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U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the...
KEN MORITSUGU and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press

China hails Xi and Biden talks, after year of growing strain

China is hailing a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, saying they had a candid and constructive exchange that sent a strong signal to the world.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dinning Room at the White House o...
JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal into law with bipartisan crowd celebrating

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn, declaring that the new infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is going to make life “change for the better” for the American people. But prospects are […]
3 years ago
Former Trump Administration White House advisor Steve Bannon arrives at the FBI Washington Field Of...
MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

Trump ally Bannon appears in court on contempt charges

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has appeared before a judge to face federal contempt charges for defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
3 years ago
FILE: Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during the Georgetown to Austin March for Democracy ral...
PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press

Democrat Beto O’Rourke running for Texas governor in 2022

Democrat Beto O’Rourke is running for governor of Texas. The former El Paso congressman announced his decision Monday.
3 years ago
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Ladd Egan, KSL TV

Federal infrastructure bill gives $50 million boost to Utah Co. water project

A water-delivery project in a growing part of Utah County will move along more quickly thanks to the federal infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden is expected to sign Monday.
3 years ago
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court on August 20, 20...
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press

Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 subpoena

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, has been indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
3 years ago
FILE: Then-Vice President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese then-Vice President Xi Jinping hold an expanded...
AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press

Biden-Xi set virtual summit for Monday to discuss tensions

The White House says President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will hold their much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening.
3 years ago
FILE: Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Ja...
NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press

Court temporarily delays release of Trump’s Jan. 6 records

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of White House records sought by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, granting — for now — a request from former President Donald Trump.
3 years ago
FILE: Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Ja...
NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press

Trump asks appeals court to delay release of Jan. 6 records

Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block the release of records to a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection led by his supporters.
3 years ago
Dixie State University will become Utah Tech University (DSU)...
Larry D. Curtis

Dixie State one signature away from name change after approval by Utah Legislature

A signature from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is all that stands between Dixie State University officially changing its name.
3 years ago
The Utah State Capitol (Photo: Jason Olson, Deseret News Archives)...
Josh Ellis & Ladd Egan, KSL TV

Utah Legislature passes new congressional map

The Utah Legislature has passed a bill designating the state's new congressional districts.
3 years ago
Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on October 09, 2021...
NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press

Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
3 years ago
FILE: On the same day the Utah’s Senate unanimously passed a resolution to bring an NHL franchise...
Ladd Egan, Mike Anderson & Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Redistricting, COVID-19 mandates, new name for Dixie State debated at special session 

Utah lawmakers worked into the evening at the state capitol Tuesday as they tackled hot button issues like redistricting, exemptions for federal COVID-19 mandates, and a new name for Dixie State University at a special session. 
3 years ago
FILE: Rep. Paul Gosar, (R-AZ), questions Gregory T. Monahan, Acting Chief U.S. Park Police National...
The Associated Press

Rep. Gosar under fire for anime attacking Rep. Ocasio-Cortez

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar was facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.
3 years ago
Jason Miller, Senior Adviser to the Trump 2020 re-election campaign, walks in the Capitol during th...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more Trump associates in probe

A committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to six more associates of former President Donald Trump who were involved in his efforts to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election.
3 years ago
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Ladd Egan & Madison Swenson, KSL TV

Utah redistricting: Lawmakers select their own maps over independent ones

The Legislative Redistricting Committee has voted in favor of their own maps over those created by the Independent Redistricting Commission.
3 years ago
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Sesame Street characters Cookie Monster (L) and Big Bird attend HBO Pre...
Larry D. Curtis

Big Bird telling kids about vaccination brings claims of ‘propaganda,’ sparking culture war

Big Bird is suddenly at the center of the U.S. vaccine debate, and culture wars, for representing health science and telling children that he has been vaccinated.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dinning Room at the White House o...
ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated Press

Biden faces fresh challenges after infrastructure victory

President Joe Biden is facing a familiar challenge as he promotes his new $1 trillion infrastructure deal to the American people and tries to get the money out the door quickly for maximum impact.
3 years ago
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Garna Mejia, KSL TV

Legislative Redistricting Committee releases maps to swift controversy

The Utah Legislature is expected to vote next week on new redistricting maps for the next 10 years. It’s a heated topic for both sides of the aisle, especially after a late submission by Republican stakeholders Friday night.
3 years ago
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Garna Mejia, KSL TV

Utah files suit over vaccine mandate as local businesses put plan in place

Utah has officially joined four states — Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Louisiana — in suing the Biden administration over their new COVID-19 vaccines or testing requirements for businesses.
3 years ago
FILE PHOTO (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)...
The Associated Press

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dinning Room at the White House o...
ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press

Biden: Families of separated children deserve compensation

President Joe Biden says families of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration should be compensated.
3 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dinning Room at the White House o...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press

Biden hails infrastructure win as ‘monumental step forward’

President Joe Biden is hailing Congress’ passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward for the nation."
3 years ago
FILE: The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press

Dems end deadlock, House sends Biden infrastructure bill

The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim.
3 years ago

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