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Sorting out the Utah GOP congressional field: Lisonbee preps a run while Maloy moves to signatures Karianne Lisonbee is set to challenge Blake Moore in Utah's 2nd District. Celeste Maloy pivots to signatures after Phil Lyman enters the 3rd District race.

Utah's GOP congressional field is finally taking shape, and there's some real movement.

Karianne Lisonbee is gearing up to challenge Blake Moore.

Celeste Maloy reverses her "convention only" strategy after Phil Lyman jumps in the race.

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Hopefully 🤞

After a week of frustration, I finally was able to grab tickets to see Metallica at Sphere.

Unfortunately, the show isn't until March 2027.

Video from the building across from the BBC News offices.

THIS is the setup I need.

Phil Lyman Is Running for Congress — And He Could Actually Win #utpol #politics #utah #2026election YouTube video by Utah Political Watch

Phil Lyman is running for Congress...and he has a real shot at winning.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says She will be replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump said Thursday.

President Donald Trump says DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out.

She's being replaced by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin per Axios.

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He has a legitimate shot to win the GOP nomination.

Phil Lyman is back, and he's gunning for Celeste Maloy in Utah's 3rd District Rep. Celeste Maloy faces a real threat from Phil Lyman in Utah's 3rd CD. A new map, public lands and rural roots could define this fight.

Phil Lyman just jumped into Utah’s 3rd District, setting up a sharp fight with Rep. Celeste Maloy.

A new map and favorable convention math give him a legitimate path to victory.

Full breakdown at the link:
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Turning Point Action: Alliance of Sovereign Nations MARCH 4 - 6 WASHINGTON D.C. The Alliance of Sovereign Nations will bring together business, political, academic, and other societal leaders from around the world for an impactful and informative event focused on issues affecting the world.

[Turning Point Action logo] MISSION STATEMENT The nation-state is fundamental to international partnership, prosperity and peace. It provides the essential bedrock of freedom and self-government. The byproduct is economic opportunity and therefore security. Every country has a rightful obligation to defend its sovereignty and put their interests first. The world is more stable when each nation prioritizes its people's interests. Likewise, the United States will advance our interests first, while encouraging other nations to do the same. We stand for the sovereign rights of nations, against the authoritarian overreach of transnational institutions, and for reforming global organizations so that they respect national identity and help-not hinder-the innate interests of freedom-seekers everywhere.

TPUSA (Action) is hosting a new annual D.C. event over the next few days called Alliance of Sovereign Nations. Featured guests include some truly awful U.S. officials like Randy Fine, Eli Crane, and Mike Johnson and also members of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria and Alternative for Germany.

Burgess Owens bows out as new map turns blue Utah Rep. Burgess Owens said Wednesday he’s not running for re‑election, exiting before a newly drawn, Salt Lake County–centered district rated “solid Democratic” reshapes the state’s congressional ma...

Utah GOP Congressman Burgess Owens is tapping out.

He announced Wednesday he won't run for re-election, stepping aside as a newly drawn, Salt Lake County-centered seat is rated "solid Democratic" (D+12)

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I've got pretty good sources...

🚨 BREAKING

Utah GOP Congressman Burgess Owens announces he will not run for reelection this year.

I reported this morning that sources close to Owens expected him to retire.

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A Utah GOP dissident sued party leaders and lost. Now they want $92K and a leash on future lawsuits Utah Republican Party leaders want a federal judge to make the plaintiffs in a sprawling federal “election conspiracy” lawsuit pay nearly $93,000 in legal fees—and ban them from filing future lawsuits...

A Utah GOP dissident filed a massive federal lawsuit alleging a sweeping conspiracy—and lost. Badly. A federal judge threw it out in three sentences.

Utah GOP leaders are asking for $92K in legal fees and to ban her from filing future suits without permission.

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Livestream tonight @7:30 pm Join us Wednesday at 7:30 pm for a discussion of everything happening in Utah politics right now. We've got a lot to talk about. What we're covering: * Utah Legislature moving toward the finish li...

