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Olivia Rinaldi

White House reporter

Olivia Rinaldi is a White House reporter at CBS News. She covered President Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and was previously an associate producer for "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" and a broadcast associate for "Face the Nation." She is based in Washington, D.C.

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April 17, 2026 / 2:08 PM EDT / CBS News

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White House officials are closely monitoring an alleged Utah scandal, leaning on Republicans there to delve further into ethics concerns about a relationship between two key players in a high-profile gerrymandering case, sources told CBS News.

It's another twist in an ongoing battle over Utah's court-ordered congressional map that made a GOP-majority district much friendlier for Democrats, and a new tactic in the Trump administration's push to hold Republicans' slim majority in the U.S.…