WASHINGTON-Wednesday, United States president Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force again addressed the national media as part of the daily series of COVID-19 briefings. Trump primarily focused his remarks on the dangers of narcotics and how the U.S. government is doing the best it can to shut […]
WASHINGTON-Thursday, United States president Donald Trump addressed the media with his coronavirus task force during the daily press briefing from the White House. Trump reiterated many of his Wednesday comments and expressed his disdain for the mainstream media while succinctly concluding by saying “we will vanquish this virus.” The most […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a White House task force on missing and slain American Indians and Alaska Natives. The task force will be overseen by Attorney General William Barr and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. It will develop protocols to apply to new […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert has asked the White House to send more refugees to Utah. The Republican governor sent a letter to President Donald Trump last week. Herbert says Utah has the resources and space for refugees. In the past, Herbert says Utah has been able […]
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — Finland has agreed to return Native American ancestral remains and artifacts that were taken more than a century ago from what is now Mesa Verde National Park in the Southwest United States. The White House announced the agreement during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say Utah’s planned request for more federal funding for expanding its Medicaid program is being rejected by President Donald Trump’s administration. A statement released Saturday by Gov. Gary R. Herbert and top legislative leaders said the White House told Utah officials late Friday that […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah State University professor who studies factors that can hinder diverse students in engineering education is being honored by the White House. Assistant Professor Idalis Villanueva will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which honors junior faculty doing innovative research. A […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political unease over the White House’s tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump’s ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress. The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former U.S. attorney for Utah has been nominated by President Donald Trump to become a federal judge. The White House announced Wednesday that former state prosecutor David Barlow was nominated to be a federal judge in Utah. Barlow previously served as general counsel to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says he has no plans for additional changes to national monuments as recommended by his predecessor, but says it’s ultimately up to President Donald Trump. Trump in 2017 shrank two sprawling Utah monuments at the recommendation of former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. […]
