• 6 killed in New Jersey shooting, including police officer

    6 killed in New Jersey shooting, including police officer
    Jersey City, N.J. • Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said.The dead included two suspects, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said.The shooting took place at two scenes, starting at a cemetery, where the officer was gunned down, and continuing at a kosher supermarket, where five more bodies were found, Kelly said."Our officer
  • Southern Utah University to teach students how to run a no-kill animal shelter

    Southern Utah University to teach students how to run a no-kill animal shelter
    Teach Rufus to roll over — and give him a safe place to do it — and you could earn class credit.That’s the idea behind a new certificate program at Southern Utah University. Starting in January, students at the school can sign up and get nine credits for learning how to run an animal shelter. It’s part of an expanding partnership with the Best Friends Animal Society near Kanab that will now include coursework in how to set up a haven for cats and dogs and how to operate i
  • America’s top nonprofits bankroll attack on big tech

    America’s top nonprofits bankroll attack on big tech
    Washington • Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have discussed breaking up the biggest tech companies during their presidential campaigns. Federal and state regulators are investigating whether the companies have violated antitrust law.But the activists and scholars who first raised concerns about the market power of companies like Facebook and Amazon don’t plan to stop there. They want to sell their thinking to the broader public, too. And they are amassing numerous wealthy ba
  • New program at Southern Utah University will teach students how to run a no-kill animal shelter

    New program at Southern Utah University will teach students how to run a no-kill animal shelter
    Teach Rufus to roll over — and give him a safe place to do it — and you could earn class credit. That’s the idea behind a new certificate program at Southern Utah University. Starting in January, students at the school can sign up and get nine credits for learning how to run an animal shelter. It’s part of an expanding partnership with the Best Friends Animal Society near Kanab that will now include coursework in how to set up a haven for cats and dogs and how to operate
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  • Multiple killed in New Jersey shooting, including a police officer

    Multiple killed in New Jersey shooting, including a police officer
    Jersey City, N.J. • A police officer and multiple other people were killed in a furious gunbattle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for about an hour, authorities said.Authorities said they believe the bloodshed was not an act of terrorism, but it was still under investigation.Officials gave no immediate details on what set off the shooting and how it unfolded, and there was no word on how many suspects were involved or whether anyone had been ta
  • David Leonhardt: Save local journalism! Support nonprofit news organizations.

    David Leonhardt: Save local journalism! Support nonprofit news organizations.
    Anyone who’s worried about the state of local journalism faces a conundrum.On the one hand, good local news coverage brings big societal benefits, as multiple studies have found. When newspapers shrink or close, voter turnout and civic engagement tend to decline, while political corruption and polarization rise. Even I — a journalist, obviously — have been surprised by the magnitude of these findings.On the other hand, some of the country’s largest local newspaper owners,
  • LDS Church’s genealogy website adds gay couples to its database, but the faith still opposes gay marriage, sealings

    LDS Church’s genealogy website adds gay couples to its database, but the faith still opposes gay marriage, sealings
    A year and a half ago, FamilySearch.org projected it would include same-sex parents and same-sex couples in its genealogy website sometime in 2019 — and it has, with three weeks to spare.The site, which is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced Tuesday that FamilySearch Family Tree now provides the ability for users to document same-sex family relationships. The move does not, however, signal any change in the church’s steadfast doctrinal sta
  • Multiple killed in New Jersey shooting, including an officer

    Multiple killed in New Jersey shooting, including an officer
    Jersey City, N.J. • A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorist attack.One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, Mayor Steven Fulop said without indicating how many were killed.A second officer was struck in the shoulder by gunfire, and two others were injured by shrapnel, Fulop said.The nearby Sacred Heart School was put on lock
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  • Hillary Clinton documentary mini-series a highlight of Sundance 2020’s ‘special events’ roster

    Hillary Clinton documentary mini-series a highlight of Sundance 2020’s ‘special events’ roster
    While the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are trudging through the snows of Iowa and New Hampshire next January, the Democrat who won the nomination in 2016 might be enjoying Utah’s winter at the Sundance Film Festival.“Hillary,” a four-hour documentary miniseries about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s life during and after her 2016 election loss to Donald Trump, has been selected as one of the festival’s Special Events offerings, Sundance officials
  • Buy Or Sell: Northwest Division

