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Situational awareness - July 6, 2018
Good Friday morning from Salt Lake City. We're back after the 4th of July break.
Utahns don't favor impeaching Trump. Trump narrows his possible Supreme Court picks. Trade war with China begins.
TICK TOCK
123 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018) 206 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019) 851 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
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HERE ARE THE STORIES YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO TODAY
Utahns aren't DTI (Down to impeach)
A new UtahPolicy.com survey finds nearly 2/3rds of Utahns don't want Democrats to move to impeach Donald Trump if they take control of the House in November - http://bit.ly/2KKoiO7
Cruz gets behind Lee
Sen. Ted Cruz really, really wants President Trump to pick his buddy Sen. Mike Lee for the Supreme Court - http://bit.ly/2MSIdI5
Tooting our own horn
You can stop saying public opinion polls can't be trusted anymore. Our pre-primary surveys absolutely nailed the final results - http://bit.ly/2MPAZ7s
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, says President Trump needs to go into the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin with "eyes wide open" [
Deseret News].
Democrat Jenny Wilson wants Mitt Romney to debate her this month on immigration. Romney says he plans to participate in the Utah Debate Commission event later this fall [
Fox 13].
The top two candidates in the Democratic primary in HD24 are separated by just 58 votes ahead of Friday's final tallies [
Deseret News].
The Salt Lake City Council announces public hearings for a proposed $87 million bond for road maintenance [
Deseret News].
Two public officials have been accused of embezzling public funds after audits revealed the financial irregularities [
Deseret News,
Tribune].
NATIONAL HEADLINES
Trade war with China is on. The Trump administration slapped tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods at midnight on Friday. China immediately retaliated imposing tariffs on U.S. goods -
https://reut.rs/2KPSreD
Despite the trade war, President Trump's business interests continue to benefit from relationships with Chinese firms -
https://wapo.st/2KDJbuO
Supreme Court battle. President Trump is reportedly zeroing in on who he plans to nominate to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. The announcement will come on Monday evening in primetime -
https://abcn.ws/2KEK5Y4
Scandal-plagued EPA head Scott Pruitt has resigned -
https://wapo.st/2KBdcLL
Scott Pruitt's resignation comes after revelations that he and his aides held meetings to "scrub" events from his official calendar because they might "look bad" in public -
https://cnn.it/2KNSS9s
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed to North Korea for a new round of meetings on denuclearization -
https://abcn.ws/2KyCk5
Pompeo is reportedly going to give North Korean Kim Jong Un a copy of the Elton John song "Rocket Man" during the meeting. Trump referred to Kim as "Rocket Man" last year during North Korea's latest round of missile tests
- http://bit.ly/2KOe1Ao
The Trump administration is resorting to DNA testing to reunited 3,000 migrant children who were separated from their families. A federal court has ordered the reunification of the families this month -
https://nbcnews.to/2KO6Tnz
Special counsel Robert Mueller is hiring more prosecutors to help with the expanding probe into Russian interference during the 2016 election -
http://bit.ly/2KV3CDb
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, is telling friends he does not think Trump will pardon him -
https://cnn.it/2KAkP5k
Donald Trump hires former Fox News executive Bill Shine to run the White House communications shop -
https://cnn.it/2KURp1i
Private payrolls are growing at a slower than expected pace because businesses can't find enough people to hire -
https://cnb.cx/2KzQ5Bi
President Trump's Mar-a-Lago private club has filed paperwork to hire 40 more foreign workers. The club has employed more than 240 foreign workers since Trump took office -
https://bzfd.it/2KURSAA
A Texas teenager was accosted by a man at a restaurant for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat. The man took the hat and threw a drink in the teenager's face -
https://bzfd.it/2KSSlD9 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1777 - After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
1854 - In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the Republican Party is held.
1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
1933 - The first Major League Baseball All-Star game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4-2.
1942 - Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming The Beatles.
Today At Utah Policy
Poll: Most Utahns don't think Democrats should try to impeach TrumpBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Nearly 2/3rds of Utahns think Democrats should not move to impeach President Trump if they take control of the House of Representatives in November....
Ted Cruz really wants Mike Lee on the Supreme CourtBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Texas Senator Ted Cruz is pressuring President Donald Trump to select his colleague, Sen. Mike Lee, as the replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. ...
Utah Policy polling: remarkably accurateBy LaVarr Webb, Publisher UtahPolicy.com conducts regular political polling, most of which is greatly appreciated by the political community we serve. It's important to have independent survey research on the key issues of the day and to measure job performance of elected officials....
