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McKay Coppins, author of 'Romney: A Reckoning,' to visit BYU Nov. 3

By Courtney Denning
October 30, 2023 12:00 AM
The new book 'Romney: A Reckoning,” is a brutally honest biography on the life and career of Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican Presidential nominee and current political pariah of his party.
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Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88

By Associated Press
April 25, 2022 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.
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Pelosi says she will 'soon' transmit impeachment to Senate

By Associated Press
January 09, 2020 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will 'soon'' transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but warned that Senate Republicans are rushing to acquittal without a fair trial.
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Trump, Pelosi remain far apart on the border wall issue

By Associated Press
February 01, 2019 12:00 AM
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters during a news conference a day after a bipartisan group of House and Senate bargainers met to craft a border security compromise aimed at avoiding another government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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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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The Latest: White House noncommittal on bill in Senate

By Associated Press
January 23, 2019 12:00 AM
Furloughed EPA worker Jeff Herrema holds a sign outside the offices of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, in Park Hills, Ky., Jan 22. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
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Senate rejects immigration bills; young immigrants in limbo

By Associated Press
February 16, 2018 12:00 AM
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., confers with aides off the Senate floor during a series of procedural votes on a bipartisan immigration deal, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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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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Senate leader: Not enough votes to defund Planned Parenthood

September 01, 2015 12:00 AM
In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 photo, Alexa Swiniarski shows her support during a rally at Utah Capitol Rotunda, in Salt Lake City, organized in support to Gov. Gary Herbert's recent decision to remove the state from federal funding of Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Sen. Mike Lee introduces bill to help working families

By Ashley Robinson
February 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, addresses the Utah Republican Party's annual organizing convention Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Sandy, Utah. Lee proposed a bill with 22 cosponsors that will allow employees to choose between overtime pay and comp-time. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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