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Former Rep. Trevor Lee's first court appearance has been set for October 28, at 8:30 a.m. He was issued a summons today ordering him to appear in person at the 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City. Before that, he has to report to the Salt Lake County jail to be booked.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 28/09/2026

Debate night in Utah's 1st District. 🎙️ Watch Ben McAdams and Riley Owen face off Tuesday with live commentary from me, plus your questions and reactions in the chat. Pre-show 5:30 p.m. | Debate 6 p.m. Details at the link ⬇️ utahpolitics.news/mcadams-owen...

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McAdams vs. Owen: Watch the 1st District Debate Live With Us

Watch the Utah 1st District debate between Ben McAdams and Riley Owen live with Bryan Schott's commentary. Pre-show 5:30 p.m., debate 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 25/09/2026

There are LITERALLY Chinese flags flying at the White House today, but Communism is the biggest threat we face in America? SMDH...

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 25/09/2026

Utah House Republicans are stepping up spending to protect a handful of seats in November. Over the past two weeks, the House GOP PAC and Speaker Mike Schultz's leadership PAC sent five-figure checks to incumbents in close races. Full breakdown at the link: utahpolitics.news/utah-house-r...

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Utah House GOP Pours Cash Into Tight 2026 Legislative Races

Utah House Republicans gave five-figure donations to to a handful of incumbents to defend seats in the 2026 legislative election.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 24/09/2026

The White House has backed down after refusing to comply with the court order earlier today. They said in a new court filing they have turned on the press passes for the reporters who had them suspended. www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823...

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Declaration – #27 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com

DECLARATION by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 23/09/2026

New podcast 🎧 Is a blue wave coming to Utah? 🌊 Democrats lead nationally by 7-8 points. Utah's legislative map is built to absorb a wave that size. Which seats could flip? Listen and subscribe at the link: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/uta...

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Utah Blue Wave 2026: Can Democrats Break the Supermajority?

Democrats lead nationally, but Utah's gerrymandered map blunts a blue wave. Which legislative seats could flip in 2026?

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 23/09/2026

The Donald Trump curse strikes again. NYG QB Jaxson Dart (from Utah) is expected to undergo season-ending knee surgery. Dart introduced Trump at a rally in May.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 22/09/2026

📊 New poll: 54% of Utahns disapprove of Trump's job performance, and his numbers on the economy are even worse. Most Utahns support Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's fight against the DOJ over the state's voter rolls, including 47% of Republicans. Full breakdown: utahpolitics.news/utah-poll-tr...

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Utahns turn on Trump over the economy

Most Utahns back Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's fight against the DOJ over voter data — including nearly half of Republicans.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 21/09/2026

This song debuted 37 years ago today. My oldest child is 28 years old. Goddamn, I'm old. RIP Biz Marke. youtu.be/9aofoBrFNdg

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Biz Markie - Just A Friend (Official Video)

YouTube video by UPROXX

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 21/09/2026

This is really weird. I just got a fundraising email from John Fetterman that was sent by the "GOP Squad" fundraising email site. I'm on a bunch of GOP fundraising lists because I signed up to follow our members of Congress and those get sold to other candidates.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 21/09/2026

The 2026 midterms could be a wave election for Democrats. They currently have a 7-point lead on the generic ballot. What kind of impact could a Democratic wave have on the Utah Legislature? Full breakdown at the link 🔗 utahpolitics.news/utah-legisla... #utpol

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We modeled a Democratic wave hitting the Utah Legislature. Here's what it would take to flip seats.

Utah's 2021 maps were built to absorb a Democratic wave. Our modeling shows just how large that wave would need to get before the math changes.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 20/09/2026

This is “Death of Stalin” territory. IYKYK

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 20/09/2026

You are the company you keep…

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 18/09/2026

Democrats are surging nationally, up 7 points on the generic ballot. So what would that mean for Utah, one of the most gerrymandered seats in the country? I ran the numbers on what it would actually take to flip seats in 2026. Full analyis at the link: utahpolitics.news/utah-legisla...

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We modeled a Democratic wave hitting the Utah Legislature. Here's what it would take to flip seats.

Utah's 2021 maps were built to absorb a Democratic wave. Our modeling shows just how large that wave would need to get before the math changes.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 18/09/2026

President Trump announces he's barring CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House because he doesn't like their reporting. Smells a little fashy to me. I'm so glad that men aren't too emotional and irrational to hold elected office.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 17/09/2026

🎧 New Podcast: He heard the name "Kevin O'Leary" and immediately thought "Eleanor Rigby." A conversation with Drew Ballard—pianist, songwriter, musical Utah troublemaker 🎹 utahpolitics.news/podcasts/dre...

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The musician roasting Utah politics one parody song at a time

Pianist Drew Ballard (@Druby.tunes) turned 6,500 bar songs into viral political parodies. Hear how a Utah data center fight sparked it all.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 16/09/2026

How much is a press pass for the Utah Legislature worth? ~$480,000 (and counting)

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 16/09/2026

He was a crucial vote to confirm RFK Jr. as Secretary of Measles and Diarrhea Lettuce. Maybe he should have discussed this when he could have fucking done something about it.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 16/09/2026

HOLY SHIT! The Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 BILLION for paid administrative leave as part of DOGE's effort to shrink the federal government. Absolute incompetence.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 16/09/2026

Update on my lawsuit against the Utah Legislature for refusing to give me a press pass. On Monday we scheduled a status conference to get the case moving again after I won my appeal. Yesterday, the judge who initially dismissed my suit suddenly recused himself from the case. 🤷🤷🤷🤷

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 16/09/2026

If you read the letter, he’s being accused of attempting to doxx the student who had the “Happy Kirkmas” cake. If he did it, then he should face the consequences.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 15/09/2026

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit from several authors challenging Utah's book-banning law can proceed. The judge didn't rule on whether the law violates the First Amendment, only that the authors have legal standing to sue. Read more ⬇️ utahpolitics.news/judge-allows...

