Respect for Marriage Act: How it protects religious freedom | Opinion
Alex Cochran, Deseret News On Monday night, the Respect for Marriage Act moved a step closer toward passage, as the Senate voted 61-35 in favor of a religious freedom and conscience amendment. Other proposed amendments related to religious liberty will receive votes on Tuesday afternoon after which a final...
Mitt Romney calls Trump’s dinner with Nick Fuentes, Ye ‘disgusting’
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pictured on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Utah Sen. Mitt Romney called former President Donald Trump’s dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, “disgusting.” “There is no bottom to the degree to which...
Pence, other Republicans issue rare rebuke of Trump over dinner with Fuentes and Ye
Trump’s former vice president is the highest-profile Republican to criticize the meal with someone known to espouse antisemitic views. Amy B Wang Link...
Three weeks after election, Arizona remains in turmoil over results
Cochise County flouted a Monday deadline to certify the results, while officials in Maricopa County faced threats for following through on that duty. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Link...
Senate Dems wrestle over weakening leaders’ power
Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse are at odds once again over limiting the power of Senate Democratic leaders. The last time the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat was this openly perturbed with Whitehouse (D-R.I.), they were vying in 2020 for what became the gavel of the powerful Judiciary Committee. This...
GOP lawmakers mostly decline to condemn Trump over white supremacist meeting
A flurry of top Republicans on Monday took a familiar approach to Donald Trump’s dinner with white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes — condemning the former president’s actions, but not the man himself. Trump’s onetime No. 2 was a notable exception. “President Trump was wrong to give a white...
More than 400,000 cast ballots in early voting in Georgia Senate runoff
Early voting in the Georgia runoff election for Senate is underway, with Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael G. Warnock casting his ballot in Fulton County. Dylan Wells Link...
Hey, Elon Musk? Twitter polls are not the ‘voice of the people.’
Elon Musk has twice relied on social-media polls to make decisions. It’s at best a fig leaf and at worst delusional. Philip Bump Link...
US-Iran World Cup: What did U.S. Soccer do to Iran flag?
U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter and player Tyler Adams attend a press conference on the eve of the group B World Cup soccer match between Iran and the United States in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Ashley Landis, Associated Press Tensions are rising between the teams representing the...
How to solve homelessness with mental health? Here’s Salt Lake’s plan
Steve Griffin, Deseret News Jean Welch Hill has spent years advocating for solutions to end homelessness and prevent gun violence. Now, as the new director of Salt Lake County’s Office of Criminal Justice Initiatives, Hill will be on the front lines of the issue. Hill will be part of...