> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Israel strikes Iran - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/israel-strikes-iran/ - Published: 2025-06-13T13:44:58.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-09T15:50:35.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Morning Memo ## Friday, June 13, 2025 ## ⏰ Tick Tock Days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - **60** Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - **144** Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - **508** Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - **1,243** ## 👀 Here's what you need to know for Friday morning: ### UTAH AND THE WEST Hundreds march peacefully in Salt Lake City in protest against immigration policies. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/thousands-march-peacefully-in-salt-lake-city-in-protest-against-immigration-policies?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Man accused of attacking peaceful protesters outside Salt Lake City and County Building. \[[KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/local/man-accused-of-attacking-peaceful-protesters-outside-salt-lake-city-and-county-building?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] University of Utah student is being held in Colorado immigration detention center. \[[Salt Lake Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/06/12/university-utah-student-being-held/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 2 Utah courthouses reduce staff ahead of planned protests as state leaders urge calm. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51329364/2-utah-courthouses-reduce-staff-ahead-of-planned-protests-as-state-leaders-urge-calm?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Time running out for Gov. Cox to put the repeal of Legislature's anti-union law on the 2025 ballot. \[[Salt Lake Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/06/12/anti-union-law-utah-gov-cox-has/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah proposes developing uranium processing facility on military grounds. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/06/12/utah-proposes-uranium-processing-facility-on-military-grounds/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Rocky Mountain Power files appeal for larger rate hike than legislature approved. \[[KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/eye-on-your-money/rocky-mountain-power-files-appeal-for-larger-rate-hike-than-legislature-approved?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah attorney general joins lawsuit objecting to 23andMe's potential data sale. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51329081/utah-attorney-general-joins-lawsuit-objecting-to-23andmes-potential-data-sale?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Uinta Basin Railway group looks to fund project with $2.4 billion in federal bonds. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/06/13/uinta-basin-railway-funding/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Salt Lake County Democrats select public defender for County Council seat. \[[Salt Lake Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06/12/democrats-pick-public-defender/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ### NATIONAL The massive GOP tax cut and spending bill gives a massive boost to wealthy households while taking benefits away from low-income people. \[[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/gop-tax-spending-megabill-cbo-dbedad8c?mod=hp%5Flead%5Fpos5&ref=utahpolitics.news)\] President Donald Trump bristles at the planned "No Kings" protests scheduled across the country on Saturday. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/politics/trump-no-kings-protests.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat, was manhandled and handcuffed after attempting to enter a news conference behing held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/12/congress/padilla-handcuffed-senator-reactions-00403295?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - Tensions between Republicans and Democrats exploded in Congress following the incident involving Padilla. \[[Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/alex-padilla-john-mannion-mike-lawler-house-floor?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] President Trump acknowledged his administration's immigration crackdown has hurt the agriculture and hotel industries and said that "changes are coming." \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/politics/trump-farmers-hotels-immigration.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] President Trump says 15,000 foreigners have already signed up for the Trump "gold card" that offers a path to citizenship for $5 million. \[[USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/12/trump-foreigners-gold-card/84169931007/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ### INTERNATIONAL Israel attacked Iran's nuclear sites early Friday, raising fears that all-out war betweetn the two countries is on the horizon. \[[Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/iran-explosions-israel-tehran-00234a06e5128a8aceb406b140297299?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - Israeli strikes killed top Iranian military commanders, including the head of the Revolutionary Guards. \[[Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/13/israel-strikes-iran-nuclear-program-netanyahu?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - [Live coverage from the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c93ydeqyq71t?ref=utahpolitics.news). ### ECONOMY Crude oil prices spiked Friday following Israel's attack on Iran. \[[CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@CL.1?ref=utahpolitics.news)\]