Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson dies at 93
March 14 (UPI) -- Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson died Friday, following complications from a broken hip. He was 93 years old.
Simpson's death was announced by the Buffalo...
Senate averts shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
March 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of the federal government by passing a funding bill after...
Judge orders reinstatement of tens of thousands of illegally fired federal workers
March 14 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Thursday night ordered President Donald Trump to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary employees at a dozen agencies, dealing another...
Trump orders Zelensky to leave White House after shouting match, calls Ukraine leader ‘disrespectful’
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2025 (UPI) -- An Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday afternoon turned into a public shouting match before talks...
Federal agencies receive instructions on how prepare for ‘large-scale’ layoffs
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025 (UPI) -- The U.S. Office of Management and Budget Wednesday ordered federal agencies to submit mass layoff reorganization plans by...
John Curtis, Mike Lee vote to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director
WASHINGTON, D.C.. Feb. 21 (UPI/Gephardt Daily) -- The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director.
The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Patel...
Man arrested after alleged pepper spray attack on anti-Trump protestors in downtown SLC
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 18, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- Salt Lake City police arrested a 38-year-old man Monday after he allegedly used pepper...
Cox signs bill restricting housing for Utah’s transgender college students
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed a bill Friday night, prohibiting transgender students at...
Gov. Cox signs controversial bill banning collective bargaining for police, firefighters, teachers, transit workers
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb 15, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) - Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed controversial House Bill 267 (HB267) into law late...
Senate approves Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- In a near party-line vote, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the Trump administration's Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday morning.
Sen. Mitch...
Elon Musk’s DOGE agency gains access to Medicare, Medicaid payments
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 6, 2025 (UPI) -- Representatives of Elon Musk's new federal agency have access to payments and contracting information from the Centers for...
Federal judge blocks ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ Trump birthright citizenship order
Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A federal judge Thursday signed a temporary restraining order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that would end the constitutional right...
Gov. Cox delivers State of the State Address
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 23, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) - Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox delivered his fifth State of the State Address Thursday...
Biden issues preemptive pardons for Fauci, Milley, Capitol police, family members
Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Outgoing President Joe Biden issued a slate of pardons Monday morning for people who may have been targets of President-elect Donald Trump's Justice Department,...