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Situational awareness - April 8, 2019 Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Here's what is driving the day: - Some big political names are vying for slots on the Utah GOP's State Central Committee.
- Romney calls Democrats' pursuit of Trump's tax returns "moronic."
- Nielsen out at Homeland Security.
Political Trivia winners: Quite a few readers knew former Rep. Douglas Stringfellow was forced to resign from Congress for lying about his war record. The first three readers to submit a correct answer were: - Ronald Fox
- Rich Kendell
- David Hansen
Lee Davidson, our colleague from the Salt Lake Tribune sends along a footnote about Stringfellow: "An autobiography his family kept boxed up for decades showed he really believed the false stories about his war record. Experts say it may have been a case of misremembering caused by PTSD." (Link to story) If you would like the opportunity to be our guest quizmaster, send your political trivia questions to me via email at bschott@utahpolicy.com.
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TICK TOCK Today is the 98th day of the year. There are 267 days remaining in 2019. 12 days to the Utah Libertarian Party state convention (4/20/2019) 26 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 26 days to the United Utah Party state convention (5/4/2019) 56 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 60 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 75 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 79 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 113 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 127 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 211 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 294 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 302 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 330 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 571 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Today At Utah Policy  Some big GOP names vying for slots on the party's State Central Committee
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Some interesting names are popping up on the list of Salt Lake County Republicans who want to be on the Utah Republican Party's State Central Committee and thus lead the healing of the internal strife over SB54.
 2019 bracket face-off finals - Schultz vs. Hughes
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
We're down to the finals for our 2019 UtahPolicy.com bracket face-off. House Majority Whip Mike Schultz vs. former Speaker Greg Hughes.
 The once and future governor - Bernick and Schott on politics
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Former Gov. Jon Huntsman is talking with people about possibly returning to Utah to run for...governor?
 Romney: Democrats 'moronic' for going after Trump's tax returns through subpoena
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday on Meet the Press that the effort by Democrats in Congress to pry loose President Trump's tax returns through legislative action is "moronic."
 Romney: Lawmakers replacing Prop. 3 with smaller Medicaid expansion was "reasonable"
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday he agreed with the move by Utah lawmakers to replace Prop. 3 with a stripped-down version of Medicaid expansion.
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NATIONAL HEADLINES Nielsen out at Homeland Security. Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, resigned on Sunday following a meeting with President Donald Trump - https://nyti.ms/2UlUOLU - White House advisor Stephen Miller is poised to take a more aggressive role in shaping the Trump administration's immigration policy - https://politi.co/2G0Mw1W
Political battle over Mueller report. As Congress waits for Attorney General William Barr to release special counsel Robert Mueller's report, Washington is preparing for a political showdown this week. Barr is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill this week about the Justice Department's budget, but many expect the questioning to quickly turn into a grilling over the Mueller report - https://wapo.st/2UtZnnG
Trump's tax returns. White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that Democrats in Congress would "never" see President Trump's tax returns - https://politi.co/2FZm48X
Death threat against Rep. Ilhan Omar. A self-described supporter of President Trump was charged with threatening to murder freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar. Ilhan's supporters are connecting the death threat to anti-Muslim rhetoric used by Trump and Fox News - http://bit.ly/2Ull0q2
Britain proposes new regulations on internet content. The proposals are designed to crack down on extremist content and the spread of false information - https://nyti.ms/2FWn1iu
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1904 - Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times. 1913 - The 17th Amendment to the Constitution, requiring the direct election of Senators, becomes law. 1935 - Congress approves the Works Progress Administration, a central part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. 1952 - President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to avoid a general strike. 1992 - Former tennis great Arthur Ashe confirmed he has AIDS. He said he contracted the disease from a blood transfusion.
Policy News  Join us on April 15 in welcoming Ambassador George Maior of Romania for a diplomatic luncheon
World Trade Center Utah, in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, is delighted to host a diplomatic luncheon welcoming George Maior, Ambassador of Romania to the United States of America, with a delegation of Romanian businesses.
Criticism
"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." Winston Churchill
Colbert Unhinged
"Now, Billy Barr said that Mueller cleared the Trump campaign of any coordination with Russia, and Barr himself concluded that the president did not obstruct justice. He did this by taking the almost 400-page Mueller report and summarizing it in just three and a half pages. That's like tuning in to see the new season of 'Game of Thrones' and it's just Barr holding a sign that says, 'Dragons did some stuff. The end.'" - STEPHEN COLBERT Subscribers may receive special messages with information about new features, special offers, or public policy messages from clients and advertisers. Advertise With Us | 
