Bryan Schott

Political Correspondent

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Blake Moore at the U.S.. House 1st District Republican primary debate in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

Utah Reps. Moore, Stewart, Curtis and Owens easily win primary battles

By Bryan Schott | June 29, 2022, 4:40 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee makes a few comments early in the evening at his election party in South Jordan on Tuesday.

‘They made the choice for freedom’: Sen. Mike Lee celebrates GOP primary win over Edwards and Isom

By Bryan Schott | June 29, 2022, 11:21 a.m.

(Doug Mills | The New York Times)

A tweet by then-President Donald Trump is displayed on a screen during the first public hearing before the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack in Washington on Thursday night, June 9, 2022. "In his dystopian Inaugural speech, Trump promised to end 'American carnage.' Instead, he delivered it," writes The New York Times opinion columnist Maureen Dowd.

Trump was warned about armed crowd. Sen. Lee has said Trump deserved a ‘mulligan’ for Jan. 6 speech

By Bryan Schott | June 29, 2022, 12:57 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lawmakers in the House Chamber during a special legislative session, at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

Legislative Republicans, political action committees, donated thousands to vulnerable incumbents

By Bryan Schott | June 28, 2022, 1:12 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Phil Lyman, R-Blanding, speaking with Sophie Anderson and Jen Orten, known as "Two Red Pills" on social media, at the Utah State Capitol.

Utah legislator floats conspiracy theory that election machines are changing votes

By Bryan Schott | June 28, 2022, 3:43 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Senate President Stuart Adams, answers questions about Utah's trigger law, SB174, that will prohibit elective abortion in Utah, during a news conference at the State Capitol, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, on Friday, June 24, 2022.

Video: GOP lawmaker says she trusts Utah women to control their ‘intake of semen’ as abortion trigger law goes into effect

By Bryan Schott | June 27, 2022, 7:38 p.m.

(Demetrius Freeman | Pool) A video of Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington.

Several House GOP lawmakers requested pardons, Jan 6. committee reveals. One asked for pardons for a list of lawmakers that includes Reps. Chris Stewart and Burgess Owens

By Bryan Schott | June 23, 2022, 10:30 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) On Thursday, the conservative group Project Veritas released undercover video of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Becky Edwards attempting to paint her as pro-abortion.

‘I’m going to stand up’: Undercover video attempts to paint Becky Edwards as pro-abortion

By Bryan Schott | June 23, 2022, 10:43 p.m.

(Gene J. Puskar | AP) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell is the headline speaker at an election fraud conspiracy event in Colorado. Utah Rep. Phil Lyman is also scheduled to speak.

Utah Rep. Phil Lyman set to speak at election conspiracy conference in Colorado headlined by Mike Lindell

By Bryan Schott | June 23, 2022, 6:39 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) First District Republican candidate Tina Cannon is under a withering barrage of online harassment, and even some threats, from people who are pushing her to drop out of the race.

Toxic politics. Threats and online abuse are making the campaign trail miserable for a Utah congressional candidate

By Bryan Schott | June 22, 2022, 12:00 p.m.