 The UtahPolicy.com daily newsletter gets you up to speed on the top local and national news about politics and public policy. Send news tips or feedback to bschott@utahpolicy.com, or message us on Twitter. Situational awareness - October 17, 2019Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake CityThanks for reading Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning:
TICK TOCKDays to the 2019 Utah municipal elections: 19 (11/5/2019) Days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature: 102 (1/27/2020) Days to the Utah presidential primaries: 138 (3/3/2020) Days to the 2020 Utah primary elections: 257 (6/23/2020) Days to the 2020 election: 383 (11/3/2020) Today At Utah Policy McAdams has the highest approval rating of Utah's House membersBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Freshman Rep. Ben McAdams, who has the shortest tenure of Utah's four House members, also has the highest approval rating according to a new Utah Political Trends survey.  Television ad slams Romney for being a 'Democratic asset' on impeachmentBy Bryan Schott, Managing Editor The conservative Club for Growth is launching an ad in Utah attacking Sen. Mitt Romney over the effort to impeach President Donald Trump. OTHER UTAH HEADLINESDeseret News
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Other NATIONAL HEADLINESBreaking overnightRep. Elijah Cummings, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress, has died. He was 68 [AP]. ImpeachmentSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells Republicans to prepare for an impeachment trial for President Donald Trump as soon as Thanksgiving and be over by Christmas [Washington Post]. The White House strategy of blocking administration officials from testifying before Congress in the impeachment inquiry is not working as several current and former officials are talking to investigators [New York Times]. U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sonland appears before Congress Thursday as part of the impeachment inquiry [NBC News]. House lawyers accused President Trump of trying to "obstruct his own impeachment" in a court filing as they sought to force former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify [Politico]. A former top State Department aide says he quit his job because the Trump administration sidelined key diplomats on Ukraine policy [New York Times]. Trump vs. PelosiDemocratic leaders stormed out of a meeting over the situation in Syria after President Trump called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a "third-rate politician" while Democrats say Trump had a "meltdown" [Politico]. President Trump tweeted a photo of Nancy Pelosi from the meeting, saying it showed her "unhinged meltdown." Pelosi made the picture her Twitter cover photo [CNN]. UkraineThe federal probe into Rudy Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine includes a counterintelligence probe over whether a foreign influence operation was trying to take advantage of his business entanglements in that country in order to curry influence with the White House [CNN]. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in an interview President Trump directed him to call his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to discuss corruption in Ukraine [Wall Street Journal]. SyriaPresident Trump is lashing out after House Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to condemn his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria [New York Times]. President Trump sent a letter to Turkish President Erdogan warning him to "Don't be a tough guy" and "don't be a fool" by launching a military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria. Erdogan reportedly threw the letter in the trash [BBC]. Yikes!The planet is having the second warmest year on record since the 19th century [Washington Post]. BUSINESS HEADLINES
Policy NewsUtah County expands mobile voting for the November general elections and broadens eligibility to include the disabled communityTusk Philanthropies announced it will extend its Utah County's mobile voting pilot for the upcoming November general elections. Utah County will broaden eligibility in the upcoming election to include the disabled community, marking the first time mobile voting will be offered to U.S. citizens other than military and overseas voters. More National Headlines
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY1777 - British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War. 1931 - Gangster Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion. 1933 - Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany, settling in the United States and becoming an American citizen in 1940. 1989 - An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck northern California, killing 67 people and causing $7 billion worth of damage. Wise WordsBe Kind "Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people."Dennis Prager Lighter SidePence Derangement "The vice-poodle has been a very good boy for his president," said [Jimmy] Kimmel Pence had said in order to help exonerate Trump, he was willing to release transcripts of his own calls with the Ukrainian president. "In other words, I will prove my boss didn't rob that convenience store by releasing a video of me not robbing a convenience store," Kimmel explained. Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. |
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