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Donald Trump has announced his running mate for the 2024 presidential campaign: Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

Vance will bring a unique religious perspective to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, since he’s done more spiritual exploration than many politicians. He told the Deseret News in 2016 that he felt close to God growing up but wasn’t invested in organized religion until later in life. He converted to Catholicism about five years ago.

Read more about what Vance has said about his faith over the years.

Also on our minds:

A recent law signed by President Biden will promote nuclear energy in the U.S.
Amazon’s Prime Day begins today, so here's what you need to know about the deals
‘A Utah guy’: Why Utah feels Morgan Scalley is the right man to continue what Kyle Whittingham has built

Trump’s VP selection steals the show on the first day of the Republican convention

Samuel Benson reports from Milwaukee: "No moment at Monday’s Republican National Convention was as highly anticipated as the running mate reveal. For weeks, rumors had flown about how former president Donald Trump would announce his vice president: Would he pull all the candidates onstage, and pick one? Would Donald Trump Jr. introduce him (or her)? It had a made-for-TV feel: 'It’s like a highly sophisticated version of The Apprentice,' Trump said last week.

"Then, in a matter of moments on Monday afternoon, the suspense came and went."

A chance for unity: Utah Republicans dismayed over Trump assassination attempt

Utah Republicans expressed emotions of fear and hope two days after a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

Delegates to the Republican National Convention, local candidates and experienced presidential aids expressed worry over the division that led to such an act of political violence, as well as optimism that Trump will be able to unify the party, and country, more than he has in the past.

Democrat lawmakers are also expressing thanks for Trump’s safety and hope for our country’s unity. This includes former Utah state Sen. Scott Howell, a surrogate for the Biden campaign, who added that the scare was a call to look at gun violence in America and said it “wiped out” talk of Biden stepping aside.

Read more here about how Utah Republicans responded to the assassination attempt and read more here about what Democrats say this means for the presidential race and the country.

More in Utah

Who would be in charge of security at a 2034 Olympics in Utah? (Deseret News)
Chabad of Park City to host evening of solidarity for Israel with message from a hostage’s mother (KSL)
17-year-old Judge Memorial High student shot, killed in West Valley parking lot (KSL)
4-year-old discovered gun, accidentally shot sibling, Tooele police say (KSL)

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The U.S.

The U.S. government gives nuclear energy a big boost (Deseret News)
Nation mourns hero killed in Trump assassination attempt (Deseret News)
Rep. Burgess Owens launches new Merit Caucus to reform education policies (Deseret News)
Classified documents case against Trump dismissed (Deseret News)

The World

Food aid is piling up inside Gaza. Here’s why it’s not reaching those in need (NPR)
35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says (The Associated Press)

Sports

‘A Utah guy’: Why Utah feels Morgan Scalley is the right man to continue what Kyle Whittingham has built (Deseret News)
How this Boise cyclist is doing in the Tour de France (Deseret News)
Tom Holmoe on whether he tried to keep Mark Pope, and more basketball talk (Deseret News)
Utah Jazz: Here’s how long Brice Sensabaugh will be sidelined (Deseret News)
This Utah baseball player has been selected in the MLB draft (Deseret News)

Faith

This Buddhist DJ is using music to connect people to his faith (Deseret News)
Church History Museum prepares to host Pioneer Fair (Church News)

Lifestyle

How restaurants are coping with higher employee minimum wages (Deseret News)
Prime Day begins Tuesday. Here’s what you should know (Deseret News)

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— Ariel