Judge: DOGE cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities were illegal
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2026 (UPI) -- The Department of Government Efficiency illegally canceled roughly $100 million in grants that Congress had approved the National...
Pentagon announces release of 162 unidentified object files
WASHINGTON, D.C, May 9, 2026 (UPI) -- The Pentagon announced the release of never-before-seen files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, previously known as UFOs, on Friday.
It launched...
Mendenhall proposes 12.5% Salt Lake City property tax increase in $498.9M budget plan
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 6, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall has proposed a fiscal year 2027 budget that...
Former NYC-mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition
FLORIDA, May 3, 2026 (UPI) -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized and is in critical condition, his spokesman said Sunday.
Giuliani "is currently in...
Hundreds rally yet again in weekend anti-ICE protest outside Utah Governor’s Mansion
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 26, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- A couple hundred protesters gathered outside the Governor’s Mansion on Saturday, voicing their opposition...
Trump, Melania, cabinet members safe after shots fired outside White House Correspondents’ Dinner
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26, 2026 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump returned to the White House after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in...
Fine Arts Commission OKs Trump’s arch project
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2026 (UPI) -- The Commission of Fine Arts voted Thursday to OK President Donald Trump's plan to build a 250-foot "victory arch"...
Salt Lake Co. Mayor Jenny Wilson calls for Utah state Sen. Nate Blouin to...
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, April 15, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is the latest Utah Democratic leader to issue...
Melania Trump denies friendship or involvement with Jeffrey Epstein
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 9, 2026 (UPI) -- First lady Melania Trump made a rare address to the nation on Thursday afternoon to deny a friendship, or relationship...
Hegseth cans top U.S. Army general, insists he ‘retire immediately’
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2026 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked the Army chief of staff to step down from the position he...
Pam Bondi responds to being fired by Donald Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 2, 2026 (Gephardt Daily/UPI) -- President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi and now Bondi has responded.
Trump announced Bondi's termination...
Mendenhall reacts to confirmed ICE plan to turn Salt Lake City warehouse into detainee...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 30, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released a statement after a virtual meeting with...
U.S. Supreme Court to consider mail-in ballot deadline case Monday
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 23, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Watson vs. Republican Nation Committee, a legal case that could have ramifications...
U.S. sending 2,500 Marines to Middle East
March 13, 2026 (UPI) -- The USS Tripoli, and the 2,500 Marines on the amphibious assault ship, are headed to the Middle East to bolster...
