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Situational awareness - September 25, 2018
Good Tuesday morning from Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City residents mostly say the homeless situation has not improved. Lawmakers along with Prop. 2 backers and opponents are accelerating their efforts to find a compromise. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's job is in limbo following a chaotic Monday.
TICK TOCK
Today At Utah Policy
Poll: Salt Lake City residents don't think homeless situation has improvedEven though the homeless situation in downtown Salt Lake City is clearly better today than it was last year, a new poll of city residents finds that nearly half say the homeless/panhandling problem in the city is about the same....
Sources describe ongoing discussions on possible medical marijuana compromise legislation as 'promising'UtahPolicy.com has learned of a meeting held on Monday involving the backers of Prop. 2, lawmakers and other interested groups, to discuss options on how best to legalize medical marijuana in the state. While no concrete proposal for legislation emerged from the meeting...
Hatch: Democrats are running a 'smear campaign' against KavanaughOn Monday, Sen. Orrin Hatch came out firing against Democrats in the Senate, accusing them of mounting a "smear campaign" against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is facing a second, and possibly third, sexual misconduct allegation....
CYBER24: Biz and Gov't a cybersecurity dynamic duo?In this week's episode of CYBER24, we take a look at how business is working with government - be it law enforcement or even the military - to play an important role in cybersecurity....
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES
Deseret News
Editorial: Time to tackle government-supplied health care before it gets unmanageable
Hatch slams Democrats for 'character assassination' of Kavanaugh
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke pushes for national park funding in visit to Zion
Third new UTA board seat still empty as two nominees pledge to repair trust
Lawsuits over monuments will stay in Washington, D.C., judge orders
Expert says 'there's no going back' as both Love, McAdams running negative TV commercials
Salt Lake Tribune
Editorial: Utah driver licenses need stars upon thars
Sen. Orrin Hatch warns Trump would create a 'furor' if he fires Rod Rosenstein
Other
Rep. Bishop focuses on limiting federal power, touts conservative credentials (Standard-Examiner)
NATIONAL HEADLINES
- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's job is in limbo following a chaotic day in Washington. Rosenstein reportedly offered to resign because he thought President Trump was about to fire him due to Friday's bombshell report that he offered to wear a wire to record his conversations with the president. Trump and Rosenstein will now meet on Thursday after Trump returns from New York - https://nyti.ms/2Q09dXs
- The Justice Department was so sure Rosenstein was out that they drafted an "exit statement" about him leaving the department - http://bit.ly/2PZcDKa
- If Rod Rosenstein is ousted, President Trump's personal attorney says special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation should be paused - https://abcn.ws/2Q4IJ79
- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went on offense Monday, sending a letter defending himself to the Senate Judiciary Committee, then giving a primetime interview on Fox News where he claimed he was a virgin until well after high school - https://nyti.ms/2Q3stU0
- Republicans mount an aggressive campaign to boost Kavanaugh's nomination, led by President Donald Trump - http://bit.ly/2Q4ODoT
- Republicans are dismissing the allegations of sexual misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh from a second woman as an orchestrated effort by Democrats to sink the nomination - https://politi.co/2Q3unnC
- President Trump gives a speech at the United Nations Tuesday - https://n.pr/2Q1zi8D
- If Democrats take control of the House in November, they could have more minority members in their ranks than ever before - http://bit.ly/2Q4aFbg
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
- 1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first known European to see the Pacific Ocean.
- 1690 - Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.
- 1789 - Congress passes twelve amendments to the Constitution: The Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.
- 1890 - Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
- 1957 - Under escort from the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, nine black students entered all-white entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female Supreme Court justice.
- 2008 - Federal regulators seized Washington Mutual in what officials said was the biggest bank failure in U.S. history.
Policy News
Local business community to meet with Utah federal delegation in Washington, D.C.The Salt Lake Chamber, Utah's largest and longest-standing business association, will take 60 local business and community leaders to Washington, D.C. this week for their annual trip to the nation's capital....
Capitol Steps to appear in Salt Lake City at the Commonwealth Room
The Capitol Steps, a Washington DC-based comedy troupe that began as a group of Senate staffers, will present a show based on songs from their current album "Make America Grin Again" in Salt Lake City at The Commonwealth Room on October 23rd, 2018. Two weeks before the elect...
More National Headlines
On Kavanaugh, We're Through the Looking Glass (National Review)
Kavanaugh accusers enlist high-powered lawyers, Dem operatives (FOX News)
Sources: Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly taping Trump (CNN)
Pompeo, Haley say idea of 25th Amendment talk is 'ludicrous' and 'absurd' (CNN)
Ronan Farrow Defends Report On New Kavanaugh Accuser In Testy 'GMA' Interview (Deadline)
A Democratic super PAC quietly meddled in Arizona's GOP primary too (CNN)
Kavanaugh in tearful interview says 'I'm not going anywhere (The Hill)
GOP sees highest favorability in seven years (CNN)
Judge Leans Toward Tossing Stormy Daniels Defamation Suit Against Trump (Bloomberg)
Rod Rosenstein's Job Is Safe, for Now: Inside His Dramatic Day (New York Times)
Wise Words
Principles
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." Thomas Jefferson
Lighter Side
Wall
"President Trump advised the Spanish government to build a wall to block out migrants. Trump told Spain, "Trust me, the last thing you want coming into your country is a bunch of Spanish-speaking people."" Conan O'Brien
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