President Trump moved about 8,000 senior career officials into a new at‑will category, removing appeal rights and prompting immediate legal challenges. The change follows OPM's February final rule and could reshape how agencies staff policy roles.

Gov. Spencer Cox named Col. Michael D. Kjar the next adjutant general of the Utah National Guard. A change-of-command ceremony is set for Aug. 3 at Wright ANG Base in Salt Lake City.

The House narrowly passed a 215 6208 war powers resolution to bar further U.S. strikes on Iran, marking a rare congressional rebuke. The measure now moves to the Senate.

Marquette's new national poll puts Trump's approval at 38% while 71% of Republicans say they'd back his primary picks, exposing a party split ahead of 2026.

A House Judiciary Committee vote moved forward a proposal to fix the Supreme Court at nine justices, intensifying a partisan fight over court reform. The measure faces steep legal and political hurdles.

A federal grant to reimburse state border spending was posted June 3 with nearly $10 billion available. Texas — which says it spent about $11 billion — is eligible to apply.

Gov. Spencer Cox’s declaration of June as "Fidelity Month" sparked swift condemnation from LGBTQ+ leaders and a state lawmaker, reopening debates during Pride Month. The proclamation has become a flashpoint in Utah politics.

Spain’s Meliá will stop managing 15 Cuban hotels, worsening a tourism collapse that threatens jobs, payments and flights.

Arizona lawmakers and tribal leaders pressed IHS to suspend a plan to fold Tucson's area office into Phoenix, warning it could disrupt care for nearly 28,000 tribal members.

The EPA rolled out a national "Superfund Solutions" plan to cut red tape and speed long‑stalled toxic cleanups, officials say. The move could push hundreds of priority sites into active remediation and reshape reuse prospects.

Families in Washington say new federal rules have pushed immigration filing fees into the thousands, forcing fundraisers and fee cuts. Local attorneys and advocates warn the costs block access to justice.

Kalshi alerted federal authorities after detecting trades tied to George Santos' claimed attendance at the State of the Union, prompting DOJ and CFTC scrutiny.

Elias Irizarry — who pleaded guilty for his role in the Jan. 6 attack — has been placed inside the Pentagon’s irregular warfare and counterterrorism shop, prompting internal alarm.