Mitt Romney to Launch Senate Campaign

MICHELLE L. PRICE and STEVE PEOPLES / The Associated Press Feb 14, 2018 The former Republican presidential candidate will release an online video Thursday announcing he's running in Utah for the seat held by Orrin Hatch, who plans to retire. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jon Huntsman Sr., Utah Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies

MICHELLE L. PRICE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST / The Associated Press Feb 2, 2018 The business executive and onetime Mormon officer, 80, also played key roles in state and national politics. He was the father of a former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador, Jon Huntsman Jr. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Upset Over Unauthorized Baptisms by Mormon Church

BRADY McCOMBS / The Associated Press Dec 21, 2017 The actions, which break church policy, will be invalidated. A researcher's work reveals that Holocaust victims and Donald Trump's grandparents were among those posthumously baptized. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Want to Find Terrorists? Check Out Your Church

Reese Erlich / Truthdig Mar 20, 2015 That peaceful-looking Christian next door may be part of a terrorist sleeper cell that received training at the Vatican or in Salt Lake City. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Utah Passes Anti-Discrimination Bill With Support From Mormon Leaders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 12, 2015 Utah Republicans passed a bill that would bar employers and landlords or property owners from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and protect religious institutions that object to homosexuality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Legalizes Gay Marriage in Utah

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 21, 2013 Utah is the 10th state to get gay marriage this year -- and the second this week -- but it's an especially significant one considering that voters in the state have not followed public opinion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Mormons Helped Pave the Road to Gay Marriage

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 14, 2013 After spending an estimated $20 million and employing 77 people full time to ban gay marriage in California with Proposition 8 in 2008, the church's political surrender on the issue has enabled a cultural shift that is spreading rapidly across the United States. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney Who

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Watch: An Angry Romney Defends Mormon Religion

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 6, 2012 An old video in which an upset Mitt Romney discusses his faith after a conservative Iowa radio talk show host quizzes him about it is making the Internet rounds a day before the election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brown vs. Warren, Koch Brothers vs. Justices, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 3, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including how Paul Ryan's 30 percent compares with Mitt Romney's 47 percent and a Pennsylvania judge decides the fate of the state's voter ID law for the 2012 election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Conservatives Blame Obama for Sending Allegedly Gay Ambassador to Libya

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2012 Conservative blogs are saying U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was gay and shouldn't have been sent to the Middle East; Google's censorship of the controversial anti-Muslim video proves Web companies have more power than governments; meanwhile, a Stanford University study claiming organic foods are useless is being called fraudulent. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Postgrad Elites Control Political Debates

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Trying to sort out the status of Obamacare can be tricky thanks to our dysfunctional leadership class; Republican state Sen. Marty Golden wants to teach Brooklyn's women "the art of feminine presence"; meanwhile, a group of Mormons quits the church in a mass ceremony in Utah. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )