Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. listens to a question during a meeting with the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal this week that Jon Huntsman Jr., the former governor of Utah and a former ambassador to China, may be in line to be “No.
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Utah lawmaker: Chaffetz ‘out of touch with reality’ in comments about paid protestors
A top Utah Democrat ripped Rep. Jason Chaffetz on Saturday for dismissing Thursday night’s raucous town hall meeting as being fueled by paid protesters from out of state, not representative of his 3rd District constituents. “He’s out of touch with reality.
Anger erupts at Republican town halls
More than seven years after angry anti-Obamacare town halls erupted across the country, raw emotions are boiling over again — this time, as the Republican Party under President Donald Trump gears up to dismantle Barack Obama’s legacy. On Thursday night, two Republican members of Congress — Reps.
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Swallow stands for the…
The Salt Lake Tribune) John Swallow stands for the jury with defense team Cara Tangaro, Brad Anderson and Scott Williams in Judge Elizabeth Hruby-MIlls courtroom in Salt Lake City Wednesday Feb. 8 for the first day of his public corruption trial . The Salt Lake Tribune) John Swallow stands for the jury with defense team Cara Tangaro, Brad Anderson and Scott Williams in Judge Elizabeth Hruby-MIlls courtroom in Salt Lake City Wednesday Feb. 8 for the first day of his public corruption trial .
Mother asks Trump to help free son jailed in Venezuela
In this July 13, 2016, file photo, Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Venezuela for several months, at her home, in Riverton, Utah.
Half of Utahns like Trump’s cabinet picks but no one from the state chosen
Fifty percent of Utahns like what they’ve seen so far from President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections, even though no one from the state has yet made the cut, according to a new poll. The UtahPolicy.com poll found that half of Utahns are pleased with the president-elect’s choices for his new administration, while 36 percent say they are displeased, and 14 percent aren’t sure how they feel.
Despite heavy lobbying, Utah electors say theya ll vote Trump
Utah’s six Republican presidential electors say they will all cast their votes next week for Donald Trump, as required under state law, but they’re being flooded with letters, calls and even full-page ads in Salt Lake City’s two newspapers urging them to vote for someone else. Jeremy Jenkins, an elector from Logan, said he’s been inundated with letters and emails from people – almost all out of state – urging him to vote for Clinton, someone else, or abstain.