#UTSEN : Donald Trump partially relies on Mike Lee interviews of congressional candidates when making endorsements.

Here's the inside story of why Trump endorsed Mayor Trent Staggs to replace Romney and how it puts his kingmaker status to the test #utpol deseret.com/utah/2024/05/0…

SCOOP: Senator Mitt Romney has endorsed Stewart Peay in the crowded GOP primary for Utah's 3rd Congressional District seat, Brigham Tomco and I report. #utpol

SCOOP: Utah Jazz legend John Stockton endorsed Mayor Trent Staggs for Senate: 'Trent Staggs stood up to lockdowns and vaccine mandates when few were willing.' Stockton has criticized vaccines/COVID response, as my colleague Samuel Benson has reported. #utpol deseret.com/utah/2024/05/0…

The Department of Defense wants to take control of Air National Guard units without governors’ approval. | By Brigham Tomco

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Judge just ruled that Phil Lyman for Governor's running mate, Layne Bangerter, is not eligible to run has Lt. Gov. in Utah. But court will only rule on Lyman's temporary restraining order today. Primary ballots will be printed without Bangerter's name. #utpol

The heart of the minimum wage debate is about upward mobility. We should be asking which interventions are actually most effective at helping the working poor achieve true, sustained upward mobility, and arguing for those solutions.
My first National Review piece:
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'If there are people willing to try lab-grown meat (and there assuredly are) and there are people willing to sell it to them, by what right does the government interfere in that transaction?'

Nick Catoggio:
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Gov. Spencer Cox waxed philosophical in an X post yesterday. His commentary—that bored Americans seek out ideological struggle—went viral, resonating with Bill Ackman, Derek Thompson and Tim Carney. Here's a quick summary ICYMI.

You're welcome Hal R. Boyd. deseret.com/utah/2024/05/0…

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A shockwave went through Utah Republicans in the days before the state convention when Mike Lee endorsed the primary opponent of Rep. Celeste Maloy, which came as a surprise not just to political watchers, but to Maloy herself.

She alluded to the rift…

Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian Party convention. Will it elevate or undermine libertarianism in the eye of American voters? I asked Angela McArdle, Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽, Brian Doherty and Liz Wolfe. Here’s what they said. deseret.com/utah/2024/05/0…

.Jimmer Fredette endorsed Case Lawrence in Utah's 3rd District race to replace Rep. John Curtis. Fredette appeared in a video ad with BYU football star Robbie Bosco and BYU soccer standout Mikayla Cluff. #utpol deseret.com/utah/2024/05/0…

Dozens of county commissioners endorsed Gov. Spencer Cox:

“We wanted to show … that no matter what the results of the convention were that came out on Saturday, that’s just not the way it is with the greater population, including the elected officials.”deseret.com/utah/2024/04/3…

BREAKING: Mayor Trent Staggs beat Rep. John John Curtis 69.3%-30.7% after four rounds of voting. There were 10 candidates — four candidates, Staggs, Curtis, Jason Walton and Brad Wilson, will be on the primary ballot. #utpol deseret.com/utah/2024/04/2…

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.Rep. Celeste Maloy lost to Mike Lee-endorsed challenger, Colby Jenkins 57-43 at GOP convention. Both advance to primary.

Maloy called out Lee for trying to unseat her: 'I’m not going to bow down to the party, to leadership, to media, or to a Senator.' #utpol deseret.com/politics/2024/…

.Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox met with loud boos by convention delegates. Lost to Phil Lyman for Governor 32.5-67.5%. Cox's message to delegates? Maybe it wasn't his policies they disliked. 'Maybe it’s something much more cynical. Maybe you just hate that I don’t hate enough.” deseret.com/utah/2024/04/2…
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BREAKING: Donald Trump just endorsed Mayor Trent Staggs for U.S. Senate hours before Utah GOP state convention to replace Sen. Mitt Romney. #utsen #utpol

I recently reported on Staggs' efforts to secure Trump's endorsement/potential impact on Utah Senate race. deseret.com/utah/2024/03/2…

Happening now at the Salt Palace, campaigns are setting up for the UtahGOP convention tomorrow.

Brad Wilson is building a house. Phil Lyman for Governor has some sort of TV set and Derek E. Brown is featuring his endorsement from Mike Lee. #utpol KSL 5 TV