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 Utah Congressional 4th District race undecided morning after tight election

By Matthew Bennett
November 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) speaks with supporters during an election night party on Nov. 6. With 68 percent of precincts reporting results, the race is still undecided. (Associated Press).
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Nation

Divisive Trump era ushers record number of women into House

By Associated Press
November 07, 2018 12:00 AM
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles as she is cheered by a crowd of Democratic supporters during an election night returns event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Ending birthright citizenship via executive order a 'fringe theory'

By Sam Bigelow
November 06, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Oct. 27 about a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Local

Mormon Women for Ethical Government host Democratic, United Utah congressional candidates

By Matthew Bennett
October 04, 2018 12:00 AM
Tim Zeidner, left, and James Singer answer questions at a public forum held by Mormon Women for Ethical Government. Zeidner and Singer are running for congress in Utah's 3rd congressional district. (Lexie Flickinger)
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Government may gain new power to track, shoot down drones

By Associated Press
September 28, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this July 11, 2018 file photo, s drone equipped with a thermal camera flies over the plants at the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources' Jennings Environmental Education Center on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Slippery Rock, Pa. An aviation bill Congress is rushing to approve contains a little-noticed section that would give authorities the power to track, intercept and destroy drones they consider a security threat, without needing a judge's approval. Supporters say law enforcement needs this power to protect Americans from terrorists who are learning how to use drones as deadly weapons. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
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US says transfer from FEMA funds won't harm hurricane relief

By Associated Press
September 12, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump, left, listens to a reporters question as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right, listen during a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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US government advocate for student loan borrowers resigns

By Associated Press
September 04, 2018 12:00 AM
The nation's roughly 44 million student loan borrowers have lost their advocate inside in the U.S. government.
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New activists, moms rally to keep migrant families together

By Associated Press
July 03, 2018 12:00 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Immigrants who have spent years fighting to change the country's immigration system are getting newfound support from liberal activists, moms and first-time protesters motivated by a visceral narrative: President Donald Trump's administration separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Mitt Romney rolls to easy win in GOP primary for Utah Senate

By Associated Press
June 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds his grandson Dane Romney, 2, while he and his wife, Ann, wave after addressing supporters at their campaign headquarters during an election night party Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Orem, Utah. Romney has won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat, setting him on the path to restart his political career with a Senate seat left open by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Romney, Kennedy make final pitch ahead of Senate primary

By Associated Press
June 25, 2018 12:00 AM
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) — Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary against a conservative state lawmaker.
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2K children alone: Trump's self-inflicted domestic crisis

By Associated Press
June 19, 2018 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of children split from their families at the U.S. southern border are being held in government-run facilities. A look at how we got here, what's real and what's not, and what might happen next.
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Sen. Hatch introduces bill to end free speech zones on campuses

By Lauren Malner
March 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is concerned that when some of the most esteemed institutions of higher learning are faced with opinions contrary to their own, they have sought to dampen student expression. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Campus Events

BYU, UVU students participate in #NationalWalkoutDay

March 14, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with 'Utah County high school students participate in #NationalWalkoutDay'
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Utah lawmakers seek Constitutional amendment to allow mid-term appointments

By Katelyn Stiles
March 01, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah legislators discussed HCR2 in the House chamber on Friday, Feb. 23. The resolution urges a constitutional change allowing state governments to make temporary appointments to the U.S. House of Representatives. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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GOP lawmakers put medical skills to work after train crash

By Associated Press
February 01, 2018 12:00 AM
Emergency personnel inspect the lead engine of an Amtrak train that was carrying multiple Republican lawmakers that crashed into a garbage truck in Crozet, Va., on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. A chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck in a rural Virginia town Wednesday. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)
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Featured

Things you should know today: 1/31/18

By Jacob Walters
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
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Trump's time, Democrats' grumbles, Melania's white pantsuit

By Associated Press
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump holds up copies of his speech before the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Campus Events

BYU student groups continue to fight climate change

By Jacob Osborn
November 03, 2017 12:00 AM
Former Congressman Bob Inglis speaks to BYU students about the reality of climate change. (Kaleena McKell)
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