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Deseret News

Op-ed: Politicians need to be aware that voters are watching

Ralph Hancock: Trump's 'nationalism' pitted against Macron's 'patriotism'

Utah lawmaker announces bill designed to reduce drug costs

Utah lawmaker aims to clarify when colleges can involve police after reports of sexual assault

Proposed law aims to take cellphones out of Utah drivers' hands

'True statesman' Jim Hansen, longtime Utah congressman, dies at age 86

Legislative panel rejects new version of gender-change bill

Rep. Mia Love's campaign files lawsuit to halt ballot counting in Salt Lake County

What's the cost of enhancing school safety in Utah? Proposal seeks more than $195 million

2002 Olympic legacy remains 'palpable' in Utah, USOC chief says

Support for Utah's Proposition 4, an anti-gerrymandering measure, takes lead in latest vote tally

Drought stricken Utah explores water banking

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: At least Utah's election woes are not on purpose

Oakland cancels Bay Area port project that would ship Utah coal

Gehrke: Why are we waiting so long for Utah's election results? Counting ballots is more complicated than you might think.

Salary panel recommends pay bump for judges, cost-of-living adjustments for governor and other elected leaders

Jim Hansen, who served longer in the U.S. House than any Utahn, dies at age 86

Rep. Mia Love sues Salt Lake County to suspend vote counting even as Ben McAdams' lead narrows

71 people died in Utah jails in the past five years, most within a week of when they got locked up

Ben McAdams' lead in the 4th District is now less than 900 after updated vote count in Salt Lake County

Prop 4 is up again: Results for independent redistricting initiative continue to yo-yo.

President Trump backs prison reform legislation co-written by Utah Sen. Mike Lee

Other

Mia Love sues Salt Lake County for the right to challenge signature verification on ballots (Daily Herald)

Ogden mayor explains military exercise snafu to city council (Standard-Examiner)

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• "He's pissed--at damn near everyone." President Trump's mood has darkened significantly since Democrats won control of the House in last week's elections - https://cnn.it/2FpyY2Y 
  
  
• President Trump alleged, without any information, voter fraud in Florida. Trump suggested that people were able to vote multiple times last week by changing their hat or shirt - http://bit.ly/2Fo7T0j
  
  
• Must read! The New York Times published a huge investigation into how Facebook mounted a lobbying campaign to combat their critics and deflect blame from Russia's use of their platform to sow discord during the 2016 election - https://nyti.ms/2FnInrM 
  
  
• White House lawyers argued the president could bar "all reporters" from the White House for any reason in their response to a lawsuit from CNN seeking to restore reporter Jim Acosta's press credentials. A judge will hold a hearing on the suit Thursday - https://politi.co/2FliRUk
  
  
• White House officials want Republicans in Congress to jam Democrats on government funding this fall over funding for President Trump's border wall. The Trump administration wants a single funding bill that includes money for the wall, daring Democrats to vote against it - https://politi.co/2Fo8lvx 
  
  
• Nancy Pelosi's quest to become speaker is running into some opposition among Democrats, but it remains to be seen if there's enough momentum to deny her enough votes to win - https://politi.co/2FpUogu
  
  
• President Trump announces his support for a bipartisan prison reform measure - https://nyti.ms/2Frh8g3 
  
  
• The recount continues in the Florida gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. Poll workers are feverishly trying to match signatures on ballots to determine if they are valid. A judge ordered the state to allow more time - https://nyti.ms/2FniMPH
  
  
• Sen. Jeff Flake threatens to vote against President Trump's judicial nominees after the GOP blocked a vote on a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller - https://cnn.it/2FoXXDG
  
  
• Deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel is leaving her post in the White House after picking a fight with First Lady Melania Trump - https://wapo.st/2Fm0Fty 
  
  
• The Justice Department defended Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting Attorney General by President Trump despite his lack of Senate confirmation - http://bit.ly/2Fla6JB
  
  
• Democrats want information about acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's work with a scam patent company accused of bilking investors out of millions of dollars. The firm pushed dubious products including a special toilet for "well endowed" men - http://bit.ly/2Fonflq 
  
  
• A new poll shows just 36% of Americans think President Donald Trump should be re-elected - http://bit.ly/2Flal7t
  
  
• Michael Avenatti, who appears to be mounting a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence - https://wapo.st/2FpSBrM 
  
  
• Lawyers suing President Trump over his decision to end the DACA program are seeking unaired footage from his reality TV show "The Apprentice" to support their case that the move was racially motivated - https://nbcnews.to/2FxjGcq 
  
  
• Boring but important. Economic experts warn the positive effects on the economy from the Trump tax cuts are likely to start running out next year, while the Federal Reserve is expected to keep raising interest rates. Both of those factors could significantly slow economic growth - https://politi.co/2Fom6KC
  
  
• Saudi Arabian officials say they are seeking the death penalty for five people suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi - https://nyti.ms/2FoXEJ2 
  
  
• The death toll continues to rise in California's Camp Fire. 56 people have been confirmed dead and another 130 are missing - https://cnn.it/2FjiTvI 
  
  
• Media watch. The Financial Times has developed a tool warning their writers if they quote too many men in an article. The idea is to seek out more expert women - http://bit.ly/2FriZS3
  
  
• Climate change is progressing so rapidly, the wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are struggling to adapt - https://nyti.ms/2Fl9qUz

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

• 1533 - Explorer Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
  
  
• 1777 - After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congres approves the Articles of Confederation.
  
  
• 1791 - Georgetown University opened as the first Roman Catholic college in the United States.
  
  
• 1864 - Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.
  
  
• 1920 - The first assembly of the League of Nations was called to order in Geneva, Switzerland.
  
  
• 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
  
  
• 1969 - More than 500,000 people demonstrated in Washington against the Vietnam War.

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Federal prosecutors reviewing altered election documents tied to Florida Democrats (Politico)

Steny Hoyer backs Jim Clyburn amidst accusations of 'dog whistle' rhetoric (McClatchy)

Betsy DeVos set to rewrite guidance on college sexual assault cases, giving new rights to accused (Washington Post)

US military advantage has eroded, study says (Washington Post)

California's New Governor Has a Problem: His Own Party (Politico)

Top Pence aide resurfaces as leading candidate to replace Kelly (Politico)

Michael Avenatti Arrested on Suspicion of Domestic Violence, LAPD Confirms (Associated Press)

Fed chair on political criticism: 'We're just trying to do our jobs' (Axios)