Emily Anderson Stern

Most of the barbs exchanged between two candidates competing for the Republican nomination to represent Utah’s 2nd Congressional District during a Monday debate were made under the assumption that the Grand Old Party will take back the White House. But only one said they would certify the results if November’s election night ends differently.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman won’t commit to accepting Utah’s 2024 primary elections results and accuses his challenger in the race of election interference.

The Utah Legislature during a special session on Wednesday voted to instruct state entities to ignore an expansion of Title IX under President Joe Biden that offers protections for transgender students. The decision puts federal funding for Utah’s public schools in the balance.

Does Utah have the power to ignore new federal Title IX directives as the Legislature voted to do Wednesday, before the state’s case challenging them has its day in court?

In the final weeks of the Republican primary election race for Utah’s open U.S. Senate seat, Trent Staggs has raised the temperature in the race by pointing a finger at front-runner Rep. John Curtis for allegedly using his position in Congress to make well-timed stock trades.

Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, faces Colby Jenkins, who is supported by Sen. Mike Lee, in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District primary election.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox face state Rep. Phil Lyman in Tuesday’s 2024 Republican primary election.

Incumbent Rep. Celeste Maloy’s narrow lead over Republican Colby Jenkins in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District primary election continued to shrink on Friday, according to early, unofficial returns published by the lieutenant governor’s office.

The Utah Supreme Court ruled that it was appropriate for the lieutenant governor’s office to reject a ballot initiative that would have allowed voters to decide whether there should be an age cut off for candidates running to represent the state in Washington.

Rep. Burgess Owens, who hails from Utah’s 4th Congressional District, said Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely Democratic nominee for president — is “the greatest example of DEI,” Punchbowl News reported.