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‘Behind the Headlines’: Trump trims monuments, Hatch distances himself from Moore and the president backs Utah’s senior senator

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) This May 8, 2017, file photo shows Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. President Donald Trump is expected to announce Monday, Dec. 4, plans to shrink Bears Ears National Monument as well as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that were created by past Democratic presidents.

President Donald Trump visits Utah to break up and downsize the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hardens his stance on the candidacy of Roy Moore, the GOP Senate candidate from Alabama. And Trump endorses Hatch for an eighth term in Congress.

At 9 a.m. Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Christopher Smart and Brian Maffly, Washington Bureau Chief Thomas Burr and editorial page editor George Pyle join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories.

Each Friday morning, stream “Behind the Headlines” online at kcpw.org or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast.