Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
⏰ Tick Tock
32 days until the Electoral College meets. (12/17/2024)
51 days until Congress certifies the presidential election. (1/6/2025)
66 days until Donald Trump is inaugurated. (1/20/2024)
67 days to the start of the 2025 Utah Legislature. (1/21/2025)
New podcast episode
In the latest episode of "Special Session,"
🚪 Republicans go behind closed doors.
👎 Two Utahns passed over for jobs in the Trump administration.
📊 A discussion about political polls with Mike Noble from Noble Predictive Insights.
📬 Plus, we dip into the mailbag.
You can subscribe to "Special Session with Bryan Schott" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
👀 Here are some stories that caught my attention this morning:
- President-elect Donald Trump may need Congress to allow him to bypass the traditional confirmation process so he can use recess appointments to put his cabinet picks in office without Senate approval. [Washington Post]
- Trump's Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth said to face previous sexual misconduct allegation. [Vanity Fair]
- Vaccine maker stocks fall as Trump chooses RFK Jr. to lead HHS. [CNBC]
- Elon Musk met with Iran's U.N. Ambassador, Iranian officials say. [New York Times]
- Senate Republicans squirm over Trump's tariff plans. [Politico]
- Three-quarters of U.S. adults are now overweight or obese. [New York Times]
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📰 Friday's headlines
Utah A.G. Sean Reyes fought to keep his calendar private. Here's what it shows. [Tribune]
Midvale Mayor resigns after "extramarital affair" accusations, city says. [KSL]
"Not why we elected you": Davis County secured 3 emergency homeless shelters after a church backed out. Residents are furious. [Tribune]
Utah independents fell short this election. Will the movement fizzle - or grow? [Utah News Dispatch]
Parts of Utah slip back into drought status. [Fox 13]
With Trump at the wheel, this controversial Utah highway may get built after all. [Tribune]
Utah, feds cinch landmark 200,000-acre land swap near San Rafael Swell. [Tribune]
