SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black conservative running for Congress in Utah is set to speak at the Republican National Convention Wednesday. Burgess Owens is in a race that could test GOP’s ability to recapture the suburban districts that gave Democrats control of the House. Owens is a former […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican former football player who is challenging Utah’s lone Congressional Democrat will speak at the Republican National Convention this week. Burgess Owens tells the Deseret News he plans to speak about the hope that sustained him growing up Black in the segregated South in […]
The Republican contenders to challenge Utah’s lone congressional Democrat differed Monday on whether a hardline conservative or a more centrist candidate would be the party’s best chance in November. State Rep. Kim Coleman, former radio host Jay Mcfarland, and non-profit CEO Trent Christensen said at a debate they would be […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah congressman who tested positive for the coronavirus has been released from the hospital as the number of cases in the state jumped to more than 600. Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams said on Twitter Saturday that his doctors released him from the hospital after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Classes at Utah schools will remain dismissed at least through May 1, Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday as the number of diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus spiked. State officials say 257 cases have been diagnosed, up from 181 on Sunday. The increase comes a day […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah congressman who has the new coronavirus was hospitalized over the weekend, and a state lawmaker was also diagnosed with the disease. Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams was treated with oxygen in an isolation unit after suffering severe shortness of breath Friday evening, he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, an announcement that comes shortly after the first known case in Congress. He says he began feeling mild, cold-like symptoms on Saturday and was tested as his symptoms worsened. McAdams says he plans to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Rep. Ben McAdams has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. KUTV-TV reports that McAdams made the announcement Friday. McAdams says Bloomberg is the country’s best shot to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington. He praised Bloomberg’s collaborative approach to policy and said he would unite […]
Moderate Utah Democrat Ben McAdams says he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. McAdams holds a seat in a largely Republican district. He said Monday that Trump abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to investigate the former Vice President Joe Biden’s family. He said he cannot […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah is changing his position to support the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. He said Friday he has not made a decision on whether the president should be impeached, but he supports investigating what he calls serious allegations. McAdams […]
