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Metro

Utah pays tribute to historic trailblazer Mia Love

Jaecie Stilovich
By Jaecie Stilovich
April 15, 2025 11:46 AM
Mia Love, a former U.S. Representative from Utah and the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died at 49 from brain cancer. Known for her historic, trailblazing career, her impact has been widely recognized and honored.
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Video of the Day

President Trump honors teen battling brain cancer as honorary Secret Service agent

By Universe Contributor
March 07, 2025 06:00 AM
(CNN Newsource)
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Nation

Biden spotlights support for NATO as he looks to use summit to help reset stumbling campaign

By Associated Press
July 10, 2024 12:00 AM
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.
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Nation

Senate bill prompts border control discussions

By Mabel Galvez Laparra
March 01, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU faculty and students shared their thoughts on H.R. 815, a bill released by the Senate.
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Religion

Hamas launches surprise attack on Israel

Belle Lewis
By Belle Lewis
October 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Pro-Palestinian Islamist group Hamas breached theGaza border on Saturdayto launch a surprise offensive against Israeli citizens and government.
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Campus

2024-2025 school year brings revamped FAFSA system

By Andrew Osborn
September 25, 2023 12:00 AM
More students will be eligible for federal financial aid beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.
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Nation

Debt limit deal passes, brings personal finances into the spotlight

By Emma Everett
June 06, 2023 12:00 AM
President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan debt limit deal into law on June 3, averting a national debt default after weeks of contentious, to-the-wire debate.
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State

Rep. Chris Stewart resigns from Congress

By Payton Pingree
May 31, 2023 12:00 AM
Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart announced his resignation from Congress in a tweet on Wednesday, May 31.
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Nation

President Biden welcomes new congress in State of the Union address

By Derek VanBuskirk
February 08, 2023 12:00 AM
President Joe Biden discussed economy, U.S. supply chains, gun violence, threats to democracy and mental health during his third State of the Union address on Feb. 7.
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Local

4th Congressional District candidates Rep. Burgess Owens (R) and Darlene McDonald (D) debate just 11 days before election day

By Courtney Denning
October 29, 2022 12:00 AM
Fourth Congressional District candidates Rep. Burgess Owens (R) and Darlene McDonald (D) met on Oct. 28 to debate each other for the first time.
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Metro

Grappling with governing: Rep. Blake Moore supports both Trump and electoral college

By Emma Gadeski
January 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe reporters examined how Utah's congressional delegation responded not only to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 but the shift in the Republican Party over the last four years in a series of stories.
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Campus Events

Congressman John Curtis encourages student involvement in politics

By Kristen Hollingshaus
March 18, 2019 12:00 AM
Congressman John Curtis addresses students on political involvement and the difference they can make by raising their voice. (Arianna Davidson)
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Nation

Senate slaps down Trump border emergency; Republicans defect

By Associated Press
March 14, 2019 12:00 AM
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, arrives in the Senate where she has said she will vote for a resolution to annul President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Nation

Cohen returns to Capitol Hill after slamming Trump as a liar

By Associated Press
February 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, listens as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)co
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World

Things you should know today: 2/28/19

By Dolli Player
February 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Trump accepts Kim 'word' he had no role in Warmbier death
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Nation

President Trump announces deal to end record-long shutdown

By Associated Press
January 25, 2019 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Jan 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Nation

Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress

By Associated Press
November 29, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Aug. 21, 2018 file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is making an court appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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Nation

Why wait? Democrats openly flirt with 2020 White House bids

By Associated Press
November 23, 2018 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON — In the days after the midterm election, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker worked the phones with Democratic luminaries in Iowa. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock courted high-dollar donors in New York. Other Democrats openly mused about their White House ambitions on live television.
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