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Just in: Gov. Kemp won’t cancel Georgia’s May 19 primary or rush to impose new political maps for this year’s elections. But Kemp also signaled to the @ajc that he could still call lawmakers back to Atlanta this year to redraw boundaries for 2028. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/…

Mr. Wonderful’s Utah Data Center draws not-so-wonderful reaction from residents kutv.com/news/local/mr-…

“I’m so tired of our country taking years to get stuff done,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters Thursday. “It’s the dumbest thing ever.” sltrib.com/news/politics/…

Proud to see the Senate unanimously adopt a rule today prohibiting Senators and staff from trading on prediction markets. Next up → prohibiting all government officials from using insider information to bet on a prediction market contract.

Palestinian and Israeli soccer officials refuse to shake hands at FIFA Congress apnews.com/article/fifa-c…

61% of Americans say the Iran war is a "mistake," per new WaPo-ABC poll. In Iraq, it took more than 3 years to reach that high. In Vietnam, it took 6 years.

NEW — Speaker Mike Johnson faced down a bruising “hell week” and ultimately pulled several key GOP bills across the line. But it came at a cost. Republicans say Johnson’s habit of making last-minute, often contradictory promises to keep his tiny majority functioning is starting to catch up with him. This week was just the latest example. The speaker quietly cut a deal on the floor with a rival GOP faction. In doing so, he reneged on a previous agreement with a bloc of farm state Republicans. They ran back to the floor to figure out what happened. But it was too late. Some later confronted Johnson, who is now promising a future vote on E15 May 13. “Bullshit,” Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) yelled at the speaker as he tried to explain what happened later in the day. Republicans expect that E15 vote will likely fail since it’s no longer attached to a must-pass bill. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), a longtime critic of the speaker, now says “without question” he will vote against keeping Johnson as top GOP leader in the next Congress. “It’s pretty debilitating when you’re supposed to follow a guy into battle, and I wouldn’t trust him to get out of a wet paper bag with an M4,” Miller said. more inside the week w/ @Reporter_Mia @riley_rogerson politi.co/4dhzrlJ via @politico

Utah Policy May 1 , 2026: Has the war in Iran ended? The Trump administration says it has; Trump signs bill funding DHS, ending record shutdown; electric charging roads being developed at Utah State University #utpol email.utahpolicy.com/p/utah-policy-…

Gov. Spencer Cox said he doesn't know the timeline for when the state might begin an investigation into Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen over allegations she had a relationship with an attorney arguing cases before the court ksl.com/article/514912… #utpol

INBOX: @GovCox has announced the final list of nominees for the two new seats on the Utah Supreme Court. You'll remember that the legislature expanded the court from 5 to 7 seats earlier this year.

My thoughts as we approach the 60-day mark of the war in Iran:

Utah Policy Apr. 30, 2026: 6 in 10 Utah voters don't feel represented by the GOP or Dem parties; Baby bison are taking over Antelope Island; Ultra runner half-way to 1,000 miles around Layton High’s track email.utahpolicy.com/p/utah-policy-… #utpol

President Trump says that he suggested and believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon announce a ceasefire with Ukraine.

A review by WAPO found that Allen did not fire his gun, despite the DOJ charging him with doing so. That would also mean that the secret service agent who was struck, and is fortunately okay, was hit by friendly fire. I gifted this so you can read it. wapo.st/4tQWvNW

"We want to over-communicate." Utah's "no-pack" year is turning over now to the water-consuming season, and the state plans to heavily inform residents about its drought situation #utwx: ksl.com/article/514900…

The 2nd opinion is in Louisiana v. Callais, on race-based discrimination and the Voting Rights Act. A 6-3 court held that Louisiana's map creating a 2nd majority-black district was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander." Court didn't strike Section 2. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

Supreme Court sides with crisis pregnancy centers in subpoena battle dlvr.it/TSHPsM

UIPA welcomes Rep. Paul Cutler to its Board of Directors and thanks former Rep. Tyler Clancy for his service. Cutler was appointed by House Speaker Mike Schultz and sworn in during UIPA’s April 23 board meeting.

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A VERY big shift occurring among Republicans on the Iran War as it hits 60-day mark this Friday. A ton of talk in GOP about whether to authorize it now ... though Rs would prefer admin just wraps it up Sen. Curtis: “It’s a big deal. … There are a number of us having discussions about what that day means, what our response should be" "People cross some sort of threshold and start to be very uncomfortable with it," said one GOP senator. "I am sensing restlessness among many of my colleagues." Sen. Collins: “Sixty days is a trigger that requires Congress to act" Sen. Hawley: Rubio’s “been pretty careful to comply with the statute. My hope is they’ll notify us that they’re drawing down offensive operations.” Sen. Murkowski: "You’ve got to talk to us.” She warned that if that doesn’t happen, “you may see a change in the situation” in Congress. Sen. Tillis: “This is going to be weeks or months away from resolution, and more likely the latter. So why not send a very clear signal to Iran" and authorize war for a 1 year? @nicholaswu12 @Eleanor_Mueller