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Situational awareness - September 6, 2018

Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City.

Romney has a big lead over Wilson in Utah's U.S. Senate contest. Anonymous Trump administration official writes he's part of a group working to "thwart" parts of Trump's agenda. Trump again threatens to shut down the government over border wall funding.

  TICK TOCK   

33 days until the last day to register to vote by mail (10/9/2018)
40 days until mail-in ballots are sent to voters (10/16/2018)
47 days until in-person early voting begins (10/23/2018)
54 days until the last day to register to vote in person or by mail (10/30/2018)
56 days until in-person early voting ends (11/2/2018)
61 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
144 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
191 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
789 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

Republican Mitt Romney has a 26-point lead over Democrat Jenny Wilson in U.S. Senate race
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
As expected, Republican Mitt Romney has a big lead over Democrat Jenny Wilson heading into the final two months of the 2018 campaign according to a new UtahPolicy.com survey....Politics about town: Strong economy and legislative reports
By LaVarr Webb, Publisher
Here's what I learned hanging out at some recent Salt Lake Chamber and legislative meetings:...Podcast: Breaking down the latest U.S. Senate race poll numbers
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The latest UtahPolicy.com survey gives Mitt Romney a 26-point lead over his primary opponent Jenny Wilson in the U.S. Senate race....USTAR's SBIR Center assists Utah startups in securing critical funding
By Bryan Somers, USTAR Acting Director
While Utah is hailed for its successful startup and business climate, one of the key challenges deep technology and science companies continue to face is finding the innovation infrastructure, funding, and support to develop an idea to a commercialized product.The Utah Scien...Weekly survey: Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Will the U.S. Senate confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court? Vote now in our weekly political survey....

  OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

Deseret News

Op-ed: Utah's hidden workforce is our current workforce

Jay Evensen: A century since the flu killed millions, we're no better prepared

Hatch questions Kavanaugh about loyalty to Trump in Supreme Court confirmation hearing

New poll suggests a slip in Utahns' support for medical marijuana, but with 64 percent still in favor

Third-party candidate qualifies to participate in 1st Congressional District debate

Gov. Gary Herbert promotes balance in managing Utah's public lands

Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: What is the half-life of a Utah environmental report on depleted uranium?

Utah's recreation riches lure companies and cash, but Gov. Herbert says striking a balance between growth and quality of life is a challenge

United Utah Party candidate qualifies for official Utah election debate; poll indicates wider gap in Love-McAdams race

Radio station pulls anti-medical marijuana ad after complaints

Hatch helps Supreme Court nominee cast himself as loyal to the Constitution, not the president

 

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

The New York Times published an anonymous op-ed from an official inside the Trump administration who says he and "like-minded colleagues" are working to thwart parts of President Trump's agenda and his "more misguided impulses." The author says there have been discussions among cabinet members about possibly invoking the 25th Amendment process for removing President Trump from office because of his erratic behavior - https://nyti.ms/2Cpw78N

President Trump lashed out following the publication of the Times' anonymous op-ed, suggesting the author was guilty of treason. Trump was already reeling from revelations contained in Bob Woodward's forthcoming book, and the publication of the Times' piece only added fuel to the fire - https://nyti.ms/2M1Zmy6

Armchair detectives in Washington are attempting to figure out who authored the anonymous piece slamming Trump's presidency - https://cnn.it/2M4nEYa

Day #2 of the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings saw the nominee duck questions about whether President Trump could use the power of his office to thwart the investigations swirling around his administration - https://nyti.ms/2M3kVhF
FiveThirtyEight says Democrats now have a 77% chance of winning control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms - https://53eig.ht/2ClRXdn
President Trump again renewed his threat to shut down the government unless Congress includes funding for his border wall - https://abcn.ws/2M5gH9j
The Trump administration rejected a report from the National Counterterrorism Center that concluded refugees did not pose a significant threat to the U.S. - https://nbcnews.to/2M6fGh8
In a bizarre interview, President Trump has 100 pictures of special counsel Robert Mueller and former FBI Director James Comey "hugging and kissing each other" - https://nym.ag/2CnJO86
Alex Jones and Sen. Marco Rubio clashed outside of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday - http://bit.ly/2M275Mt
Vermont's only elected black lawmaker says she dropped her re-election bid because of racist threats - http://bit.ly/2CotAvp
Boring but important: The U.S. trade deficit jumped 9% in July as the U.S. sold fewer items like soybeans and commercial aircraft to other countries - http://bit.ly/2Cy6ov8
The newest trailer for the upcoming final season of House of Cards shows Frank Underwood is dead and buried - http://bit.ly/2CAYwcj

Former Alabama Supreme Court justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is suing Sasha Baron Cohen and Showtime for $95 million, claiming his appearance on Cohen's TV show Who Is America has led to "extreme emotional distress" - https://wapo.st/2M5VDzw

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

1492 - Christopher Columbus sails from the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
1522 - One of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships - the Vittoria - arrived at Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the world.
1620 - The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America.
1628 - Puritans settle Salem which became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1870 - Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote by any woman in a general election.
1901 - Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York.
1916 - The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
1972 - Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day.
1995 - The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee unanimously recommended that Sen. Bob Packwood be expelled from the Senate on charges of sexual misconduct and influence-peddling. He resigned two days later.

Policy News

Salt Lake Chamber hosts 131st Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon
Utah's business leaders gathered on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Little America Hotel for the Salt Lake Chamber's 131st Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon....

More National Headlines

The Mueller probe's troubling reliance on journalists as sources (The Hill)

Sanders ratchets up Amazon attacks with 'Stop BEZOS Act' (FOX Business)

Obama to Join Midterm Battle, Starting in California and Ohio (New York Times)

Red states press court to scrap Obamacare (Politico)

Jon Kyl sworn in as senator replacing McCain (Reuters)

Unfriending Facebook: More than a quarter of users have done it (CBS News)

Trump on possible shutdown: 'If it happens, it happens' (Associated Press)

Mistrial declared in retrial of ex-Blackwater security guard accused of massacring Iraqi civilians (FOX News)

Twitter shares fall 6% as CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before Senate (CNBC)

Ayanna Pressley's win shows just being liberal isn't enough in today's Democratic Party (CNN)

Kavanaugh is criticized for following the Heller precedent too well (Wall Street Journal)

Wise Words

Getting Ahead

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." Mark Twain

 

Lighter Side

Junior Mint

"According to a new article, Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, former Fox News anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle, have cute new nicknames for each other. He refers to her as Pooh Bear and she refers to him as Junior Mint. I guess Junior Mint will do until he gets his soon-to-come nickname, Federal Inmate #7544." James Corden

 

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