Take 2 Podcast: ICE detention, mail-in ballots, Congressional races, Iran deal

HOST: Heidi Hatch GUESTS: Maura Carabello, John Dougall **ICE plans to sell warehouse facilities in Salt Lake, six other cities moving back to existing detention space** “From day one, DHS has remained singularly focused on removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the United States and is always evaluating the best methods to do so. These heinous criminals, once arrested, should be removed at lightning speed, not housed on American soil at the taxpayer’s expense. DHS is moving swiftly to utilize EXISTING detention space with our state and county partners.” - DHS **Voter Turnout - Thursday 5pm Salt Lake County 20%** - A new Utah law requires mail ballots to be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. - Previously, ballots only needed a postmark by the day before Election Day. - The change comes from HB300, which passed the Legislature last year. **Trump on Utah Mail in Ballots** **Will Utah’s new deadlines avoid headlines we are seeing out of California with long delays** **Utah County Clerk's Office hired a 23-year-old conservative influencer to be the chief deputy clerk** **Karianne Lisonbee, without evidence, accuses Blake Moore of ‘insider trading’ before deleting X post** **Salt Lake County Allegations Liban Mohamed was escorting voters to the polls- Clerk apologizes** **Utah Supreme Court Justices approved by Senate** **Statement from the Utah Democratic Party on the Packing of Utah's Supreme Court** *“It is not a coincidence that these appointments come as the Supreme Court prepares to hear landmark cases on redistricting and reproductive rights. Across this country, courts are being reshaped not to deliver justice, but to preserve political power. Our state is not immune. Utahns deserve better.”* **Iran Memorandum of Understanding** - Both sides agreed to "the immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon." - Iran can begin exporting oil as soon as the MOU is signed. - Iran "will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa." - The U.S. and regional partners will develop a reconstruction plan for Iran worth at least $300 billion. - Iran affirms that it "shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons." - The two sides "have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpiled enriched material." - U.S. sanctions on Iran will be lifted on schedule as a part of a final deal, linked to nuclear compliance. - There will be 60 days to sign a final agreement, which the two sides can agree to extend. **AMERICA 250** UVU Professor Greg Jackson book release “Been There Done That” **Professor Greg Jackson, podcast host of History That Doesn’t Suck, proves that while today’s political climate may be dark, these aren’t as unprecedented times as we may think.** **COMING UP watching KUTV 2 News for post election results Tuesday** Next Friday Post Election discussion Wednesday July 1st Speaker Mike Schultz will be back, he attended the UFC fight night at the White House, walked past the highly debated reflecting pool. \_\_\_\__