Senate Dems ready tactics to muck up Supreme Court confirmation
Senate Democrats can’t stop Mitch McConnell from confirming a new Supreme Court justice, but they are already planning to make it as painful as possible. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has his caucus on board with an effort to disrupt and obstruct Senate Republicans, using a wide range...
Inside the newsroom: Is the media really trying to drive Utah’s governor and lieutenant governor apart?
Moderator Doug Wilks, editor of the Deseret News, poses a question for Utah gubernatorial candidates Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, left, and Democrat Chris Peterson during the Utah League of Cities and Towns’ virtual annual convention at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020....
Utahns display photos of lost lives at Say Their Names Memorial
State Rep. Sandra Hollins displays a photograph at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, displays a photograph at the Say Their Names Memorial in Salt Lake City on Saturday as...
Rural counties vying for a bite of Utah’s global trade apple
The area at I-80 near 7200 West where the Utah Inland Port is planned to be built in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News Critics worry ‘satellite’ ports would up fossil fuel exports; inland port officials say sites need to...
How Trump picked Amy Coney Barrett over Barbara Lagoa for the Supreme Court
It was only a week ago President Donald Trump appeared practically “giddy” about a particular candidate to fill the newly vacant seat on the Supreme Court that had been held by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for more than 27 years, people familiar with the matter said. Link...
Utah senators call Supreme Court nominee highly respected
Judge Amy Coney Barrett applauds as President Donald Trump announces Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. | Alex Brandon, AP SALT LAKE CITY — The not so widely kept secret of President Donald...
Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett at White House event
President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court sets up a bitter confirmation battle just weeks before the presidential election. Colby Itkowitz Link...
4 takeaways from Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Trump’s pick of Barrett is designed to avoid a Kavanaugh-like controversy. And expect health care to be a major political issue. Amber Phillips Link...
4 takeaways from Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Trump’s pick of Barrett is designed to avoid a Kavanaugh-like controversy. And expect health care to be a major political issue. Amber Phillips Link...
Tumultuous path to sixth conservative justice puts Supreme Court in the middle of political fray
President Trump, who nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett, has said his political future might depend on getting his third Supreme Court pick confirmed. Robert Barnes Link...