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Deseret News

John Curtis: The U.S. is missing the mark on health care policy

Op-ed: The 'popular vote' in the House or Senate means nothing

Editorial: Now is not the time for friends of freedom to part ways

Lawmakers call for state management plan for Bears Ears

Sanpete sues over painkiller addiction, joining several Utah counties

Rare joint meeting of Utah Legislature set to welcome USOC officials

Sen.-elect Mitt Romney in Washington for orientation meetings

Oakland yanks lease for proposed Utah coal terminal

Tuesday's tallies narrow McAdams' lead over Love to 1,229 votes in 4th Congressional District

Panel suggests only cost-of-living raises for Utah governor, other state offices

Proposition 4 falls barely under 50 percent support in latest vote tally

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah wants to put a price tag on its public lands, but is the effort worth it?

Ben McAdams holds a 1,357-vote lead over Rep. Mia Love after Salt Lake and Utah county election updates

Will Utah have an independent redistricting commission? Updated vote tally shows Prop 4 narrowly losing, with more counting ahead.

Sen.-elect Mitt Romney hits orientation in Washington, D.C., and gets a (temporary) basement office

Kade Minchey named Utah's new legislative auditor general

Other

McAdams' lead shrinks to less than 1 percent as Utah, Salt Lake counties release thousands more ballots; Orem Prop 5 ahead (Daily Herald)

Property and sales tax increases will both come before Utah County Commission in December (Daily Herald)

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• President Trump has retreated into a "cocoon of bitterness and resentment" following the 2018 midterms according to several sources close to Trump. He is "furious" and lashing out at several aides as he comes to terms with the reality of a Democratic-controlled House - https://lat.ms/2Fmuv18
  
  
• President Trump reportedly erupted at his staff over his decision to not attend a World War I memorial ceremony in France. He was furious after media reports suggested he was afraid of the rain and did not respect veterans - https://wapo.st/2FjoBxS
  
  
• First Lady Melania Trump shocked Washington on Tuesday calling for the ouster of deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel, putting out a statement saying she "no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House." The clash seemingly arose during the first lady's trip to Africa last month - https://nyti.ms/2FyzlbR 
  
  
• President Trump is reportedly considering tapping Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, to replace White House chief of staff John Kelly - https://politi.co/2FnE6ou
  
  
• CNN files suit against the Trump Administration for barring reporter Jim Acosta from the White House. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday - https://nyti.ms/2FjavMD
  
  
• Democrats continue to pick up gains following last weeks elections. The party 33 House seats so far and may pick up 35 to 40 when all is said and done. At the same time, Democratic losses in the Senate may not be as severe as once thought - https://nyti.ms/2FoTz7D 
  
  
• Democrats plan to investigate alleged voter suppression tactics used during the Georgia gubernatorial race and other elections during the 2018 midterms - http://bit.ly/2FnDFum 
  
  
• Anti-Pelosi Democrats in Congress claim they have the numbers to block her from being elected speaker on the House floor next year - http://bit.ly/2FoUWDj
  
  
• President Trump continues to tweet out bogus claims about voter fraud. Those claims are seemingly originating from a slew of conspiracy-oriented Twitter accounts - http://bit.ly/2FmhPaD
  
  
• A new report says the U.S. military has eroded to a dangerous degree. It concludes the U.S. would struggle to win a war against China or Russia - https://wapo.st/2FmFNm5
  
  
• Economic experts are warning the U.S. economy could be in a recession when the 2020 presidential election rolls around, which could be damaging to President Trump's re-election bid - https://wapo.st/2FyA8tl
  
  
• Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin suggests American's obsession with zombie television shows is to blame for mass shootings - http://bit.ly/2FoU5m5
  
  
• The death toll from the wildfire in California has risen to 48. Meanwhile, a new wildfire has broken out about 50 miles east of Los Angeles - https://cnn.it/2FllkxL
  
  
• A report from the FBI says hate crimes increased by 17% in 2017 - https://cnn.it/2FnCTNK

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

• 1889 - Female journalist Nellie Bly begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
  
  
• 1970 - An airplane crash in West Virginia kills 75 people, including almost all of the Marshall University football team.
  
  
• 1994 - The 31-mile Chunnel Tunnel under the English Channel opened to passenger traffic between England and France.
  
  
• 1995 - A budget standoff in Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and run most government offices with skeleton staffs.

Policy News

More National Headlines

A pretty big Florida recount screw-up from NBC's Andrea Mitchell (Washington Examiner)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York Democrats pick a fight with Amazon and Jeff Bezos over HQ2 in Queens (CNBC)

Poll shows Biden, Sanders and O'Rourke are top 2020 Democrat picks (AOL)

Trump considers tough-talking former ICE director for DHS chief (Politico)

Ginsburg misses Supreme Court session while recovering from fall (FOX News)

London Lamar, incoming Tennessee state House rep, calls residents 'racist', GOP voters 'uneducated' (FOX News)

Trump nominates Neomi Rao to D.C. Circuit Court to replace Kavanaugh (Washington Times)

Lewinsky says she left underwear exposed to get Bill Clinton's attention (New York Post)

Incoming freshmen face pressure over Pelosi promise (CNN)

Trump eyes post-midterm shakeup (The Hill)

On her first day of orientation on Capitol Hill, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez protests in Pelosi's office (USA Today)