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GOP Sen. Mike Lee muses about Burning Man attendees converting to Christianity following disaster: 'God's judgement is real'
The Utah senator highlighted the wild activities that some festival attendees took part in, includi…
Bryan Metzger
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee proposes bill that could ban access to Internet porn in the US
For those who work in the adult film industry, the bill is a "threat to their business, to their li…
Katie Balevic
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Republican Sen. Mike Lee defeats independent Evan McMullin in Utah Senate race
Lee, a vocal conservative who often is nearly alone in his opposition, faced a stiff challenge from…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee's 'based' personal Twitter account briefly suspended after he tweeted at Japanese prime minister
The Utah senator had tweeted an ultimatum at Japanese PM Fumio Kishidia via his personal account, k…
Bryan Metzger
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee is in a tight contest with independent Evan McMullin in the Utah Senate race: poll
Jason Perry, the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, told Deseret News that Utah "has n…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee said that 'Rudy is walking malpractice' after Giuliani left him an accidental voicemail on January 6
"You can't make this up," Lee texted Robert O'Brien after getting a voicemail intended for Sen. Tom…
Sonam Sheth
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Sen. Mike Lee privately fumed that his 'credibility is impaired' after Trump publicly attacked him even as Lee plotted to overturn the election
"I've been calling state legislators for hours today," Lee complained to Mark Meadows, referring to…
Bryan Metzger
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Utah Democrats vote to support independent Evan McMullin over a Democratic candidate in push to defeat GOP Sen. Mike Lee
At the Utah Democratic Convention on Saturday, McMullin — who ran for president in 2016 — received …
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee holds a narrow edge over independent Evan McMullin in the Utah Senate race: poll
In the latest Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, Lee led McMullin 36%-34% among regi…
John L. Dorman
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Sen. Mike Lee says he 'wasn't in any way encouraging' state legislators to submit alternate pro-Trump electors ahead of January 6
"We need something from state legislatures to make this legitimate and to have any hope of winning,…
Bryan Metzger
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Republican Sen. Mike Lee faces GOP opposition in reelection bid over his pivot from Trump critic to ally
While GOP primaries in most states feature candidates seeking former President Trump's support, Sen…
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee appeared to write an op-ed in the third person endorsing himself amid an unexpectedly tough re-election race
His opponent, Evan McMullin, also wrote an op-ed, but in the first person. The incident comes days …
Bryan Metzger
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Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee urges Mitt Romney to back his reelection campaign against Evan McMullin: 'Please get on board'
"Help me win reelection. Help us to that. You can get your entire family to donate to me," Lee said…
John L. Dorman
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Utah Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin says GOP Sen. Mike Lee 'sits on his hands until it's time to vote No'
McMullin said on NBC News that centrist lawmakers in the body have played an outsized role in shapi…
John L. Dorman
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Here are the 11 Republican senators who voted against the $40 billion Ukraine aid package
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley said his opposition to the aid package was "not isolationism" but "nationalism…
Bryan Metzger
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RESULTS: Utah holds congressional and state primary elections
The Democratic Party endorsed Independent Evan McMullin in the US Senate race against Sen. Mike Kel…
Madison Hall
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We asked Republican senators for evidence that 'the left' leaked the Supreme Court abortion opinion. They didn't have any.
Republicans have raged at the left over the leak, at times insisting that the breach is more import…
Bryan Metzger
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Mike Lee privately trashed 'my friend' Ted Cruz's efforts to overturn the election in texts to Mark Meadows
Lee's messages to Meadows underline the tensions among many Republicans in the days leading up to J…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Republican Rep. Chip Roy privately warned that Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results were 'driving a stake in the heart of the federal republic'
Roy said on Friday that he has "no apologies for my private texts or public positions - to those on…
Bryan Metzger
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Republican Sen. Mike Lee says Democratic voting rights bill was 'written in hell by the devil himself'
H.R. 1, which recently passed the House, would overhaul campaign finance rules, set stricter rules …