OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

Deseret News

Pignanelli and Webb: Thanks to some politicians who have made a real difference

Op-ed: Bipartisan leadership could save America's best conservation program

Utah leaders, environmentalists react to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's resignation

Another Olympics in Utah? Salt Lake City selected as possible 2030 U.S. bid pick

Salt Lake City seeking new council member as Derek Kitchen departs for Utah Senate

Sen. Orrin Hatch says his comments about Trump allegations were 'irresponsible'

U.S. attorney for Utah reviewing how to deal with new medical marijuana law

Stericycle's Tooele County move remains in limbo

Salt Lake City residents hate the sidewalk surfing, but still sort of loving new e-scooters

Advocates fume as new fee on clean fuel vehicles in Utah kicks in Jan. 1

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: Utah Legislature's disregard for the people's initiative leads to legally invalid pot plan

Editorial: Another round of Olympics? Slide on in

Minority students are the majority in more than half of Salt Lake City's schools. Is the district doing enough to support them?

A soon-to-be closed elementary in Kearns is the first casualty of Utah's school turnaround program

Cost of I-15, Bangerter Highway projects rises by $38 million - thanks to expensive rights of way

Sen. Hatch regrets 'I don't care' remark about allegations Trump directed his former lawyer's hush money payments

Since Trump took office, immigration arrests by Salt Lake field office are up 24% - and deportations doubled

'Good riddance,' says SUWA; nation owes him 'debt of gratitude,' says Bishop - reactions to resignation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

A tale of two neighborhoods: How a homeless hospice has divided members of an east-side Salt Lake City community

Gehrke: Are Utah's $100 million homeless efforts working? Nobody knows, and that's a problem.

Other

USOC selects Salt Lake City to bid on Winter Olympics (Park Record)

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• Congress has until midnight Friday to pass a spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. The White House is standing firm on their insistence that any funding measure includes $5 billion for President Trump's border wall - https://wapo.st/2EyADCc 
  
  
• Republican leaders in Congress are struggling to get members who lost their re-election bids in November to show up and vote, which could complicate any efforts to pass a funding bill before Friday's deadline -  https://nyti.ms/2EzI3VR
  
  
• A draft report prepared for the U.S. Senate concludes Russian intelligence used every major social media platform to spread propaganda designed to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election, and worked even harder to support him once he was in office - https://wapo.st/2Eyvie3 
  
  
• President Trump lashed out against special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in a series of tweets Sunday morning, calling his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen a "rat" for cooperating with Mueller - https://cnn.it/2EoTn6d
  
  
• Special counsel Robert Mueller appeared to be locked in a subpoena battle with an unknown witness on Friday in a federal courtroom. The legal fight took place behind closed doors while the court made the unusual move to shut down the entire floor where the hearing was taking place - https://politi.co/2EyC0Rm
  
  
• Since he won the 2016 election, nearly every organization President Donald Trump has led is currently under investigation - https://wapo.st/2EATRqC
  
  
• In case you're wondering, here's a list of all 17 known investigations targeting President Donald Trump or Russian interference in the 2016 election - http://bit.ly/2EzMYWz
  
  
• A federal judge in Texas struck down the Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional on Friday. If the opinion is upheld on appeal, it could disrupt the U.S. healthcare industry - https://wapo.st/2ExB5Rb 
  
  
• A new poll shows 62 percent of Americans say President Trump is not truthful about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election - https://nbcnews.to/2EAXCfY
  
  
• The Senate will open debate on a landmark criminal justice reform bill Monday evening. It took proponents several years to finally bring the legislation to the floor of Congress - http://bit.ly/2EAWjxA 
  
  
• Democrats plan to move several gun control measures once they take control of the House in January. The bills have no chance of making it through the Senate - https://politi.co/2Ert6Ej
  
  
• In what appears to be a last resort, President Trump tapped budget director Mick Mulvaney to be acting White House chief of staff. Trump was reportedly desperate to end the storyline that nobody wanted the job after several high-profile candidates turned him down - https://nbcnews.to/2Eqtkvs
  
  
• Republican women in Congress are sounding the alarm after their numbers were reduced by almost half following the 2018 midterms, but their male colleagues may not think there's a problem - https://wapo.st/2Eys0aJ 
  
  
• The government of Saudi Arabia condemned a Senate resolution blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi - https://wapo.st/2EztlxY 
  
  
• Divorcing couples are racing to finalize their cases before the end of the year. The tax law passed by Republicans at the end of 2017 eliminates the tax deduction for alimony payments in divorce agreements finalized after December 31, 2018 - http://bit.ly/2EqEvnO
  
  
• This year the number of high school students who used electronic cigarettes containing nicotine doubled according to a new report - http://bit.ly/2EBmZOT

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

• 1777 - American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
  
  
• 1903 - The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. 
  
  
• 1967 - The Clean Air Act is signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
  
  
• 1975 - A federal jury sentenced Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme to life in prison for her attempted assassination of President Gerald R. Ford. She was released from prison in 2009.
  
  
• 1989 - The Simpsons first premiers on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire."
  
  
• 1992 - President George H.W. Bush and the leaders of Mexico and Canada formally signed the North American Free Trade Treaty.
  
  
• 2014 - The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1960.

Policy News

More National Headlines

Checking Robert Mueller (Wall Street Journal)

Where Is the Flynn 302? (National Review)

Top Republican predicts Flynn guilty plea will be thrown out, citing FBI 'misconduct' (FOX News)

Mattis writes letter of recommendation for Reince Priebus to join the Navy (CNN)

Trump praises closure of Weekly Standard: 'Rest in peace!' (The Hill)

Hemp industry expected to blossom under new Farm Bill (NBC News)

Sen. Collins: Kavanaugh demonstrated fairness (CNN)

Former fossil fuels lobbyist to head interior department as Zinke exits (Guardian)

Iowa poll: Biden, Bernie lead Democratic caucus field (Politico)

CBS to dock Les Moonves' severance, give millions to women's rights groups (FOX News)