Since the murder of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk last week in Utah, the state’s Republican governor, Spencer Cox, has won plaudits for his general moderation. In his press conferences and TV appearances, he was perhaps the lone member of his party to remind Americans that the person most responsible for killing Kirk was the young man who shot him.

Gov. Spencer Cox told attendees at the annual Utah Energy Week conference that a national “awakening” for nuclear energy is underway, as he touts plans to make Utah a leader in energy solutions.

Utah’s grieving governor opens up about his state, the country’s dangerous spiral, and a haunting conversation with the president.

The moderate Republican's off-the-cuff comments about social media and political division have struck a chord.

No speaker — no leader — has received more attention during the past five days than Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, who was thrust into the national spotlight for the worst of reasons, but has won widespread acclaim for both his demeanor and his message.

Utah’s Republican governor has called for restraint in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. Is his party listening?

The report came back that we were kind of blowing through all those checkpoints toward some very serious division, the potential for a catastrophic decline in Western civilization and a serious increase in political violence. It just led us to believe that we were on the cusp of something pretty dark.

President Trump raised the possibility of Charlie Kirk's murder suspect receiving federal charges ahead of state announcement