Nancy Pelosi filibusters for a record 8 hours and 10 minutes on the House floor. White House chief of staff Rob Porter resigns after spousal abuse allegations surface. Utah will bid for 2030 Olympics.
Happy Thursday. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor for eight hours and 10 minutes Wednesday. That beats the previous record of five hours and 15 minutes set in 1909. Pelosi’s filibuster focused on securing protections for young undocumented immigrants. [WaPost]
Topping the news: Rob Porter, White House staff secretary and former chief of staff to Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, resigned Wednesday after allegations of spousal abuse surfaced. [Trib] [DNews]
-> State Rep. Jon Stanard, R-St. George, resigned unexpectedly from the Utah House on Tuesday for “personal and family reasons.” [Trib] [DNews]
-> Utah will bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030, but would also be interested in 2026. [Trib] [DNews] [ABC4] [Fox13] [KSL]
Tweet of the day: From @RobertGehrke: “Hey Olympic bid committee, if you don’t mind, let’s focus on the 2030 Games. I’m gonna need as much time as I can get to learn to ice skate. (I’m not a strong skater). Thanks”
In other news: Sen. Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, is working to repeal a law that he sponsored in 2005 that allows families to work with a surrogate mother to have children. [Trib]
-> Utah lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that says parents are not neglectful if they allow mature children to do things by themselves, such as walk to school or play at the park. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, proposed a bill Wednesday that would eliminate primaries in special elections. [Trib]
-> The Utah House Revenue and Taxation Committee endorsed a bill Wednesday that would get rid of the state sales tax on unprepared food. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Rep. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, introduced a bill Wednesday that would delay the state’s move to decrease the legal blood alcohol level for driving from .08 percent to .05 percent — a change currently slated to happen in December. [DNews]
-> The Utah Department of Workforce Services said last Friday that it investigated the polygamous Kingston Group for welfare fraud in 2016 and found no wrongdoing. [Trib]
-> The Utah Department of Public Safety is trying to handle the state’s increase in violent crime while also struggling to keep its officers from leaving for higher-paying jobs. [Trib]
-> Utah high school students Kate De Groote of Salt Lake City and James Madsen of Bountiful were selected for the United States Senate Youth Program and will spend a week in D.C. and meet President Donald Trump. [ABC4]
-> In this week’s Trib Caucus Slack chat, Tribune political reporters and columnists talk about controversial bills being considered by the Utah Legislature, including one that would make it illegal to record phone calls or conversations without permission. [Trib]
-> Pat Bagley shows what President Donald Trump’s military parade could look like. [Trib]
-> Paul Rolly encourages Utah’s federal delegates to take a stand in checking the nation’s executive branch. [Trib]
-> Michelle Quist examines the idea that men and women care about different issues in politics. [Trib]
Nationally: The Senate reached a two-year deal Wednesday that would raise spending caps on military and domestic programs and increase the federal debt limit. [NYTimes]
-> President Donald Trump wants to have a military parade in Washington, similar to what he experienced while visiting Paris during Bastille Day celebrations. The Pentagon is reportedly working on planning the event. [NYTimes]
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— Courtney Tanner and Madalyn Gunnell