Livestream TONIGHT at 7:30 pm.

Legislature update.
Prop. 4 signature campaign.
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Needed to hit update on the story.

That's been fixed.

In honor of Rep. Trevor Lee going 0 and 12 for bills during the 2026 Legislature, I have composed this haiku:

Twelve bills, all dead now
Even your party said no
Ha ha, I can't breathe

On her website, she used to describe herself as a “worldwide parenting phenomenon and leader.”

Owens bows out? Kennedy vs. Maloy? Utah Republicans squeezed by new congressional map Utah’s 2026 congressional map is set, with a Salt Lake County–centered D+12 1st District. Inside the GOP scramble: Burgess Owens retirement buzz, Kennedy vs. Maloy, Blake Moore, Dan McCay, and Trent S...

Sources say Utah Congressman Burgess Owens will likely retire rather than seek a 4th term. That move reshuffles Utah's GOP congressional board.

Utah's new map could turn into an incumbent knife fight...and who runs in Salt Lake County's new D+12 district?

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Probably. I’m told they can’t find a Senate sponsor.

But, if it passes, it will be her bill, not his.

It’s official, Rep. Trevor Lee did not get a single bill he sponsored through this session.

He went 0-for-12.

Utah lawmakers want to turn health class into an anti-abortion PSA Utah's HB315 could require schools to screen "Baby Olivia," an anti-abortion animation that doctors say misrepresents fetal development milestones.

Utah lawmakers advanced a bill that's essentially written to get one specific anti-abortion group's video into public school sex-ed classes.

Doctors say it gets the science wrong. Critics say it's "state-mandated indoctrination."

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This headline is a masterpiece…

Let's all enjoy this video from six years ago of Sen. Mike Lee calling for a war powers resolution to limit the president's ability to strike Iran.

It's a good reminder that his interpretation of the Constitution depends on how it impacts Donald Trump.

GOP Drives Repeal of Utah's Anti-Gerrymandering Law to Ballot A Republican‑backed push to repeal Prop 4—Utah’s voter‑approved anti‑gerrymandering law—just qualified for November. Signature removals could still knock it off.

The repeal of Utah's anti-gerrymandering law has qualified for November's ballot.

70% of the signers are registered Republicans.

But if enough people remove their names from the petition, it could still knock the measure off the ballot.

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Utah's shortest-in-the-nation legislative session may soon come in installments Utah's Legislature wants voters to approve spreading its 45-day session across the entire year. Sen. Dan McCay's proposal heads to committee Monday.

Utah's lawmakers have 45 days to pass laws each year—one of the shortest sessions in America.

A new proposal would spread those days across the entire calendar instead of one 45-day sprint from January to March.

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Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran.

Unreal.

Yep. It's been a long session.

Utah bill would let voters veto Utah Supreme Court rulings HB600 would let Utah voters decide if Utah Supreme Court rulings striking down laws take effect, via a statewide referendum.

Should voters get a veto over Utah Supreme Court rulings?

A new Utah bill says yes.

SB600 creates a new referendum process to put decisions that strike down state laws as unconstitutional on the ballot.

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Prop. 4 repeal is just eight signatures away from qualifying for November's ballot Eight signatures. That’s all that separates the campaign to repeal Utah’s Proposition 4, the anti-gerrymandering law approved by voters in 2018, from the November ballot. After county clerks verified ...

🚨 BREAKING

The Prop. 4 repeal campaign is just EIGHT signatures away from qualifying for the November ballot.

The campaign has reached the signature threshold in 25 of the 26 required Senate districts on Friday morning.

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Trump DOJ sues Utah to seize voter data The Trump Justice Department sued Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson to force Utah to turn over the state’s full voter rolls.

The Justice Department sued Utah to force the state to pry loose voter data, including birthdates, addresses and other information.

It's part of a larger push by the Trump administration to hoover up voter data in the name of "election integrity."

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