    Matt John starts off Basketball Insiders' latest series "Buy Or Sell" by taking a look at which teams in the Northwest Division will be buyers and sellers when the trading season commences.
  • Utah man charged after he shot a 9-year-old boy while target shooting

    Utah man charged after he shot a 9-year-old boy while target shooting
    A Utah man has been charged after he inadvertently shot a 9-year-old boy while target shooting in Sanpete County.Camryn Daniel Summerhays, 27, has been charged in Sixth Judicial Court with felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony; and two counts of reckless endangerment, class A misdemeanors.On Nov. 23, Summerhays was target shooting near U.S. 89 near Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete County, when a bullet he fired struck a 9-year-old who was riding in the back seat of a vehicle headed north. Th
  • Former top UTA official sues for $300K in canceled bonuses; Agency countersues alleging fraud.

    Former top UTA official sues for $300K in canceled bonuses; Agency countersues alleging fraud.
    The Utah Transit Authority’s former general counsel is suing the agency for $300,000 in deferred bonuses and benefits that leaders had voided as “unconscionably high.”And UTA is counter-suing Bruce Jones alleging “fraud and legal malpractice." Both lawsuits were filed Saturday in 3rd District Court.Jones contends in his lawsuit that the money was part of deals negotiated to keep his base salary lower in exchange for deferred payments when he retired, and says they are leg
  • ‘I still love him:’ A Utah family is trying to heal after a murder-suicide

    ‘I still love him:’ A Utah family is trying to heal after a murder-suicide
    In a New Mexico impound lot, Shelbie Madsen picked up the last pieces of two lives that never seemed to stop shattering.Her mother’s belongings — or what was left after three years of moving between friends’ and relatives’ homes — needed to be moved out of her dad’s truck and taken back to Utah. The truck would have to stay in New Mexico. Shelbie didn’t have the legal documents to show she had been Steve and Deanna Madsen’s daughter.It’s just
  • Paul Krugman: Donald Trump is bad for the Jews

    Paul Krugman: Donald Trump is bad for the Jews
    On Saturday, Donald Trump gave a speech to the Israeli American Council in which he asserted that many in his audience were “not nice people at all,” but that “you have to vote for me” because Democrats would raise their taxes.Was he peddling an anti-Semitic stereotype, portraying Jews as money-grubbing types who care only about their wealth? Of course he was. You might possibly make excuses for his remarks if they were an isolated instance, but in fact Trump has done thi
  • Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal

    Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal
    Washington • House Democrats and the White House announced a deal on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win Tuesday on the same day that impeachment charges were announced against him. Both sides hailed the deal as a win for American workers.They said the revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was a significant improvement over the original North American Free Trade Agreement, with Democrats crowing about winning stronger provisions on e
  • Volunteers of America’s holiday drive still taking donations

    Volunteers of America’s holiday drive still taking donations
    Volunteers of America, Utah, is on the hunt for donations to help keep their clients warm through the winter months. With their holiday drive finishing Friday, there’s still a few days left to drop off the extra hats, gloves, coats and scarves you may have laying around the house.Information on in-kind donations and items from the Volunteers of America (VOA) wish list can be found on the VOA’s website. New or gently used items of greatest use are winter coats, hats, scarves and blank
  • Utah football’s Zack Moss and Kyle Whittingham get major awards from Pac-12. Seven other Utes named to first team.

