Samuel Benson is a Policy Reporter at the Deseret News. He covers the 2024 presidential election, focusing on government, politics, and public policy, while also delving into broader themes of security policy and current affairs. His insights and analyses have been featured in Yahoo News, KSL, POLITICO, and other prominent outlets.
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Alexander Vindman’s Senate primary loss Tuesday is the latest stumble from a top Trump critic.
By: Lisa Kashinsky, Samuel Benson, Eric Bazail-Eimil
They’re trying to balance a base furious at ICE with swing voters wary of abolishing the agency — a divide that could influence the midterms and the party’s path in 2028.
By: Samuel Benson, Aaron Pellish
The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
By: Samuel Benson, Aaron Pellish
Four days before the 2024 election, Donald Trump declared in Dearborn, Michigan that “the Muslim population” is “liking Trump.” On Election Day, the state's Arab Americans helped deliver Trump a victory.
By: Samuel Benson, Aaron Pellish
The messy Senate race in Michigan has laid bare Republicans’ floundering support from the Arab American community, which boosted Donald Trump in 2024.
By: Samuel Benson
Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership summit Monday was met with applause from the group’s leaders.
Vice President JD Vance’s answer to a question about conservative pundit Tucker Carlson left some in the audience disappointed.
By: Samuel Benson, Adam Wren, Lisa Kashinsky, Alec Hernandez
The former vice president is one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent figures, but some Democrats think her brand is too toxic to help their campaigns.
Gov. Joe Lombardo, one of the most vulnerable Republican governors this cycle, has zeroed in on a cross-border boogeyman in the Democratic governor of California.
The president isn't expected to double down on a campaign of mass deportations of the sort he rode into a second term on.
