OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

Deseret News

Editorial: Utah needs research, resources and compassion to stem rising suicide rates

More e-scooters could be on the way in Salt Lake City. Here's how residents feel about them so far

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes on shortlist to replace Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Hatch, Curtis bill for human trafficking advisory council goes to president

Judge orders Utah activist Tony Yapias to serve 15 days in jail

Utah County leaders, Gov. Herbert reach deal to end legal standoff over UTA board member

Salt Lake Tribune

Op-ed: It's time to put 'weak beer' on ice in Utah

'We are not fully prepared and fully in': Utah cities move forward with a new voting method, but they could still back out

Utah's Rob Bishop and Sean Reyes are candidates to replace Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Governor, Utah County end battle over UTA board nomination

Other

Utah County submits third name to Governor for UTA board nomination (Daily Herald)

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• About a quarter of the federal government will shut down on Friday night at midnight unless Congress can pass some sort of spending bill. That doesn't look likely. Republicans in Congress are trying to persuade President Trump to back off his demand for border wall funding, but Trump seems to believe the issue is a winning one for him. One possible scenario has a shutdown lasting until at least Jan. 3 when Congress gets back into town following the holidays - https://politi.co/2EA5iPF
  
  
• Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi is proposing legislation directing the Treasury Department to issue special government savings bonds to pay for President Trump's proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico - https://bloom.bg/2EqXoqW
  
  
• Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn will be sentenced today for lying to the FBI. Ahead of that hearing, special counsel Robert Mueller's team released a memo detailing his interview with the FBI that led to the criminal charges against him - https://nyti.ms/2EtSPfe
  
  
• President Trump may provide more written answers to follow-up questions from Robert Mueller's team - http://bit.ly/2ErHKeQ 
  
  
• Russian disinformation efforts targeted special counsel Robert Mueller shortly after he was appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election. The effort included fake social media accounts on every available platform - https://wapo.st/2EsPiOr 
  
  
• Russian social media efforts during the 2016 campaign targeted African-Americans to try and suppress turnout among Democratic voters to help Donald Trump win the contest - https://nyti.ms/2EvAoXU
  
  
• Former FBI director James Comey blistered Republicans in Congress and President Trump for trying "to burn down the entire FBI." He also said the GOP needs to grow a spine and "stand up and speak the truth" when dealing with the Trump administration - https://wapo.st/2EtMOzp 
  
  
• MSNBC host Chris Matthews predicts President Trump could resign "in the coming weeks" as part of a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller - http://bit.ly/2EBE37i
  
  
• A new poll shows Republican voters in Iowa say they support President Donald Trump but would welcome with other candidates challenging him for the 2020 GOP nomination - http://bit.ly/2EvIJuF
  
  
• Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander announced he would not seek another term in 2020 - https://wapo.st/2Et7U0G 
  
  
• The Trump administration is intentionally slowing down asylum applications at the border in an effort to discourage migrants from attempting to come to the U.S. - http://bit.ly/2EBxP7c
  
  
• The TSA says they will dial back a controversial passenger monitoring program that tracked Americans who are not on any watchlists or suspected of criminal behavior - https://cnn.it/2Etyy9M 
  
  
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday he plans to work to legalize recreational marijuana in that state in the next year. The move could bring in more than $17 billion in tax revenue annually - http://bit.ly/2Er9Xm2
  
  
• Fox News host Tucker Carlson is doubling down on his anti-migrant remarks that are prompting several sponsors to pull their support for his program - http://bit.ly/2Es9KPn 
  
  
• The number of Americans who expect the economy to worsen next year is at the highest point since 2013 - http://bit.ly/2ExWjhG
  
  
• Boring but important: The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive quarter, which is fueling fears the move could cause the economy to slide into a recession - https://nyti.ms/2Eq8zA9 
  
  
• A new report says women in the U.S. will make as much money as men in 202 years - https://bloom.bg/2ED6C3Y
  
  
• Homelessness in the U.S. rose slightly last year despite a strong economy - https://nyti.ms/2EvAHSy 
  
  
• Middle school students rejoice! A federal court ruled New York's ban on nunchucks is unconstitutional - http://bit.ly/2EBDNFm

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

• 1787 - New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the Constitution.
  
  
• 1865 - Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery throughout the United States.
  
  
• 1915 - President Woodrow Wilson, whose first wife died a year earlier, married Edith Bolling Galt.
  
  
• 1917 - The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by Congress.
  
  
• 1972 - Following the collapse of peace talks with North Vietnam, President Richard Nixon announced the beginning of Operation Linebacker II, a "maximum effort" bombing campaign.
  
  
• 2010 - Congress voted to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibited openly gay men and women from serving in the military.

Policy News

More National Headlines

Extensive Interview with 'Russian Roulette' Coauthor Isikoff Reveals Big Problems With 'Collusion' Theory (Mediaite)

Anti-Trump dossier author was hired to help Hillary challenge 2016 election results (Washington Times)

James Comey Dodges Questions About Whether He Leaked Classified Information (Townhall)

What If G-Men Went After the Washington Post as They're Going After the Enquirer? (New York Sun)

NY Times Under Fire for Letting Alice Walker Tout 'Anti-Semitic' Book Without Comment (The Wrap)

Melania Trump's spokeswoman slams media's 'consistent negative coverage' (Washington Examiner)

Trump Officials Plan to Rescind Obama-Era School Discipline Policies (New York Times)

Trump offering farmers extra $4.9 billion in trade relief (Politico)

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, A Bipartisan Dealmaker, Will Retire In 2020 (NPR)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls For Legalization Of Recreational Marijuana In New York (HuffPost)

Trump puts the Fed on blast in critical tweet ahead of policy meeting (Yahoo Finance)