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Deseret News

Pignanelli and Webb: Political intrigue amidst the holiday season

Op-ed: The business solution for gender pay equality

Editorial: When government chooses winners and losers, American families suffer

How Utah can close the gender wage gap

Fresh off 'marathon' Senate race, Jenny Wilson announces 'sprint' for Salt Lake County mayor

Utah governor: President Trump's treatment of Rep. Mia Love 'petty'

Did race play role in Love's labors lost?

Report: IOC won't award both 2026, 2030 Winter Games next year

Report finds number of uninsured children in Utah up more than 20 percent

Shireen Ghorbani announces run for Salt Lake County mayor

Former President George H.W. Bush praised as 'devoted servant,' 'man of deep conviction'

U.S. pollution reductions have prolonged lives by 1.5 years, study finds

Medical marijuana special session: How did Utah get here?

Utah policymakers to consider sales tax reform to keep up with modern economy

Utah enrollment in ACA exchange down 11 percent so far, but industry leaders, advocates not alarmed

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Utah cities are working to address growth

Op-ed: Reclaiming Utah's place as the 'Center of Scenic America'

Op-ed: Government could learn something from business

Editorial: We can run from higher density, but we can't hide

Business groups declare war on Utah's worst-in-the-nation wage gap for women

Gov. Herbert's office prepares plan to expand sales tax and increase the tax on food

Jenny Wilson announces plans to run for county mayor - now and in 2020

Lawmakers will decide Monday whether to replace Prop 2 with a different medical cannabis measure

Congressman-elect Ben McAdams goes office hunting as he preps to join Congress

The Utah cannabis bill as drafted would exclude hundreds of medical providers from recommending cannabis. Will lawmakers change it?

'Among the greatest heroes of the American Century': Utah leaders remember George H. W. Bush

New version of Utah Medical Cannabis Act broadens list of providers who can recommend marijuana

Former congressional candidate Shireen Ghorbani enters the race for Salt Lake County mayor

Voters say Trump and a disconnect with Mia Love prompted them to cast their ballots for Ben McAdams

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• Congress is considering a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown while Washington mourns the death of former President George H.W. Bush - https://nyti.ms/2FW77YH
  
  
• Former President George H.W. Bush will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol until Wednesday. After that, Bush will be transported to his final resting place at Texas A&M University - https://nyti.ms/2FW6Y7B
  
  
• President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a temporary ceasefire in their trade war. The news sent stocks soaring in Asia on Monday morning - https://cnn.it/2FWpoou
  
  
• Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is laying the groundwork to launch a 2020 presidential bid that his advisors say would be bigger than his 2016 run - http://bit.ly/2FW5DO7 
  
  
• Whistling past the graveyard...Despite big losses during the 2018 midterm elections, Republicans are not doing much reflection on why the party suffered a rout in November - https://nyti.ms/2FZCnpx
  
  
• President Trump said over the weekend he plans to withdraw from the NAFTA agreement to force Congress to quickly pass a revised version of the trade pact - https://nyti.ms/2FWZvVK 
  
  
• The Trump administration is preparing to make another attempt at passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package - https://on.wsj.com/2FWr3KK
  
  
• The CIA is increasingly confident that they have evidence that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi - https://nyti.ms/2G67wrg 
  
  
• CNN got access to Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages. The journalist was increasingly critical of the Saudi leadership and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman - https://cnn.it/2G8LZi3
  
  
• The Supreme Court is set to consider a case this week that could have a major effect on the prosecution of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. At issue is whether states can prosecute someone for the same offense if they are prosecuted by federal authorities - https://wapo.st/2FUyq5x 
  
  
• President Trump says he's planning another face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019 - https://fxn.ws/2FU9LOz
  
  
• The FBI is still investigating former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and his alleged coordination with Russians following Trump's election in November 2016 - http://bit.ly/2FXzd5B
  
  
• Former FBI director James Comey will testify before House Republicans in private this week after trying to force a public hearing - https://cnn.it/2FWrswW
  
  
• The Trump administration is moving quickly to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration - https://nyti.ms/2FW7dzx 
  
  
• Families of Americans detained in Iran are asking the Trump administration to deny visas to the children of top-ranking officials in the Iranian government - https://nbcnews.to/2FTISKB
  
  
• A North Dakota man pleaded guilty to planning to flip President Trump's limo with a stolen forklift - http://bit.ly/2FYorMs 
  
  
• A high school newspaper in Arkansas was suspended for publishing an investigation into the transfer of five football players to a rival high school - http://bit.ly/2FZCH7J
  
  
• Media news: Nexstar Media Group has reached an agreement to acquire Tribune Media for approximately $4.1 billion. The deal affects two local stations, Ch. 4, which is owned by Nexstar, and Ch. 13, which is owned by Tribune - https://reut.rs/2FYe6Ap 
  
  
• Note for parents. A new report says old-school toys, like blocks, puzzles or even cardboard boxes, are better for young children - http://bit.ly/2FYm5x6

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

• 1800 - The Electoral College casts votes for President and Vice President that resulted in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
  
  
• 1818 - Illinois becomes the 21st state.
  
  
• 1833 - Oberlin College, the first truly coeducational college in the U.S., opened with an enrollment of 29 men and 15 women.
  
  
• 1901 - In a State of the Union message, President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000 speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits."
  
  
• 1929 - The Ford Motor Co. raised the pay of its employees from $6 to $7 a day despite the collapse of the U.S. stock market.
  
  
• 1967 - Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa.
  
  
• 1973 - Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
  
  
• 1984 - Poison gas leaked at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, the world's worst chemical disaster. Government officials said about 3,000 people died shortly after the leak.
  
  
• 1989 - President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared the Cold War over during a summit in Malta
  
  
• 2013 - A federal judge ruled that Detroit was eligible for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Policy News

More National Headlines

Curtains for the Clintons (New York Times)

Democratic socialist wunderkind Ocasio-Cortez compares her election to landing on the moon (Daily Mail)

US will hold off on raising China tariffs to 25% as Trump and Xi agree to a 90-day trade truce (CNBC)

Sherrod Brown: 'I don't know' if I'm best person to run vs. Trump (Politico)

'He's going through a pretty rough time': Avenatti crashes and burns (Politico)

Ocasio-Cortez: 'Frustrating' that lawmakers oppose 'Medicare for all' while enjoying cheap government insurance (The Hill)

George H.W. Bush left both a liberal and conservative legacy at the Supreme Court (USA Today)

Kamala Harris to decide on 2020 White House run 'over the holiday' (HuffPost)

Florida election official Brenda Snipes rescinds resignation after governor moves to immediately suspend her (The Hill)

James Comey To Testify Privately To The House Judiciary Committee (NPR)

Dow futures surge more than 400 points after Trump and Xi agree to pause the US-China trade war (CNBC)