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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland S...
STEPHEN GROVES

Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security.
32 minutes ago
A poster calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get out of the community hang...
ERIC CABRERA AND CLAYRE SCOTT

Rumors of ICE raids across Utah circulate online

Rumors of ICE raids across Utah have been swirling online.
2 hours ago
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs-up at t...
Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote.
15 hours ago
The Utah Department of Public Safety sex offender registry on a laptop with the Utah Capitol in the...
Daniella Rivera

Proposed bill would shorten time on Utah’s registry for some sex offenders

Utah lawmakers are expected to consider a bill that would make changes to Utah’s Sex Offender Registry.
17 hours ago
The Larry H. Miller Chevrolet dealership in Murray is pictured on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.....
Daniel Woodruff

Utah lawmaker abandons bill letting car dealerships stay open all weekend

A bill that would have allowed car dealerships to stay open on weekends is not moving forward this legislative session.
17 hours ago
Two kids drawing on balloons during a child care rally inside the Utah Capitol on Jan. 24, 2025....
Daniel Woodruff

Advocates rally for more child care funding in Utah

Advocates rallied on Capitol Hill Friday to push for more money for child care and public funding.
18 hours ago
The Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 ahead of the legislative session...
Mary Culbertson

Utah journalist sues after legislative officials deny Capitol credentials to independent media

A decision by the Utah legislature to block independent media, blogs and freelancers is being challenged by an independent journalist.
20 hours ago
Gov. Spencer Cox delivers his 2025 State of the State address in the House chamber at the Capitol i...
Daniel Woodruff, KSL TV and Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com

‘We must build’: Cox asks lawmakers, Utahns to embrace state’s industrial spirit

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for a return to the state's "tradition of true grit" in his State of the State address at the Capitol Thursday evening, declaring that "now is a time for building."
2 days ago
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Why some Instagram users aren’t able to unfollow Trump and JD Vance

Some Meta users complained that they were forced to follow Trump and Vance's official accounts on Meta platforms, but the company denies doing so.
2 days ago
Boats on a dock in Utah....
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

Lawmakers seek crackdown on Utahns illegally registering their vehicles out of state to avoid sales taxes

The Utah legislature is considering a new law to crackdown on Utahns illegally registering vehicles out-of-state to save money on sales taxes.
3 days ago
The clock tower on the Salt Lake City-County Building is pictured on March 10, 2021. Daylight savin...
Daniel Woodruff

New plan to ditch daylight saving time moves forward in Utah Legislature

Utah lawmakers are making another attempt to get rid of daylight saving time in exchange for standard time year-round time.
3 days ago
Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson is pictured during a meeting of the House Government Operations Co...
Daniel Woodruff

House panel approves bill in response to Utah County clerk tracking ballot information

After the Utah County clerk revealed he tracked how elected officials cast their ballots, state lawmakers are taking action to prevent it from happening again.
3 days ago
Students arrive for school Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston. (AP P...
Olga R. Rodriguez, Moriah Balingit, Bianca Vázquez Toness and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Trump won’t ban immigration arrests at school. Some families are now weighing school attendance

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.
3 days ago
In the Transparency Room, workers will teach you how to research and find the information. (Eddie C...
Alex Cabrero

New “Transparency Room” debuts at Utah Capitol building during first day of legislative session

In the Transparency Room, workers will teach you how to research and find the information.
4 days ago
Cars are backed up at the US-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec, after a shooting involving a U.S. ...
Kathy McCormack and Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont near Canada

Authorities on Tuesday are investigating the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Canada that also left a suspect dead and another injured.
4 days ago
The 2025 Utah legislative session starts on Tuesday. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)...
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com

Utah lawmakers to debate immigration, tax cuts, transgender students as 2025 session starts

With Utah's 2025 legislative session starting, lawmakers are expected to debate immigration, tax cuts, transgender students, university funding, elections and more.
4 days ago
US President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president...
Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak, David Goldman and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN

Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1, punting Day 1 pledge

President Donald Trump said in an Oval Office signing ceremony Monday evening that his administration will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1, an extraordinary change in North American trade policy that could raise prices for American consumers.
4 days ago
Brigham Young University student Emily Cupp attending Donald Trump's second presidential inaugurati...
Brian Carlson

BYU student attends Trump’s second inauguration outside of the U.S. Capitol

Even though the cold moved President Donald Trump's second inauguration indoors, a BYU student still witnessed the historic event.
5 days ago
Members of Utah's Congress attended President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025....
Brian Carlson

Utah delegates travel to attend Trump’s inauguration

Utah's members of Congress were some of the few hundred people who attended President Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in person. For one, it was her first.
5 days ago
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Dorton standing at attention while President Donald Trump walked...
Andrew Adams

Utah Marine gets unique vantage of inauguration at the U.S. Capitol

One Utahn had a rare perspective for Monday’s inauguration as the new president, past presidents and other dignitaries were arriving.
5 days ago
President Donald Trump signs an executive order as he attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration p...
Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Trump issues pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

Donald Trump has issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as the country’s 47th president on Monday.
5 days ago
FILE - Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood's president, addresses an audience during an event in Ho...
Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67

Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years has died.
5 days ago
President Donald Trump gestures during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S...
Colleen Long and Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Trump is set to sign a slew of executive orders on Day 1

From pardons to immigration reform, President Donald Trump promised a flurry of executive actions on his first day.
5 days ago
President Donald Trump speaks during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. ...
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Trump returns to a changed Washington, this time with a full embrace from Republicans

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda on Monday.
5 days ago

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