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Nation

Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate

By Associated Press
July 15, 2024 12:00 AM
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.
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Campus

BYU students, alumni react to Trump conviction

By Payton Pingree
June 10, 2024 12:00 AM
Readers of The Daily Universe shared their thoughts on former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction and how it has shaped their approach to the upcoming presidential election.
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State

President Biden honors Utah veterans and acknowledges PACT Act benefits

By Sydni Merrill
August 11, 2023 12:00 AM
President Biden spoke to veterans and community leaders at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, honoring veterans and the anniversary of the PACT Act on Thursday, Aug. 10.
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Breaking News

President Biden arrives in Utah

By Universe Contributor
August 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Megan Brugger (video) and Emma Everett (print)
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Nation

President Biden to make first visit to Utah, speak on PACT Act

By Emma Everett Johnson
August 08, 2023 12:00 AM
President Joe Biden will arrive in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 9 as part of a three-state tour leading up to midterms.
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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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Nation

Talks start as Senate rejects 2 plans for ending shutdown

By Associated Press
January 25, 2019 12:00 AM
The Capitol at sunset after the Senate rejected competing Democratic and Republican proposals for ending the partial government shutdown, which is the longest in the nation's history, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24 (Associated Press).
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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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Nation

Sessions resigns as attorney general at White House request

By Associated Press
November 07, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Feb. 9, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by his wife Mary, after he was sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. On Nov. 7, 2018, Sessions submitted his resignation in letter to Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 2/28/18

February 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Florida students return to ‘picture of education in fear’
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Nation

White House downgrades Kushner's security clearance

By Associated Press
February 28, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Politico is reporting that the security clearance of White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has been downgraded. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Nation

Vive la France: Trump and Macron share political inexperience, agendas may clash

By Kayla Goodson
May 25, 2017 12:00 AM
Observers say President Trump's visit today with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron was a brief, but important, stop on his first diplomatic tour -- particularly for Macron, whose lack of political experience rivals that of the U.S. president.
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Campus Events

Harvard professor addresses the 2016 election

By Jenny Lee
January 27, 2017 12:00 AM
Professor at Harvard and BYU alumnus Roger B. Porter holds a forum about the consequences of the 2016 election and the transition to a new presidency at the Wheatley Instituion. (Ari Davis)
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Local

Trump team attempts to block vote recount after concern about "rigged" election overstated

By Brandon Klatskin
December 02, 2016 12:00 AM
President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys are now attempting to block a recount of votes in three states less than a month after his highly-publicized series of complaints that the presidential election was 'rigged' before he won the presidency on Nov. 8.
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Local

Was the presidential election rigged?

By Brandon Klatskin
December 02, 2016 12:00 AM
Donald Trump won the presidency.
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Nation

Trump wins White House in astonishing victory

By Associated Press
November 09, 2016 12:00 AM
Donald Trump was elected America's 45th president on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Nation

Chelsea Clinton learned campaign priorities from mom

By Abby Hobbs
November 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Chelsea Clinton speaks during a campaign rally stop for her mother, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, Wis. (Associated Press)
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Nation

McMullin campaign has three days to get on Utah ballots

By Josh Thomas
August 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Independent presidential candidate and BYU alumnus Evan McMullin has officially begun his efforts toward becoming a presidential nominee.
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