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You don’t beef over mail-in voting with Utah’s Lt. Gov.

Why Utah’s top election official, Republican Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, is defending the state’s vote-by-mail system against the Trump administration.

National scrutiny on mail ballots changed Utah’s elections system

All Utah voters have automatically received a mail ballot since 2020. The reliably red state had championed universal mail voting. However, with voting under greater national scrutiny, Utah legislators rolled back universal mail voting. Although he’s recently urged voters to cast their ballots by m…

Are Reasonable Republicans Making a Comeback?

Zero Fingers. Deidre Counted. “I can count on zero fingers the number of times Sen. Lee has reached out to ask how his bill will affect our state.” Utah’s Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson posted this zinger on Threads in response to Mike Lee tweeting about the Save Act. Followed by, “POV: That…

10/18/2026 The Vote, Up in the Air, Who iz Sacha Baron Cohen?

As Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elections, 60 MINUTES’ Lesley Stahl reports on the stress on our voting system as the Trump administration places demands on state and local election officials. Stahl travels to Utah, where Republican Li…

Your Voice, Your Vote: LG Henderson pushes back on DOJ, a rise in unaffiliated voters, Trump's approval rating continues to fall

Despite threats of prosecution, violence, and harm, Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson continues her pushback on the Trump Administration and the Department of Justice's attempts to access secure Utah voter information. She went on CBS News' "60 Minutes" last night, just after a letter to her off…

Senator Mike Lee defends DOJ investigations into voter information, which LG Deidre Henderson is pushing back on

Utah's Senator Mike Lee is backing the Trump administration and the Department of Justice as they seek to obtain private voter information. It goes against what Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson is doing -- we spoke about that yesterday. Remember, the LG refuses to give the DOJ all of the privat…

A Republican Takes On Her Party Over Voter Data

Voting in this year’s midterms is already underway. And for the past year leading up to this election, the Trump administration has been pushing to get its hands on every state’s unredacted voter rolls, saying it wants to check for noncitizens who are illegally registered.  Those rolls include per…

Ukraine, Iran, midterm voting, and the cost of war

Our hosts discuss President Trump comments on Ukraine, the role the Iran War is playing in partisan politics, and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's appearance on "60 Minutes."

Take 2 Podcast: Data Center Battles, Election Security, Fight for for Control of Congress

Host: Heidi Hatch Guests: Maura Carabello and Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz What you'll hear this week: Utah congressional debates: What issues will drive voters to the polls? Data center protests, arrests and potential legislation in 2027. Could data centers become a national electi…

Federal Election Monitors Coming to Utah

With about 10 days until the 2026 midterm election, the federal government now plans to send poll watchers to the Beehive State. In this episode, host Jason Perry leads a discussion digging into this latest news. Plus we discuss Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson's clash with the DOJ, voter confidence i…