    Utah football’s Zack Moss and Kyle Whittingham get major awards from Pac-12. Seven other Utes named to first team.
    Utah's Kyle Whittingham is the Pac-12 Coach of the Year and running back Zack Moss is the Offensive Player of the Year, as voted by the conference's coaches.In addition to Moss, the Utes have seven other All-Pac-12 first-team selections, as announced Tuesday: quarterback Tyler Huntley, offensive tackle Darrin Paulo, defensive end Bradlee Anae, defensive tackle Leki Fotu, linebacker Francis Bernard, safety Julian Blackmon and cornerback Jaylon Johnson.Ute tight end Brant Kuithe and defensive tack
  • Utah Rep. John Curtis now against impeachment as Rep. Ben McAdams stays on the fence

    Utah Rep. John Curtis now against impeachment as Rep. Ben McAdams stays on the fence
    Washington • Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, had said he was keeping an “open mind” when it came to the House impeachment inquiry and weighing the evidence accordingly.No more.As House Democratic leaders unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — Curtis says he’s no longer on the fence.“I’ve tried throughout this process to keep an open mind, but the articles of impeachment before me
  • Pac-12 gives major football awards to Utah’s Zack Moss and Kyle Whittingham. Seven other Utes named to first team.

    Pac-12 gives major football awards to Utah’s Zack Moss and Kyle Whittingham. Seven other Utes named to first team.
    Utah's Kyle Whittingham is the Pac-12 Coach of the Year and running back Zack Moss is the Offensive Player of the Year, as voted by the conference's coaches.In addition to Moss, the Utes have seven other All-Pac-12 first-team selections, as announced Tuesday: quarterback Tyler Huntley, offensive tackle Darrin Paulo, defensive end Bradlee Anae, defensive tackle Leki Fotu, linebacker Francis Bernard, safety Julian Blackmon and cornerback Jaylon Johnson.Ute tight end Brant Kuithe and defensive tack
  • Utah’s Tony Finau is eager to play in the Presidents Cup for Tiger Woods’ team

    Utah’s Tony Finau is eager to play in the Presidents Cup for Tiger Woods’ team
    Tony Finau’s experience in the 2018 Ryder Cup drove his efforts to make the U.S. team for this week’s Presidents Cup, and his performance in Paris is a big reason why Tiger Woods picked him to play in Australia.The Salt Lake City native and Lehi resident is the first homegrown Utahn to play in either international golf event. Finau is part of the 12-man American team that will challenge the International squad at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, beginning Wednesday (Thursday in Australia).
  • Missing Utah father and son found safe and sound

    Missing Utah father and son found safe and sound
    A missing Utah father and his young son returned home safely on Tuesday, according to police.Benjamin Miller, 39, of Taylorsville and his 5-year-old son, Jacob, went off to gather firewood on Monday morning, according to police. The pair were not heard from again until midday Tuesday.“The truck broke down, but they were able to get it going and return home,” said Melody Gray, a spokesperson for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
  • [Salt Lake Tribune] - Gordon Monson: When Kyle Whittingham is done at Utah, a coach-in-waiting is there to replace him

    [Salt Lake Tribune] - Gordon Monson: When Kyle Whittingham is done at Utah, a coach-in-waiting is there to replace him
    If you, like a lot of other people, don’t enthusiastically endorse the notion of a head coach-in-waiting, there are exceptions to almost everything.
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. faces accusations of unwanted touching while at Sundance

    Cuba Gooding Jr. faces accusations of unwanted touching while at Sundance
    Seven more women have come forward with accounts of unwanted sexual touching by actor Cuba Gooding Jr. going back to 2003, prosecutors said in court documents, bringing the number of his accusers to 22.Gooding, 51, has been charged with groping three of the women at Manhattan restaurants and nightclubs in 2018 and 2019. The other 19 have accused him of unwanted contact; those accusations, which come from several states, have not resulted in charges because, for the most part, they took place too
  • Gordon Monson: When Kyle Whittingham is done at Utah, a coach-in-waiting is there to replace him

    Gordon Monson: When Kyle Whittingham is done at Utah, a coach-in-waiting is there to replace him
    If you, like a lot of other people, don’t enthusiastically endorse the notion of a head coach-in-waiting, there are exceptions to almost everything.And Morgan Scalley is that exception for the Utes.It appears they know it, too.That’s why his contract as defensive coordinator on Monday was amended, enriched, extended, enlarged, pick your verb. The 40-year-old Utah lifer is in position to succeed Kyle Whittingham when the longtime Utes coach decides he’s made enough money, taken
  • Former top UTA official sues for $300K in canceled bonuses and benefits

