Thomas Burr
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Burgess Owens declared the winner in Utah’s 4th District Republican primary
Former NFL player Burgess Owens jumped out to a strong lead in Utah’s 4th Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday night, with the eventual winner taking on Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams in November. → Read More
Rep. Ben McAdams is winning 4th District fundraising race so far
Washington • Former NFL player Burgess Owens is winning the cash race in his primary bid for the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District of Utah but his campaign account is still a fraction of what Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams has in the bank. → Read More
Gov. Gary Herbert plans to keep National Guard deployed after Trump extends coronavirus orders
Washington • President Donald Trump says he will extend the ability to deploy National Guard troops through mid-August to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, giving Gov. Gary Herbert the option to keep Utah’s soldiers and airmen assisting with contact tracing and delivery of masks, gloves and other medical gear. → Read More
Americans may dislike Congress but they’re flooding it with requests for help
Washington • Being stuck aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship as the coronavirus raged on board was “pretty horrible” for Utah’s Monica Achter and her parents, David and LoRene Richards. → Read More
Americans may dislike Congress but they’re flooding it with requests for help
Washington • Being stuck aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship as the coronavirus raged on board was “pretty horrible” for Utah’s Monica Achter and her parents, David and LoRene Richards. → Read More
4th District GOP candidates agree: President Trump is great, Rep. Ben McAdams is bad
Washington • The race by GOP challengers hoping to take on Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams this fall comes down to, basically, how strongly they support President Donald Trump and think Democrats are trying to obstruct him and drive the country in a different direction. → Read More
President Trump leads Joe Biden in Utah — but not by much, says new poll
Washington • President Donald Trump leads rival Joe Biden by just 5 percentage points among Utah voters, a new poll shows, a worrisome showing for a Republican president in a deep-red state that hasn’t backed a Democrat for the White House in more than five decades. → Read More
What the $2 trillion stimulus bill means for Utahns
Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber. → Read More
Private plane home to ramen and hot dogs: Sen. Mitt Romney in quarantine
Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing readers free access to critical local stories about the coronavirus during this time of heightened concern. See more coverage here. To support journalism like this, please consider donating or become a subscriber. → Read More
Coal industry seeks federal help amid coronavirus outbreak
Washington • Hotels, airlines and cruise providers are lobbying Congress for bailouts amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has dramatically slashed business. → Read More
Congress infected with COVID-19 while trying to counter outbreak
Washington • They fly to and from home twice a week, mingle with hundreds of people and glad-hand for a living. → Read More
Sen. Mitt Romney proposes immediate $1,000 payment to every adult American
Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney wants to give working Americans $1,000 to help those in need and stimulate the economy during the coronavirus outbreak. → Read More
Poll: Democrats nationally approve of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney. Republicans? No way.
Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney’s approval rating nationally among Republicans has plunged while he’s soaring with Democrats, according to a new poll reflecting the impact of the Utah Republican’s vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power. → Read More
Trump may pick Utah Rep. Chris Stewart to be the director of national intelligence
Washington • President Donald Trump is reportedly considering Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, to head the nation’s intelligence community. → Read More
Trump declares the state of the union to be strong as his speech highlights divisions
Washington • President Donald Trump declared Tuesday night that the “state of our union is stronger than ever before” in his annual joint address to Congress, though in many ways his speech — and the reactions to it — underscored how divided the union remains. → Read More
Sen. Mitt Romney will vote for witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
Washington • As promised, Sen. Mitt Romney will vote Friday for witnesses to testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, though the effort to bring people with first-hand accounts before the Senate isn’t likely to garner enough votes and the president could be acquitted hours later. → Read More
Sen. Mitt Romney may upend a quick acquittal of President Trump
Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney isn’t toeing the Republican line. He isn’t jumping on Fox News to defend President Donald Trump. He isn’t forecasting his vote to acquit or convict. → Read More
Impeachment 101: Your guide to the Senate trial of President Trump
Washington • Senators are sworn in. Chief Justice John Roberts has the gavel. And the impeachment trial of President Donald John Trump is set to start. → Read More
Republican support of Mitt Romney falls, poll shows
Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney’s approval among Republicans and independents appears to be slipping as he heads into the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, where the Utah Republican is breaking with the president and GOP leaders by calling for at least one witness, former National Security Adviser John Bolton, to testify. → Read More
Sen. Mike Lee says senators can be impartial, but not immune to politics in impeachment trial
Washington • Sen. Mike Lee said Tuesday that senators are “not passive observers” and not jurors in the forthcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as it became clear the Senate has enough votes to begin the process without an agreement to include witnesses. → Read More