Sen. Mike Lee made his name during the 2013 shutdown as he tried to prevent the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Judge Dianna Gibson will begin two days of arguments Thursday over which of three maps submitted to the court should be the boundaries for Utah's 2026 congressional election. A decision has to be made by Nov. 10. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Judge Dianna Gibson heard from three experts criticizing a new congressional map adopted by Republican lawmakers as an outlier that would create four safe Republican seats. Lawyers for the Legislature will present their defense on Friday. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

A Utah judge hears a second day of testimony about the competing maps seeking to redraw the state's congressional district boundaries. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

The Utah GOP is tapping the brakes on a bid to use the initiative process to kill a voter-passed anti-gerrymandering law — a move the state’s top elections official had said injected an “unprecedented” level of chaos into midterm congressional contests. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Gov. Cox's office says it hasn't been notified of any plans for a 10,000-bed ICE detention facility in Utah, contrary to national media reports. An open-records request to his office came up empty, prompting some to call for more transparency in the pro... sltrib.com/news/politics/…

After a district court judge scrapped a vote on whether to incorporate a controversial township near Kamas, the developer asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let the election go forward. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.” sltrib.com/news/politics/…

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Amid a now monthlong shutdown of the federal government, Sen. John Curtis has a message for U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson: It’s time for Congress to get back to work. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

The Utah GOP ditched its “indirect initiative” to force the Legislature to repeal Proposition 4’s gerrymandering ban after Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson warned there were “likely constitutional problems.” sltrib.com/news/politics/…

The expert lawmakers hired to draw Utah's new congressional boundaries told the court he had access to partisan data while making the map. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Utah's U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy suggested changing the Senate filibuster rule and says there is no need for House members to be in Washington right now. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Utah election night update: Polls are closed and results will be coming in soon. Get updates here: sltrib.com/politics/elect…

The magnitude and scope of Tuesday’s victories for Democrats were hard to ignore. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Pink graffiti seemingly referring to the International Order of Odd Fellows was painted at Salt Lake City's federal courthouse. The group says they know nothing about the tag. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

In a post to social media, Tim Ballard accuses "Deep Church" entities within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to have him excommunicated and to destroy his reputation. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Tuesday's election makes history — again — on the Salt Lake City Council. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Marsha Judkins will be Provo's next mayor, the second woman to hold the job in the city's history, after defeating incumbent Michelle Kaufusi in a tight race. sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Wood Partners, the Atlanta-based developer behind the Lehi project, did not say how much of the planned project was burned. sltrib.com/news/politics/…