Huntsman confirmation hearing could come as soon as mid-September

SALT LAKE CITY — A Senate confirmation committee could consider former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s nomination by President Donald Trump as U.S. ambassador to Russia as soon as mid-September.Huntsman is expected to begin formal briefings with senators when Congress returns from its recess on Sept. 5, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee possibly holding a hearing the following week, a source told the Deseret News.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has not yet scheduled a confirm