> ## 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. # Trump to announce trade agreement with Britain - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/trump-to-announce-trade-agreement-with-britain/ - Published: 2025-05-08T13:36:04.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-09T15:48:07.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Morning Memo ## Thursday, May 8, 2025 ## ⏰ Tick Tock 96 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) 180 days until Election Day (11/4/2025) 544 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) ## 👀 Here's what you need to know for Thursday morning: Thank you for being one of more than 1,200 people supporting Utah Political Watch with your free subscription. I'm so thankful to have you as a reader! "Morning News Fix" is a subscriber-exclusive newsletter curating the morning's top news headlines to help you get informed before starting your day. 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Celeste Maloy proposes selling 11,000 acres of public land in Utah and Nevada to fund President Donald Trump's tax cuts. \[[Utah Political Watch](https://utahpolitics.news/utah-rep-maloy-proposes-11-000-acre-public-land-sale-to-fund-trumps-tax-cuts/)\] Utah quietly removes transgender kids' mental health reports from DHHS website. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/05/08/utah-quietly-removes-reports-about/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] "Compassion that kills": Cox says "sea change" in Utah's homeless system is coming. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/08/compassion-that-kills-gov-spencer-cox-change-coming-to-utah-homeless-system/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah Democrats launch campaign to recruit more party candidates in local elections. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/05/07/utah-democrats-recruiting-drive-contest-every-race/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Weber State pauses tuition and fee increases for associate-degree students. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/weber-state-pauses-tuition-and-fee-increases-for-associate-degree-students?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## National/International The U.S. and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading a temporary post-war administration of Gaza. \[[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-israel-discuss-possible-us-led-administration-gaza-sources-say-2025-05-07/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The Trump administration is expected to announce a "comprehensive" trade agreement with Britain. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/business/economy/trump-trade-britain.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The Trump administration says it won't lower tariffs on goods from China ahead of trade talks this weekend between U.S. and Chinese officials. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-china-talks.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Vice President JD Vance says the Russians are "asking for too much" in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine. \[[CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/07/politics/vance-russia-ukraine-talks?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Ukraine is considering shifting away from linking its currency to the U.S. dollar and moving more closely to the euro. \[[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-considers-shift-dollar-euro-amid-geopolitical-realignments-2025-05-07/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The United States is pushing countries facing tariffs to approve Elon Musk's Starlink. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/07/elon-musk-starlink-trump-tariffs/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Denmark's foreign minister says he will summon the U.S. ambassador to explain reports that the Trump administration has ordered spy agencies to focus on Greenland. \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0eley5gy8wo?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used the same easily cracked password on several online accounts for years. \[[Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/tulsi-gabbard-dni-weak-password/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - Some of the passwords Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used to register for websites were exposed in data breaches and are publicly available on the internet. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/hegseth-phone-security.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## Briefly... Voice of America will feature content from the pro-Trump network OAN. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/trump-voice-of-america.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] A new study shows teenagers with mental-health issues spend more time on social media than their peers. \[[Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01359-7?ref=utahpolitics.news)\]