Happy Tuesday!
It’s only in the talking stage but congressional Republicans have begun considering a vote to block President Donald Trump from unilaterally imposing tariffs on Mexican imports. The action, if it unfolds, would be the single biggest act of defiance of GOP lawmakers against Trump. [WaPost]
Topping the news: Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, now a contributor for Fox News, has ended speculation he may run for governor. He won’t. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13]
-> Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox announced Monday that he will visit all 248 cities and towns in Utah as part of his run for governor. [Trib]
-> Draper residents filed a complaint against City Councilman Alan Summerhays, who owns a local Mexican restaurant from which the city has purchased about $7,000 worth of food over the past five years. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @RobinGivhan: “One more time: Discussing how a woman uses fashion as a form of communication, authority or pleasure is not insulting or demeaning. What IS short-sighted is suggesting that fashion - with all its economic and cultural clout - is frivolous.”
-> From @_CountyLibrary: “Please retweet: We have naloxone rescue kits available FOR FREE at all our branches NO QUESTIONS ASKED.”
-> From @James_Holzhauer: “Knew I shouldn’t have invited @Drake to the @Jeopardy taping.”
-> From @KylePlantEmoji: “Americans: we will NEVER implement socialist policies, it’s unamerican
NFL: if you're a struggling team, you'll get first dibs on the new recruits for the upcoming season. And there are salary caps to prevent the teams with the most money from hogging all the resources”
Happy Birthday: Today we wish a happy birthday to Sen. Mike Lee, Gov. Gary Herbert's chief of staff Justin Harding and to state Sen. Gregg Buxton.
In other news: A state fiscal analysis says an initiative proposing a tax on pollution could bring millions in revenue to the state if passed. [Fox13]
-> With a filing deadline of Friday, hopefuls have started lining up in the Ogden mayor’s race where Mike Caldwell will face several challengers. [StandEx]
-> A West Haven man is in critical condition after being shot by Weber County Sheriff’s Officers on Sunday evening. The officers, who claim he pointed a gun at them, have been placed on paid administrative leave [Trib] [DNews]
-> Midvale City officials are reeling from their increased share of expenses from the Unified Police. [DNews]
-> Nathan Vogel, who lent out the gun which was used to kill Lauren McClusky, pleaded guilty to a federal charge [Trib] [DNews]
-> Lawyers representing McKenna Denson, who is suing the LDS Church accusing the former head of Provo’s Missionary Training Center of sexual misconduct, have dropped out of the case [Trib] [Fox13]
-> The federal government is still getting work done even with the infighting on possible impeachment of President Donald Trump. [DNews]
Nationally: Visa applicants for the United States must submit information about social media accounts used in the past five years as of a State Department policy which began Friday [NYTimes]
-> Two new studies from Yale and John Hopkins suggest that the Affordable Care Act decreased racial disparities in cancer treatment and helped patients with cancer receive earlier diagnosis [Newsweek]
-> Mexican detentions and deportations of illegal immigrants from Central American are on the rise. [NYTimes]
-> Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sided with her conservative colleagues Monday in ruling that criminal defendants can be charged for violating their supervised release even if the release expires while the person is incarcerated ahead of new charges [The Hill]
-> Shares of Chipotle fell Friday ahead of President Trump’s anticipated 5% tariff on Mexican goods, which includes avocados. On Monday, Chipotle Chief Financial Officer Jack Hartung said the company might consider a modest price raise such as a nickel increase on burritos. [CNBC] [CNN]
-> Apple’s stock fell on Monday after reports that the Justice Department will look into the company’s practices as part of an antitrust probe [CNBC]
-> President Trump called for a boycott of AT&T on Monday in protest of his coverage on CNN [WaPost]
-> The overhunting of wolves in the United States has caused a rise in pesky coyote populations across the country [WaPost]
-> A new report out of an Australian think tank suggests that, without dramatic action, climate change could lead to a of nations and intentional order by 2050 because of a largely uninhabitable earth [Vice]
-> The House passed a bill Monday to send $19.1 billion in emergency aid to states and territories affected by natural disasters in recent months. [APviaTrib] [NYTimes]
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