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Judge allows lawsuit against Utah book-banning law to proceed

The judge sided with authors on a key procedural question, clearing the way for a First Amendment fight over Utah's book removal process.

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026

Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

___, (slip op., at 9) (internal quotation marks omitted).
As for the equities, the Government has a strong interest
in enforcing the rule, and implementing it will also “en-
hance the visibility of Federal Ballot Mail” in order to better
detect election fraud. 91 Fed. Reg. 54972. On the other side
of the balance, the plaintiff States invoke the practical ef-
fects of implementing the rule close to the midterm elec-
tions. I take that problem very seriously, but it is not
enough to convince me to deny the application.
First, as the District Court acknowledged, the States dis-

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 15/09/2026

Sen. Mike Lee has a big case of the sads after the Supreme Court blocked Trump's executive order on mail ballots.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 14/09/2026

POTUS is having a normal one today...

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 14/09/2026

A Texas GOP congressional candidate who has produced videos with Nazi imagery and made vulgar remarks about women and children was set to headline a University of Utah event Friday. The Utah Federation of College Republicans said Monday his speech was postponed. utahpolitics.news/brandon-herr...

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Utah GOP group postpones campus speech by congressional candidate tied to Nazi imagery

The Utah Federation of College Republicans gave no reason for postponing Brandon Herrera's appearance at the University of Utah, and its chairman didn't respond to questions about why he was invited.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 12/09/2026

🚨ALERT🚨 We interrupt your algorithm for this emergency dog update. Carry on.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 11/09/2026

Republicans already have supermajorities in the Utah House and Senate. November won't change that. But PAC spending shows which seats each party is fighting to protect or flip. Here's where the money is going: utahpolitics.news/utah-house-s...

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These are the Utah House and Senate races both parties are targeting in November

Campaign finance filings reveal where House and Senate leadership PACs, including Speaker Mike Schultz's, are placing their biggest bets.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 11/09/2026

Happy birthday to the unluckiest 25-year-olds in the world.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 09/09/2026

As Utah gets ready for Thursday's Charlie Kirk memorial at UVU, I sat down with journalist and extremism researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social about what a year of fighting over Kirk's legacy has actually looked like. Read more: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/cha... #utah #charliekirk #politics

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Charlie Kirk's Legacy: What's Left, One Year Later

A year after the assassination at Utah Valley University, the fight over what Charlie Kirk's death means—and who gets to define it—is still unresolved.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 09/09/2026

I'm reading Utah Gov.Spencer Cox's book so you don't have to.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I spoke to @schotthappens.com about the yearlong battle over how Charlie Kirk should be remembered. (Also flattered to see PTI called "one of the most essential shows for understanding far-right and extremist movements in the U.S.") Check out the interview, here: utahpolitics.news/podcasts/cha...

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Charlie Kirk's Legacy: What's Left, One Year Later

A year after the assassination at Utah Valley University, the fight over what Charlie Kirk's death means—and who gets to define it—is still unresolved.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 09/09/2026

A federal appeals court won't block Utah from enforcing its gambling law against Kalshi while the prediction market company appeals. The bigger question—whether federal law preempts the state ban—is still unresolved. Read more: utahpolitics.news/kalshi-utah-...

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Federal appeals court won't pause Utah's gambling crackdown on Kalshi

A federal appeals court declined to block Utah from enforcing its gambling law against Kalshi, leaving the core legal fight over federal preemption unresolved.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 09/09/2026

I’ve had legit dangerous people (not college professors) show up to my house and threaten me because of things I’ve written. Actual journalists (which Nick is not) have died doing their job. If you are donating money to Nick Shirley, you’re a fucking moron.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 09/09/2026

I just started reading Spencer Cox’s book (for work). HE MADE A TURNING POINT JOKE WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE SHOOTING OF CHARLIE KIRK! How the hell did he think that was a good idea. This was the introduction. What other literary horrors await me?

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 08/09/2026

Utah spent $20 million to buy a vintage race car for its new museum, with Utah taxpayers picking up half the tab. The $10 million was tucked into a budget bill on the last day of the 2023 session with no public discussion about what it would buy. Read more: utahpolitics.news/utah-race-ca...

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Utah lawmakers spent $10 million on a race car with no public debate

Records obtained by Utah Political Watch show the state's share of the $20 million purchase of the Mormon Meteor III, matched by a donation from Rio Tinto Kennecott, moved through the Legislature with...

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 08/09/2026

Was this before or after he called into a radio show bragging that the towers falling meant he owned the tallest building in NYC?

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 08/09/2026

📬 Inbox: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will be interviewed by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show tonight. Cox is promoting his book "Off Ramp."

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 06/09/2026

I did Nazi these Space Force uniforms coming.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 06/09/2026

This quote from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is a perfect example of how he’s abandoned every principle he ever had to try and get in Trump’s and MAGA’s good graces. I think he desperately wants to run for president, and sees this as his only path. So calculating. So sad

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