    Former top UTA official sues for $300K in canceled bonuses and benefits
    The Utah Transit Authority’s former general counsel is suing the agency for $300,000 in deferred bonuses and benefits that leaders had voided as “unconscionably high.”Bruce Jones contends in a lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court that the money was part of deals negotiated to keep his base salary lower in exchange for deferred payments when he retired. It says they are legal despite UTA claims to the contrary now.Jones — who also is the past chairman of the Salt Lake Count
  • A family looks for closure after a Utah father kills his estranged wife and himself on Thanksgiving

    A family looks for closure after a Utah father kills his estranged wife and himself on Thanksgiving
    In a New Mexico impound lot, Shelbie Madsen picked up the last pieces of two lives that never seemed to stop shattering.Her mother’s belongings — or what was left after three years of moving between friends’ and relatives’ homes — needed to be moved out of her dad’s truck and taken back to Utah. The truck would have to stay in New Mexico. Shelbie didn’t have the legal documents to show she had been Steve and Deanna Madsen’s daughter.It’s just
  • [KSL] - Is it time to alter expectations? Questions about the Jazz's unexpected start | KSL.com

    [KSL] - Is it time to alter expectations? Questions about the Jazz's unexpected start | KSL.com
    You've got questions. We try to provide answers about Utah's tough start.
  • A Utah father and son are missing. Police ask for help to find them.

    A Utah father and son are missing. Police ask for help to find them.
    Police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing Utah father and his young son.Benjamin Miller, 39, of Taylorsville and his 5-year-old son, Jacob, were last see Monday at 10 a.m., according to a news release from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office. They were headed “west” to gather firewood, and have not been heard from since.Police said that Benjamin Miller's cellphone was pinged in the Bluffdale area on Monday morning, and he appeared to be traveling south. The
  • Too much of a Greta thing? Activist urges focus on others.

    Too much of a Greta thing? Activist urges focus on others.
    Madrid • With dozens of cameras pointing at her across a room full of reporters, celebrity teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg had an unexpected message: Look the other way.“Our stories have been told over and over again,” the 16-year-old Swede said, explaining why she and prominent German activist Luisa Neubauer would be handing over the stage at the U.N. climate meeting in Madrid to other young activists.“It’s really about them,” Thunberg added of the young
  • [The Score] - 'It's like gangs:' NBA stars share memories of European basketball crowds

    [The Score] - 'It's like gangs:' NBA stars share memories of European basketball crowds
    It's opening night in the NBA, and the first game of the 2019-20 season has just wrapped up, with the Toronto Raptors edging the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime after receiving their championship rings and raising the franchise's first championship...
  • Family looks for closure after a Utah father kills his estranged wife and himself on Thanksgiving

    Family looks for closure after a Utah father kills his estranged wife and himself on Thanksgiving
    In a New Mexico impound lot, Shelbie Madsen picked up the last pieces of two lives that never seemed to stop shattering.Her mother’s belongings — or what was left after three years of moving between friends’ and relatives’ homes — needed to be moved out of her dad’s truck and taken back to Utah. The truck would have to stay in New Mexico. Shelbie didn’t have the legal documents to show she had been Steve and Deanna Madsen’s daughter.It’s just
  • Review: ‘Jumanji’ sequel has more action with less excitement

    Review: ‘Jumanji’ sequel has more action with less excitement
    Hacking through the jungle of overloaded action in “Jumanji: The Next Level,” a sequel to the 2017 action movie about teens trapped in a video game, a viewer has lots of time to think about the lost opportunities the movie passes up.This haphazardly structured movie, which throws random events up on the screen in no particular order, has some elements that are entertaining. Finding those nuggets takes a lot of sifting through the dirt, though.The “Breakfast Club”-like fou
  • Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges

    Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
    Washington • House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he threatened the integrity of the U.S. election system and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, declared at the U.S. Capitol that they were upholding their solemn oath to defend th
  • Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact

    Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact
    Washington • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the same day that Democrats announced their impeachment charges against him.The California Democrat said the revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is a significant improvement over the original North American Free Trade Agreement, crediting Democratic negotiators for winning stronger provisions on enforcing the agreement."
  • Utahns still have time to make a donation to the VOA’s holiday drive

    Utahns still have time to make a donation to the VOA’s holiday drive
    Volunteers of America, Utah, is on the hunt for donations to help keep their clients warm through the winter months. With their holiday drive finishing Friday, there’s still a few days left to drop off the extra hats, gloves, coats and scarves you may have laying around the house.Information on in-kind donations and items from the Volunteers of America (VOA) wish list can be found on the VOA’s website. New or gently used items of greatest use are winter coats, hats, scarves and blank
  • Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr., an Army pilot killed in Afghanistan, is laid to rest in Utah

    Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr., an Army pilot killed in Afghanistan, is laid to rest in Utah
    A U.S. Army pilot killed in action in Afghanistan when his helicopter crashed was buried Monday in Utah.Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr., 25, was from Keaau, Hawaii; his wife of eight months, McKenzie Norman Fuchigami, is a Utah native.“He was and is a strong, courageous soldier and loyal husband,” McKenzie Norman Fuchigami posted on Facebook. “Eight months of marriage with him [were] the best months of my life. He taught me so much about love and respect. I’
  • Utah’s governor and tech leaders want every school to have a computer science class by 2022

    Utah’s governor and tech leaders want every school to have a computer science class by 2022
    Nearly a third of Utah high school students don’t have access to a computer science class.It’s not because the demand is high and seats fill up fast. It’s because their schools don’t offer any courses on the subject.“Computer science has become a form of literacy just like reading,” said Aaron Skonnard, CEO of the Farmington-based tech company Pluralsight. “But not everyone is learning it. And our kids do not have equal opportunities.”That disparit
  • Utes have a lot of freshmen and finals this week, so how does Larry Krystkowiak handle that?

    Utes have a lot of freshmen and finals this week, so how does Larry Krystkowiak handle that?
    The postgame question posed to Utah freshmen Jaxon Brenchley and Mikael Jantunen caused them to quickly glance at each other, then give a slight laugh.Brenchley and Jantunen are two of the Utes’ 10 freshmen. As freshmen, they are on a college campus for the first time. It is currently finals week, so the players, high-major Division I athletes with limited time to spare, now get to worry about exams for the first time.So, how are Brenchley and Jantunen handling what is always a stressful t
  • Utes’ Timmy Allen earns Pac-12 Player of the Week

    Utes’ Timmy Allen earns Pac-12 Player of the Week
    Timmy Allen’s offensive outburst last week earned the Utah sophomore some recognition from the Pac-12.The Utes’ leading scorer was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 25.5 points on 58.3% shooting last week in a pair of wins. Allen scored 27 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists in a come-from-behind overtime win over BYU on Wednesday, then tallied 24 points in just 26 minutes in a rout of Central Arkansas on Saturday. Allen also had eight rebou
  • After 26 years at a Utah Arby’s, 95-year-old Dorothy Bale is retiring

    After 26 years at a Utah Arby’s, 95-year-old Dorothy Bale is retiring
    After nearly 26 years, Dorothy Bale’s run at Arby’s has come to an end.The 95-year-old Millcreek woman told The Salt Lake Tribune on Monday that health issues have forced her to give up her job at the Arby’s restaurant at the corner of 2300 East and 3900 South.Bale said her legs have been giving her problems, which has made working her four-hour lunchtime shifts difficult. She is using a cane to get around, and is going to physical therapy. She aims to stay active from home, sh
  • Undocumented ‘Dreamers’ could soon practice law in Utah

    Undocumented ‘Dreamers’ could soon practice law in Utah
    The Utah Supreme Court is moving toward making it possible for undocumented immigrants who have qualified for DREAM Act protection to apply for admission to the state bar, proposing a new rule Monday that would explicitly put the policy in place.In October, two women — one who graduated from the University of Utah’s law school, the other from Brigham Young University’s law school — petitioned the court for a Utah State Bar rule change to allow undocumented immigrants to t
  • RSL loses Sebastian Saucedo to Pumas UNAM

