Get up to speed on the latest political news with the Friday edition of our news roundup.
Guest co-host Rep. Mike Winder mixes it up with Managing Editor Bryan Schott as they discuss:
- Impeachment
- Utah’s members of Congress toed the party line in Wednesday’s historic vote.
- Ben McAdams may not pay a political price for voting to impeach the president even though he is a Democrat in a Trump district.
- Jerry Nadler dunked on Chris Stewart during floor debate.
- Mike Lee says Nancy Pelosi’s delay tactics won’t work.
- Tax reform
- Did Gov. Gary Herbert do enough to help the public get on board with the reform effort?
- Polling shows what Utahns wanted out of the tax reform effort. Did lawmakers get there?
- Was a big tax cut the wrong starting point for the whole reform process?
- Congress passes a $1.4 trillion spending bill.
- A federal court struck down the individual mandate in Obamacare. Will that have an impact on Utah?
Plus, a completely spoiler-free discussion of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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