Joe Biden

In his final address as president, Biden warned of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.

Utah, and other Republican-led states, have fought the administration's regulations. Utah both sued over the expanded transgender protections and used a new law to invoke state sovereignty in order to disregard them.

Inflation Reduction Act money helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Donald Trump appears poised to take away that funding.

Stevoni Doyle, of Santaquin, said she wanted people with drug addiction to know there is always hope. Others pardoned include a nonprofit leader who supports at-risk youth, a social worker who fosters animals and a counselor and recovery coach.

Grouse numbers plummeted in recent decades because of drilling, disease and other pressures.

For decades, the government-run boarding school system forcibly separated Indian children from their parents. The president called it a “blot on American history” in his first visit to Indian Country.

Biden is preparing to issue an historic apology during his first diplomatic visit to a tribal nation as president on Friday. The Indian boarding school system devastated the lives of generations of Indigenous children and their ancestors.

Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah has been at the center of political fights over public land in recent years. The upcoming presidential election threatens to continue escalating that tug-of-war.

Utahns in Congress and the Biden administration both have proposals that could open up acres of public land to housing development.

Coverage will start on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. MT. President Joe Biden will deliver the keynote address on Monday night.

Democrats are enthusiastic about a Harris/Walz ticket and believe the duo has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump in November.

Kamala Harris’s entrance into the presidential race has drummed up enthusiasm from Democrats. Some local candidates are feeling the excitement, but it might not be enough to win.