Weekly survey: A Utahn on the Supreme Court?By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Sen. Mike Lee and his brother, Utah Supreme Court Justice Thomas Lee are on President Donald Trump's short list for a possible Supreme Court nomination. Do you think either one of them will be selected by Trump? Vote now in our weekly survey....
Policy News
Casual Friday:Weekend Events & Outdoors Report Weekend EventsOutdoors Report--KSL.com: Grotto Falls offers refreshing, family-friendly hikeConcerts-- Murray Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Murray Park Amphitheater, 495 East 5300 South, Salt Lake City, $6-- Salt Lake City Jazz Festival, Friday and Saturday, The G...
Wasatch Front Regional Council announces two open houses for Draft 2019-2024 Transportation Improvement Program The Wasatch Front Regional Council, in conjunction with the Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Transit Authority, has identified hundreds of priority transportation projects totaling approximately $4 billion to improve mobility, strengthen the economy and enhance...
UAMPS leaders Doug Hunter & Ted Rampton honored by APPA Douglas Hunter, general manager & CEO of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), received the Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award at the recent national conference of the American Public Power Association (APPA) in New Orleans, Louisiana....
Salt Lake City joins Utah's C-PACE financing program for building efficiency The Governor's Office of Energy Development is pleased to announce that Salt Lake City, the state's largest municipality, has joined Utah's new financing tool to advance energy improvements in commercial, industrial and qualifying residential buildings....
Utah.Gov expands Google Assistant offering The Office of the Utah Lieutenant Governor announced the introduction of the Utah notary practice exam on Google Home....
Local Headlines
Salt Lake Tribune
Editorial: Unproven bounty program is coyote ugly
What do you think of all this construction? About half of Utah voters say they support new apartment buildings, condos and houses.
Love and McAdams are fighting over 'Dreamers,' while most Utahns agree they should be allowed to stay
Sponsor of Utah's Medicaid work requirements unfazed by Kentucky court decision
Sen. Mike Lee spoke with President Trump about high court vacancy as a conservative news outlet reports he's out of the running
SLC International Airport in top 10% globally for on-time performance, one of only six in U.S.
Officials seek public comment on how to spend $4 billion on Wasatch Front transportation over the next 5 years
Have you seen those scooters around Salt Lake City? Riders seem to love them, but they're giving the city headaches.
Gehrke: Opposition to tax hike for schools shows Utahns don't value education the way they claim to
Two Utah officials accused of pocketing more than $238K in public funds
Deseret News
Natalie Gochnour: Utah's growth demands cooperation, not sabotage
Jay Evensen: The 'nanny state' may have saved fireworks
Delays may now push Utah-funded marijuana study results past Election Day
State defends elections law in court challenge from Count My Vote
Utah Gov. Herbert no longer sees online sales taxes as replacement for gas tax hike for schools
Tariffs on global imports may bring price hikes to Utah, analyst says
U.S. needs 'eyes wide open' in summit with Russia, Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. says
Conservatives say Sen. Mike Lee a 'sure thing' for Supreme Court if nominated
Top 2 House District 24 candidates awaiting election update in close race
Other
Filing is open to replace Keith Grover, who recently moved from Utah House to Senate (Daily Herald)
Utah County Sheriff resigns during commission meeting over funding shortfalls (Daily Herald)
Census estimates: Logan has twice the poverty rate, growing slower than Cache County (Logan Herald Journal)
National Headlines
Devin Nunes refers Clinton ally Sidney Blumenthal, others tied to Trump dossier for testimony (Washington Examiner)
Trump narrows list for Supreme Court pick with focus on Kavanaugh and Kethledge (Washington Post)
Immigration top issue for U.S. voters, economy a close second (Reuters)
Facebook reinstates Declaration of Independence post after mistakenly flagging it as hate speech (NBC News)
Bill Shine covered up sexual harassment at Fox News for decades until the plot blew up in his face (FOX News)
DHS touts drop in border crossings amid 'zero tolerance' push (FOX News)
Trump claims Maxine Waters' IQ in 'mid-60s,' slams 'fake Pocahontas' Elizabeth Warren in rally to unseat Jon Tester (FOX News)
Saudi Arabia slashes oil prices after Trump slams the 'OPEC monopoly' (Business Insider)
Teen attacked in Texas Whataburger for wearing 'Make America Great Again' hat (Yahoo)
Elon Musk lashes out at the media, again (CNBC)
Trade war set to escalate as Fed warns of economic hit (Washington Post)
Good
"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best." St. Jerome
Pay Later
"Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie are rolling out a new payment program which allows online shoppers to pay in installments later rather than in full, called Afterpay. Not to be confused with the program they have at Taco Bell, where you always pay for it later." Seth Meyers
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