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Watch live: Utah's Democratic District 1 Congressional candidates debate public lands issues
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 22 - 6:21 p.m. | Save Story
Some of the top Democratic candidates vying for Congress's District 1agreed to debate public lands, air quality, water and other key Utah issues.
US set to move to reclassify marijuana as early as Wednesday, Axios reports
Reuters | Posted April 22 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
The United States administration is expected to move to reclassify marijuana as soon as Wednesday, Axios reported.
Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80
Bill Barrow, Matt Brown and Jeff Amy, Associated Press | Posted April 22 - 1:14 p.m. | Save Story
Georgia's Democratic congressman David Scott has died at age 80. Scott was the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and was seeking his 13th term in Congress.
Pentagon makes flu shot optional for troops, rescinding requirement
Kaanita Iyer, CNN | Updated April 22 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the military will no longer require the annual flu vaccine for troops.
Trump administration nears deal to rescue Spirit Airlines, WSJ reports
Reuters | Updated April 22 - 11:38 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration has neared a deal to rescue embattled low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Virginians approve Democratic map targeting 4 Republican congressional seats
Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated April 22 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new Democratic-drawn congressional map that could flip four Republican House seats in November's midterm elections, media projected.
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
Jon Gambrell and David Rising, Associated Press | Posted April 22 - 8:30 a.m. | Save Story
Iran has fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them.
Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud over use of paid informants
Jana Winter, Julia Harte and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Updated April 22 - 7:18 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration obtained a criminal indictment on Tuesday charging the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group that tracks political extremists, with fraud.
Tax Day glitch hits 70,000 Utahns; state tax payments rejected
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted April 21 - 9:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah tax officials said an error contained in a file sent to a bank for processing was responsible for a problem that affected 70,000 Utahns and their state tax payments.
Fed chair pick Warsh makes case for smaller Fed holdings in hearing
Michael S. Derby, Reuters | Updated April 21 - 6:03 p.m. | Save Story
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's Federal Reserve chair nominee, told a Senate panel on Tuesday he would work with the Treasury Department to create a smaller Fed balance sheet.
US indefinitely extends ceasefire with Iran
Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters | Updated April 21 - 3:59 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, hours before it was set to expire, to allow the two countries to continue talks to end the war.
US imposes new sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran
Reuters | Posted April 21 - 1:08 p.m. | Save Story
The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventories,
Sens. Mike Lee, Elizabeth Warren team up to rip potential American-United merger
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 21 - 12:05 p.m. | Save Story
A potential merger between two of the world's largest airlines has unified an unlikely pair in Washington.
Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome
Mike Stone, Reuters | Updated April 21 - 11:36 a.m. | Save Story
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027.
What the Trump administration plans for colleges earning F's in returns on investment?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 21 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Department of Education launched an "earnings indicator" in December, designed to provide college-bound students and their families with information about a school's post-graduation earnings status.
Bob Stevenson edges past Trevor Lee at convention, but both on GOP primary ballot
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted April 21 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Commissioner Bob Stevenson got the edge over Rep. Trevor Lee at the Davis County Republican Party convention, but both have a spot on the GOP primary ballot in June.
Britain's royals remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday
Issy Ronald and Max Foster, CNN | Updated April 21 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's royal family will mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday by unveiling comprehensive plans for a new charity and memorial in central London.
Celeste Maloy seeks to fend off GOP challenge from Phil Lyman
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 20 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Rep. Celeste Maloy is seeking reelection to her second full term in Congress, but a newly drawn congressional district with a more conservative lean could give an opening to one of her challengers.
