Thursday, Nov. 13, 2024
⏰ Tick Tock
5 days until the deadline for Utah counties to finalize election results. (11/19/2024)
12 days until Utah's statewide election canvass. (11/25/2024)
33 days until the Electoral College meets. (12/17/2024)
52 days until Congress certifies the presidential election. (1/6/2025)
67 days until Donald Trump is inaugurated. (1/20/2024)
68 days to the start of the 2025 Utah Legislature. (1/21/2025)
👀 Here are some stories that caught my attention this morning:
- GOP holds onto House majority - clinching the trifecta. [Politico]
- "Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon." [Reuters]
- President-elect Donald Trump's team is exploring plans to challenge a 1974 budget law to give the White House the power to unilaterally implement changes to government recommended by a commission headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. [Washington Post]
- Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as "gift" to Trump, officials say. [Washington Post]
- "Democrats outspent Republicans by more than $300 million in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. Yet Harris won none of the swing states where the vast majority of spending went." [Bloomberg]
- Satirical website The Onion wins the auction to take control of Alex Jones' Infowars. [NBC News]
- Former Pentagon official on UFOs: "We are not alone." [Wall Street Journal]
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📰 Thursday's headlines
Utah Rep. Blake Moore reelected to leadership post in House GOP. [KSL]
Judge rejects Utah Democratic Party's request to jump into redistricting lawsuit. [Fox 13]
Utah economists weigh in on Trump's economic challenges amid negative voter sentiment. [KUTV]
Utah's public colleges may face budget cuts in 2025. [Deseret News]
Bills on child placement and missing, murdered Indigenous people to return. [Fox 13]
Another hefty bill awaits Salt Lake City's downtown remake: a $1B Salt Palace renovation. [Tribune]
St. George faces new legal challenge in drag show lawsuit. [Fox 13]
Utah veterans could lose health care access if Salt Lake City V.A. can't find volunteer drivers. [Tribune]
SafeUT app annual report shows lives saved, crises averted. [Deseret News]
