OTHER UTAH HEADLINES   

Deseret News

Op-ed: What's really at stake for Utah Lake?

Audit says Canyons, Ogden school districts improperly used public resources for bond campaigns

Businessman David Ibarra steps into ring to challenge Biskupski in 2019

Did Utah man accused of spying for Chinese confess to FBI agents?

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, V.P. Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump headed to Mexico to work migrant solution

Despite political 'awkwardness,' Salt Lake City Council considering giving themselves a pay raise

Salt Lake City leaders approve resolution to support next steps toward a possible Olympic bid

Salt Lake Tribune

Utahns move more than most Americans. Why? Think Latter-day Saint missions and a young populace.

Latino businessman David Ibarra seeks to become Salt Lake City's first-ever ethnic minority mayor

Brent Taylor, Utah mayor killed in Afghanistan, may have North Ogden VA building named in his honor

Salt Lake City Council considers changes to its own pay for the first time in nearly four decades

Other

Rep. Bishop proposes naming U.S. veterans facility after Brent Taylor (Standard-Examiner)

County Council hears resident input on potential increase in tax revenue (Logan Herald Journal)

  NATIONAL HEADLINES  

• Woah! Paul Manafort's lawyers repeatedly briefed President Trump's attorneys about his discussions with federal investigators following Manafort's agreement to cooperate with the special counsel - https://nyti.ms/2FJqqnG 
  
  
• Woah #2! Paul Manafort allegedly held secret talks with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, including during the timeframe he took over as chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign - http://bit.ly/2FKVa7T
  
  
• Woah #3! Right-wing conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi alerted longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone about WikiLeaks plan to release material damaging to Hillary Clinton nearly 10 weeks before it happened - https://wapo.st/2FY7nXd 
  
  
• President Trump's gave a wide-ranging interview to the Washington Post on Tuesday. Here are the highlights:
  
  
  • Trump slammed the Federal Reserve, blaming them for the recent drop in the stock market and this week's announcement that GM would be closing several plants in North America - https://wapo.st/2FMGOUK
    
    
  • Trump cast doubt on a report from his own administration on the catastrophic effects that may come from climate change. "People like myself, we have very high levels of intelligence but we're not necessarily such believers" of science, said Trump - https://wapo.st/2FLuPXx
    
    
  • Trump threatened to cancel his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over because of the growing military conflict with Ukraine - https://wapo.st/2FMHolo
    
    
  • Trump says he is considering a backup plan if Congress does not fund his proposed border wall. He did not elaborate on what that plan could be - https://wapo.st/2FKEIEB
    
    
• In an interview with Politico, President Trump said he is "totally willing" to shut down parts of the government to get funding for his proposed border wall - https://politi.co/2FKFTnv 
  
  
• President Trump threatened to cut subsidies for GM's electric vehicles after the company announced it was closing several plants and cutting jobs in North America - https://nyti.ms/2FNdXQ2
  
  
• National security adviser John Bolton says he didn't listen to the audio tape of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder because "I don't speak Arabic" - https://wapo.st/2FIm9AT 
  
  
• The White House is denying they are preventing CIA director Gina Haspel from briefing the Senate on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi - http://bit.ly/2FLEywW
  
  
• Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith holds on to win the U.S. Senate runoff in Mississippi following a racially charged campaign - https://cnn.it/2FMGdCu 
  
  
• Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been cleared of charges the agency re-drew the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to benefit Utah lawmaker Mike Noel - https://wapo.st/2FKGiGx
  
  
• Republican Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defended Ivanka Trump's use of a personal email for government business saying it's "awfully tough" for government officials to comply with email standards - https://politi.co/2FUODYC
  
  
• President Trump could seek a truce in the rade war with China when he meets with President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit this weekend - https://nyti.ms/2FIHBpD 
  
  
• The news program "Fox and Friends" fed interview questions to former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt ahead of his appearances on the show, and even let his team choose what topics would be discussed - https://thebea.st/2FLD2eg
  
  
• The number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has dropped according to a new study - https://nyti.ms/2FIWmsE 
  
  
• A report says climate change is fueling deadlier wildfires across the country and will contribute to more frequent and larger fires in the future - https://nyti.ms/2FJnCqT
  
  
• Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned that his country's conflict with Russia could explode into full-scale war - https://cnn.it/2FNcV6N
  
  
• Facebook may have known about Russian meddling on the social media platform as early as 2014 - http://bit.ly/2FNFUXX

  ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY  

• 1520 - An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
  
  
• 1582 - Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a  40 bond for their marriage license.
  
  
• 1895 - The first American automobile race takes place over the 54miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
  
  
• 1919 - Lady Astor is elected as a Member of Parliament. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons.

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Somali immigrant yelled slurs in attempted vehicle attack outside Los Angeles synagogue, police say (FOX News)

DHS: 110 percent surge in migrant men using kids to enter US, 'rampant fraud' (Washington Examiner)

Supreme Court finds unity in decision against the endandered dusky gopher frog (USA Today)

Beto O'Rourke changes his answer on 2020 presidential run (NBC News)

Freshman House Democrat joins anti-Pelosi faction (CNN)

House Republicans unveil giant tax package (Politico)

Lindsey Graham and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spar over migrant crisis (CBS News)

Democrat Kathleen Kane, former Pennsylvania AG, ordered to prison (FOX News)

Trump threatens to cut GM subsidies (CNN)

Trump attacks Fed Chairman Powell: 'I'm not even a little bit happy with my selection of Jay' (CNBC)