Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 303rd day of the year. There are 62 days remaining in 2017

Daily Briefing

Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Today is the 303rd day of the year. There are 62 days remaining in 2017.

The clock:

• 8 days until the 2017 election (11/7/2017)
• 84 days until the opening day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (1/22/2018)
• 129 days until the final day of the 2018 Utah Legislature (3/8/2018)
• 372 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
• 1,100 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today's political TL; DR -

• POLL: Most Utahns say they expect to have adequate health insurance at this time next year, which means they don't expect Congress to make changes to the Affordable Care Act [Utah Policy].
   
• Sen. Orrin Hatch's office says President Donald Trump has indicated he will reduce the size of the Bears Ears National Monument. President Trump will travel to Utah in December to officially announce his decision on Bears Ears [Utah Policy].
   
• Most of our "Political Insiders" say Rep. Mia Love should win another term in Congress in 2018, despite a strong challenge from Ben McAdams [Utah Policy].
   
• Former House Speaker John Boehner blisters former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, calling Chaffetz an "a**hole" [Utah Policy]. The entire interview with Boehner is worth a read [Politico].
   
• Here's another report that Sen. Orrin Hatch plans to retire when his term is up and that Mitt Romney plans to run for his seat [Utah Policy].
   
• PODCAST: On this week's "Beg to Differ," Bryan Schott and Mike Winder take an early look at the 2020 Utah gubernatorial race and speak with Salt Lake County GOP Chairman Jake Parkinson [Utah Policy].
   
• Utah County is working to avoid the kinds of ballot snafus that hit the 3rd CD primary election in August [Daily Herald].
   
• The fledgling United Utah Party held their first Salt Lake County convention. Just 35 people showed up [Tribune].
   
• Backers of the Count My Vote ballot initiative hold public hearings on their proposal around the state [Deseret News, Tribune].
   
• Residents in the polygamist enclave of Hilldale are preparing for elections next week, but many wonder if the vote will be fair [Tribune].
   
• The "safe space" for homeless Utahns on Rio Grande Street closes to those without a special ID [Tribune].
   
• A new study estimates the cost of upgrading roads to create a direct route between Tooele and Herriman at more than $300 million [Tribune].

National headlines:

• Boom goes the dynamite! Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have been told to surrender to federal authorities as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian involvement in the 2016 election [New York Times].
   
• Here's how to game out what might happen from the charges stemming from Mueller's investigation [Wired].
   
• Republicans are desperate to change the focus away from the Russia investigation, so they're turning to a familiar boogeyman, Hillary Clinton [New York Times].
   
• Former intelligence chief James Clapper says Russia "succeeded beyond their wildest expectations" in meddling with the 2016 election, and he warns they're going to do it again [Politico].
   
• Republicans are already facing a setback on tax reform as a powerful industry lobby is already opposing the plan before it is made public [Washington Post].
   
• Authorities in Puerto Rico are canceling a sketchy contract to rebuild the country's electric infrastructure that was given to a small Montana company [Washington Post].
   
• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani turned down a request to meet with President Donald Trump following his speech at the United Nations in September [Bloomberg].
   
• Groups that run afoul of the FEC are simply not paying the fines that are levied against them [Politico].
   
• Facebook is taking a stronger stance on identifying who paid for political ads ahead of their appearance before Congress this week to answer questions about Russian meddling in the 2016 election [Recode].
   
• The Navy is investigating whether two members of SEAL Team Six killed an Army Green Beret in Mali over the summer [ABC News].
   
• Twitter permanently booted Trump supporter Roger Stone for a profanity-laced tirade against CNN's Don Lemon [Recode].

On this day in history:

• 1831 - Escaped slave Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in U.S. history.
   
• 1864 - Helena, Montana is founded after prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch."
   
• 1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H.G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds."
   
• 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
   
• 1944 - Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year.
   
• 1974 - The "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Forman takes place in Kinshasha, Zaire.

Today At Utah Policy

Most Utahns say they'll have adequate health insurance coverage during the next year
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Perhaps because GOP President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have failed to do anything about Obamacare, a new UtahPolicy.com poll finds that three-fourths of Utahns are confident they will have adequate health care coverage this time next year...

Boehner slams Jason Chaffetz saying he's only 'about Chaffetz'
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Former House Speaker John Boehner had some extremely harsh words about his former colleague Jason Chaffetz in a wide-ranging interview about his life after he retired from Congress....

'Political Insiders' say Mia Love should win a third term in 2018
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Our "Political Insiders" says the 2018 4th CD race will boil down to Republican Mia Love vs. Democrat Ben McAdams, and most think Love will win that matchup....

