President Donald Trump has an unusual habit for a sitting president: hurling taunts on Twitter and in campaign speeches at rivals who are seeking his job. He’s called Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden “sleepy,” Bernie Sanders “crazy” and Elizabeth Warren “angry.” Here’s a closer look at all the candidates he’s insulted so far. [NYTimes]
Happy Tuesday!
Topping the news: On the first Memorial Day since Maj. Brent Taylor was killed in Afghanistan, his widow asked a crowd at Fort Douglas Cemetery in Salt Lake City to use his sacrifice to better themselves. [Trib]
-> Despite clear evidence of crashes and cyberattacks, Utah signed a $44 million contract last spring with a testing company to develop the state’s standardized exams. The rollout hasn’t gone well. [Trib]
-> Local health advocates are pushing for controversial safe havens where people could inject or consume substances under supervision — a debate poised to head to the state Legislature next year. [Trib]
Tweets of the day: From @daveweigel: “Me, a dummy: The results from the 2018 midterm elections tell us a lot about Trump’s strength in the Midwest. You, a genius: The results of Belgium’s European parliamentary elections prove that Trump’s winning in 2020.”
-> From @pourmecoffee: “Well la-di-da would you look at these Europeans with their fancy weekend elections where people can vote.”
-> From @Boadicea12: “Utah. ‘Life Elevated.’ Last in the nation for both pupil spending and teacher salaries. It’s all about families."
Also in the news: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes co-sponsored a petition ahead of Memorial Day seeking student loan forgiveness for military veterans with total and permanent disabilities. [Trib]
-> Salt Lake City is ranked 23rd among U.S. cities for the highest number of excess health impacts from outdoor air pollution, according to a new report published by the American Thoracic Society. [Trib]
-> Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced he would not press charges against the police officers who shot an unarmed Glendale man to death last year. [Trib] [Fox13]
-> Lawmakers from both parties have criticized Texas Republican Chip Roy’s lone House vote to block a $19 billion disaster relief package for communities devastated by hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, cheered his move. [Trib]
> A Taylorsville justice court judge has been suspended for six months without pay for criticizing Trump from the bench and online. [Trib]
-> The Utah County Good Governance Board recommended the rapidly-growing county elect a full-time mayor and a seven-member part-time council. [DNews]
-> After criticizing the president during the 2016 presidential race, Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney told CNN he hasn’t decided whether he’ll endorse Trump for a second term. [DNews]
-> Cartoonist Pat Bagley depicts the price of war. [Trib]
Nationally: In the next few months, the Trump administration will complete its roll back of efforts by President Barack Obama to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. [NYTimes]
-> White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agree on their negative assessment of 2020 presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden. [NYTimes]
-> Trump began his state trip to Japan with a tweet downplaying North Korea’s recent tests of ballistic missiles, a move experts say is sure to upset the Japanese government. [NYTimes] [WaPost]
-> For the first time in history, the United States is sending those who illegally cross the Southern border to other cities for processing rather than at their original point of entry. [Politico]
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-- Taylor Stevens and Alison Berg