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Trump hints he may pick Gingrich as running mate. Snipers target cops in Dallas. Chaffetz goes after FBI director over Clinton emails.
Happy Friday. Is Donald Trump going to pick former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as his running mate? He fueled speculation yesterday, giving Gingrich a big shout out at a campaign event in Cincinnati. "Newt has been my friend for a long time. And I'm not saying anything, and I'm not telling even Newt anything, but I can tell you, in one form or another, Newt Gingrich is going to be involved with our government," Trump said. [<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-newt-gingrich-involved-government/story?id=40391900">ABCNews</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Snipers shot 11 police officers in Dallas, killing five, in an apparent response to the deaths of two black men at the hands of law enforcement in recent days. [<a href="http://beta.dallasnews.com/news/news/2016/07/07/hundreds-expected-downtown-dallas-rally-following-shooting-deaths-alton-sterling-philando-castile?_ga=1.252320385.909619703.1466201207">DMN</a>] [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/like-a-little-war-snipers-shoot-11-police-officers-during-dallas-protest-march-killing-five/?hpid=hp_rhp-banner-main_banner-dallas-1120p-6a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory">WaPost</a>] Protests began at the White House and Capitol. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hundreds-upon-hundreds-protest-police-brutality-outside-the-white-house/2016/07/07/78b5cd96-44af-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html">WaPost</a>] Salt Lake City's NAACP encouraged people to film their encounters with police. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/07/07/naacp-says-it-encourages-you-to-film-encounters-with-police/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> FBI Director James Comey defended his agency's decision to recommend Hillary Clinton not be criminally charged for using a private email server but Rep. Jason Chaffetz, said he worries the decision sets a double standard. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4092850-155/it-wasnt-an-innocent-mistake-chaffetz"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a href="https://twitter.com/thegarance"; target="_blank">@thegarance</a>: "<span class="s1">So Cruz is going to speak at RNC but hasn't endorsed Trump & Bernie is going to campaign w Clinton but hasn't dropped out. Got it."</span>
From @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/karoun">karoun</a>: "The parallels between the upheavals of 2016 and the movements of '60s/'70s are becoming increasingly unreal."
From @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/jonallendc">jonallendc</a>: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - MLK
<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>On Sunday to the Tribune's Lee Davidson and former state senator Dan Liljenquist, a principal with the Retirement Security Initiative.
<strong>Tune in: </strong><span class="s1">Tribune reporters Mariah Noble, Matt Canham and Thomas Burr as well as health, education and environment editor Rachel Piper and columnist Paul Rolly join Roger McDonough to talk about the week's top stories, including Utah's Congress members' opinions on gun laws, a Salt Lake City Police Department investigation into excessive use of force and an audit of legislative expenditures in Utah's land transfer lawsuit. </span>
<strong>In other news:</strong> The feds confirmed that Donna Weinholtz, the wife of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Weinholtz, is under investigation for alleged marijuana possession. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4093143-155/feds-confirm-investigation-into-utah-democratic"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/07/07/feds-investigating-wife-of-democratic-candidate-for-governor-for-medical-marijuana/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=577f3b8604d301582089f50c&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter" target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Attorneys involved in a 2014 case where a police officer hit a woman he was arresting were shocked that an investigation into the event didn't take place as they had thought. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4092027-155/utah-attorneys-shocked-that-violence-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Utah Republicans labeled Mia Love's Democratic challenger Doug Owens an extreme environmentalist for his role in preventing development along Legacy Parkway for five years, which, they said, cost taxpayers over $250 million. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4092788-155/utah-republicans-slam-doug-owens-as"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Rep. Steve Handy says expenses from a law firm hired by the state should be questioned. [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/10089-">UtahPolicy</a>]
-> Watchdogs do not want to lend $53 million to four major coal-producing counties to invest in an export terminal in Oakland, Calif., because an individual approving the funding works in the coal industry and would benefit from the move. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4088872-155/new-concerns-surface-about-utahs-role"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Oakland, Calif., voted to ban coal shipments, but four Utah counties are still set to find a way to ship their coal to Asia despite growing opposition. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4092705-155/utah-isnt-removing-support-for-oakland"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/coal-port-idea-inches-opponents-pile"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> Utah House Democrats oppose a new policy that allows individuals who majored in something other than teaching to become teachers because these individuals are underprepared to meet the standards students need. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4092920-155/new-route-to-teacher-certification-gets"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657652/Democrats-want-hearing-on-new-teacher-certification-process.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Human Rights Watch says the deaths of several inmates, including one in Utah in 2014, show that U.S. immigration's care "literally kills people." [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4091520-155/utah-inmates-death-is-example-of"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Speakers at BYU's conference on religious freedom said religious and LGBT groups need to compromise to protect everyone's rights. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4093249-155/compromise-not-division-is-the-way"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> A study found that white men in the United States still earn more per hour than most other demographics. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865657552/Disparities-in-hourly-wages-reflect-race-gender-and-education.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Murray Energy says it will not lay off any of its workers across six states, including Utah, even though the company warned workers they may lose their jobs. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4092859-155/despite-warning-murray-energy-says-no"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>]
-> Pat Bagley offers his take on the difference between how law enforcement officers react to white people and black people. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/4092959-155/bagley-cartoon-cop-shooting-and-race"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Paul Rolly writes about how Republicans are so shocked that Clinton wasn't charged over the email scandal, but right-wing media didn't respond when similar scandals came out under George W. Bush's administration. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4080741-155/rolly-where-were-critics-during-the"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally: </strong>Donald Trump failed to win over several GOP members of Congress during a series of meetings in Washington. Instead, the candidate attacked some politicians and threatened to attack others who haven't backed him. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-trip-to-capitol-hill-some-bridges-built-with-gop-some-set-ablaze/2016/07/07/669c4318-446b-11e6-bc99-7d269f8719b1_story.html?hpid=hp_special-topic-chain_trumpgop-1040am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory" target="_blank">WaPost</a>] He is further adding to Republican's anxiety by not denying rumors that he may not accept the presidency even if he wins the election. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/politics/donald-trump-president.html?emc=edit_ne_20160707&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=75850776&te=1&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has not endorsed Trump, but he has agreed to speak at the Republican National Convention. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-ted-cruz-closed-door-meeting-225230"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Rep. Chris <a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisStewart"; target="_blank"><strong>Stewart</strong></a> meets with Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio. Later, he meets with constituents in his Washington office and flies back to Utah.</li>
<li>Rep. Mia <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMiaLove"; target="_blank"><strong>Love</strong></a> meets with staff and interns. Later, she flies back to Utah.</li>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> has no public events.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> has no public events.</li>
<li>SLC Mayor Jackie <a href="http://twitter.com/slcmayor"; target="_blank"><strong>Biskupski</strong></a> attends a Tesoro Foundation check presentation.</li>
<li>SL Co. Mayor Ben <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/MayorBenMcAdams"; target="_blank">McAdams</a> </strong>meets with Deputy Mayor Lori Bays.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>meets with the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission in Warsaw, Poland, and delivers statements with them. He then holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and participates in an Embassy meet and greet. After that, he delivers a statement with Poland's President Duda and attends a session of the North Atlantic Council. Finally, he attends a working dinner with NATO leaders.</li>
</ul>
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