Debate highlights three-way Senate race in New Mexico

In this May 18, 2016, file photo, then-Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks with legislators at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Johnson wants to occupy a potentially powerful swing seat in the U.S. Senate, as Republican and Democrats jockey for the majority in November 2018 elections.

The Latest: New Mexico Democrat defends role in Senate

In this May 18, 2016, file photo, then-Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks with legislators at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Johnson wants to occupy a potentially powerful swing seat in the U.S. Senate, as Republican and Democrats jockey for the majority in November 2018 elections.

Trump administration officials dismissed benefits of national monuments

In this Thursday, July 19, 2018 photo, a fresh mount of new fossils of a new genus and species of ankylosaur dubbed Akainacephalus johnsoni are displayed at the Natural History Museum of Utah, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The dinosaur that was covered in bony armor from its spiky head to its clubbed tail was unveiled at the museum in Utah.

The Latest: Trump promises ‘great’ pick for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump's list of candidates for the Supreme Court, posted on White Ho... . President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Washington.

Mitt Romney wins GOP primary in Utah Senate race

Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds his grandson Dane Romney, 2, while he and his wife, Ann, wave after addressing supporters at their campaign headquarters during an election night party today in Orem, Utah. SALT LAKE CITY>> Mitt Romney handily won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat today after toning down his criticism of Donald Trump as he looks to re-start his political career.

Romney makes final pitch to voters ahead of Senate primary

Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary Tuesday against a conservative state lawmaker. His opponent has painted him as an outsider who can't get along with President Donald Trump, but Romney has quieted his once-strident criticism.

Rep. Mia Love is bucking GOP leadership over immigrant – Dreamers,’…

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has no ill will toward Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, for trying to sidestep him and other GOP leaders to force a House vote on legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation. "Mia has an independent streak," Ryan said Tuesday.

Utah inland port negotiations

Trading banter at a self-organized news conference - attended by a group of concerned west-side residents who weren't laughing - House Speaker Greg Hughes and Sen. Jim Dabakis on Tuesday unveiled a list of proposals they believe could break Utah inland port negotiations free from gridlock. It was the first that Salt Lake City officials and other state Democrats had heard of the private chats between the Draper Republican and the Salt Lake City Democrat - talks that Hughes said happened spontaneously in a parking lot after he and Dabakis butted heads over the inland port on a Sunday morning TV talk show.

Leader of failed MH370 wreckage hunt hopes to search again

He retu... Nearly two years after a trip to meet the woman he loved turned into an imprisonment in a Venezuelan jail, an exhausted but grateful Utah man arrived home with his wife Monday. Nearly two years after a trip to meet the woman he loved turned into an imprisonment in a Venezuelan jail, an exhausted but grateful Utah man arrived home with his wife Monday.

Mormon church to end 105-year ties to Boy Scouts

Although the church did not address it, the announcement comes less than a week after the BSA announced it will drop the word "boy" from its name. Mormon church to sever its 105-year-old ties to the Boy Scouts at end of 2019 Although the church did not address it, the announcement comes less than a week after the BSA announced it will drop the word "boy" from its name.

Sen. Orrin Hatch eyes legacy with archive, think tank plans

In this Feb. 21, 2018, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, gestures to the Utah House during a visit at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Retiring Hatch is looking to cement his legacy after more than 40 years in Washington as he unveils plans for a think tank and library bearing his name in Salt Lake City.

Utah Democrats gather to select congressional nominees Source: AP

Thousands of Utah Democrats will gather in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday to select nominees for the state's congressional races, including a U.S. House contest that is predicted to be Utah's sole competitive race for federal office. Two-term Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams is expected to receive the nomination to face off against GOP Rep. Mia Love in what may be Utah Democrats' best chance to send one of their own to Congress.

Utah Democrats gather to select congressional nominees

In this April 10, 2017, file photo, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams, right, listens during a committee hearing in Salt Lake City. Democrats in deep-red Utah are looking to McAdams to flip one of the state's four Republican-controlled congressional districts and help take control of the U.S. House.

Utah Hispanic lawmakers blast Trump administration over census citizenship question

Utah Hispanic lawmakers condemned the decision by President Donald Trump's administration to include a question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census. House Minority Assistant Whip Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City; Reps.

The Latest: Some gun-rights groups hold counter-protests

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, center, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, far right, join demonstrators during a "March for Our Lives" protest for gun legislation and school safety Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Houston. Turner has told several thousand people demonstrating for stricter gun control that adults have a responsibility to stand up and protect all children.

Almanac for Monday, March 12, 2018

Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include pioneer automaker Clement Studebaker in 1831; New York Times publisher Adolph Ochs in 1858; artist Elaine de Kooning in 1918; novelist Jack Kerouac in 1922; Mercury astronaut Wally Schirra in 1923; playwright Edward Albee in 1928; Southwest Airlines co-founder Herb Kelleher in 1931 ; former U.N. Ambassador/Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young in 1932 ; actor Barbara Feldon in 1933 ; Hall of Fame basketball Coach Eddie Sutton in 1936 ; singer/songwriter Al Jarreau in 1940; singer/actor Liza Minnelli in 1946 ; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 1947 ; singer/songwriter James Taylor in 1948 ; Jackson 5 member Marlon Jackson in 1957 ; former baseball player Darryl Strawberry in 1962 ; actor Aaron Eckhart in 1968 ; musician Pete Doherty in 1979 ; actor Jaimie Alexander in 1984 ; singer Elly Jackson in 1988 ; pop singer Christina ... (more)