<p>Hosts: Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan</p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Biden pardons his son, Hunter</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></strong></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter after months of uncertainty surrounding the decision. Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan break down this decision and </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW31682400 BCX0">take a look</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> at </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">past presidential pardons as well </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">as Presiden</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">t Biden’s legacy as he prepares to leave office.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Hoang Nguyen: the first </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Vietnamese American</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> in Utah’s Legislature</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></strong></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Hoang Nguyen made history this past month as she became Utah's first Vietnamese American state legislator after winning 71% of the vote to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">represent</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> district 23. Her story is as unconventional as any and she joins Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan to talk about how she was able to win a seat in Utah's House of Representatives and what </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">she’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> planning to do looking ahead.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Can Congress resolve the funding issue in three </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">week</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">s?</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></strong></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">The deadline to figure out a resolution for government funding is December 20th and Congress is running out of time to get it solved. Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass a short-term continuing resolution that extends into 2025. The big question is how long it would last. Some are saying late January to early February. Others are saying </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">it'll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> las</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">t until March.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan discuss what the options are to get a resolution done</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Utah hits record for women in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Legislat</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">ure</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></strong></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">31 Female lawmakers will be in office this upcoming year, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">nearly 30%</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> of the 104 total lawmakers here in Utah. This is all according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study. The report found the number of women who are state lawmakers has increased to a record high nationwide, as well. Leah Murray and Taylor </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Morgan</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">discuss </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">what’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> changed in Utah and how Utah ranks compared to the rest of the country.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">The Republican party will have the majority in the House and the Senate starting next year</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> but what does that really mean when it comes to passing legislature? How much of a majority do you need to really make a difference? And history shows that the "trifecta" </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">doesn't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> always last. Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan break down other pre</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">sidencies that also had a trifecta</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">weren’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> able to pass their priorities through Congress and look at how things could play out for the Republicans over the next two </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">yea</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">rs</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wants to replace Christopher Wray with Kash Patel as FBI director. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">The nomination has made waves similar to his nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> Patel has worked as a federal prosecutor and a public defender but has little of the law enforcement and management experience typical of F.B.I. directors. Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan discuss Trump’s latest nomination and some of the issues </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">that are involved.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Utah's air quality in the winter is always bad. Inversion sets in and you can </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">literally see</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> how bad it is with your own eyes. Utah legislators are pushing to have more of a say over the rules about the state's air quality. Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan talk about how Utah’s legislators can get more involved and what </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> going to take to clean up Utah’s air.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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<p class="Paragraph SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">With the legislative session on the horizon, what </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">issues are going to be </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW31682400 BCX0">looked at</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> up on the Hill.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">Leah Murray and Taylor Morgan take a look at some of th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">ose</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0"> issues </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">and break down </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">how things could play out from January to Marc</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">h</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW31682400 BCX0">.</span> </span><span class="EOP SCXW31682400 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
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