Suzanne Bates

Salt Lake City

National Politics Editor at Deseret News

Politics Writer and Editor for Deseret News | @deseret

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President Trump endorses Utah GOP chairman in race against Lyman

5 days ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

President Donald Trump endorsed Utah Republican Party Chairman Rob Axson in a social media post on Thursday. Axson is facing a challenge to his chairmanship from former state lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman. In his post, Trump pointed out that Axson has received endorsements from Sen. Mike Lee and Gov. Spencer Cox.
Blinken's 2 concerns about American global leadership

6 days ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

Antony Blinken's stepfather was held in a Nazi death camp for two years during World War II. He escaped with a friend during a forced march in Bavaria, and as they ran for their lives they came upon a tank, Blinken said. The tank had a five-pointed star on it, and as the men approached an American G.I. poked his head out of the top.
Gov. Cox says Utah is no longer a 'spunky upstart,' it's now a national leader

6 days ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

Utah has arrived. It's no longer the "spunky upstart" trying to make its way onto the stage, Gov. Spencer Cox said in remarks to a room full of the state's political and business leaders. After Utah was named the best state in the nation for the third year in a row by U.S. News and World Report, Cox is taking a victory lap of sorts, celebrating the strong human capital he sees as the basis for the state's success.
The economy, a third term and how he wants to change the White House

1 week ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

President Donald Trump spoke about tariffs on China, and what that could mean for consumers, as well as whether he wants to run for a third term in a wide-ranging interview on "Meet the Press." The interview with host Kristen Welker took place on Friday at Trump's Florida resort home, Mar-a-Lago, but it was broadcast in full on Sunday. In her introduction, Welker said Trump had "disrupted the global world order" after levying stiff tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada and other trading partners.
Judge strikes down Utah's school choice program

3 weeks ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

A Utah judge ruled the Utah Fits All Scholarship program was unconstitutional in a decision delivered Friday, leaving thousands of children who were beneficiaries of the program in limbo. Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday he would appeal the ruling, as legislative proponents of the program reacted angrily to the judge's decision.
Remembrances pour in honoring Mia Love

1 month ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

Remembrances for Mia Love poured in Sunday after news broke that she died at the age of 49 following a battle with glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer. A former Utah congresswoman, Love was the first Black Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives. She leaves behind a husband and three children.
Sen. Curtis speaks about Trump, Social Security reform and unruly town halls on Meet the Press

1 month ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

Sen. John Curtis pushed back on the suggestion that the clash between President Donald Trump and federal judges who are blocking his reforms of the federal government is a "crisis," in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday. "I hope every high school civics teacher and every high school student is paying attention, because we're having a lesson in civics," he said. "It's not crisis, it's civics.
President Trump's address to Congress and the Democratic response

2 months ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

President Donald Trump is addressing a Joint Session of Congress starting at 7 p.m. MST. This is Trump's first time addressing Congress since his reelection last year. His speech comes at a tumultuous time in his presidency, as new tariffs take effect in China, Canada and Mexico, roiling financial markets, and as Trump tries to negotiate a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia following a contentious meeting late last week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump's five most popular and five least popular executive orders... so far

2 months ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

In the six weeks since Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as president, he has signed 76 executive orders, including 26 on his first day in office. They cover a broad range of issues, from energy to health care to foreign policy, and they've inspired dozens of lawsuits, many filed by Democratic attorneys general.
Booing the anthem, 3 fights in 9 seconds. But it's OK, Canada and the U.S. can still be friends

2 months ago | deseret.com | Suzanne Bates

To lay my cards on the table, I was born and raised in Canada, and even though I am now an American citizen, when Canada and the United States are playing against each other in a hockey game, I cheer for Canada. I took the oath to become a U.S. citizen 15 years ago (today), pledging my allegiance to the United States. As the wife and mother of former and current members of the U.S. military, I come by my patriotism honestly.