Morning News Fix: Salt Lake shrinkage

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2024

⏰ Tick Tock

26 days until the Electoral College meets. (12/17/2024)
46 days until Congress certifies the presidential election. (1/6/2025)
60 days until Donald Trump is inaugurated. (1/20/2024)
61 days to the start of the 2025 Utah Legislature. (1/21/2025)

👀 Here are some stories that caught my attention this morning:

1. "Within hours of taking office as president, Donald Trump plans to roll out a flurry of executive actions aligned with his campaign promises, imposing more socially conservative health care policies on the U.S. military and setting in motion the large-scale deportation of people living in the country illegally." [NBC News]
2. "Some House Republicans are prepared to block President-elect Trump from using a recess appointment on attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz." [Axios]
3. "A police report released Wednesday night provided graphic details about a sexual assault accusation against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary." [New York Times]
4. Here are the GOP senators best positioned to take on Trump. [Politico]
5. International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and ex-defense minister Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. [NBC News]
6. "The Justice Department and a group of states asked a federal court late Wednesday to force Google to sell Chrome, its popular web browser, a move that could fundamentally alter the $2 trillion company’s business and reshape competition on the internet." [New York Times]
7. Grocers report egg shortage ahead of holidays amid surging bird flu. [Washington Post]

📰 Thursday's headlines

Great Salt Lake drops back down to 2021 levels. [Fox 13]

A "lookie-loo" at ballot information - as the Utah County Clerk did - could bring jail time under new bill. [Tribune]

Should ballots received after Election Day be counted in Utah? [Deseret News]

Top GOP leaders want Rocky Mountain Power to divorce PacifiCorp. [Deseret News]