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Politics & Elections

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington...
Associated Press

AP: Joe Biden wins the Democratic presidential primary in Utah

Joe Biden wins the Democratic presidential primary in Utah.
2 months ago
FILE - Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks to the state Legislature as she delivers the Stat...
Associated Press

Arizona’s Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature

An Arizona bill that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
2 months ago
FILE - Candidate supporters stand outside a polling location in the presidential primary election, ...
Will Weisser, Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Biden and Trump begin to rack up wins as Super Tuesday moves them closer to November rematch

President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump have begun to rack up wins on the biggest night of the primary season. Super Tuesday featured voting in 16 states and one territory.
2 months ago
A voter enters the polling station in Kennebunk, Maine, Tuesday, March 5. Nearly two-thirds of Nort...
Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN

Most North Carolina and Virginia GOP primary voters would consider Trump fit for presidency if convicted

Nearly two-thirds of North Carolina primary voters say that they’d consider former President Donald Trump fit for the presidency if he’s convicted of a crime, according to the initial results of CNN’s exit poll of Republican primary voters in the state, with slightly over half of GOP primary voters in Virginia saying the same.
2 months ago
Colleen Jones talks to KSL News about Super Tuesday. (Stuart Johnson, KSL News)...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Republicans caucus for president, leading to discontent among some voters

Utah voters are gathering Tuesday with a dozen other states to cast their Super Tuesday votes for president, but some voters feel disenfranchised by Utah's processes.
2 months ago
Kyrsten Sinema...
Manu Raju, Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer, Lauren Fox, Molly English and Betsy Klein, CNN

Kyrsten Sinema announces she is retiring from the Senate

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent, announced Tuesday she will leave the Senate at the end of her term this year, a move that will shake up the battle for control of the chamber in November and remove a key player who has been central to major negotiations in Congress.
2 months ago
Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel delivers remarks before the NBC News Republican Presidential Primary Deba...
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News

Trump says Republican Party is ‘getting rid of the Romneys’

At a rally in Virginia Saturday, former President Donald Trump said the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, referred to as MAGA, is taking over the Republican Party, and ridding the party of people like the “Romneys.”
2 months ago
Amid Amidbakarr and his daughter, Nora, headed to polls Tuesday morning. (KSL TV)...
Karah Brackin

As Super Tuesday arrives, Utah voters get their chance to be heard

Super Tuesday has arrived and is underway. While Utah Republicans will hold a caucus Tuesday night, Democrats will hold a primary election, which has voting polls open earlier in the day. 
2 months ago
A voter places her ballot into a secure ballot drop box at the Salt Lake County Government Center i...
Brigham Tomco

Utah voters pick presidential nominees Tuesday

Utah Republicans will vote during their biennial caucus meetings while Democrats will vote with mail-in ballots.
2 months ago
Dusk on the last day of the 2024 legislative session at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Frida...
Daniel Woodruff

‘This is a disgrace’: Bitter fight over district attorney’s job performance marks end of Utah legislative session

The Utah legislative session ended on a fiery note as lawmakers approved a bill that critics say unfairly targets an elected official.
2 months ago
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Get Out the Vote Rally March 2 in Richmond, Virginia....
Gregory Krieg, CNN

Trump will win North Dakota GOP caucuses, CNN projects

 Former President Donald Trump will win North Dakota’s Republican presidential caucuses, CNN projects, claiming one final boost before the campaign expands to 15 states on Super Tuesday.
2 months ago
Utah State GOP Chair Robert Axson expects turnout to be north of 100,000 people statewide for Super...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah Republicans ‘confident’ for caucus night Super Tuesday

Utahns are heading out Tuesday to cast their votes for who they want for President during Super Tuesday. 
2 months ago
FILE - Utah's 2024 legislative session. (KSL TV)...
Shara Park

Opposition groups call for Gov. Cox to veto employee firearm bill for teachers, school staff

Opponents of HB119 are calling for Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox to veto.
2 months ago
France became the world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution on Monday...
Joshua Berlinger and Xiaofei Xu, CNN

France becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

The historic decision is the culmination of an effort that began in direct response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
2 months ago
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally...
Mark Sherman

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The Supreme Court has restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot.
2 months ago
Nikki Haley speaks with KSL TV during a campaign trip to Utah following a large trail of losses in ...
Gregory Krieg, CNN

Nikki Haley will win DC GOP primary, CNN projects

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will win the Republican presidential primary in Washington, DC, CNN projects, after three days of voting in the party’s only capital polling location – a downtown hotel.
2 months ago
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night ...
Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN

Trump wins all delegates at stake in Michigan GOP convention amid leadership battle

Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions.
2 months ago
The Utah Senate on March 1, 2024....
Lindsay Aerts

Final day of Utah’s 2024 legislative session saw billions in funding and a move to ban pride flags

The final day of Utah’s 2024 Legislature saw over 100 bills passed, involving funding for downtown, social media restrictions for minors, and a $29.4 billion budget.
2 months ago
Cache County Clerk David Benson addresses a crowd regarding election law violations. (Mike Anderson...
Mike Anderson

Cache County Clerk addresses office election law violations

Cache County Clerk David Benson answered questions from the media and local voters about findings of numerous election law violations in his office.
2 months ago
FILE: Ballots are counted by Maricopa County Elections Department staff ahead of Tuesdays election ...
Associated Press

Arizona’s new voting laws that require proof of citizenship are not discriminatory, a US judge rules

A U.S. district judge has ruled Arizona legislators did not discriminate when they adopted laws requiring counties to verify the status of registered voters who haven’t provided proof of U.S. citizenship.
2 months ago
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, listens as his attorne...
Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

The transcript of the congressional deposition of Hunter Biden has been released. It reveals the contentious testimony that took place Wednesday as Republicans scrambled to advance an impeachment inquiry on the brink of collapse.
2 months ago
The seal of the Utah House of Representatives (Istvan Bartos, KSL News)...
Daniel Woodruff

Republicans tout legislative successes while Democrats criticize polarization

The Utah Legislature adjourns Friday night after a 45-day session that was jam-packed with hundreds of bills on various issues.
2 months ago
FILE - Activists mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Wom...
Associated Press

Report: About as many abortions are happening in the US monthly as before Roe was overturned

The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a year and a half ago, a new report finds.
2 months ago
A rendering of a new Utah Jazz/National Hockey League arena in Salt Lake City that team owner Ryan ...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Utah lawmakers pass bill for new downtown NBA/NHL arena after last-minute changes

Utah lawmakers have approved a bill that paves the way for a new arena in downtown Salt Lake City that could be the home of the Utah Jazz and a potential National Hockey League team.
2 months ago

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