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Today is the 85th day of the year. There are 280 days remaining in 2019.
25 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019)
39 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019)
39 days to the United Utah Party state convention (5/4/2019)
69 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019)
73 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019)
88 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019)
140 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
224 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
307 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020)
315 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020)
343 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020)
584 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
18-week abortion ban signed into law teeing up likely lawsuits
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill banning abortions after 18-weeks into law on Monday evening.
Herbert vetoes special congressional election bill
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Gov. Gary Herbert vetoed SB123 on Monday evening. The bill sets rules for replacing members of Congress who are unable to finish their terms.
2019 Political Bracket Face-Off Round 2 - Day 2
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The second round of the 2019 Political Bracket Challenge rolls on. We have four more matchups for you to vote on today.
Political Bracket Face-Off results - Round 2
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The second round of our 2019 Political Bracket Face-Off got off to a great start on Monday with four matchups.
Prop. 2 backers ask the Utah Supreme Court to overturn the Utah Legislature's rewrite of medical marijuana law
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Justices on the Utah Supreme Court were polite Monday morning to petitioners who want the court to somehow block or overturn the Legislature's rewrite of Prop. 2, the new medical marijuana law.But from questions raised by several of the justices in the oral argument, it appears that's not going to happen.
Romney working on GOP climate change plan
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Mitt Romney is reportedly at the center of discussions among Senate Republicans who are seeking to craft legislation to address climate change.
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Partisan brawl erupts over Mueller report. Republicans are celebrating the four-page summary from Attorney General William Barr about special counsel Robert Mueller's report, while Democrats say there are dozens of unanswered questions - https://wapo.st/2FzPSKe
Democrats demand full Mueller report by April 2. Democratic committee chairs in the House sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting he submit the full report to them by next Tuesday - https://nbcnews.to/2FCgHhe
McConnel blocks a resolution to release Mueller report. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a vote on a measure calling for the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report - https://cnn.it/2FyVe8A
Trump moves to weaponize the Mueller report. President Trump and his allies are going to use the conclusion from the Mueller report that there was no criminal conspiracy with Russia as a blunt weapon against those they say unfairly accused the president of wrongdoing - https://wapo.st/2FzP4Fc
Trump administration wants Obamacare struck down. Administration officials reversed themselves on Monday, siding with a federal judge in Texas who declared the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional - http://bit.ly/2FB7XHW
Congress will likely fail to override Trump's veto today. On Tuesday the House will attempt to override the president's veto of a resolution blocking his border emergency declaration. It's expected the vote will fail - https://politi.co/2FDLaLT
Pence talked Coats out of quitting. Vice President Mike Pence talked Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats out of resigning at the end of 2018. Coats' relationship with President Trump has soured - https://nbcnews.to/2FBa8Lu
Supreme Court to consider partisan gerrymandering this week. The high court hears arguments over Republican-drawn political maps in North Carolina and Democratic-drawn maps in Maryland - https://nyti.ms/2FzSEiG
Federal ban on bump stocks begins today. Unless a court steps in, the Justice Department rule issued last year goes into effect banning the attachments that turn semi-automatic weapons into what are essentially automatic rifles - https://cnn.it/2FCYaRT
Avenatti in serious legal trouble. The lawyer who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Trump was arrested and accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike - https://wapo.st/2FCe0fr
1812 - A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1830 - The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk announced he had successfully tested a vaccine against polio.
1979 - Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
1982 - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
One More Time
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." Thomas A. Edison
Warren Reparations
"Wow, that is really great to hear. Although I have my eye on you, Elizabeth Warren. I feel like as soon as reparations are passed, she'll be like, 'There's something I didn't tell you about my ancestry results. I'm also one-20th black! Who knew? I accept cash, check or Apple Pay.'" - TREVOR NOAH