Ensuring Utah's greatest economic strength doesn't become its greatest weakness
By WTC Utah President and CEO Derek Miller
Utah's super-hot economy is a two-edged sword. New and expanding businesses are creating jobs faster than we can fill them, which is a great problem to have, unless you are an expanding business that can't find the workers you need to sustain your expansion....

Report: Hatch tells friends he plans to retire
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Orrin Hatch is reportedly telling friends and allies that he plans to retire at the end of his term....

Beg to Differ podcast: Who needs this year's election? Bring on 2020!
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
On this week's pod:Candidates are already being discussed for the 2020 gubernatorial election....

Hatch says Trump will reduce Bears Ears; Trump coming to Utah in December to announce monument changes
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Orrin Hatch's office says President Donald Trump called him Friday to confirm that Trump will reduce the size of the Bears Ears National Monument....

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Local Headlines

Salt Lake Tribune

Tom Wharton: Put more thought into that national park fee hike

Op-ed: GOP is taking a lead role in ending the death penalty

Op-ed: Loopholes in 340B drug discount program need fixes

Op-ed: Capital punishment system unfair to defendants and attorneys

Editorial: Don't price Americans out of national parks

Be brave and 'go for it,' Oracle CEO Safra Catz tells Utah women in tech

Will paying more to see national parks like Utah's Zion help fix the backlog of maintenance problems?

Many Utah voters support initiative to create an independent redistricting board - but some are skeptical of impartiality, poll shows

Trump headed to Utah in December with plans to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase

A shortcut road between Tooele and Herriman would cost $329 million, causing one leader to say that's 'just not realistic'

'Safe space' on Rio Grande Street closes to those without special IDs

Crowd cheers, jeers Count My Vote initiative

Donations that support changing West Jordan's government have ties to current city leaders - which raises ethical concerns

Most Utahns believe Jon Huntsman will improve U.S.-Russia relations, now at an 'all-time low'

United Utah Party talks big despite tiny turnout at its first Salt Lake County convention

Gehrke: It may be impossible for Bennett to win this congressional race, but maybe a third party is what Utah needs

A polygamous town is having an election and people are 'hopeful it's going to be fair'

As lawmakers and advocates react to a rash of inmate deaths, the operating standards created for county jails by a former Utah prison boss remain a secret

Haven't mailed your ballot yet? Here's where the 3rd District candidates stand on five key issues

Deseret News

Frank R. Pignanelli and LaVarr Webb: Politicians will be stylin' on Halloween night

Derek B. Miller: Nixing NAFTA to kill the goose laying the golden egg for Utah

Op-ed: Sen. Hatch is at the pinnacle of political power

Op-ed: Cache Valley is booming, and that spells trouble for Logan

Ralph Becker: New airport light rail service is a must-have for Salt Lake City

Natalie Gochnour: Dispatches from Jordan to Israel, part 3: Welcome to Startup Nation

Hal Boyd: Is Trump good or bad? Is Flake wrong or right?

Orrin Hatch retiring? Utah senator maintains he still hasn't made up his mind

Siblings remember Gary Ott as man of adventure, love, integrity

Community comes out to ask questions of Count My Vote backers

Sen. Hatch, Oracle CEO help laud Utah's women tech leaders

President Trump heading to Utah to announce monument changes

Regulations, education help lower teen e-cigarette use, health department says

Salt Lake buys blighted motel, seeks affordable housing plan

Report: Salt Lake ranks No. 3 in U.S. for real estate investment

State superintendent is all ears on Utah listening tour

About Utah: Hey IOC, how do you like us now?

Other

Could water supply hinder Utah County's business growth? (Daily Herald)

Utah County makes changes to avoid vote-by-mail glitches faced in primary (Daily Herald)

Editorial: A detailed, transparent and fiscally conservative bond initiative (Standard-Examiner)

National Headlines

Trump calls for investigation into Clinton ties to dossier (The Hill)

Fusion GPS, House intelligence panel settle bank records fight amid Trump dossier controversy (Politico)

Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by N.Korea accelerating (Associated Press)

Roger Stone Says He Will Sue Twitter Over Account Suspension (The Wrap)

Robert Mueller should resign (New York Post)

They're Trump-strong in rural Iowa - and not changing their minds (Kansas City Star)

Church to relocate plaques of Lee and Washington (CNN)

Robots to help stock shelves at 50 Walmart stores (Cox Media)

Game of Health-Care Thrones (Wall Street Journal)

In Choice of Fed Chairman, Trump Downgrades Deregulation (New York Times)

Third quarter's strong economic growth could boost GOP tax effort (Washington Post)

Wise Words

Attitude

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz
 

Lighter Side

Fake News

"President Trump did an interview with Lou Dobbs on Fox News last night [Oct 26]. And at one point, Dobbs said Trump is "one of the most loved and respected" presidents in history. Even Trump was like, "Now THAT'S fake news!" Jimmy Fallon