Fact-checking Trump’s call with Georgia’s secretary of state
In the now-notorious phone call between President Donald Trump, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and staff, the President repeated multiple false claims in an effort to claim victory in Georgia, a state he lost to President-elect Joe Biden. Link...
Gov. Spencer Cox takes oath of office, becomes Utah’s 18th governor
Gov. Spencer Cox takes oath of office, becomes Utah’s 18th governor, Monday morning, Jan. 4, 2021 in Ivin, Utah. | State of Utah IVINS, Washington County — Spencer Cox is officially Utah’s 18th governor at 45 years old, succeeding now former Gov. Gary Herbert. Cox and his lieutenant, Deidre...
D.C. National Guard activated to respond to pro-Trump protests
The D.C. National Guard has been activated to respond to protests expected this week in the capital when Congress certifies that President-elect Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump, city officials said at a news conference on Monday. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser requested that city’s National Guard support local...
D.C. Police to contact GOP Rep. Boebert about plans to bring Glock to work
Washington D.C.’s police chief said Monday he intends to reach out to GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert about her intention to carry a Glock handgun in the city, which has strict limits on carrying concealed firearms. Chief Robert Contee III, asked during a press conference about the newly-elected Colorado lawmaker’s...
Trump keeps carrier in Middle East, overruling his Pentagon chief
The Pentagon has in recent weeks taken action to shore up its forces in the Middle East. By Lara Seligman Link...
‘Disgusting’: Perdue hammers Georgia secretary of state for recording Trump call
Sen. David Perdue tore into Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Monday for recording a phone call with President Donald Trump over the weekend, calling it “disgusting” to do so. “I guess I was raised differently,” Perdue, a Republican, said on Fox News. “To have a statewide elected...
The latest on Georgia runoff and Trump’s bid to overturn the election
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Georgia GOP lieutenant governor says Trump call with secretary of state ‘inappropriate’
Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, saying the President’s effort to pressure the state’s top election official to falsify election results was “inappropriate.” Link...
The culture war will continue to rage in 2021
Photo illustration by Michelle Budge Abortion, cancel culture and other issues that will define the struggle over America’s soul Twelve years ago, when historian Andrew Hartman began compiling a history of the culture war in the U.S., he wrote in past tense. Hartman believed that an existential struggle over...
Utah’s newest congressional leaders sworn into office at U.S. Capitol on Sunday
Republican Burgess Owens speaks during a campaign launch event at Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Burgess announced Wednesday he will run against Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, in the 4th Congressional District. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Burgess Owens and Blake...