    RSL loses Sebastian Saucedo to Pumas UNAM
    Another one of Real Salt Lake’s homegrown players is set to leave the team.Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo signed with Mexican club Pumas UNAM, the Liga MX club announced Monday. Saucedo, who was out of contract with RSL after the 2019 season, confirmed to the move to The Salt Lake Tribune.“I have to take another step in my career,” Saucedo said. “Pumas is a top five, historically, team, if not top three. So when we heard about this news, it was like, damn this is re
  • Letter: Gentlemen, it is time to do your jobs

    Letter: Gentlemen, it is time to do your jobs
    Gentlemen, it’s now apparent from the impeachment investigation that President Trump must be removed from office, and quickly. You must do your job.Rep. Rob Bishop, even though you aren’t running again, and the Democratic majority in the House will impeach with or without your vote, our tax dollars are still paying your salary and you must honor the oath you took to support the U.S. Constitution. Please don’t think you can come run for governor if you’re not supporting yo
  • Charles M. Blow: Oh, Nikki. You’re So Wrong.

    Charles M. Blow: Oh, Nikki. You’re So Wrong.
    There was a moment in which people thought — and many liberals feared — that Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and former United States ambassador to the United Nations, would be the post-Donald Trump face of the Republican Party as a political candidate.She was somewhat respected, had crafted an image of competence and seemed to have more of a moral center than many Republicans now toeing the line in support of Trump. Also, she would solve, or at least challenge, two of th
  • ‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges

    ‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
    Washington • House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes over charges he corrupted the U.S. election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine.Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, stood at the Capitol for what she called a “solemn act.'' Voting is expected in a matter of day
  • [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz have a Bench Problem

    [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - The Utah Jazz have a Bench Problem
    The Utah Jazz came in with high expectations for this season. Championship contender expectations. Well, with great expectations come great accountability. But this team, and especially the bench...
  • Robert Kirby: You’re running out of time to end the year on a good note

    Robert Kirby: You’re running out of time to end the year on a good note
    Here’s an important hypothetical Christmas question to consider:If you were stranded at sea with little hope of immediate rescue and the only other person in the lifeboat was President Donald Trump, would you push him out?There’s more:If he tried to climb back in, would you beat him with an oar?I ask this part because it’s common to have second thoughts after an impulsive act.Now suppose, instead of Trump, the other person in the boat were Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Vladi
  • Watch live: Democrats unveil 2 articles of impeachment against Trump

    Watch live: Democrats unveil 2 articles of impeachment against Trump
    Washington • House Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.The charges unveiled Tuesday stem from Trump's pressure on Ukraine to announce investigations of his political rivals as he withheld aid to the country.Speaker Nancy Pelosi said ahead of the morning announcement that Trump tried to “corrupt our upcoming elections” and remains a “threat to our democracy and national security
  • Political Cornflakes: Rep Duncan Hunter used campaign money for pet rabbit’s flights

    Political Cornflakes: Rep Duncan Hunter used campaign money for pet rabbit’s flights
    Happy Tuesday!Soon-to-resign Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter spent upwards of $45,000 from his campaign on personal expenditures — including $625 on flights for a pet rabbit, according to a House Ethics Committee report released Monday. The California congressman said last week he would resign after the holidays, following his guilty plea to federal corruption charges. [CNN]Topping the news: After hours of testimony and long debate, a divided legislative task force recommended sweeping tax r
  • Peter Wehner: Christian doomsayers driven to Trump by problems that do not exist

    Peter Wehner: Christian doomsayers driven to Trump by problems that do not exist
    We are facing an existential moral crisis.That at least is the view of many Christians who have given their full-throated support to President Trump. Some of them will privately admit that he is deeply corrupt, but the justification for their support of him goes something like this: Mr. Trump may be unethical, unscrupulous and morally dissolute, but he is by far the lesser of two evils.After all, they insist, Mr. Trump may be personally immoral, but he is also a viciously effective street fighte

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