Monday, April 21, 2025
⏰ Tick Tock
113 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025)
197 days until Election Day (11/4/2025)
561 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026)
👀 Here's what you need to know for Thursday morning:
Utah Headlines
Here's what Utah voters say about Trump's job performance. [Deseret News]
Trump's proposed Head Start cuts could worsen Utah's child care crisis. [Axios]
Despite a history of controversy, Spencer Cox says this is the "trusted" man who should lead a state department. [Tribune]
Utah lawyer among citizens DHS directed to self deport. [Utah News Dispatch]
Efforts to revitalize Jordan River Parkway Trail producing faster-than-expected results. [KUTV]
The top 10 Utah cities for traffic ticket revenue. [KSL]
National/International
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, has died. He was 88. [Washington Post]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday that the U.S. is in a "constitutional crisis" because the White House is ignoring judicial orders. [NBC News]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information about military strikes in Yemen in a second Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. [New York Times]
A former Pentagon official says the building "is in disarray" under Hegseth's leadership. [Politico]
President Donald Trump raised $239 million for his inauguration, more than double the $107 he raised for his previous inauguration. [New York Times]
Government officials under Presidents Joe Biden and Trump improperly shared documents with thousands of federal workers, including potentially classified floor plans of the White House. [Washington Post]
A draft executive order aims to drastically overhaul the State Department, including shutting down embassies and consulates across all of Africa. [New York Times]
The Trump administration plans to pull an additional $1 billion in federal funding for health research from Harvard. Trump officials were angered after the university went public with the list of demands they sent to the school. [Wall Street Journal]
Briefly...
DHL Express is suspending deliveries to the U.S. worth more than $800 because of a "significant increase" in red tape at customs because of President Trump's tariffs. [BBC]
Southern California mayor says he wants to "purge" homeless population by giving them "all the fentanyl they want." [New York Post]