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Board members of the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration held an emergency session Friday to discuss what to do about 109,000 acres of school trust lands contained within the new Bears Ears National Monument. Tom Bachtell, SITLA's vice chairman, said the board had yet to "receive and comprehend the information necessary" to make an informed decision in the interest of the trust's beneficiaries regarding a land swap.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, front left, talks with Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, following the governor's monthly news conference at KUED-TV in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. At back left, Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, talks with Bob Bernick.
Why the GOP Congress Will Stop Trump from Going Too Far : The coming resistance from Republican lawmakers who hate Trump, fear executive overreach--or both. Consider the many ways in which the substantial ambitions of GOP legislators could bring them into conflict with the Trump administration.
When at first you don't succeed in discriminating against LGBT people, wait until Trump is sworn in as president. That's the strategy of Congressional Republicans, who told BuzzFeed News that the GOP plans to reintroduce the First Amendment Defense Act next year, hopeful that the "religious liberty" bill will pass under "a new Congress and new administration."
"There are [inmates] in America who are living examples of how we are violating our principles," Sen. Cory Booker said Thursday. Despite White House attention on the issue and a bill that has bipartisan support in a polarized Congress, Sen. Corey Booker said Thursday "we are not at an historic moment" for criminal justice reform in America - and it might not get very far under the incoming Trump administration.
Donald Trump sits atop Republicans in Washington, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Senate will rubber-stamp everyone he picks for his Cabinet. While he can expect the Republican Senate to confirm most of his choices, the party's narrow 52-48 edge and early infighting could slow or doom controversial ones.
Donald Trump will quickly begin to define his presidential legacy by nominating a new Supreme Court justice as one of his first acts in office. The high court has had a vacancy since the sudden passing of Justice Antonin Scalia in February , despite a strident effort by President Obama to replace the conservative with his own choice, Merrick Garland.
Elaine Davis votes during early voting for the 2016 general election, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City. Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage her campaign wanted, but she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump, with roughly one-fourth of all expected ballots cast in the 2016 election.
The final debate between Alaska's U.S. Senate candidates Thursday night revealed three ideologically divided candidates, and one attempting to campaign in 2008. An Alaska Public Media Debate for the State showed the candidates - Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Libertarian Joe Miller, independent Margaret Stock and Democrat Ray Metcalfe - divided on key issues: Supreme Court, abortion, and how to get along in Congress.
Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin said Wednesday he won't wither under attacks by white supremacists backing Donald Trump as his late campaign surge pushes him closer to winning Utah. McMullin said at the University of Utah that the rise of Republican Donald Trump this campaign has illustrated a lingering problem in the United States with bigotry, racism and misogyny.
University of Utah student Jenica Jessen, 21, said she's already cast her first-ever presidential vote, choosing independent candidate Evan McMullin even though she is a registered Republican. "This is my first presidential election that I'm old enough to vote in," the senior majoring in linguistics and political science said Wednesday.
Several scenarios have been promulgated to replace Donald Trump on the presidential ballots, a near impossible task because ballots have been printed and mail-in voting already has commenced in many states. There is an alternate - albeit highly unlikely - approach.
Chris Stewart gave a simple explanation for introducing a congressional resolution on missing American David Sneddon: "As a parent, it seemed the right thing to do." The Utah congressman's own son was the one who told him that his friend had mysteriously vanished-the first U.S. citizen to disappear from China without a trace since President Nixon's historic 1972 trip.
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee and his Democratic challenger Misty Snow will square off in a debate Wednesday night at Brigham Young University. Snow is a 31-year-old transgender woman who works as a grocery store cashier and is making her first run for political office.
"I have serious doubts now about Mr. Trump's ability to defeat Hillary Clinton. In fact, I don't think he can," said Sen. Mike Lee GOP senator: Trump can't beat Clinton Memo to all weak-kneed Republicans: Get a grip WHIP LIST: Republicans breaking with Trump MORE Lee said the only way for Trump to have a "lasting legacy" is to step aside and make way for a new candidate who can bring together all of the elements of the Republican Party.
Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a campaign stop at the the Rossford Recreation Center in Rossford, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a campaign stop at the the Rossford Recreation Center in Rossford, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.