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Political Cornflakes: Trump, other Republicans distance themselves from Alabama’s new anti-abortion law

Happy Monday! While several states, Utah included, have passed laws further restricting abortion, many Republicans and President Donald Trump have come out against Alabama’s new law that curtails any abortion after eight weeks with no exception for rape or incest. [WaPost]

Topping the news: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is investigating why police shot 19 people in 2018, the highest number on record according to Salt Lake Tribune records. [Trib]

-> Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said a Republican congressman’s call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment was “courageous,” but that the evidence isn’t there yet.