> ## 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. # Morning news fix: Republican trifecta - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/morning-news-fix-republican-trifecta/ - Published: 2024-11-14T15:47:23.000Z - Updated: 2024-11-14T15:47:23.000Z - Description: GOP holds on to House majority, giving them a trifecta in Washington. Trump team drawing up list of military officers to fire. Utah Rep. Blake Moore re-elected to House leadership. - Author: Bryan Schott ## 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: 1. GOP holds onto House majority - clinching the trifecta. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/republicans-win-house-control-00187509?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 2. "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." \[[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-team-drawing-up-list-pentagon-officers-fire-sources-say-2024-11-13/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 3. 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. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/13/elon-musk-government-efficiency-congress-budget-law/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 4. Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as "gift" to Trump, officials say. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/israel-trump-netanyahu-lebanon-ceasefire-kushner/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 5. "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." \[[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-14/spending-1-billion-in-ads-didn-t-win-harris-any-swing-states?embedded-checkout=true&ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 6. Satirical website The Onion wins the auction to take control of Alex Jones' Infowars. \[[NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onion-wins-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-rcna179936?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 7. Former Pentagon official on UFOs: "We are not alone." \[[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/house-ufo-hearing-pentagon-b3631f71?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ****Thank you for reading Utah Political Watch.** ****Support from readers makes this publication possible.** ****Please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation.** [Subscribe](https://utahpolitics.news/membership/) [Buy me a coffee](https://utahpolitics.news/#/portal/support) ### 📰 Thursday's headlines Utah Rep. Blake Moore reelected to leadership post in House GOP. \[[KSL](https://www.ksl.com/article/51189371/utah-rep-blake-moore-reelected-to-leadership-post-in-house-gop?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Judge rejects Utah Democratic Party's request to jump into redistricting lawsuit. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/judge-rejects-utah-democratic-partys-request-to-jump-into-redistricting-lawsuit?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah economists weigh in on Trump's economic challenges amid negative voter sentiment. \[[KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/eye-on-your-money/utah-economists-weigh-in-on-trumps-economic-challenges-given-negative-voter-sentiment?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah's public colleges may face budget cuts in 2025\. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/11/13/utah-higher-education-legislature-colleges-universities-budget-cuts-degrees/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Bills on child placement and missing, murdered Indigenous people to return. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/bills-on-child-placement-and-missing-murdered-indigenous-people-to-return?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Another hefty bill awaits Salt Lake City's downtown remake: a $1B Salt Palace renovation. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/11/14/slc-downtown-county-wants-use/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] St. George faces new legal challenge in drag show lawsuit. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/st-george-faces-new-legal-challenge-in-drag-show-lawsuit?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah veterans could lose health care access if Salt Lake City V.A. can't find volunteer drivers. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/11/14/salt-lake-city-va-badly-needs/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] SafeUT app annual report shows lives saved, crises averted. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/11/13/safeut-app-huntsman-mental-health-review-year-saved-lives/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## Sign up for Utah Political Watch Independent news and commentary about politics in Utah Subscribe Email sent! 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