In October 2016, breaking an 80-year tradition of staying out of U.S. presidential politics, the "Deseret News" editorial board urged its readers not to vote for Donald Trump. In November 2016, Doug Wilks became the editor of the Deseret News. In December 2020, the Deseret News editorial board again broke political neutrality by denouncing Utah Attorney General Reyes' decision to join Texas and five other states (and 18 other states in amicus curiae), in a Supreme Court lawsuit asking the Court to delay finalizing the election until all claims of ballot harvesting, deceased voting, and poll watcher exclusions are investigated.