President Biden grants clemency to over 1,500 individuals 

With just over a month left in his presidency, President Biden is taking the chance to pardon and grant clemency to even more folks. Today he granted clemency to 1,500 individuals, marking the largest single-day granting of clemency in America's history. Marty Carpenter breaks down these pardons and looks at possible additional future pardons. 

 

Fight against medical debt moving to the states 

Following the killing of the United Healthcare CEO last week, one big discussion that's resurfaced online has been centered around medical debt. Marty Carpenter looks at the reasoning behind moving the fight from the federal stage down to the states.  

 

Relationship between social media companies and lawmakers changing 

The relationship between social media companies and the federal government looks to be changing ahead of the new administration -- Meta is donating to Trump's inaugural fund and Democratic lawmakers are rethinking their relationship with X CEO Elon Musk. Marty Carpenter explains why social media companies might be looking to work on their relationship with the new administration. 

 

Donald Trump named Time’s Person of the Year 

President-elect Donald Trump was on Wall Street this morning ringing the Stock Exchange bell after being named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. This is the second time Trump has been named Person of the Year. David Briggs, Cheddar Business News, joins Marty Carpenter to discuss Trump’s connection to New York and some of his economic goals for his upcoming presidency. 

 

Groups from around the state are saying that inland ports near the Great Salt Lake are undoing much of the work that has been done to preserve the lake. But as Ben Hart, Executive Director of the Utah Inland Port Authority tells Marty Carpenter, the port authority is specifically trying to avoid damaging the Great Salt Lake and environment around it. We discuss it all on Inside Sources. 

 

Donald Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jingping to inauguration 

President-elect Donald Trump is waiting to hear back from Chinese President Xi Jingping after he invited him to attend his inauguration next month. Xi has yet to accept the invitation. Ambassadors and other diplomats are typically invited to inaugurations, but State Department records dating back to 1874 show that a foreign leader has never attended a transfer-of-power ceremony. Anna Pechenkina, Associate Professor of Political Science at Utah State University, joins Marty Carpenter to explain why this precedent is so intriguing. 

 

Fighting media bias with artificial intelligence 

The Los Angeles Times is looking to introduce a new AI tool that will help combat media bias. The idea behind this tool is to have a "bias meter" that will allow readers to read both sides of a story. Brandon Amacher, Director of the Emerging Technology Policy Lab at Utah Valley University, joins Marty Carpenter to discuss how this tool could work and if it could be implemented throughout all media.