Monday, June 16, 2025
⏰ Tick Tock
Days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - 57
Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 141
Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - 505
Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - 1,240
👀 Here's what you need to know for Monday morning:
UTAH AND THE WEST
10,000 people march through downtown Salt Lake in "No Kings" protest. [KUTV]
"No Kings" demonstrator dies after being shot at Utah protest, police say. [Guardian]
"Innocent bystander" shot, killed by member of "peacekeeping" group at Salt Lake rally. [KSL]
Man dies after being shot in chaotic scene at Salt Lake City's "No Kings" protest. [Utah News Dispatch]
Identity released of man killed by alleged peacekeeper at Salt Lake "No Kings Day" event. [KUTV]
President Donald Trump eyes nominating FTC commissioner for Utah U.S. attorney. [Bloomberg]
Majority of Utahns support spending cuts, say DOGE has been effective. [Deseret News]
Two Utah police departments merge following staffing concerns. [Fox 13]
Salt Lake County officials want your help to combat rising elder abuse. [Utah News Dispatch]
NATIONAL
President Donald Trump ordered federal officials to expand immigration raids in Democrat-led U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. [Politico]
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is already $1 billion over budget and could run out of money next month because of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. [Axios]
- The Trump administration gave deportation officials the personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees. [Associated Press]
President Trump called Saturday's $45 million military birthday parade a "tremendous success" despite drawing fewer than 10,000 people for the event. [Daily Beast]
- Dismal scenes from Trump's military parade. [The Wrap]
Authorities apprehended the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers on Sunday evening. [ABC News]
A big majority of Americans want President Trump to obey court rulings, but polling shows MAGA Republicans are divided on the issue. [NBC News]
The White House directed the Defense Department and NASA to review billions of dollars of contracts with SpaceX amid the public feud between President Trump and Elon Musk. [Reuters]
INTERNATIONAL
President Donald Trump reportedly vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [Associated Press]
ECONOMY
There's an unusual provision in the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel. The White House has been given a "golden share" that gives the government extraordinary influence over the company. [New York Times]
HEALTHCARE
New polling shows a significant majority of U.S. adults, both Republicans and Democrats, support using vaccines to prevent diseases. [NBC News]
