What questions does special counsel Robert Mueller have for President Donald Trump? Here’s the list. Utah legislative incumbents won at party conventions — still, a record high are leaving the Legislature this year. Sen. Orrin Hatch will have a center named after him at the University of Utah.
Happy Tuesday. Special counsel Robert Mueller has a list of dozens of questions he wants to ask President Donald Trump about Russian interference in the 2016 election. What did you think and do regarding the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions? During the campaign, what did you know about Russian hacking, use of social media or other acts aimed at the campaign? What discussions did you have during the campaign regarding any meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin? Read the full list obtained by The New York Times. [NYTimes]
Topping the news: The Hatch Foundation is partnering with the University of Utah to build the Hatch Center in Salt Lake City, which will honor retiring Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch. [Trib]
-> Utah legislative incumbents defeated all challengers at the party conventions this year, but 24 lawmakers — a record high — have chosen to voluntarily leave the Legislature. [Trib]
-> The father of a U.S. Army veteran posted photos of an unclean patient room at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City, which caused outrage online. The hospital chief of staff said Monday that workers didn’t see how dirty the room was. [Trib] [DNews] [KUTV] [Fox13]
Tweet of the day: From @tomgara: “It’s crazy and probably unconstitutional that anyone who tweets about the WHCD after midday will get targeted by drones, but that’s the system and we need to work within it.”
In other news: Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s budget, which would provide more money for roads, police and transportation, awaits final approval from the City Council. [Trib] [DNews] [ABC4]
-> Keep My Voice — a campaign in support of removing the signature-gathering route for political candidates — alleges that those who signed the Count My Vote petition were misled. [Trib]
-> Environmental activists have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after it softened Obama-era oil and gas development regulations meant to protect sage grouse from becoming an endangered species. [Trib]
-> Utah Rep. John Curtis introduced a bill that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to research the impact opioids have on pregnant women and their children. [ABC4]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert declared on Monday that May is Utah’s Month of the Bird. [Trib] [DNews] [KUTV] [Fox13]
-> Police chiefs in Houston and Salt Lake City have bet dinner and a hat on the outcome of the Jazz-Rockets series. [Trib]
-> The United Utah Party has candidates in three of the four U.S. congressional races this year. [DNews]
-> Pat Bagley depicts the White House press secretary butchering the truth. [Trib]
-> Robert Gehrke points out the similarities between Trump’s travel ban and past persecution against Mormons and Japanese-Americans. [Trib]
Nationally: President Donald Trump announced that he would again postpone steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports after international backlash. [WaPost]
-> Trump is expected to speak at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting Friday. It will be his first time addressing the group since the deadly February shooting at a Florida high school. [WaPost]
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— Courtney Tanner, Madalyn Gunnell and Eric Baker
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