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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former PresidentDonald TrumpchoseSen. JD Vanceof Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former PresidentDonald Trumpwas the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as he pumped his fist in a show of defiance.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed NATO leaders to Washington on Tuesday by celebrating their unity against Russia’s Ukraine aggression and underscoring America’s ironclad commitment to the alliance under his watch — a message that seemed aimed at bucking up his own wobbly Democratic supporters as much as allies confronting the prospect of a return to the White House of NATO skeptic Donald Trump.

Martha Hughes Cannon, renowned as the nation's first female state senator, is making history once again as she becomes the first woman from Utah to be honored in the Hall of Statues in Washington, D.C.

As a result of recent revelations from former pageant titleholders, controversy has erupted within the pageantry industry.

President Joe Biden stood before Congress and the nation on March 8 to deliver his term's final State of the Union address.

Taylor Swift posted a message to her Instagram story last September urging her then 277 million followers to vote. She included a direct link to the non-partisan, nonprofit website vote.org, which immediately garnered 35,000 new registered voters, according to the organization.

BYU faculty and students shared their thoughts on H.R. 815, a bill released by the Senate.

National recruitment rates dipped during 2023, according to the 2023 end of year Recruiting and Retention report.

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Punxsutawney Phil, famous Pennsylvanian groundhog, emerged early on Feb. 2 in Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania to predict an early spring.

Sandra Day O'Connor, retired Supreme Court associate justice, died on Dec. 1. O'Connor's funeral services will be held at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday, Dec. 19.

The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues.

While political heads cry for municipalities to hasten permit approvals and planning leaders focus on rezoning and repurposing to make more housing available, part of the affordable housing crisis may be more of a circular problem.

In September, a federal judge in Texas ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals as illegal. This decision will be appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court and may later be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden will arrive in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 9 as part of a three-state tour leading up to midterms.