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Mike Lee weathers intraparty attacks at Utah GOP debate

By Associated Press
June 02, 2022 12:00 AM
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Two Republicans took aim at a politician known as one of former President Donald Trump’s most devoted allies on Wednesday, attacking incumbent Sen. Mike Lee and working to convince voters that one of Washington’s more polarizing figures may not be ideal for voters in one of the country’s most conservative states.
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Daily Universe 'Grappling with governing' series

January 12, 2021 12:00 AM
Members of Utah's Congressional delegation have had mixed experiences with President Donald Trump
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Utah GOP leaders push unity moving forward from midterm elections

By Jefferson Jarvis
January 10, 2019 12:00 AM
This story pairs with 'Romney election exemplifies disparity between GOP convention, population'
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Romney election exemplifies disparity between GOP convention, population

By Jefferson Jarvis
January 10, 2019 12:00 AM
Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, accompanied by his wife Ann, following a mock swearing in ceremony Thursday, Jan. 3, as the 116th Congress begins. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Nation

Democrats seize House control, but Trump's GOP holds Senate

By Associated Press
November 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Voters cast their ballots at Robious Elementary School in Chesterfield, Va., on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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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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GOP leaders eye new bill on family separations at border

By Associated Press
June 26, 2018 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans are discussing legislation aimed at curbing the separation of migrant families at the border, GOP aides said Monday. The election-year response to public uproar over the Trump administration policy comes as a broader immigration package heads toward likely House defeat this week.
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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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State

Kennedy, Romney vie for US Senate

By Sahalie Donaldson
June 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah Senate candidates, state Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine, left, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney shake hands at the beginning of a Senate Republican primary debate, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Provo. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, Pool)
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McCarthy, Scalise are likely contenders for House speaker

By Associated Press
April 12, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this March 6, 2018, file photo, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise speaks at the 2018 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington. Some say it could be a fight between West and South. Or a battle for President Donald Trump’s affections. Or a test of who can woo conservatives. But one thing is clear: If the showdown between California Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Scalise for the position of House speaker is a popularity contest, it will be tight.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Senate negotiators working to finalize long-term budget deal

By Associated Press
February 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, left, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks with reporters as work continues on a plan to keep the government open as a funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FBI in public fight with Trump over releasing Russia memo

By Associated Press
February 01, 2018 12:00 AM
President Donald Trump greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford after delivering his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)
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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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Senate announces revised health care bill

By Associated Press
June 23, 2017 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally unwrapped his plan for dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law. Now comes his next challenge — persuading enough Republicans to back the measure and avert a defeat that could be shattering for President Donald Trump and the GOP.
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Movies & Television

BYU professor argues Saturday Night Live not censored

By Justin Elsbury
November 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Tyler Sorensen watches Fox News after school. Sorensen said he leans more toward the GOP and prefers censorship of language and vulgarity on television. (Justin Elsbury)
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Mike Pence visits Utah amid GOP division

By Laura Spilsbury
September 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks to the Utah Solutions Summit during his first visit to Utah since becoming Donald Trump's running mate, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Breaking News

Allegations of bias raise questions about Facebook's news role

By Mariana Chrisney
May 17, 2016 12:00 AM
Former Facebook journalists/employees released information via Gizmodo on Monday, May 10, about the Trending Topics section on Facebook, saying that journalists 'inject' topics that weren't necessarily trending and were discouraged from posting conservative news.
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Former Sen. Robert Bennett remembered

By Liesl Nielsen
May 06, 2016 12:00 AM
U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett at the 2010 Utah GOP Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bennett died on May 4. (AP Photo, Steve C. Wilson)
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