2 - 10:57 a.m. | Save Story
Iran said it had a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks with the United States, if Washington meets its demands.

Do Utahns benefit when their governor travels the world? Cox responds
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 2 - 10:16 a.m. | Save Story
While a trip to a beautiful country like Ireland is always a pleasure, joining a trade mission is a lot more work than it sounds.

Judge dismisses complaint against 2 ex-FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 2 - 9:12 a.m. | Save Story
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of falsely downplaying their knowledge of a laptop the Justice Department says belonged to Hunter Biden.

Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in the weeks before the midterms
Sarah Raza, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 2 - 8:54 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump Administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers before the midterm elections, initiatives intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer.

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses
Nicholas Riccardi and Becky Bohrer, Associated Press | Updated Nov. 1 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's U.S. Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses.

More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls: analysis
Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 1 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration can't be found on the state's voter rolls according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant rights group.

Virginia, DC sue over Trump's arch, adding to legal challenges
Gary Fields, Associated Press | Posted Nov. 1 - 10:04 a.m. | Save Story
The legal challenges to President Donald Trump's proposed memorial arch are mounting. The District of Columbia and Virginia sued in federal court Saturday as the administration says construction could begin as early as next week.

Republicans on defense in Texas while Democrats in Michigan can't get on the same page
Bill Barrow, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 31 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Midterm election campaigns are coming to a close as candidates made their final arguments in Michigan and Texas on Saturday.

Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaro's flight to the US
Associated Press | Updated Oct. 31 - 5:52 p.m. | Save Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Trump administration did not facilitate defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's departure to the U.S. after his election defeat.

'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Dave Collins, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 31 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump's multibillion-dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'
Nicholas Riccardi and Becky Bohrer, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 31 - 1:55 p.m. | Save Story
Alaska's Republican-run state government wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Trump's direction to stop the certification of a possible Democratic win in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.

Iranian leader threatens immediate response to potential attack, and other Mideast news
The Associated Press | Updated Oct. 31 - 10:38 a.m. | Save Story
Iran's supreme leader threatened an immediate response to a potential attack as diplomatic efforts continue in an effort to reduce the threat of a return to all-out war.

Utah to start enforcing its law requiring porn sites to verify ages of users
VideoBridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated Oct. 30 - 6:56 p.m. | Save Story
Utah plans to start enforcing its age verification laws for adult websites on Monday, seeking to crack down on companies that allow minors to view pornography online.

Judge puts off decision in Comey case as prosecutors pursue new indictment
Eric Tucker and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 30 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
A federal judge put off a decision Friday on whether to dismiss a placeholder criminal case filed against former FBI Director James Comey.

Christa Pike says she's in constant pain and blames her failed execution on 'incompetence'
Kim Chandler, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 30 - 11:13 a.m. | Save Story
Christa Pike says she is in constant pain since surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee last month. In her first public statement, she expressed gratitude for the love and support she has received.

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 30 - 10:19 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican on Friday confirmed the Chicago-born Leo submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago.


