Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
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⏰ Tick Tock
11 days until the deadline for Utah counties to finalize election results. (11/19/2024)
17 days until Utah's statewide election canvass. (11/25/2024)
39 days until the Electoral College meets. (12/17/2024)
58 days until Congress certifies the presidential election. (1/6/2025)
73 days until Donald Trump is inaugurated. (1/20/2024)
74 days to the first day of the 2025 Utah Legislature. (1/21/2025)
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👀 Here are some stories that caught my attention this morning:
- Donald Trump says there's "no choice" but to make good on his campaign promise of mass deportations. Trump added there would be "no price tag" on the effort. [NBC News]
- A federal judge struck down a Biden administration policy shielding the undocumented spouses of immigrants from being deported. [have]
- It seems Republicans will hold on to power in the House by the slimmest of margins. Most believe the GOP will have between 218 and 221 House seats. [Punchbowl News]
- White voters have sided with Republicans in every presidential election since 1976. White voters went up as a share of the electorate for the first time in decades, which helped Trump win the White House. [NPR]
- Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles as chief of staff in the White House. [Politico]
- The Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter point. [Wall Street Journal]
- 2024 will be the first year in modern record-keeping in which global temperatures exceed the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celcius target. [Axios]
📰Friday's headlines
Sen. Lee responds to possibility of Trump administration post. [KSL]
Are more Utahns embracing Donald Trump? [Tribune]
Top Utah GOP lawmakers announce leadership changes after election. [KSL]
Utah legislative leaders express regret over Amendment D's "misleading" ballot language. [Utah News Dispatch]
Derek Brown announces team to review Utah Attorney General's Office. [Deseret News]
Former national security adviser John Bolton criticizes Trump's foreign policy at Utah event. [Deseret News]
Beloved St. George-area trails could be turned into luxury housing. [Tribune]
Utah's largest school district poised to dissolve, split into 3 separate districts. [Tribune]
