Great Salt Lake is shrinking, but habitat work means more birds
A northern harrier flies over the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve next to a school in western Davis County on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Development in Davis County has tripled between 1997 and 2022. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News The 22-year drought in Utah has been the harbinger of bad...
Haley prepares to signal presidential run in video, as GOP race starts slowly
The former U.N. ambassador’s move comes as other prospective candidates have slowed their planning. Michael Scherer Link...
For GOP base, battles over coronavirus vaccines, closures are still fiery
For some Americans, battles over masks, vaccines and mandates are well in the past. For the GOP base, they’re still a fiery issue. Yasmeen Abutaleb Link...
Omar, now a Dem unifier, faces down her GOP critics
Ilhan Omar, at times a lightning rod for House Democrats, is now a unifying force in her party’s quest to frustrate the GOP at every turn. The member of the so-called progressive “squad” knew even before starting her third term in Congress that she’d face Republicans’ long-promised threat to...
Omar, now a Dem unifier, faces down her GOP critics
Ilhan Omar, at times a lightning rod for House Democrats, is now a unifying force in her party’s quest to frustrate the GOP at every turn. The member of the so-called progressive “squad” knew even before starting her third term in Congress that she’d face Republicans’ long-promised threat to...
Ann McLaughlin Korologos, Reagan-era labor secretary, dies at 81
Ms. Korologos headed a panel that probed aviation security gaps after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988. Brian Murphy Link...
Police reform talks are back in Congress, but little hope for a deal
Republicans now control the House, and they’ve shown little interest so far in the type of police revisions discussed in 2021. Liz Goodwin Link...
GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims
The report prepared by the Republican National Committee proposes expanded “election integrity” activities in response to perceptions of a rigged process. Amy Gardner Link...
Longtime Santos treasurer is out, she tells federal regulator
The longtime campaign treasurer for embattled Rep. George Santos told the Federal Election Commission Tuesday she resigned from his campaign and affiliated committees last week. It was not immediately clear who is serving as treasurer for the New York Republican’s political groups after Nancy Marks’ resignation. Neither Marks nor...
The Sotomayor and Kagan retirement question
With Democrats’ hold on the Senate tenuous, some argue that at least one of the liberal justices should retire. If they did, it would be extraordinarily unusual. Aaron Blake Link...